Technical Support and Operational Analysis (TSOA)

 

Opportunity Title

Technical Support and Operational Analysis (TSOA)

Solicitation Number

W909MY19RTSOA0001

Agency

Department of the Army

Office

Army Contracting Command

Location

ACC - APG (W911NF) RTP

Notice Type

Special Notice

PSC / FSC Code

A

Response Date

Jan 10, 2019 11:59 pm Eastern

Set Aside

NA

NAICS Code Assigned

5417

Link to Opportunity on FedBizOpps, DIBBS, NECO, etc

https://www.fbo.gov/index.php?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=7593cbf359df5b33fea5d1d23bc7849b&tab=core

Synopsis - Do not list the entire opportunity. Just the basic synopsis - keep it short.
The purpose of this RFI is to gain information leading to Government/Industry partnering at TSOA 19-2 to accelerate the development of technologies that will enable the Warfighter to be more effective, efficient and lethal.

Contracting Office Address
800 Park Office Drive
Frontier Building
RTP Durham, North Carolina 27709-3048
United States

Place of Performance
TBD

Primary Point of Contact
John Klopfenstein
usarmy.belvoir.rdecom-cerdec.mbx.nvesd-TSOA-tsoa-submissions@mail.mil
Phone: 813-830-0750

(3) Field Experiment/Assessment Focus: The following technical areas are of particular interest:

a. Timely Mission Command and Tactical Intelligence:

Common Operating Picture

Battle Space Owner (relevant)

Realtime Situational Awareness

Hyper Spectral Imagery Enhancement

Standoff Measurement

3D Mapping on the move (standoff and/or man-packable)

Object Recognition

Data Compression and Transfer

Data Standard / Common Operational Environment

Communications

Sensor & Data Fusion

Autonomy

Data Dissemination

Secure Communications

Data Handling & Storage

b. Reduce Warfighter Overburden:

Weight & Volume

Forward Edge Computing/Processing

Set Up

User Interface

Electronic Burden

Trouble Shooting

Training

Ergonomics

Integrated Capabilities

Transport

Multi-Functional Capabilities

Logistics supportability

Availability

Sustainable

Scalable Functionality

Adaptability/Flexibility

Customizable

c. Enhance Lethality and/or Capability to Temporarily Incapacitate Threats:

Detecting

Locating

Targeting

Hardware/Software leveraging for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and other Electronics

Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS)

BDA

Marking

Identifying

Target Discrimination

Reduce collateral damage

Reduced TLE / CAS

HUMINT

SIGINT

MASINT

STANO Devices

Extended Ranges

d. Increase Force Protection (Soldier/Vehicle/Base):

Active Defense

Identify Management/Threat Mitigation

Concealable Antennas

Counter Multi-Threats

Cover from Direct /Indirect Fire

Enhance Troop Movement

Perimeter Security

Entry Control Points

Expeditionary Power

Long Range Surveillance

Sense and Warn

360° Hemispherical Protection

Subsurface Protection

Obscuration

Active Defense

Detect/ID/Mitigate CBRNE

Detect/ID/ Mitigate Explosive Hazards

Autonomous Systems

Warn & Alert

Area Denial

Establish, Expand, Protect, and Close Bases

Shape Terrain

Perform Infrastructure Reconnaissance

Access, Establish, Secure, Expand Ports of Debarkation (POD)