AFRL posts sources sought for MASE project

On September 18, the Air Force Research Laboratory posted a sources sought notice for Military Applications of the Space Environment (MASE) Project for the Geospace Environment Impacts and Applications Branch’s Space Environment Exploitation and Mitigation (SEEM) program to support the collaborative efforts with the Remote Sensing Directorate (SMC/RS) at Space and Missile Systems Center, with an anticipated FY19 as a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), with CALLs. Responses are due by 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time on October 22.

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate (RV) Geospace Technologies Division (RVB) Geospace Environment Impacts and Applications Branch’s (RVBX) Space Environment Exploitation and Mitigation (SEEM) program is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to determine the availability of industry and academic sources with the capabilities and capacity to provide research and development for the Military Applications of the Space Environment (MASE) Project. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement.

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate (RV) Geospace Technologies Division (RVB) Geospace Environment Impacts and Applications Branch’s (RVBX) Space Environment Exploitation and Mitigation (SEEM) program is interested in applied research and development and advanced technology to enhance the development and implementation of space environment models and sensors to meet various Air Force space weather system needs in order to specify, forecast, mitigate, and exploit environmental impacts on Department of Defense (DoD) space and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems.

The Geospace Environment Impacts and Applications Branch (AFRL/RVBX) anticipates to issue in FY19 FULL TEXT Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) pursuant to FA9453-19-S-0001, which will outline the general objectives of this Sources Sought. AFRL/RVBX is interested in advancing the state-of-the-art and scientific knowledge in understanding and quantifying the impact of the space environment on operational systems that enable communication, command, and control; and radio frequency (RF) remote sensing capabilities and the capacity to improve upon these operational systems.

Full information is available here.

Source: FedBizOpps