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Multi-Spectrum Defensive Electronic Warfare (MSDEW) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA), Call 01, Threat Assessment & Aircraft Protection Defensive Electronic Warfare (TAAP-DEW)

Closed — responses were due 14 Aug 2020 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Department of the Air Force, DoD · Wright Patterson AFB, OH · NAICS 541715 · Solicitation FA8650-20-S-1119

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Solicitation details

Solicitation numberFA8650-20-S-1119
Notice ID21913a6eeb27495fabc0d2a42c5522ba
AgencyDepartment of Defense (DoD)
Sub-agencyDepartment of the Air Force
Contracting officeFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL
NAICS code541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Product / service code (PSC)AC64
Set-asideUnrestricted (full and open)
Notice typePresolicitation
Posted14 July 2020
Response deadline14 August 2020 (closed)
Place of performanceWright Patterson AFB, OH, USA

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Description

MSDEW ARA will develop sensors and systems supplies to meet the need for the national defense for improved joint lethality in contested environments, the ability to strike diverse targets inside adversary air and missile defense networks, and support a force which can deploy, survive, operate, maneuver, and regenerate in all domains while under attack. The program advances the Air Force EW (signal) capabilities to meet the need for the national defense and requires acquisition of aeronautical supplies, parts, accessories and designs for experimental and test purposes. These above strategic objectives will be accomplished through design, modeling, simulation and analysis (MS&A), experimentation, testing, and demonstration of multi-spectrum threat warning and countermeasures sensors, systems and technologies. ARA will be open for Calls through 13 Jul 2025. Call 01 entitled "Threat Assessment & Aircraft Protection Defensive Electronic Warfare (TAAP-DEW)": The objective of TAAP-DEW is to design expendable (ordinance) and directed-energy (signal) countermeasure concepts, in electro-optical (EO) and multi-spectrum electro-optical/radio-frequency (EO/RF) domains, in response to an ever-changing missile threat landscape using threat exploitation; modeling and simulation evaluation; and hardware and field testing. These concepts, together with enabling tools and hardware test assessment, will drive improved aeronautical subsystem and CM flare ordnance to develop best supplies for increased protection of aircraft.

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