Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Research and Development

The Joint Aircraft Survivability Program (JASP) promotes aircraft survivability to enhance combat mission effectiveness, improves the synergy and coordination of aircraft survivability improvement endeavors, and facilitates technology development and transition to weapon systems. This is accomplished by ensuring that aircraft survivability research, development and test efforts, conducted by the Services and JASP, are coordinated to effectively meet Service requirements. Aircraft survivability efforts include supporting technology RDT&E, gathering combat damage information, and providing modeling and simulation (M&S) support for technology development and acquisition planning. Survivability Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) In support of JASP future MS&A investments, the Contractor shall research government, industry and academia owned aircraft engineering level survivability models and simulations to determine modeling and simulation (M&S) user base, use cases and capability gaps for current and future 2040 threat scenarios. The research will also include data required from these models to support mission level survivability modeling. The Contractor shall develop a - JASP Survivability M&S Roadmap, which will identify M&S tools, capability gaps, and JASP annual funding to enhance the M&S tools. This Roadmap will be updated on an annual basis. The Contractor shall perform modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) to determine M&S tool sensitivities to assist JASP MS&A investments for M&S methodology enhancements. The MS&A under this task shall also identify methodology enhancement recommendations for M&S tools within the JASP portfolio. The Contractor shall have execution and development expertise in the following M&S tools: Fast Shotline Generator (FASTGEN); Computation of Vulnerable ARea Tool (COVART); Ballistic Research Laboratory Computer Aided Design (BRL-CAD); Advanced Joint Effectiveness Model (AJEM); Fast Air Target Encounter Penetration Model (FATEPEN); Projectile Penetration (ProjPen); Uncontained Engine Debris Damage Assessment Model (UEDDAM); Fire Prediction Model (FPM); Next Generation Fire Prediction Model (NGFM); and emerging High Energy Laser vulnerability tools. The Contractor shall research the sensitivities of survivability M&S inputs/outputs for threats, targets, materials, shotlines, penetrations, and damage. The Contractor shall develop M&S Sensitivity Reports documenting the analysis and results. Survivability Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation (RDT&E) The Contractor shall research government, industry and academia aircraft survivability technologies to assist JASP in future technology investments. The Contractor shall determine the critical path for the art of the possible in 5 and 10 years, highlight any gaps/risks in achieving those goals, and recommend those areas that would be a good fit for the JASP project portfolio. The Contractor shall focus on Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM), Radiofrequency Countermeasures (RFCM), situational awareness/threat warning, active protection systems, cyber, and vulnerability reduction survivability technologies. Research areas will include hardware, software, technique development, and will include detection sensors, tracking sensors (including pointing turrets, gimbals), processors, IR jammer (laser, optics, fiber, etc.), RF jammer (digital-to-analog converter, analog-to-digital converter, exciter, power, amplifier, antenna, etc.), Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) active protection, ullage mitigation, cyber, and dry bay fire mitigation. The Contractor shall develop a - JASP Survivability Technology Roadmap, which will identify and prioritize survivability technologies and include recommended achievable goals for future JASP investments. This Roadmap will be updated on an annual basis. The Contractor shall conduct research, development, and testing to accurately characterize threat damage mechanisms. Threats of interested may include: kinetic energy (ballistic projectiles, Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), missiles); directed energy (low energy laser, high energy laser, high powered microwaves); cyber. The Contractor shall develop Detailed Test Plans (DTP) to ensure objectives of the test program are met. Design of Experiments and statistical processes shall be used to meet test objectives while quantifying the statistical significance of the test results. The Contractor shall also support the execution of test series by witnessing test events and performing on-site data collection as required. The Contractor shall conduct post-test analyses and reporting to capture the results of the test program. The Contractor shall develop a quick look report (QLR) and detailed test report (DTR) for each test series conducted. The Contractor shall conduct research and analysis to enhance the Pedigree Gun and Missile Handbook weapon characterization data. The objective is to improve confidence and credibility of threat characterizations for endgame and vulnerability assessments. The Contractor shall review all existing threat characterizations, compare the documented data to referenced source data, update the threat characterizations, and rate confidence of the resulting data sets. The Contractor shall update the Pedigree Gun and Missile Handbook annually. Survivability Software and Database Development The Contractor shall develop and enhance JASP survivability software tools and databases including but not limited to: Computation of Vulnerable ARea Tool (COVART), Next Generation Fire Model (NGFM), emerging High Energy Laser (HEL) tools, and Combat Damage Incident Reporting System (CDIRS). The contractor shall have prior software/database development experience with COVART, NGFM, CDIRS, and the current/emerging HEL evaluation tools. The Contractor shall develop and update Software Development Plans (SDP) that defines the architecture and module requirements which will guide the development of the software. The plan shall define the overall structure of the model as well as the individual module, inputs, outputs, data types, units, and requirements for Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A). The contractor shall support software development based on the Software Change Requests (SCRs) reviewed and approved by the Government configuration control board (CCB). The code development will also include developing empirical algorithms developed from the test data using statistical methods. The Contractor shall conduct initial software benchmark testing to determine if the overall software development objectives were met. The Contractor shall then perform detailed V&V of the software to ensure the updated code behaves as anticipated and no new errors were introduced into the tool. The Contractor shall produce an annual updated release for COVART and NGFM, which will include the updated software, testing/V&V reports, and updated user manuals. The Contractor shall perform updates, bug fixes, and administration support for the JASP CDIRS database. For database updates and bug fixes, the Contractor shall comply with the latest Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). The Contractor shall perform user acceptance testing (UAT) in a development testing environment to ensure the CDIRS updates are working properly prior to the production release. Administration support shall include new user account creation, account disablement, account permission levels, and distributing classified updates to the CDIRS user community. The Contractor shall deliver an annual release of the CDIRS database. Survivability Education and Training Materials The Contractor shall provide JASP with current technical survivability data research, collection, processing, development, compilation, distribution, and logistics to support JASP publications and technical interchange meetings (TIM). The Contractor shall research, create, print, and distribute three Aircraft Survivability Journals (ASJs) annually to the JASP subscription list. The Contractor shall solicit authors and input from the aircraft survivability community for inclusion in the ASJs and as opportunities to stress the importance of survivability to the military aircraft community. Each ASJ will consist of a maximum of 36 full-color pages deliverable in electronic format. Additionally, 2200 copies will be printed on glossy paper, bound, and distributed. The Contractor shall review and enhance content for the JASP coordinated Aircraft Survivability Textbook, which is currently in its 3rd Edition. Contractor shall work with JASP and the Naval Post-Graduate School by providing analysis, data, and enhancements regarding the development, review, documentation, and communication of new survivability subject materials in written, graphical, and video formats. The Contractor shall provide JASP with current technical survivability analysis and data primarily for execution of aircraft survivability educational short-courses where current research, methodologies, data, and combat incident data is summarized and conveyed. The Contractor shall work with JASP and the Naval Post-Graduate School for execution of the aircraft survivability short-course by providing electronic and hardcopy training materials and subject matter expertise onsite during conduct of the course. The Contractor shall provide JASP TIM support including: identifying and securing a venue capable of classified discussions, preparing and distributing the meeting announcements, managing registration and vetting, ensuring security are met, establishing agendas, material collection/distribution, on-site meeting support, development and presentation of technical information, and meeting minutes/proceedings development/distribution. The contractor shall have expertise providing support to at least the following JASP TIMs: Joint Model User Meeting (JMUM); JASP Survivability Short Course; Susceptibility Reduction Working Group; JASP-PEOAVN M&S Summit; Joint Combat Assessment Team (JCAT) Threat Weapons Effects Seminar; Joint Aircraft Survivability (JAS) Proposal Review; JAS Annual Program Review.