TECHNICAL
DIVISIONAL REQUIREMENTS
LONG RANGE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (LRBAA)
BAA 10-01
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
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INTRODUCTION:
This is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016. A formal Request for Proposal (RFP) will not be
issued.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate will not
issue paper copies of this Announcement. The DHS S&T reserves the right to select for award
and fund all, some, or none of the Full Proposals received in response to this Announcement. No
funding for direct reimbursement of proposal development costs will be allowed. Technical and
cost proposals (or any other material) submitted in response to this BAA will not be returned.
However, depending on the markings on the proposal, DHS S&T will adhere to FAR policy on
handling source selection information and proprietary proposals. It is the policy of DHS S&T to
treat all proposals as sensitive competitive information and to disclose their contents only for the
purposes of evaluation.
Multiple awards are anticipated to be issued through this LRBAA and will be based on an
assessment of the overall best value to the government. Awards will be made based upon the
proposal evaluation, funds availability, and other programmatic considerations. Awards may
take the form of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transaction (OTAs)
agreements. Therefore, the applicable laws and regulations governing the legal vehicle used for
award will depend on the legal vehicle chosen by DHS S&T. In the event an Offeror or
subcontractor is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), Department of
Energy (DOE) National Laboratory, or other Federally funded entity, DHS S&T will work with
the appropriate sponsoring agency to issue an interagency agreement pursuant to the Economy
Act (31 U.S.C. 1531) or other appropriate authority.
Part I of this LRBAA (this portion) contains the Technical Requirements, Divisional Points
of Contact, and general interest areas. Please refer to Part I to determine if your specific area
of interest is of particular interest to DHS S&T and to determine which division you should focus
on. If you determine you have an idea that will be of interest, please open and print Part II,
which will guide you through the requirements of the LRBAA submission process. It provides
details on what shall be included in your White Paper or Full Proposal, explanations of how to
submit and steps in the process, as well as the evaluation Factors and elements.
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Agency Name -
Department of Homeland Security
Science and Technology Directorate
Washington DC 20528
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2. Research Opportunity Title -
DHS S&T Long Range Broad Agency Announcement
3. Research Opportunity Number -
BAA 10-01
4. Response Date -
This announcement will remain open until December 31, 2010, 11:59 PM, Eastern Standard
Time (EST). White Papers and Full Proposals may be submitted at any time during this period.
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5. Research Opportunities of Strategic Interest -
The mission of the DHS S&T Directorate is to “support basic and applied homeland security
research to promote revolutionary changes in technologies; advance the development, testing and
evaluation, and deployment of critical homeland security technologies; and accelerate the
prototyping and deployment of technologies that would address homeland security
vulnerabilities.”
DHS S&T is interested in receiving proposals for Long Range Science and Technology Projects
and innovative prototypes that offer potential for advancement and improvement of homeland
security missions and operations. Readers shall note that this is an announcement to declare
S&T’s broad role in competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science
and engineering disciplines. The overall mission and goal of S&T is to identify revolutionary,
evolving, and maturing technologies that can be demonstrated to provide significant
improvement to homeland security missions and operations through proof of concept and
prototyping with potential for transition to current and future DHS acquisition processes. S&T
will focus on those key areas where risk inhibits mission and operation investments and where
significant capability payoffs can be expected for successful efforts. Related technologies are
being pursued by other elements of the US Government, and in those cases, DHS S&T will
leverage and use those technology developments wherever it is practicable and efficient to do so.
S&T will also facilitate access to laboratory and operationally relevant test and evaluation
facilities wherever reasonably available.
This Announcement is restricted to work relating to basic and applied research and that portion
of advanced technology development not related to a specific system or hardware procurement.
This Announcement does not cover support services, such as technical services, engineering
services, or other types of support services. Such submissions are considered non-compliant with
this LRBAA and will be rejected without further evaluation.
S&T is soliciting individuals or teams to conduct basic research, applied technology
development, or the preparation of integrated prototypes for field investigations of the
performance of new and innovative solutions. Contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and
other transaction agreement awards made under this BAA are for scientific study and
experimentation directed towards advancing the state-of-the art or increasing knowledge or
understanding.
It is incumbent of Offerors to clearly articulate the specific advances or innovations in science
and technology contained in their submissions. It cannot be emphasized too strongly that all
submissions must show future promise for one of the DHS homeland security operational
environments.
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Fully developed products are not normally considered as a solution under this LRBAA,
unless the Offeror is proposing a totally different application for the product or a
modification is needed, and some research is required to determine if it will be
successful.
Below are brief treatments of the Topical Areas or major categories of Research Opportunities of
Strategic Interest. Each Topical Area has a reference code.
For basic scientific research, the code
is simply BSR. Each division has multiple categories, and these are noted as follows: The main
category for Borders and Maritime Security (BMD), for example, is BMD.0, followed by
BMD.A1, BMD.A2, etc., for each topic area of strategic interest.
Topical Areas of strategic interest include:
Border and Maritime Security (BMD.0) focuses on tools and technologies that
improve the security of our Nation’s borders and waterways without impeding the flow of
commerce and travelers. Concepts and prototypes of interest to the Borders and Maritime
Security division include pilot testing new surveillance, monitoring, and response capabilities
that cover vast expanses of remote border territories; as well as the development and evaluation
of security devices, and new inspection methods to secure the large volume of cargo entering our
Nation’s ports daily.
There are 3 subdivisions within Border and Maritime Security:
A. Border Security
• Detection of, tracking of, classifying of, and responding to all threats along the terrestrial
and maritime border (BMD.1) – in particular, technologies that can:
�� Classify humans versus animals in rugged terrain, concealing foliage, water
obstacles, mountains, and other environmental constraints
�� Lower false alarm rate (Pfa) with raised probability of detection (Pd); (Pd) should
be at least 90%
�� Operate at low power consumption levels (2 year battery life)
�� Detect, exploit, interrogate, and remediate subterranean border tunnels
• Improved ballistic protection via personal protective equipment in particular; a focus on
increased effectiveness against a wider-range of projectile types, plus lighter weight and
integrated helmet protection. (BMD.2)
• Ability to use hand held non-intrusive inspection (NII) tools that allow the inspection of
hidden or closed compartments, specifically to find contraband and security threats
(people) at checkpoints or during ship boardings. (BMD.3)
• Ability for law enforcement officers to assure compliance of lawful orders using nonlethal
means – in particular, the ability to disable vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and
temporarily incapacitate persons to prevent the infliction of damage or harm. (BMD.4)
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• Ability for law enforcement personnel to quickly identify the origin of gunfire and
classify the type of weapon fired. (BMD.5)
• Improved analysis and decision-making tools that aid DHS watchstanders in evaluating
information and making more timely and accurate decisions. (BMD.6)
• Enabling technology for securing the Nation’s borders. (BMD.7)
B. Maritime Security
• Provide wide-area surveillance from the coast to beyond the horizon, as well as port and
inland waterways, for detection, classification, tracking, and response. (BMD.8)
• Improved persistent, wide-area surveillance capabilities for guarding the U.S. coastal
approaches from 12 to 120 miles offshore. (BMD.9)
• Improved situational awareness by tracking small boat activity, detecting anomalous
and/or illegal behavior, and providing timely and actionable information in support of
law enforcement and port security efforts. (BMD.10)
• Improved sensor performance to enable improved detection and tracking of small and
large vessels by overcoming environmental clutter issues within the port/harbor as well as
in coastal environments. (BMD.11)
• Advanced law enforcement capabilities, enhanced ability to protect critical infrastructure
and key resources, and improved incident response and recovery management along the
inland waterways, port/harbor, and coastal regions. (BMD.12)
• Concepts, methodologies, and/or technologies to more effectively track dangerous cargo
being transported on inland rivers and waterways. (BMD.13)
• Improved data fusion and automated tools for command center operations – in particular,
the improved ability for agencies to share information and collaborate when not colocated.
(BMD.14)
• Ability for law-enforcement personnel to detect and identify narcotics, chemical warfare
agents, toxic industrial chemicals, explosives, and contraband materials – in particular,
the ability to identify multiple threats with one unit/one setup; operate on portable power;
be wearable and self contained; and be able to sample for and detect contraband without
direct contact. (BMD.15)
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C. Cargo Security
• Improved screening and examination by non-intrusive inspection - in particular, the
ability to detect or identify contraband items (for example, drugs, money, illegal
firearms), threat materials, or stowaways; improve penetration, resolution, throughput,
contrast sensitivity, reliability, mobility, and interoperability; and integrate with future
Automated Target Recognition capability. (BMD.16)
• Increased information fusion, anomaly detection, Automatic Target Recognition, and
response capability – in particular, automated imagery detection capability for anomalous
content (e.g., stowaways, hidden compartments, contraband), and the ability to detect
anomalous patterns in shipping data. (BMD.17)
• Improved detection, and identification of WMD materials and contraband – in particular,
the ability to detect chemical and biological threats, explosives, and contraband.
(BMD.18)
• Capability to screen 100 percent of air cargo. (BMD.19)
• Track domestic high-threat cargo – in particular, the ability to track DHS-designated
Toxic Inhalation Hazardous (TIH) cargos in domestic transit. (BMD.20)
• Detect intrusion or unauthorized access, positively identify cargo, and provide timely
response – in particular, in containerized, palletized, parcel, or bulk/break-bulk maritime
and air cargo. (BMD.21)
Chemical and Biological Division (CBD.0) analyses and countermeasures,
including improved characterization and prioritization of threats, innovative or revolutionary
methods for surveillance and detection for early attack warning that minimize exposure and
speed treatment of victims, new forensic methods to support attribution, and novel concepts for
decontamination and restoration, agrodefense, and food defense. It is important to note that the
division does not fund research on human clinical applications.
Topical Areas of strategic interest include:
Chemical and Biological Research & Development
• Improved Informatics and Design for Biological and Chemical Analysis (CBD.1) – (1)
Bioinformatics and chemical analytics research that leads to significantly higher success
rates for assay design. (2) Research to improve the depth and speed of data analysis and
enhance access to (and indexing of) large datasets; particularly bioinformatics data
structures as well as genotypic and phenotypic data.
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• Improved Sampling (CBD.2) – (1) Research in the areas of biological particle capture and
”real-time” analysis to support future development of technology that distinguishes
between putative threat and non-threat agents; (2) research that develops fundamental
understanding of sample collection to improve selectivity; (3) research that improves
transfer efficiency of agents from the environment to detectors or instruments; and (4)
research that improves organism collection and preservation by 70% viability or greater.
• Sample Preparation (CBD.3) – (1) Research that improves the ratio of analyte of interest
to background contaminant (AoI:BC) for chemical and/or biological threats; and (2)
research that helps to improve and define the quality of samples that emerge from sample
preparation in ways that are substantive to either instrumental or assay style analysis.
• Assays (CBD.4) – Research to develop fundamental understanding and methodologies
supporting assay chemistries that may potentially address the full spectrum of biological
agents: (1) traditional threat agents; (2) agents that have been enhanced with known
biological content; (3) agents that have emerged via natural selection; and (4) agents that
are purely synthetic in nature. Ultimately, this research should allow comparisons against
highly flexible databases of information that enable unique identification of threat agents.
Research toward assay chemistries that permit reliable differentiation between
environmental contaminants and chemical/biological threat agents is also of interest.
• Instruments and Detection (CBD.5) – Development, prototyping, and improvement of
products and systems that are capable of detecting chemical and biological weapons,
agents, and/or toxic industrial chemicals in aerosol, liquid, or environmental matrices, to
support the following needs
�� Rapid detection and identification of an agent immediately after its
release into the environment
�� Characterization and detection of novel, engineered, and emerging
biological agents
�� Trace quantity detection of an agent to support decontamination efforts
�� Identification of a concealed agent or dispersal device prior to its release
• Response and Recovery Research (CBD.6) – Research aimed at enhanced understanding
of chemical mechanisms and interactions with the environment and with operationallyrelevant
surfaces that will enable affordable and effective decontamination of emerging
chemical threats and biological agents over wide areas.
Threat Characterization & Attribution
• Integrated Chem Bio Rad Nuclear Explosives (ICBRNE) Program (CBD.7) –
Prototype and pilot demonstration applications related to sharing of WMD sensor data and
related information at the state, local, and federal level utilizing open standards and
protocols.
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• System Studies (CBD.8) – Research to conduct studies and analysis to identify gaps in
technology and operational concepts and to support formulation of requirements for
chemical and biological countermeasure development. Current specific areas of interests
are food and transit system defensive architectures.
• Bioforensics R&D Program (CBD.9) – Supports research and development of next
generation and novel technologies to characterize biological threat agents (BTAs) for
source attribution in support of FBI/NBFAC requirements in a criminal investigation.
These include novel applications of next generation technologies to characterize the
organism or the sample matrix. Please refer to specific BAA releases for future
submissions.
Agro Defense
• Enhanced countermeasures for foreign animal disease (FAD) pathogens affecting domestic
food animals, including molecular-based vaccines, immunotherapeutics, and novel agents
with immune-based mechanism of action. (CBD.10)
• Laboratory-based and field deployable/point of care, rapid detection and diagnostic next
generation technologies (e.g. arrays, nanotechnology, biosensors) to facilitate foreign
animal disease outbreak prevention, response and recovery. (CBD.11)
• Efforts that address critical limitations in the current generation of foreign animal disease
simulation models for high priority pathogens, including but not limited to the level of
detail and parameterization required to adequately describe the diversity and complexity of
the U. S. livestock system and the derived conceptual model, verification of the conceptual
model versus its computer implementation, strategies for model validation versus the real
world especially in a data poor environment, and the impact of data limitations at all levels
of the modeling process. (CBD.12)
Command, Control, & Interoperability (CID.0) includes research and
development that creates and deploys information resources – standards, frameworks, tools, and
technologies – to enable seamless and secure interactions among homeland security
stakeholders. Concepts, prototypes and other technologies that strengthen capabilities to
communicate, share, visualize, analyze, and protect information.
• Research into the development of interoperable devices and systems to improve voice
and data communications; information sharing; and collaboration between emergency
response personnel at the federal, state, and local level. (CID.1)
• Research for advanced information assurance and other cyber security technologies to
secure the Nation’s current and future cyber infrastructure. (CID.2)
• Innovative forensic technologies to increase the operational efficiency and create new
capabilities for criminal and terrorist investigations. (CID.3)
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• Research for advanced reconnaissance and surveillance technologies for law enforcement
personnel. (CID.4)
Explosives Countermeasures (EXD.0) includes the detection, mitigation, and
response to explosive threats including: all modes of transportation within the Transportation
Systems Sector (Aviation, Maritime, Mass Transit, Highway, Freight Rail, and Pipeline), in
checked and carry-on baggage, Home Made Explosives (HME), improvised explosive devices
(IEDs) – vehicle borne (VBIED) and person borne (PBIED), and response and defeat
technologies.
• Standoff Detection of Explosives (EXD.1): Technologies for the standoff detection of
explosives and explosive devices related to Person and Vehicle Borne Improvised
Explosive Devices. Explosives of interest include commercially available explosives (i.e.
Ammonium Nitrate based), conventional military explosives (i.e. Composition C-4 and
Semtex A/H) and homemade explosives (i.e., peroxide base). Standoff Detection implies
that both the detection equipment and operator be located at some distance (>1 m up to
tens of meters) away from the subject or object under interrogation. Subtopics include:
1) Integration of both multimodal and multispectral technologies for improved
detection and/or imaging metrics.
2) Development of automated detection and/or identification capabilities associated
with both imaging and spectroscopy based technologies.
• Cargo Security (EXD.2) includes detecting intrusion or unauthorized access, positively
identify cargo, and provide timely response – in particular, in containerized, palletized,
parcel, or bulk/break-bulk maritime, air cargo, and freight rail.
• Test and Evaluation Expertise and Facilities for Counter-IED detection technologies
(EXD.3). Standoff, Remote, and Checkpoint based explosives detection systems, to be
evaluated, most often require real explosives and local storage of said explosives.
Facilities must be able to store, on-site, small amounts (< 1 pound) of various solid
explosives, while achieving clean, uncontaminated facilities for equipment
testing. Facilities must be able to accommodate non-eye safe laser ranges, x-ray based
screening equipment, and neutron-based screening equipment. Facilities must also be
able to accommodate, in certain cases, large, outdoor vehicle borne IED screening
equipment.
• Defeat of Improvised Explosive Devices (EXD.4): Develop a means/method to attach
an explosives access/neutralization charge to the external or internal surface of a vehicle
or structure that is suspected of carrying or housing a terrorist explosive device. The
means/method will allow for easy placement by a robotic platform, will allow for
repositioning, and will support up to 100lbs. The means/method should be capable of
adhering to glass, metal, wood, Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP), and concrete. Any
means/method that proposes to use rope/ropelike items or double-sided adhesive tape is
not acceptable.
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Develop a tele-robotic manipulator that is capable of “fine motor” control for use in
neutralizing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The system must be capable of
precision actions such as cutting a wire, moving small components, opening small
compartments, etc. The system must be mounted on or capable of being carried by a
robot platform, is haptic sensitive, and weighs less than 25 lbs. The system should be
self-powered, dual-armed and interoperable with the robotic platform Operator Control
unit (OCU). The system should be capable of reaching up to 60”.
• Data Fusion and Automated Detection (EXD.5) for aviation cargo, checked baggage,
carry-on baggage, personal check points and all surface intermodal concerns. Algorithms
and techniques for detection fusion and automated alerting that combines a variety of
detection modalities, including but not limited to X-Ray, trace chemical detection,
computed tomography (CT) and video.
• Materials Science Research for Explosives Mitigation (EXD.6): Fundamental
materials science research directed toward improved understanding of the relative
importance and cumulative effect of aging, stress history, corrosion cracking, materials
manufacturing variability and threats on critical infrastructure materials.
• Advanced Detection Technologies (EXD.7): Development of robust, enhanced
explosives detection methods such as bio-inspired molecular recognition techniques and
other advanced sampling technologies to improve selectivity and sensitivity capabilities.
Detection methods should be easily deployed, low cost and require minimum training to
operate. Special attention should be paid to determining better sensing mechanisms and
signal amplification mechanisms to apply to future detection improvements.
Human Factors/Behavioral Sciences (HFD.0) applies the social and behavioral
sciences to improve detection, analysis, and understanding of threats posed by individuals,
groups, and radical movements; develops novel technologies and tools to improve the
recognition of individuals; supports the preparedness, response, and recovery of communities
impacted by catastrophic events; and advances national security by integrating human factors
and public perceptions data into homeland security technologies.
• Methods, models and technologies to enhance community resilience in the face of
human- or nature-caused catastrophes through such means as better understanding of
risk perception, improved risk communication by emergency responders and public
officials, programs of pre-event education and training and applied theoretical and
empirical research into the properties of resilient social networks, including more
effective ways of mapping and linking emergency response, longer term recovery
teams and other organizations within and across the public, faith-based, NGO and
private commercial sectors. (HFD.1)
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• Research into metrics related to resilience, including the creation of validated metrics
measuring the psychosocial impact of large-scale disasters and catastrophes on
affected individuals and communities and measures of the effectiveness of societal
and community resilience efforts across physical, economic, social, psychological and
cultural dimensions. (HFD.2)
• Research and technology to improve skill acquisition and human and team performance
in the context of the human-machine interface, including research designed to achieve
this end through better understanding of the range of fundamental human processes
(physiological, neurological, behavioral, physical, and cognitive) that affect individual
human and team performance. (HFD.3)
• Research into terrorist motivations, intent, recruitment, mobilization, and operations
in order to develop a framework for assessing threats to the homeland, including the
use of IEDs. (HFD.4)
• Tools and technologies to determine when radical groups are likely to engage in
violence, and what ideological, organizational, and contextual factors may influence
violent action. (HFD.5)
• Methods for non-invasively identifying deceptive and suspicious behavior within a
time constrained, low-base rate, screening environment, and methods for identifying
interactive strategies optimal for eliciting disguise-resistant indicators of deceptive
and suspicious behavior, including technologies that automate or aid in such
identification. (HFD.6)
• Protocols and technologies to minimize insider threats and to identify insider threat
behavior when it occurs, especially in settings like transportation security or at a
border. (HFD.7)
• Improvements in biometrics, including real-time positive verification of individual
identity using multiple biometrics; mobile biometrics screening capabilities, to
include hand-held, wireless, and secure devices; and high-speed, high-fidelity tenprint
capture. (HFD.8)
• Research into the limits and potential of biometrics, including data collections,
analyses, and medical studies to evaluate the stability of biometric indicators over
time, uniqueness within the human population, and potential sensor dependencies;
evaluations of the cryptographic strength of biometrics in security applications when
combined with passwords, PINS, public key infrastructure (PKI) and traditional data
security methods; tools to create synthetic biometric data to protect privacy for
research data sets used in algorithm evaluations; the assessment of techniques to
spoof or obfuscate biometric technologies; and the development of standards and
test/evaluation protocols. (HFD.9)
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Infrastructure and Geophysical (IGD.0): Concepts, methodologies, algorithms, and/or
technologies for identifying, understanding and mitigating all hazard vulnerabilities of the 18
critical infrastructure/key assets. Concepts, methodologies, and/or technologies for improving
the preparedness and response for Federal, State, Local, Tribal governments, first responders and
the private sector, to all-hazards events impacting the U.S. population, critical infrastructure, and
the economy. Improved understanding of natural hazards and development of mitigation
measures to protect against them.
• Advanced Materials (IGD.1): to renew the infrastructure of the present and construct the
infrastructure of the future to be resistant to many hazards and have sustainable
properties. Hazards include blast; projectiles; fire; earthquakes; wind; flooding;
deterioration and aging; corrosion; and combinations of these design challenges.
Sustainable properties include self-healing, self-diagnosing, self-reporting, generating or
conserving energy, minimal drain on nonrenewable resources, conserving water, long
life, and affordability.
• Blast & Projectile Analysis and Design of Protective Measures (IGD.2):
Understanding the basic physics of blast effects on types of infrastructure that have not
received extensive past testing and analysis (dams, levees, tunnels, bridges), improved
understanding and modeling of blast effects on critical components of the infrastructure
systems (towers, cables, submerged infrastructure), and design of protective measures to
limit damage (i.e., articulated concrete mats installed externally to seal off damage to
underwater tunnels, multilayered liners for interior protection of tunnels) or expeditious
means to shore up damaged infrastructure to protect against further loss of life, such as
safe entry for first responders.
• Integrated incident management (IGD.3): components and systems to improve public
and first responder situational awareness, capability, and safety. Increased situational
awareness to manage available and anticipated human and material resources,
transportation capabilities, and the need for timely information to support critical
decisions involving rapidly shifting priorities; geospatial data to create a seamless system
between federal, state, and local first responders; and established virtual continuity of
operations (COOP) capabilities to improve incident management when key
infrastructures and facilities are unavailable.
• Physics and Mitigation of Natural Hazards (IGD.4): Improved capabilities to
anticipate, prepare for and/or mitigate the impact of catastrophic geophysical phenomena.
By better understanding the physics that drive the internal processes and severity of
natural hazards, we are better positioned to develop innovative, effective protective
measures to reduce damages from natural hazards and more quickly recover from them.
Example hazards include hurricanes and the heat engine processes that control their
intensity and resulting storm surge; high winds, erosion, and flooding; wildfires; and
processes driven by high winds and drought, protective design and rapidly deployable
protective measures, such as the “fire-proof house envelope” developed in the SAFE
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program; and earthquakes, including an ability to interpret signals from the earth
to estimate the timing, location, and severity of an earthquake.
• Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure (IGD.5): Infrastructure designed in such a
way that reduces the consumption of energy, consumption of clean water, and emission
of pollutants, and aims at resource conservation over the life of the project. It should use
high-performance green materials that are self-monitoring, are self-healing, and stand the
test of time. It should resist blast, earthquake, floods, and wind. Developing infrastructure
that is sustainable means thinking differently about how we build, what we build, and
whether we build at all. It means designing and maintaining infrastructures that are both
highly efficient and all-hazard–resistant. Enhancing security, resilience, and recovery of
the 18 critical infrastructure sectors for new and retrofit applications. Critical utility
components that are affordable, highly transportable, and provide robust solutions during
manmade and natural disruptions.
• First Responders (IGD.6): Advances to improve protection of or enhance performance
of responders as they carry out life-saving tasks. Technologies that will fully enable
emergency managers and first responders to effectively cope with multihazard
emergencies—technologies such as advanced materials for protective clothing that report
on the health of the first responder; decision support systems that provide real-time
logistical tracking and management of emergency supplies, equipment, and personnel;
advanced 3-D tracking technologies; an integrated and simulation-based incident
planning and response capability to analyze all-hazard disaster response and recovery
operations, tactics, techniques, plans, and procedures for use in a real-time environment
for simulation-based training.
• Geospatial and Remote Sensing (IGD.7): Geospatial technologies that enhance
situational awareness for the protection of critical infrastructure and to improve
management of incidents at federal, state and local levels.
• Advanced Surveillance and Monitoring (IGD.8): Integration of multiple types of
sensing technologies and intelligent algorithms to interpret the sensed data and detect and
report only actual anomalous activities.
• MSA and DSS (IGD.9): Concepts, techniques, methodologies, algorithms, and
innovative tools and applications to significantly enhance the quality of system analysis
and to reduce the time/cost of conducting system analyses. Modeling tools for a wide
range of decision makers, from local law enforcement to governors to the White House,
to evaluate alternative policies and actions to deal with emergencies and anticipate
cascading effects across interdependent systems. Tools for real-time decision support in
emergencies capable of integrating and assimilating multiple types of information and
processing that information and presenting it in a manner useful to decision makers.
• Cyber-physical Systems Security (IGD.10): Cyber-physical systems (CPS), which are
emerging trend across the globe, are characterized by tight coupling, coordination, and
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interconnections among sensing, communications, computational, and physical
resources. CPS are exhibited in many application areas, including industrial control
systems, and are prevalent in almost every critical infrastructure sector, including water,
gas, electricity, transportation, chemical, and healthcare. Such interconnections form a
complex system of systems. It is envisioned that the complexity of the cyber-physical
systems of the future will far exceed that of today. Such a complexity poses several
research challenges related to resiliency, vulnerability, threat, and recovery assessment
issues. There is a need for models, theories, methods, and tools to address the security of
cyber-physical systems taking into account the cyber and physical components of a
system in an integrated and unified way and realizing the discrete and continuous aspects
of the system.
For instructions on submitting a White Paper or Full Proposal, please refer to S&T LRBAA
10-01, PART II, Para. IV, APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION.
DHS S&T reserves the right to select for award and fund all, some, or none of the Full
Proposals received in response to this Announcement. If an award decision is made, a
negotiation process will determine how much of the selected Proposal is actually funded. A
Proposal may be selected, but only specific portions of it may be of interest to DHS S&T. |
Obama signs Executive Order to form THE COUNCIL OF (10) GOVERNORS
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