ENTERPRISE PROTOTYPE INITIATIVE CONSORTIUM (EPIC)

Statement of Work (SOW) / Performance Work Statement (PWS)

The objective of this Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) is to establish a coordinated prototyping and testing program to accelerate the development and deployment of Government, industry, and academic capabilities across technology areas relevant to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). This initiative aims to sustain U.S. military technological advantage and reduce the cost of defense information systems technologies.

The scope encompasses the development, testing, evaluation, measurement, demonstration, integration, and delivery of prototypes and test articles. It includes recurring Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) and procurement of prototypes and technologies across AFRL mission sets. Project-Level Orders (PLOs) will be issued under this OTA, with Project-Level Performers (PLPs) iteratively prototyping, modifying, enhancing, testing, measuring, documenting, and integrating next-generation Open System Approaches (OSA) for capabilities and tools that meet open-architecture requirements.

• Agile Engineering, Development & Transition

• Capability Performance Analysis

• Capability Ecosystems

• Information Systems Security

• Information Systems Supportability

• Assured and Trusted Cyber Infrastructure

• Cyber Operations Technologies

• Open System Architectures for Trusted and Agile Platforms

• Advancing Computing Technologies

• Neuromorphic Computing Technologies

• Space Domain Technologies

• Recurring Operation Test and Evaluation (OT&E)

• Prototype Support, Associated Articles and Manpower

• Proposals will require cost and price analysis.

• Pre-delivery testing and verification of claimed performance attributes for individual Project Level Agreements.

• Feedback from Project-Level Performers on technical goals met, success metrics, and process improvements.

• Monthly performance status reports and quarterly oral presentations.

• Bi-annual documentation of technical work, system concepts, analysis, models, and lessons learned.

• Delivery of software as source and object code, maintainable and modifiable.

Not explicitly defined in this document, but implies ongoing efforts throughout the lifespan of the OTA and individual PLOs.

• Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) may be required.
• Compliance with Government foreign travel requirements.
• Adherence to cloud computing requirements based on data sensitivity levels (Privacy Act, FOIA, CUI, SECRET).
• Protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Critical Information.
• Implementation of Operations Security (OPSEC) measures and training.
• Personnel may be required to undergo background checks and provide profiles.
• Reporting of security incidents within 24 hours.
• Protection of Critical Technology Elements (CTE), Enabling technologies, Critical Program Information (CPI).
• Potential for foreign government talent program involvement requires notification.
• Funding may be provided through Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E), Operational & Maintenance (O&M), and Procurement appropriations.

Form / Attachment / Pricing Sheet

This document, "Appendix 1 EPIC Areas of Interest DRAFT.pdf", lists the "Areas of Interest" for the Electronic Warfare/Information Operations Capabilities (EPIC) program. It serves as a reference for potential research and development activities.

The document is structured into several main categories, each with numerous sub-areas:

• 1.1 Air Domain Technologies

  • Human Performance Optimization
  • Aerospace Medicine and Operational Health
  • Warfighter Survivability and Protection
  • Advanced Air Vehicles, Propulsion Systems, and Hypersonics
  • Advanced Weapons Technologies, Energetics, and Rocket Systems
  • Nuclear Deterrence Technologies

• 1.2 Space Domain Technologies

  • Space Access and Orbital Systems
  • Spacecraft and Satellite Technologies
  • Space Power and Propulsion
  • On-Orbit Operations and Autonomy
  • Space Domain Awareness
  • Resilient and Survivable Space Architecture
  • Space Environment and Effects
  • Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) from and for Space
  • Satellite Assembly, Integration & Testing

• 1.3 Cyberspace/Electronic Warfare Domain Technologies

  • Cyber Operations and Cybersecurity
  • Communications and Networks
  • Electronic Warfare and Spectrum Operations
  • Quantum Technologies
  • Electro-Optical and Infrared Sensors
  • Radar and Radio Frequency Sensors
  • Multispectral and Hyperspectral Sensing
  • Signal Processing and Sensor Fusion
  • Directed Energy Sensing and Countermeasures
  • High-Energy Laser Systems, Photonics
  • High-Power Electromagnetic Technologies and Applications
  • Directed Energy Effects and Countermeasures
  • Cybersecurity for Digital Environments
  • Navigation Warfare and Counter PNT

• 1.4 Cross-Domain Technologies

  • Human Systems Integration, Human-Machine Teaming
  • Training and Simulation Technologies
  • Rapid Multi-Domain Integration
  • Advanced Systems Engineering
  • Integrated Vehicle Health Management
  • Power and Thermal Management
  • Advanced Materials Development, Additive Manufacturing
  • Microelectronics, Model-Based Systems Engineering
  • Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics Technologies, Software Systems Development
  • Autonomy

• 1.5 Basic Research Technologies

  • Energetic Solid-State Physics and Mechanochemistry
  • Energy, Combustion, and Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
  • Aerodynamic Sciences, High-Speed Aerodynamics
  • Aerospace Composite Materials and Structures
  • Propulsion and Power
  • Agile Science for Test and Evaluation (T&E)
  • Computational Cognition and Machine Intelligence
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Dynamical Systems and Control Theory
  • Dynamic Data and Information Processing
  • Information Assurance and Cybersecurity
  • Mathematical Optimization
  • Science of Information, Computation, Learning, and Fusion
  • Trust and Influence
  • Complex Networks
  • Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, Electromagnetics
  • Optoelectronics and Photonics, High-Energy Radiation-Matter Systems
  • Quantum Information Sciences, Physics of Sensing
  • Space Physics, Ultrashort Pulse Laser-Matter Interactions
  • Condensed Matter Physics, Astrodynamics
  • Biophysics, Human Performance and Biosystems
  • Molecular Dynamics and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Natural Materials and Systems, Organic Materials Chemistry
  • Space Biosciences, Symbiotic Systems

This document outlines the broad research and technology areas of interest for the EPIC program. Potential bidders, particularly those in research and development, advanced technology, and defense contracting sectors, should review these areas to identify alignment with their capabilities and to understand potential future opportunities or focus areas for government investment.

This document is a DRAFT and may be subject to change. It is intended to provide insight into potential future research directions.