A--Special Notice - Weapon System Information Technologies Other Transaction Agreement (OTA)

This is not a Request for White Paper(s) (RWP) or Request for Initiative Proposals (RFIP), but for planning purposes only. A project award will not be awarded from this announcement. The Government intends to announce multiple RWP for execution of an initiative award(s) in support of Weapon System Information Technologies related research areas in FY'15. The purpose of this announcement is to provide members of the Consortium for Command, Control, Communications and Computer Technologies (C5), and industry in general, advanced notification of Government intent. The Government in conjunction with the Consortium for Command, Control, Communications and Computer Technologies (C5) shall perform a coordinated research and development program designed to speed development of U.S. Government, industry and academia capabilities in weapon systems information technologies proposed to be acquired or developed by the DoD to sustain U.S. military supremacy. The Government, along with the non-government members from C5, shall perform coordinated planning and research and development prototype efforts. The Government will solicit RWP under the following Weapon Information System Technology Research Areas: Systems Security: To develop, demonstrate, implement and transition technologies that improve the DoD's cyber-warfare capabilities (both offensive and defensive), weapon system cyber security, concepts and designs that address threats, vulnerabilities, and cyber security requirements of systems, and applications. Related areas of interest include development of software systems using applied system security engineering processes that enforce risk mitigation as well as implementing cost-effective countermeasures not limited to information assurance controls, software protection products, effective rigorous software development processes as well as enforcing software design rigor and physical security measures. Control Systems: To develop, demonstrate, implement and transition technologies to improve control system concepts and designs that address expanded performance, ranges, and advanced technologies to increase targeting precision and situational awareness. Related areas of interest include development of sensors and control systems with enhanced survivability for manned and unmanned systems. This includes both lethal and non-lethal applications, military research operations, emergency response, testing, and training. Automation Systems: To develop, demonstrate, implement and transition technologies to improve concepts and designs that address DoD information technology needs, including logistics systems support and development, data architecture and design, enterprise solutions, product lifecycle management and training. Related areas of interest include development of hardware and software systems that support client/server architecture, open system portability and scalability, improved mobile systems and automated application platforms. Software and Hardware Performance Analysis: To develop, demonstrate, implement and transition technologies to improve hardware and software performance concepts and designs that address system engineering and integration services for weapon systems, research and development programs, modeling and simulation, and using data to develop/improve/refine products and analysis tools. Related areas of interest include development of systems that identify vulnerabilities and key technology gaps. Software and Hardware Sustainment/Supportability: To develop, demonstrate, implement and transition information technologies to improve engineering design, technical support data and software support services that address supportability design and analysis, engineering process improvement, field support, obsolescence, rapid prototyping, systems engineering, and technology insertion. Emerging Software and Hardware Technologies: To develop, demonstrate, implement and transition command, control, communication and computer technologies, systems, concepts and designs that address the broad and diverse capabilities in research, prototyping, testing, advanced engineering development and training for weapon systems and networks to achieve greater levels of tactical autonomy and security. Related areas of interest include development of software systems, data architecture and design, high- performance computing technologies, sensors, rapid prototyping and research and development of emerging cyber technologies are encouraged. It is the intent of the Government to make awards to the C5 as a result of the RWP and subsequent RFIP. The Request for White Paper(s) will be issued to the C5 who will then issue the request to the Consortium membership. The opportunity to submit white papers for consideration for award will be limited to C5 members only. If you wish to become a member of the C5 in order to compete for such awards, information on the C5 and/or how to become a member, may be found by visiting the following website: http://c5technologies.org/