N66001-07-245-001 - Advanced Techniques in Tactical Data Links to Improve Flexibility and Usability

General Statement of Agency Needs FAR 15.603 (d) Advanced Techniques in Tactical Data Links to Improve Flexibility and Usability Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center – San Diego (SSC-SD) Code 245 SSC-SD code 245 is charged with increasing the flexibility and usability of existing Tactical Data Links (TDLs). This includes any ideas that address the TDL needs to include, but not limited to, the following four areas: (1) Innovative approaches for reducing or eliminating the configuration of TDL terminals (i.e., “network designâ€�) before mission deployment; (2) Innovative approaches to allow end users to configure TDL terminals in the field in real time or near real time; (3) Techniques for dynamic reconfiguration of network architecture to support multiple tactical nets. and (4) Methods to allow terminals in a TDL network to reconfigure themselves in response to a changing operational environment. Approaches that require only software modifications to TDL terminals are much cheaper to implement than those that require hardware modifications, and are therefore preferred, though ideas of any type are needed. The agency is most interested in approaches that require no more than 3-5 years for development and deployment. This request is not funded and it is not a solicitation. Any ideas that address this agency’s needs should be submitted in accordance with FAR 15.605, and may be sent directly to the following agency POC: John McIvers [email protected] 619-553-3393 Please inform the agency of any proprietary rights. Technical inquiries can be made to: Bill Schemensky, Code 24527 Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center 53410 Systems Street, Building 223T, Room124 San Diego, CA 92152-7560 Email: [email protected] Responses to inquiries will be by email or telephone. This General Statement of Agency Needs will remain open until removed or modified via announcement in FedBizOpps.