WASHINGTON ?? The US Department of Defense (DOD) has published two requests for a prototype proposal (RPP) in support of electromagnetic spectrum research related to the capabilities of 400+ members of the National Spectrum Consortium.
Informed Spectrum Access RPP (RISA) RPP calls on the industry to develop and demonstrate a set of prototype planning, management and operational tools for spectrum access. These tools will provide an opportunity to identify, assess and mitigate systemic risk for a mission related to the current or projected availability of spectrum to assist both in planning and during operations. The tools will have the potential to be used both in legacy systems and in infrastructure-based (eg DoD tests and training) and non-infrastructure (eg Tactical Edge) spectrum access systems.
As a complementary part of the automated spectrum ecosystem, the multi-band channel control architecture (MICCA) effort will allow dynamic access to the spectrum for high-power exercises and other high-spectrum scenarios. MICCA will use Machine-to-Machine (M2M) protocols and interfaces to enable near real-time command, control, and communication. The ultimate goal of MICCA is to enable flexible access to spectrum and flexibility of spectrum operations by developing a standardized method for allocating spectrum parameters, data products and related control messages. This will allow for “closed loop” operations in near real time.
These RPPs are the first to be issued under the National Spectrum Consortium’s 5-year agreement on other transactions, signed in December 2020, with a ceiling of $ 2.5 billion. Additional RPPs are expected to be issued through the NSC in the coming days and weeks.
“In the last few weeks, the Department of Defense has launched the first RPPs for spectrum access through Spectrum Forward OTA,” said Maren Leed, executive director of the National Spectrum Consortium. “The new OTA builds on NSC’s past successes in technologies that enhance military-commercial sharing and expands the application of these technologies to a wider range of military operations. This new NSC vector takes full advantage of our members’ rich experience and demonstrates the power gained from truly dual-use technical development. We are excited to expand our efforts in this way and continue to demonstrate NSC’s ability to develop innovative advanced technologies that support our national and economic security interests. ”
“Spectrum access is the lifeblood of modern communications and is especially important in a global technology competition,” said the National Strategic Director of the National Spectrum Consortium, Vice Admiral Joseph Dyer, USN (ret). “So we strongly encourage our members to cooperate and respond to these important RPPs to support innovation and ensure that the nation’s armed forces can remain flexible and use spectrum in an efficient, effective way.”
Request for proposals for prototypes
In particular, DOD issued two RPPs to support the following government requirements:
NSC-21-RPP-02 ?? Risk Aware Spectrum Access (RISA)
NSC-21-RPP-03 ?? Multiband Control Channel Architecture (MICCA)
These RPPs are part of the projects in the Spectrum Research and Development Program (SAR & DP) portfolio that are sought in Tranche 2. This includes 1) Risk Aware Spectrum Access (RISA); 2) Understanding operational spectrum, analysis and response (OSCAR); 3) Multi-band instrument control channel architecture (MICCA); and 4) Cooperative Test Spectrum Access (CSAT).
Contractors for these projects are expected to work with other project teams in the SAR & DP Tranche 2 portfolio to align schedules and harmonize the development of interfaces and protocols with free systems between projects. Details of the projects can be found at beta.sam.gov.
Reputable NSC members may submit proposals in response to the RPP. Proposals related to the RISA RPP will be submitted on May 6, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET. Proposals related to the MICCA RPP are submitted on May 20, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET.
Spectrum forward OTA
Last December, DOD awarded the Spectral Other Transactions (OTA) agreement to the National Spectrum Consortium (NSC) to accelerate the development, deployment, and deployment of next-generation technologies to provide our military fighters with a decisive battlefield advantage. OTA has a term of five years and a ceiling value of $ 2.5 billion. The goal of Spectrum Forward OTA is to facilitate the partnership between US technology and the industrial base and the US government to develop dual-use technologies in a range of advanced technologies that rely on electromagnetic spectrum from machine learning to autonomous navigation to next generation radio networks. access.
In addition, last year DOD released four 5G RPPs via NSC, focusing on smart warehouses, AR / VR training and dynamic spectrum sharing. DOD announced in October that these projects had been awarded as part of $ 600 million in Tranche One funding.
NSC membership has extensive experience in the following areas related to the electromagnetic spectrum: Ubiquitous connectivity; Cognitive spectrum access and sharing; Cyber protection; Cooperative space optics systems without radio frequencies; Autonomous systems (land / air / sea); Internet of Things (narrow range / critical / massive); Electronic warfare; Intelligence, Surveillance and Intelligence (ISR); Software defined radio stations / networks / architecture; Radar systems; Digital signal processing; Microelectronics; Software reconfiguration; Nanotechnology; Machine learning / Artificial intelligence; Autonomy / robotics; Biotechnology; Big data analysis; Edge and Cloud Computing; Augmented / virtual / mixed reality; Location detection; 3D printing / Production of additives; and 5th generation (5G) information and communication technologies, products and services, including the use of zero trust.
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