Battlefield Identification
BIA
Number: 16500
Pricing
Information
The
Program anticipates a funding level of up to $400,000 for the contract
award(s) resulting from this BIA.
Detailed
Description of Effort and Task
The
ISR system must process/fuse sensor data through detection, classification,
recognition, and identification. The end result is battlefield identification
(Level 1 fusion) for all sensed entities, which is made part of the
CROP and conveyed to C2 layer for situation assessment (Level 2 fusion).
The software to perform these functions can be distributed between
the sensor platforms and C2 vehicles, but an overall sensor processing
integrator will ensure these pieces work together.
Task
1
Develop
a sensor information processing architecture encompassing detection,
classification, automated/aided target recognition, target element
tracking and prediction battlefield identification,and target state
assessment consistent with battlefield damage assessment that produces
unambiguous, timely and accurate target element identification to
support NLOS fires.
Task
2
Develop
modes within the sensor information processing architecture encompassing
the high speed requirements for detection, classification, automated/aided
target recognition, battlefield identification, target element tracking
and prediction and battlefield target state assessment consistent
with battlefield damage assessment supporting line of sight fires.
Task
3
Develop
modes within the sensor information architecture encompassing the
very high speed requirements for detection, and classification, element
tracking and prediction supporting the defeat or incapacitation of
imminent threat to manned and unmanned platforms.
Task
4
Assist
in defining software interfaces between C2 applications, platform
sensor software, blocks within the sensor processing, and higher-echelon
systems, to include recommendations for sensor data generation requirements
and settings supporting fusable information;
Task
5
Define
applicability of existing software solutions;
Task
6
Assist
with product specification development;
Task
7
Provide
input for SDD phase cost estimate;
Task
8
Provide
information on software language, sizing, timing, throughput and bandwidth
estimates.
Task
9
Document
the effort in a final report summarizing the significant findings
and accomplishments of tasks 1 - 8. The report can contain references
to or extractions from the other deliverables.
Schedule
and duration of on-site support
Monthly
meetings in Seattle for 2 people and 2 days each.
Initial
Coordination Meeting - 10/10/02 - 10/11/02
Interim
Coordination Meeting - 11/1/02
Final
Coordination Meeting - 12/6/02
Schedule
Milestones
Subcontract
Start Date - 10/9/02
Subcontract
Completion Date - 12/16/02
Data
Requirements - None
Deliverables
Meeting
charts - 2 days after meeting (initial, interim, final)
Specification
of a sensor information processing Architecture (due 11/22/02)
Product
specifications for fusion software applications (due 11/22/02)
Document
Software sizing, timing and bandwidth estimates (due 11/15/02)
Cost
estimates for the SDD Phase (due 12/6/02)
Final
Report (due 12/16/02)
Evaluation
Criteria
Offerors
should ensure that their proposals address the following:
- Demonstrated
credibility of the proposed technical approach
- Degree
of understanding of the technical aspects of the work and related
issues
- Relevance
and history of performing similar work
- Availability
of resources to successfully conduct the proposed work.
- Responsiveness
to general BIA instructions
We will
apply these considerations in the following areas:
- Capabilities
of the offer's approach to provide the required fusion functionality
- Capabilities
of the offer's approach to provide the required classification and
aided target recognition functionality
