Request for Information on Technologies Advancing Electronic and Cyber Warfare Capabilites

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS REQUEST IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN INVITATION F R BIDS, A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, A SOLICITATION, A REQUEST FOR QUOTES, OR AN INDICATION THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTRACT FOR THE ITEMS CONTAINED IN THIS NOTICE. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBMISSION OF THE INFORMATION BEING REQUESTED OR REIMBURSE EXPENSES INCURRED TO INTERESTED PARTIES FOR RESPONSES. This Request For Information (RFI), by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering [OUSD(R&E)], seeks information on Electronic and Cyber Warfare technologies and capabilities to advance the state of Electronic and Cyber Warfare operations to include enhancements to: 1) current operational and supporting capabilities in EW-Cyber in all domains; 2) integrated EW-Cyber operations; 3) visualization of Radio Frequency (RF), Cyber and Communications signals in all domains; 4) allow rapid analysis of large volumes of disparate data/information from many sources to include: natural language processing in various languages, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), super computing, parallel processing and related technologies; 5) technical support to operational decision making from the tactical through the strategic level of warfare; and finally 6) technical support to course of action development, optimization and prioritization. The RFI proposed focus is a technical exchange of information with large and small businesses as well as University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs). This Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) will provide an understanding of what the technical community is pursuing within the Electronic and Cyber digital battle space. This will help establish and build a collaborative and shared OUSD(R&E)’s S&T knowledge base.