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DESCRIPTION: The United States Marine Corps is fielding the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) designed to operate over harsh off-road terrain and in oceans and rivers. The ACV currently uses traditional Constant Velocity (CV) Joints on the wheel end drives that require excessive maintenance because they develop holes and tears in the inside and outside CV Boots. The Marine Corps is interested in innovative approaches to develop a more durable wheel end drive. The design must protect the current CV Boots, replace the Boot with a more durable material, or redesign the wheel end drive joint so that it does not require a grease filled boot covered joint.
PHASE III DUAL USE APPLICATIONS: Support the Marine Corps in transitioning the durable wheel end drive system for Marine Corps use. Working with the Marine Corps, integrate the prototype wheel end drive system into a vehicle for evaluation to determine its effectiveness in an operationally relevant environment. Provide support to the Marine Corps during test and validation to certify and qualify the system for Marine Corps use. Develop manufacturing plans and capabilities to produce the system for both military and commercial markets.
Successful development and characterization of a durable wheel end drive system has direct application to various military and commercial applications such as amphibious rescue vehicles. Reductions of weight and complexity in the suspension can be of substantial value.
OBJECTIVE: Develop Medical Echelon of Care models for wargaming, sufficient to withstand review board scrutiny to support model verification, validation, and accreditation, as required. The focus is on developing and implementing the models referenced herein, not on the underlying mechanics of the Program Manager Wargaming Capability (PM WGC) materiel solution simulation framework.
The purpose of the models is to support realistic evaluation of medical support systems within USMC future concept and capability development and Operational Plan assessment wargames. The prototype would provide medical treatment simulation from time of injury to return to combat effectiveness via the various echelons of care.
PHASE I: Develop concepts for an improved representation of medical echelon of care in wargaming M&S that meets the requirements described above. Demonstrate the feasibility of the concepts in meeting Marine Corps needs and establish that the concepts can be developed into a useful product for the Marine Corps. Feasibility will be established by evaluation of the plan of attack for the development effort including data availability. Provide a Phase II development plan with performance goals and key technical milestones, and that addresses technical risk reduction.
PHASE II: Develop prototype conceptual models. The prototype will be evaluated to determine its capability in meeting the performance goals defined in the Phase II development plan and the Marine Corps requirements for medical echelon of care M&S. System performance will be demonstrated through prototype evaluation over the required range of parameters. Evaluation results will be used to refine the prototype into an initial design that will meet Marine Corps requirements. Prepare a Phase III development plan to transition the technology to Marine Corps use.
PHASE III DUAL USE APPLICATIONS: Support the Marine Corps in transitioning the technology for Marine Corps use. Develop medical echelon of care conceptual models for evaluation to determine effectiveness in an operationally relevant environment within the NWAC. Support the Marine Corps for M&S Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) to certify and qualify the system for Marine Corps use.
The conceptual models described herein are not only a high priority within the Marine Corps [Refs 1, 3], but are equally applicable across the Services, to support not only wargaming, but also analysis, training, and experimentation. Successfully developed conceptual models would likely be of great interest across these communities. DoD components and prime contractors are in need of accurate medical casualty/echelon of care simulation representation to support gap analysis and solution assessment. Potential civilian applications include emergency medicine and care after the emergency room.
The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive technical data, or the Export Administration Regulation (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730-774, which controls dual use items. Offerors must disclose any proposed use of foreign nationals (FNs), their country(ies) of origin, the type of visa or work permit possessed, and the statement of work (SOW) tasks intended for accomplishment by the FN(s) in accordance with the Announcement. Offerors are advised foreign nationals proposed to perform on this topic may be restricted due to the technical data under US Export Control Laws.
OBJECTIVE: Develop novel approach(es) to textile solution(s) in Marine Pattern (MARPAT) camouflage that lower the cost, increase the manufacturability/scalability, increase the lifecycle, increase ability to launder, and increase the wearability over current signature management textiles. This effort shall apply the developed concept(s) to a Flame Retardant (FR) textile. The textile/material solution(s) developed in this effort are intended to be used in a tactical environment to reduce individual dismounted Marine signature, applicable to a suite of items, in the Infrared Spectrum (IR) from Near Infrared (NIR) through to Long Wave Infrared (LWIR). The intent of this capability is to degrade the ability of adversaries to detect, identify, and recognize a Marine, increasing Marine lethality and survivability in a sensor contested environment.
The current combat ensemble provides visual (VIS) and Near Infrared (NIR) signature mitigation. Current VIS is provided in MARPAT with a digital pattern breakup by utilizing four (4) distinct colors in two (2) color-way patterns, Woodland and Desert, for use in their respective environments. NIR signature management (typically defined as 700-1,000 nanometers) is achieved through the camouflage pattern, breakup, and pigments of the dyestuffs. Near-term improvements and updates to military textiles with Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) (most typically defined as 1,000-1,700 nanometers with some emerging devices seen in the upper ranges of 1,700-2,500 nanometers) mitigation through adjustments in dyestuffs are being evaluated for adoption; these values are ITAR restricted and will be made available to Phase I awardees. Current Marine Corps clothing and equipment items do not have Midwave Infrared (MWIR) (typically defined as 3-5 micrometer wavelength) or LWIR (typically defined as 8-14 micrometer wavelength) signature mitigation. LWIR imaging sensors based on uncooled microbolometer technology are a particularly pervasive threat as costs associated with such systems continue to go down, while the performance of commercial systems available worldwide are competitive with military-grade capabilities.
The intent for this SBIR topic is to explore the development of novel lower-cost textile(s) that incorporate(s) current signature mitigation from VIS to NIR, tentative requirements for SWIR, and a significant increase over current capabilities in MWIR and LWIR signature mitigation. The textile(s) developed in this effort should focus on reducing the probability in identification (of a user), reducing the range of detection, and/or reducing targeting accuracy if detected through NIR, SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR sensors. While there are limited commercially available fabrics that mitigate signature from VIS to LWIR, these fabrics are often cost ineffective for the general Marine infantry. Another disadvantage of some current commercial or developmental technologies is overall low comfort or wearability, due to retention of heat, from a user perspective. Additionally, many of these commercial technologies have a short lifespan or use, and must be stored, cared for, and laundered in certain manners. Finally, the existing technologies and current developmental efforts have been developed for Army use, in Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP), and not focused on MARPAT. The intent of the effort is to address the described issues and produce a material/textile solution(s) for tactical use that mitigate individual signature in VIS-LWIR with a reduction in cost, increased wearability, focus on development of MARPAT camouflage solutions, increase ease of storage/transportation, and increase lifecycle use when compared to current commercially available solutions. A textile with such attributes should be perceived as a piece of protective equipment, providing a capability for the Marine force to operate in austere environments undetected.
Work produced in Phase II may become classified. Note: The prospective contractor(s) must be U.S. owned and operated with no foreign influence as defined by 32 U.S.C. 2004.20 et seq., National Industrial Security Program Executive Agent and Operating Manual, unless acceptable mitigating procedures can and have been implemented and approved by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) formerly Defense Security Service (DSS). The selected contractor must be able to acquire and maintain a secret level facility and Personnel Security Clearances. This will allow contractor personnel to perform on advanced phases of this project as set forth by DCSA and MCSC in order to gain access to classified information pertaining to the national defense of the United States and its allies; this will be an inherent requirement. The selected company will be required to safeguard classified material during the advanced phases of this contract IAW the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), which can be found at Title 32, Part 2004.20 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Reference: National Industrial Security Program Executive Agent and Operating Manual (NISP), 32 U.S.C. 2004.20 et seq. (1993). -32/subtitle-B/chapter-XX/part-2004
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