U.S. Naval platforms defended by the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) combat management system (CMS) routinely traverse hostile regions of the world threatened by modern anti-ship weapons. SSDS CMS data recorded at sea are transmitted from embarked platforms back to various ashore support organizations for system performance analysis. Results are used in a variety of ways, which include but are not limited to improving CMS functionality, updating tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and ensuring warfighters are trained to defend platforms against modern threats in difficult scenarios. However, providing timely system improvements and guidance depends on timely receipt of large volumes of data for analysis. Existing methods of transmitting these data can be slow and bandwidth constrained, potentially reducing the cadence of this process and delaying the provision of important information. The Navy seeks a small form factor device (total stowed volume of one cubic foot, including transceiver) and any required software to enable high-throughput data package transmission from embarked Navy platforms. The solution must transmit at least four terabytes of data in 60 seconds (i.e., at a sustained bandwidth of about 67GB/s) over more than 5,000 nautical miles. Currently no Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solutions are available for use in this manner. Three SSDS Top Level Requirements (TLRs) are necessary. • (U) The SSDS Combat System (CS) shall enable extraction of selected data for analysis and playback. [SSDS_CS_TLR-1041] • (U) The SSDS CS shall provide extracted and recorded data for external processing. [SSDS_CS_TLR-1039] • (U) The SSDS CS shall provide a method of updating its reference databases on a periodic basis, or on demand. [SSDS_CS_TLR-1207] While modern techniques in radio, microwave, free space optical (FSO), or other data transmission modalities capable of satisfying these requirements are welcome, proposed solutions must be resilient to highly dynamic and challenging atmospheric or environmental effects on selected modalities and/or waveforms. Additionally, solutions must be capable of deployment on Navy surface combatants in fewer than ten minutes from stowed to transmission ready. Solutions should plan to accept data from COTS data storage devices, including removable disk drives, removable Flash-based storage, and written optical media. Solutions must also be able to integrate with Department of War (DoW) Program of Record (PoR) communications architecture(s). The solution should provide technical details and clearly map those details to desired capability needs. The architecture should also provide high-level details regarding integration with DoW PoR communications architecture(s) or system(s), and should be designed and implemented in accordance with relevant DoW cybersecurity and information assurance (IA) standards. 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 NAVSEA 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.
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