SSC Pacific
Autonomous/Unmanned Systems
Industry Day
Welcome
21 July 2011
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Agenda
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CAPT Joseph Beel, SSC Pacific Commanding Officer
Opening Remarks
Ms. Jessica Black
Introductions & Administrative Information
Ms. Rachel Volner
DoD Funding Perspective
Mr. Robin Laird
Unmanned Systems Experience
Technical Overview
Ms. Jessica Black
Acquisition Overview
Break
Questions & Answers (ALL)
Networking (ALL)
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Introductions
▼ Distinguished Guest
▼ Jessica Black, Contracting Officer
▼ Robin Laird, Technical Team
UAV support to Navy-UCAS Program
▼ Mike Bruch, Technical Team
▼ Stephen Jason, Technical Team
▼ Rachel Volner, Corporate Strategy Group
▼ Small Business Representatives
▼ Industry Representatives
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Administrative Information
▼ Safety
▼ Questions & Cards
Proprietary or Business Sensitive Questions
▼ SOWs and Consortium White Paper
UUV support to EOD teams
▼ Briefing Slides Will Be Posted on
Fed Biz Ops at: https://www.fbo.gov
▼ SB Assistance or 1-on-1 Meetings
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SSC Pacific
Autonomous/Unmanned Systems
Industry Day
DoD Funding Perspective
Ms. Rachel Volner
21 July 2011
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Outline
▼ Unmanned Systems Today
▼ The Budget
▼ Current Priorities
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Unmanned Systems Today
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Global Drone Deployment
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Navy “Family of Systems”
▼ Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS)
 Long-endurance remotely operated signals intelligence
 Airborne support for MDA and battlespace preparation
▼ Medium-Range Unmanned Aerial System (MRUAS)
 Sea-based medium-endurance signals intelligence
 Support for Special Operations Forces
▼ Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike
(UCLASS)
 Carrier-based intelligence and precision strike
▼ FireScout
 Real-time ISR
 Battle management
 Target classification
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The Budget
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Where We Are in the Budget Process
▼ FY 2012 National Defense Authorization
 House Armed Services Committee
 Senate Armed Services Committee
 Full House
 Full Senate
▼ FY 2012 Defense Appropriations Bill
 House Appropriations Committee
 Senate Appropriations Committee
 Full House
 Full Senate
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The President’s Budget For FY2012:
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
FY2012 base budget: $4.8
billion to develop and procure
UAS
$6
 Global Hawk / BAMS (RQ-4):
$4
UAS Funding (In
Billions)
$5.1
$5
$4.5
$0.7
$0.6
$1.2
$2.4
$3
− 3 aircraft, $1.7 billion
$4.8
$2.5
$1.6
$2
 Predator class (MQ-1/9):
$1
− 84 aircraft, $2.5 billion
$1.7
$2.0
$1.7
FY 2010
Enacted
FY 2011
Request
FY 2012
Request
$0
 Other, smaller UAS:
− 1308 aircraft, $0.6 billion
Other, Smaller UAS
Predator-Class (MQ-1/9)
Global Hawk/BAMS (RQ-4)
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Current Priorities
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DSB: COIN ISR Operations
TABLE OF CONTENTS
▼ Role of DoD ISR in COIN – identify
customers and requirements
▼ Allocation & use of DoD ISR
resources for COIN
▼ Changes in ISR process to improve
support to COIN
▼ Improve network agility & information
sharing
▼ Emerging technologies &
methodologies
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Emerging Technologies & Methodologies
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Computational social sciences / social network analysis
Behavior modeling and simulation
Natural resource monitoring
Overhead video surveillance
Improvements to characterizing terrain
Processing, exploitation and dissemination (PED)
Human terrain data collection and management
Terrestrial SensorWebs
Biometrics
Natural language processing
Operations research
Cross domain technologies
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Emerging Technologies & Methodologies
▼ Overhead video surveillance
 Longer persistence, wider field of view, better resolution, better
geo‐locational accuracy, and multiple phenomenologies, all with
real‐time downlink.
▼ Processing, exploitation and dissemination (PED)
 Cloud computing
 Spatio-temporal
 Cross-domain and classification
▼ Terrestrial SensorWebs
 Space‐based, airborne, mobile, in situ, and terrestrial remote sensor
could be accessed as web‐accessible services which can flexibly be
re‐deployed and re-orchestrated
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A Sneak Peek …
Key Challenges
▼ Interoperability
▼ Autonomy
▼ Airspace Integration
▼ Communications
▼ Training
▼ Propulsion and Power
▼ Manned-Unmanned Teaming
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SSC Pacific
Autonomous/Unmanned Systems
Industry Day
Technical Overview
Mr. Robin Laird
21 July 2011
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Outline
▼ Terms of Reference
▼ Government Experience
▼ Focus and Need
▼ Scope
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Terms of Reference
▼ Autonomous System
 Fully independent, unattended, or automatic operation
 E.g., unattended ground sensor
▼ Unmanned System
 Requiring no on board human operator
 E.g., unmanned air vehicle
▼ Levels of Autonomy
 Ability of a system to sense, perceive, analyze, communicate, plan, make
decisions, and act to achieve its goals as assigned (teleop, autonomous)
▼ Platform
 Vehicle (for mobile systems) or remote system (for stationary)
 Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), Unmanned Air System (UAS), Unmanned
Ground Vehicle (UGV), Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV), Unmanned
Surface Vehicle (USV), Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS)
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Terms of Reference (cont)
▼ ID
 Information Dominance
▼ C4ISR
 Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance,
and Reconnaissance
▼ Full Spectrum
 Efforts covering analysis, research, development, test, evaluation, deployment,
fielding, operation, experimentation, and logistics
▼ RDT&E
 Research, development, test, and evaluation
▼ Prototype
 Pre-production model (a design, system, solution, approach)
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Government Experience
▼ More than 250 years combined experience in autonomous
and unmanned systems development dating back to the
1980’s and before
▼ More than 40 active projects in autonomous and
unmanned systems RDT&E, engineering, and acquisition
▼ Significant existing partnerships with industry, academia,
DoD, and other Federal Agencies in pursuit of common
interests in autonomous/unmanned systems
▼ Desire to build upon Government experience and grow
valued partnerships in order to better support current and
future customers
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Government Experience (cont)
▼ Example projects in…
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Land
Sea Surface
Undersea
Overarching/Cross Domain
▼ A small % of our autonomous/unmanned systems work
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Government Experience: Air
MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance UAS (BAMS UAS)
NAVAIR PMA-262
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Government Experience: Land
Automatically Deployed Communication Relays
NAVEODTECHDIV and SSC Pacific Section 219 S&T Investment
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Government Experience: Sea Surface
Unmanned Surface Vehicle Control and Monitoring HCI
ONR Code 342
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Government Experience: Undersea
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
PMS-408 (EOD)
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Government Experience: Autonomy
Autonomous Capability Suite (ACS)
Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise and PMS-408 (EOD/CREW)
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Focus and Need
▼ Requirements are focused on the integrated development
of cross-domain solutions emphasizing the ID and C4ISR
aspects of autonomous/unmanned systems and related
technologies.
▼ Government need encompasses:
 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA):
− Full spectrum RDT&E of prototype autonomous/unmanned
systems and supporting technologies; access to non-traditional
partners.
 Multiple Award Contract (MAC):
− Support to the Government in the development, fielding,
operation, and limited production of autonomous/unmanned
systems and supporting technologies.
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Scope: OTA Statement of Work
▼ Prototype RDT&E
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Requirements analysis defining prototype systems
Material solution analysis supporting prototype development
Rapid prototyping
Research leading to prototype systems capabilities
Advanced technology development of prototype systems
Systems engineering of prototype systems
Demonstrations involving prototype solutions
Operations and maintenance of fielded prototype systems
Exercise and experimentation incorporating prototype systems
Modeling and simulation of prototype capabilities
Security engineering of integrated prototype systems
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Scope: MAC Statement of Work
▼ System Development and Support
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Requirements generation and analysis
Material solution analysis
Rapid product development
Basic and applied research
Advanced technology development
Engineering and manufacturing development
Limited production and deployment
Operations and support
Exercise and experimentation support
Modeling and simulation
Security engineering
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Summary
▼ Overarching technical focus is on full-spectrum
development of integrated multi-domain autonomous and
unmanned system solutions supporting ID and C4ISR
▼ OTA scope of work focused on prototype development
▼ MAC scope of work supports broad range of research and
engineering activities
▼ Contract actions support current customer base as well as
future autonomous/unmanned systems needs of the Navy
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SSC Pacific
Autonomous/Unmanned Systems
Industry Day
Acquisition Overview
Ms. Jessica Black
21 July 2011
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Outline
▼ Objective
▼ Multiple Award Contract (MAC) vs. Other Transaction
Agreement (OTA)
▼ OTA Defined
▼ Non-Traditional Contactor Defined
▼ OTA Process
▼ Consortium:
 Membership Agreement (CMA)
 Evaluation Factors
▼ Acquisition Timeline
▼ Summary
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Objective
▼ Outline a Proposed Acquisition Approach to Facilitate
both Traditional Acquisition for non-Prototype Research
and Engineering Efforts and an Other Transaction
Agreement (OTA) Acquisition for the Collaboration of
Non-Traditional/Traditional Contractors and Academia
in providing innovative technology solutions for
Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Prototype
Technology
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Multiple Award Contract (MAC) &
Other Transaction Agreement (OTA)
▼ Both will focus on Autonomous and Unmanned Systems
▼ MAC: More traditional and encompassing
 Possible 3-year base with two 1-year options
 Processed in parallel with the OTA
 Includes scope of the OTA but also encompasses sustainment
and operational support.
 SOW sections are of equal importance.
▼ OTA: Prototype efforts only
▼ Suggestions for structure welcomed!
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Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) Defined
▼ A legally binding instrument.
Defined by what it is NOT
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Contract
Grant
Cooperative agreement
TIA/PIA/CRADA
▼ So unique it doesn’t even have its own name
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OTA Defined (continued)
▼ Two types of OTAs: In this instance, for prototype projects
that are directly relevant to weapons or weapon systems
proposed to be acquired or developed by the DoD
(Prototype OT/Section 845 OT)
▼ Authority: Section 845 of National Defense Authorization
Act of 1994(PL 103-160), as amended.
▼ In this instance, must be at least one nontraditional
defense contractor participating to a significant extent
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Non-Traditional Contractor Defined
▼ In the last year or more, has not entered into or performed:
 (1) any procurement contract that is subject to full coverage
under the cost accounting standards
 (2) any FAR based procurement contract in excess of $500,000
▼ Significant participation is just that; accomplishing a
significant amount of the effort
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OTA Process
▼ Partnership with a consortium
Only one OTA with only one (1) consortium
▼ Requirements executed through the OTA
 Via the designated consortium entity exclusively
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OTA Process (continued)
▼ OTA will include
 Consortium Membership Agreement (CMA) as attachment
 Annual Project Plan as deliverable
 Research Prototype Projects Process
▼ Consortium will present Research Prototype Projects
▼ Government will evaluate all Research Prototype Projects
▼ Projects accepted will be funded and executed under the
OTA
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OTA Process (for Project Selection)
Proposals
submitted to the
Government
Selected
proposals
funded and
implemented
under the OTA
Government
Evaluation/
Project
Selection
“The OTA Process”
Requests for
Project Proposals
submitted to the
Consortium
Designated
Single Point
Entity
Consortium Members
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CONSORTIUM – Consortium Membership
Agreement (CMA)
▼ Evaluation guidelines
▼ The CMA provides for a set of rules and procedures
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Allocates risks, responsibilities, rewards
Establishes and maintains relationship
Single focus point for Government
Government is not a member
Evidence of all members’ commitments to the project
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CONSORTIUM – CMA (continued)
▼ Elements of a Successful Consortium
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Partner selection
Senior management involvement/commitment
Clearly understood rules
Communication among partners
Clearly defined objectives
Someone firmly in charge who is the focus for Government
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CONSORTIUM – CMA (continued)
▼ Management Committee Established
 Empowered to determine ALL issues on behalf of consortium
 Empowered to represent the consortium
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CONSORTIUM – CMA (continued)
▼ Management Committee (cont’d)
 Majority Rule NOT Unanimous Vote
− Simple majority for some issues
− Larger majority for stated significant issues
− Establish a quorum rule
− Decide if different members have different voting rights (or
none at all) based on contributions to effort
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CONSORTIUM – CMA (continued)
▼ Establish Membership Process
 Procedure to admit new members
 Procedure to terminate membership
▼ Establish Publication Guidelines
▼ Establish Dispute Resolution Process
▼ Establish Process for Source Selection amongst Members
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CONSORTIUM – CMA (continued)
▼ Consortium Intellectual Property rights?
▼ Proprietary Information handling?
▼ Patents, Reporting of inventions, Prosecution,
Maintenance, Joint Patents
▼ In OTA, Government will seek to obtain intellectual
property rights consistent with Bayh-Dole Act for
patents and 10 U.S.C. 2320-21 for technical data and
software
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CONSORTIUM – Evaluation Factors
▼ The CMA Management Plan
 Plan for enduring representation across domains?
 Organization and management? Fair and equal voice and
opportunity for all members?
 How will the consortium ensure significant non-traditional
participation?
 Single point of contact process? POC experience with DoD
OTAs?
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CONSORTIUM – Evaluation Factors
(continued)
▼ Costs
 Management & overhead costs to the Government and to its
members?
 What type of fee structure will be proposed?
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CONSORTIUM – Evaluation Factors
(continued)
▼ Relevant Experience
 New or existing consortium?
 Experience related to unmanned and autonomous systems
prototyping in each of the different domains?
 Does the consortium have experience with OTAs?
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Acquisition Timeline
▼ Proposed Milestone Schedule
▼ Government requests formal Letter of Intent – Aug 2011
▼ Industry submits Letter of Intent – Sept 2011
 Identifies proposal membership and construct of Consortium
 Significant participation by nontraditional contractors
 Allows conduct of advisory discussions with Government on Consortium
Membership Agreement (CMA)
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Higher level approvals to proceed required
Submission of CMA/Articles of Collaboration to Government – Oct 2011
CMA reviewed by Government – Nov/Dec 2011
CMA executed – Dec/Jan 2012
Other Transaction Agreement is Executed – Feb/Mar 2012
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Summary of Acquisition Process
▼ Two acquisitions: MAC and OTA
▼ Aggressive Timeline – Award in early 2012
▼ Definition of an OTA – non-traditional players
▼ Definition of a CMA – Consortium Membership Agreement
▼ Need Letter of Intent by Sept 2011
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SSC Pacific
Autonomous/Unmanned Systems
Industry Day
Closing
Ms. Jessica Black
21 July 2011
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Contact Information for SSC Pacific
▼ Jessica Black, (619) 553-4537
 PCO, Scientific & Advanced Research Contracts Branch
 Jessica.c.black@navy.mil
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Conclusion
▼ Please pass your suggestion and question cards to the
aisles now
▼ Proprietary or Business Sensitive questions must be
marked as such and may be submitted directly to the
Contracting Officer for confidentiality
▼ All reference material, slides and documentation samples
will be posted at the following address:
https://www.fbo.gov
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BREAK TIME
PLEASE BE BACK IN
30 MINUTES
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Questions and Answers
▼ Questions and Answers
 Previously submitted questions
 Other questions
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Feedback
▼ Questions to be answered at a later date
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Networking on the Veranda
▼ Informal networking will take place on the Veranda – 4th floor
▼ Refreshments
▼ This is your time to meet each other
▼ Government representatives will be available*
▼ SCORE & PTAC representatives will be available
▼ Shuttle service will be available from A33 to parking
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