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NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Fiscal Year 2012
Call for Proposal ProcessWebinar Hosted by: The NOAA UAS Team
Location: SSMC 11836
11:00-11:1011:10-11:30
Introduction to UAS andIntroduction of UAS Video
Dr. Alexander MacDonaldOffice of Oceanic and AtmosphericReasearch, Deputy Assistant Administror for Labs and Cooperative Institute
11:30 -12:00 History and overview of the UAS Program
Robbie HoodNOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Program Manager
12:00-12:15 Request for Proposal Process RDML Philip M. Kenul,NOAA (Retired)NOAA Unmanned Aircraft, Senior Systems Engineer
12:15-12:30 Platform CapabilitiesProject Reviews and Programmatic Analyses
CDMR John “JC” Coffey,USN (Retired) NOAA Unmanned Aircraft, Senior System Engineer
12:30 -1:00 Questions/Discussion Senita M. HillNOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Project Manager
NO
AA
Unm
anne
d A
ircra
ft Sy
stem
s Pr
ogra
m O
verv
iew
Rob
bie
Hoo
d, U
AS
Prog
ram
Dire
ctor
NO
AA
Offi
ce o
f Oce
anic
and
Atm
osph
eric
Res
earc
h13
Dec
embe
r 201
1
Purp
ose
and
Out
line
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ebin
ar P
urpo
se –
Info
rmat
iona
l bri
efin
g de
scri
bing
: –
Back
grou
nd, a
ccom
plis
hmen
ts, a
nd s
trat
egic
dir
ecti
on o
f UA
S Pr
ogra
m
–Re
ques
t for
pro
posa
ls
–Pr
ojec
t re
view
pro
cess
–Ca
pabi
litie
s of
com
mon
unm
anne
d sy
stem
s
�O
utlin
e of
UA
S Pr
ogra
m O
verv
iew
–
Basi
c de
finit
ion
–Bu
ildin
g U
AS
Expe
rtis
e an
d Ca
paci
ty
–St
rate
gic
Prio
riti
es
–Pr
ogra
m V
isio
n an
d G
oals
–U
AS
Tran
siti
on P
roce
ss
–U
AS
Stra
tegi
c D
irec
tion
–Se
lect
ed R
oadm
aps
–In
itia
l Bus
ines
s Ca
se
–Co
ntac
t Inf
orm
atio
n
NO
AA U
AS P
rogr
am2
Rea
lity
of U
nman
ned
Airc
raft
Syst
ems
•Pr
oven
pla
tform
s an
d pa
yloa
ds
•M
any
clas
sifie
d at
Tec
hnol
ogy
Rea
dine
ss L
evel
–9
•Ai
r For
ce a
nd N
avy
Glo
bal H
awk
-20
,000
flig
ht h
ours
ove
r 10
year
s•
Air F
orce
and
CB
P Pr
edat
or –
1M fl
ight
hou
rs o
ver 1
5 ye
ars
•Ar
my
PM U
AS –
1 M
flig
ht h
ours
am
ong
5 op
erat
iona
l UAS
mod
els
•A
irspa
ce A
cces
s im
prov
ing
•FA
A C
ertif
icat
e of
Aut
horiz
atio
n (C
OA
) to
fligh
t -A
ppro
ved
for N
ASA
and
N
OA
A s
cien
ce m
issi
ons
•FA
A fl
ight
rule
s fo
r sm
all l
ow a
ltitu
de U
AS –
Expe
cted
by
2013
•Ad
vanc
ing
DO
D s
ense
and
avo
id te
chno
logi
es –
Arm
y/FA
A p
ilot s
tudy
un
derw
ay fo
r 201
0 -2
015
•N
ew c
apab
ilitie
s on
the
horiz
on•
Hig
h al
titud
e Ze
phyr
-flo
wn
for 2
wee
ks•
DAR
PA te
chno
logy
inve
stm
ents
–fli
ght t
imes
of
mon
ths
to y
ears
•U
AS -
laun
ched
from
bal
loon
s or
oth
er a
ircra
ft3
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
Tool
s fo
r Bui
ldin
g U
AS
Expe
rtis
e an
d C
apac
ity
NO
AA
UA
S Ex
pert
ise
and
Cap
acity
UAS
Pla
tform
and
Pa
yloa
d D
emon
stra
tions
Req
uire
men
ts
Doc
umen
tatio
n an
d Tr
ade
Stud
ies
Obs
ervi
ng S
yste
m
Sim
ulat
ion
Expe
rimen
ts a
nd
Info
rmat
ion
Man
agem
ent
Part
ners
hips
Airs
pace
, Sa
fety
, Tr
aini
ng a
nd
Ope
ratio
nal
Proc
edur
es
4NO
AA U
AS P
rogr
am
Stra
tegi
c Pr
iorit
ies
NO
AA
Nex
t G
ener
atio
n St
rate
gic
Plan
•Su
cces
s in
dica
ted
by
enha
nced
ho
rizon
tal
cove
rage
, tim
e,
and
vert
ical
pr
ofile
of t
he
Eart
h
Nat
iona
l Oce
an
Polic
y•
Cal
l for
the
use
of u
nman
ned
vehi
cles
to
gath
er d
ata
on
the
heal
th a
nd
prod
uctiv
ity o
f th
e oc
ean,
our
co
asts
, and
the
Gre
at L
akes
NO
AA
NW
S St
rate
gic
Plan
•Fu
ture
focu
s on
m
aint
aini
ng
cont
inuo
us
situ
atio
nal
awar
enes
s,
inte
rpre
ting
info
rmat
ion
and
prov
idin
g de
cisi
on fo
r hig
h-im
pact
eve
nts
NO
AA
Arct
ic
Plan
•Im
prov
ed
obse
rvat
ions
to
bette
r for
ecas
t se
a ic
e,
unde
rsta
nd
clim
ate
and
ecos
yste
m
chan
ges,
and
im
prov
e w
eath
er
and
wat
er
war
ning
s
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
5
Met
rics
for U
AS
Tech
nolo
gy A
sses
smen
t
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
6
Tech
nolo
gyR
eadi
ness
Lev
el
Des
crip
tion
TR
L 1
Bas
icor
fund
amen
tal r
esea
rch
TR
L 2
Tech
nolo
gy c
once
ptan
d/or
app
licat
ion
TR
L3
Proo
f-of-c
once
pt
TRL
4C
once
pt v
alid
ated
in la
bora
tory
TR
L 5
Con
cept
val
idat
edin
rele
vant
env
ironm
ent
TR
L 6
Prot
otyp
ede
mon
stra
tion
in re
leva
nt e
nviro
nmen
t
TRL
7P
roto
type
dem
onst
ratio
nin
ope
ratio
nal e
nviro
nmen
t
TRL
8S
yste
m d
emon
stra
tion
in a
n op
erat
iona
l env
ironm
ent
TR
L 9
Sys
tem
tota
lly o
pera
tiona
l
UA
S Tr
ansi
tion
Proc
ess
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
7
Key
Dec
isio
n Po
int
Key
Dec
isio
n Po
int
Key
Dec
isio
n Po
int
Canc
el M
issi
on
Canc
el M
issi
on
Canc
el M
issi
on
Key
Dec
isio
n Po
int
Key
Dec
isio
n Po
int
CAN
CEL
MIS
SIO
N
Reso
urce
s re
allo
cate
d
Canc
el M
issi
on
Canc
el M
issi
on
Canc
el M
issi
on
DEF
ER M
ISSI
ON
N
o ne
w re
sour
ces
- Pro
ject
put
on
hold
STEP
3Te
stin
g an
d O
ptim
izin
g C
once
pt o
f O
pera
tions
STEP
2O
ptim
izin
g O
bser
ving
St
rate
gies
STEP
1Id
entif
ying
Pr
omis
ing
Tech
nolo
gies
STEP
4Im
plem
entin
g O
pera
tions
to
Addr
ess
NO
AA
Goa
ls
NO
AA
UA
S St
rate
gic
Visi
on
and
Goa
ls
•Vi
sion
–U
AS w
ill re
volu
tioni
ze N
OA
A o
bser
ving
str
ateg
ies
by
2014
com
para
ble
to th
e in
trod
uctio
n of
sat
ellit
e an
d ra
dar a
sset
s de
cade
s ea
rlier
•G
oals
–G
oal 1
: Inc
reas
e U
AS o
bser
ving
cap
acity
–G
oal 2
: Dev
elop
hig
h sc
ienc
e-re
turn
UAS
mis
sion
s
•H
igh
impa
ct w
eath
er m
onito
ring,
•
Pola
r mon
itorin
g •
Mar
ine
mon
itorin
g–
Goa
l 3:
Tran
sitio
n co
st-e
ffect
ive,
ope
ratio
nally
fe
asib
le U
AS s
olut
ions
into
rout
ine
oper
atio
ns
8NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
NO
AA
UA
S Pr
ogra
m
Stra
tegi
c D
irect
ion
9
In
nova
te
I
ncub
ate
Int
egra
te
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
Roa
dmap
for G
loba
l C
apab
ilitie
s U
AS
2005
2
006
20
07
200
8
2009
2
010
20
11
201
2
2013
2
014
20
15
Vis
ion
of G
loba
l Pr
ofili
ng S
yste
m
Prov
en G
loba
l Haw
k fli
ght c
apab
iliti
es
• Arc
tic,
Pac
ific,
Gul
f of M
exic
o, A
tlan
tic
• Tro
pica
l and
win
ter
stor
ms
• Dro
pson
de a
nd r
emot
e se
nsin
g pr
ofili
ng
• Air
craf
t in
sit
u pr
ofili
ng
NA
SA-N
OA
A G
loba
l H
awks
and
pay
load
s fe
asib
le fo
r de
dica
ted
oper
atio
nal h
igh
im
pact
wea
ther
an
d po
lar
m
onit
orin
g
10NO
AA U
AS P
rogr
am
Roa
dmap
for P
olar
Ice
Mon
itorin
g
2008
2
009
20
10
201
1
2012
2
013
20
14
201
5
2016
2
017
20
18
NO
AA
low
alt
itud
e m
elti
ng g
laci
er s
tudy
in
Gre
enla
nd
NO
AA
low
alt
itud
e bl
ack
carb
on s
tudy
in N
orw
ay
NA
SA-N
OA
A lo
w a
nd m
ediu
m a
ltit
ude
mar
gina
l ice
zon
e st
udy
in B
erin
g Se
a
Opt
imiz
ed
UA
S ic
e ob
serv
ing
stra
tegy
11NO
AA U
AS P
rogr
am
Roa
dmap
for L
ow A
ltitu
de
Mar
ine
and
Wild
life
Mon
itorin
g
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
NO
AA
UA
S sh
ip-
depl
oyed
stu
dy o
f ice
se
als
in B
erin
g Se
a
NO
AA
UA
S pe
ngui
n st
udy
in A
ntar
ctic
a
Uni
vers
ity
of A
lask
a - F
airb
anks
UA
S pa
rtne
rshi
p st
udy
of s
eals
at D
utch
Har
bor
O
ptim
ized
UA
S m
arin
e an
d w
ildlif
e ob
serv
ing
stra
tegy
Coas
t Gua
rd
UA
S pa
rtne
rshi
p st
udy
of o
il sp
ill
mon
itor
ing
in
Sant
a Ba
rbar
a ch
anne
l 12
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
Initi
al B
usin
ess
Cas
eSu
mm
ary
Rec
omm
enda
tions
13NO
AA U
AS P
rogr
am
NO
AA
Unm
anne
d A
ircra
ft Sy
stem
s (U
AS)
Pr
ogra
m
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Proc
edur
es fo
r Com
petit
ive
Aw
ard
for
Proj
ect P
ropo
sals
O
verv
iew
Phili
p K
enul
Offi
ce o
f Oce
anic
and
Atm
osph
eric
Res
earc
h Ea
rth
Syst
em R
esea
rch
Labo
rato
ryU
AS
Prog
ram
Dec
embe
r 201
1
Out
line
•An
noun
cem
ent-C
all f
or P
ropo
sals
•
Pre-
Pro
posa
l Let
ter
•Fu
ll P
ropo
sal F
orm
at•
Eval
uatio
n C
riter
ia•
Proj
ect R
evie
w T
eam
Pan
el•
Pre-
Aw
ard
Pro
cedu
res
•Po
st-A
war
d P
roce
dure
s•
Pro
gres
s R
epor
ts/M
onito
ring
and
Eva
luat
ions
2
UA
S C
all f
or P
ropo
sals
Pr
oces
s
•R
eque
st fo
r pro
posa
ls (R
FP) a
re d
evel
oped
from
the
rese
arch
prio
ritie
s es
tabl
ishe
d by
the
UA
SP
•Th
e U
AS
Dire
ctor
will
iden
tify
criti
cal s
cien
ce a
nd
man
agem
ent n
eeds
.•
The
PM
will
prov
ide
the
proj
ect d
escr
iptio
n, p
riorit
ies
and
obje
ctiv
es, e
valu
atio
n cr
iteria
to b
e us
ed, c
losi
ng
date
, pro
ject
ed s
tart
date
, and
the
fund
ing
avai
labi
lity
to th
e U
AS
Pro
ject
Rev
iew
Tea
m (P
RT)
Pan
el.
•Th
e P
RT
will
revi
ew a
ll pr
opos
als
and
rank
them
ac
cord
ing
to th
e ev
alua
tion
crite
ria e
stab
lishe
d by
the
UA
S P
rogr
am D
irect
or.
The
eval
uatio
n cr
iteria
are
als
o po
sted
on
the
UA
S S
hare
poin
tand
UA
S W
ebsi
te.
3
Pre-
Prop
osal
Let
ter
•C
onta
ct in
form
atio
n fo
r the
prin
cipa
l inv
estig
ator
•M
ax 3
-pag
e sy
nops
is o
f res
earc
h, in
clud
ing
a ra
tiona
le, q
uest
ions
and
/or h
ypot
hese
s, th
e m
etho
dolo
gy, a
nd a
ntic
ipat
ed re
sults
. •
Focu
s on
new
, gro
undb
reak
ing
or tr
ansf
orm
ativ
e re
sear
ch to
inve
stig
ate
UA
S te
chno
logy
for
pote
ntia
l NO
AA
app
licat
ion.
•R
elev
ance
to N
OA
A’s
sci
ence
prio
ritie
s, g
oals
, an
d ob
ject
ives
.
4
Pre-
Prop
osal
Let
ter
•S
tate
men
t of r
elev
ance
to N
OA
A a
nd a
link
age
to
NO
AA
’s m
issi
on.
•O
ne p
age
desc
ribin
g es
timat
ed b
udge
t, w
ith a
ppro
x co
st p
er y
ear u
p to
a m
axim
um o
f thr
ee y
ears
. Maj
or
equi
pmen
t pro
cure
men
ts o
r unu
sual
cos
ts, e
.g.,
ship
, airc
raft,
com
pute
rs s
houl
d be
iden
tifie
d.•
Up
to o
ne a
dditi
onal
pag
e of
rele
vant
refe
renc
es to
th
e lit
erat
ure.
•B
iogr
aphy
of p
rinci
pal a
nd p
rimar
y co
-inve
stig
ator
s,
with
a fo
cus
on re
sear
ch a
ctiv
ities
and
pub
licat
ions
re
leva
nt to
the
prop
osed
rese
arch
.5
Full
Prop
osal
For
mat
•Pr
ojec
t Abs
trac
t -50
0 w
ords
–O
bjec
tives
and
ben
efits
–O
utlin
e of
pro
pose
d w
ork
and
met
hodo
logy
–Pe
riod
of p
erfo
rman
ce
•Pr
ojec
t Obj
ectiv
e–
Proj
ect o
pera
ting
plan
s fo
r per
form
ance
per
iod
–Lo
ng te
rm p
lan
for r
esea
rch
to o
pera
tions
tran
sitio
n–
Des
crib
e ea
ch ta
sk o
r mile
ston
e–
Def
ine
succ
ess
crite
ria fo
r eac
h ta
sk o
r mile
ston
e
•Ex
pect
ed S
igni
fican
ce to
:–
NO
AA
Stra
tegi
c P
lan
–O
AR
or r
elev
ant L
ine
Offi
ce S
trate
gic
Pla
n6
Full
Prop
osal
For
mat
•Te
chni
cal P
lan
to d
escr
ibe:
–La
b/fie
ld d
emon
stra
tion
of U
AS
pay
load
s,
plat
form
s, o
r con
cept
of o
pera
tions
in re
leva
nt
and/
or o
pera
tiona
l env
ironm
ents
,–
Inst
rum
ent d
evel
opm
ent /
mod
for U
AS
app
licat
ion
–U
AS
obs
erva
tion
impa
ct s
tudi
es, d
ata
assi
mila
tion
expe
rimen
ts o
r dec
isio
n su
ppor
t exp
erim
ents
.–
Sam
ple
mis
sion
sce
nario
s•
Man
agem
ent P
lan
–ov
eral
l pro
ject
coo
rdin
atio
n, lo
gist
ics,
dec
isio
n-m
akin
g, c
omm
s, d
ata
colle
ctio
n/m
anag
emen
t. 7
Full
Prop
osal
For
mat
•D
eliv
erab
les
–Sa
fety
and
Ope
ratio
ns P
lan,
Sum
mar
y of
Fie
ld
Ope
ratio
ns, S
umm
ary
of S
cien
tific
Res
ults
, and
Te
chno
logy
Ass
essm
ent o
f UA
S C
once
pt o
f O
pera
tions
.•
Key
Per
sonn
el–
Rol
es o
f per
sonn
el a
nd fu
ndin
g so
urce
•C
ompa
rativ
e Te
chno
logy
Ass
essm
ent
–Id
entif
y th
e en
tranc
e te
chno
logy
read
ines
s le
vel
the
expe
cted
exi
t tec
hnol
ogy
read
ines
s le
vel
8
Full
Prop
osal
For
mat
•Pr
ojec
t Ris
k M
itiga
tion
–Id
entif
y ris
ks a
nd m
itiga
tions
•B
udge
t Bre
akdo
wn
–By
qua
rter-
pers
onne
l, ho
urs,
sen
sors
, har
dwar
e,
trave
l•
Supe
rvis
or L
ette
r of C
omm
itmen
t–
Prin
cipa
l Inv
estig
ator
’s s
uper
viso
r sta
ting
the
orga
niza
tion’
s co
mm
itmen
t to
the
scop
e,
sche
dule
, bud
get,
and
deliv
erab
les
of th
e pr
opos
ed a
ctiv
ities
.
9
Eval
uatio
n C
riter
ia
•Th
e P
rogr
am D
irect
or w
ill p
rovi
de th
e pr
ojec
t de
scrip
tion,
prio
ritie
s an
d ob
ject
ives
, eva
luat
ion
crite
ria
to b
e us
ed, c
losi
ng d
ate,
pro
ject
ed s
tart
date
, and
the
fund
ing
avai
labi
lity
to th
e U
AS
Pro
ject
Rev
iew
Tea
m
(PR
T) P
anel
.•
The
PR
T w
ill re
view
all
prop
osal
s an
d ra
nk th
em
acco
rdin
g to
the
eval
uatio
n cr
iteria
est
ablis
hed
by th
e U
AS
PM
.–
Impo
rtanc
e an
d/or
Rel
evan
ce a
nd a
pplic
abili
ty o
f pro
pose
d pr
ojec
t to
the
prog
ram
goa
ls
–Te
chni
cal/s
cien
tific
mer
it–
Ove
rall
qual
ifica
tions
of a
pplic
ant
–Pr
ojec
t cos
ts–
Oth
er
10
Proj
ect R
evie
w T
eam
Pan
el(P
RT)
•U
AS
Pro
gram
adh
eres
to a
pan
el re
view
pr
oces
s to
revi
ew p
ropo
sals
.•
Pane
l sel
ecte
d by
Pro
gram
Dire
ctor
–Te
chni
cal e
xper
ts fr
om U
AS
Pro
gram
and
SM
E
as re
quire
d•
PRT
revi
ews
prop
osal
s an
d ra
nks
them
ac
cord
ing
to e
valu
atio
n cr
iteria
.•
Asse
ss a
nd e
valu
ate
prop
osal
s w
ithin
con
text
of
rese
arch
nee
ds
11
Pre-
Aw
ard
Proc
edur
es
•Ba
sed
on P
RT
eval
uatio
ns U
AS
Pro
gram
D
irect
or w
ill :
–pl
ace
the
prop
osal
s in
rank
ord
er a
nd m
ake
reco
mm
enda
tions
usi
ng th
e ra
nk o
rder
, the
ev
alua
tion,
and
sel
ectio
n–
subm
it th
e re
com
men
datio
n to
the
Offi
ce o
f O
cean
ic a
nd A
tmos
pher
ic A
dmin
istra
tion’
s,
Dep
uty
Ass
ista
nt A
dmin
istra
tor o
f Lab
orat
ory
and
Coo
pera
tive
Inst
itute
s (D
AA
/LC
I), f
or re
view
and
co
mm
ent.
12
POST
-AW
AR
D
PRO
CED
UR
ES
•Pr
opos
al a
war
ds a
re b
ilate
ral a
gree
men
ts.
•By
sig
ning
the
awar
d, th
e re
cipi
ent a
gree
s to
ab
ide
by th
e te
rms
and
cond
ition
s of
the
awar
d•
Mon
itorin
g m
ay ta
ke th
e fo
rm o
f site
vis
its,
writ
ten
and/
or o
ral r
epor
ts, m
eetin
gs, o
r any
ot
her f
orm
of c
omm
unic
atio
n de
emed
ap
prop
riate
for k
eepi
ng a
ppris
ed o
f pro
ject
pr
ogre
ss.
13
PRO
GR
ESS
REP
OR
TS
•U
AS
Pro
gram
will
per
form
a s
erie
s of
pro
ject
re
view
•U
se fi
nanc
ial r
epor
ts to
mea
sure
the
prog
ress
•K
eep
abre
ast o
f any
situ
atio
ns th
at m
ay
prev
ent t
he p
roje
ct fr
om b
eing
acc
ompl
ishe
d M
issi
on C
once
pt R
evie
ws,
Pre
limin
ary
Des
ign
Rev
iew
s, C
ritic
al D
esig
n R
evie
ws,
A
irwor
thin
ess
and
Flig
ht S
afet
y R
evie
ws,
Fl
ight
Rea
dine
ss R
evie
ws,
Mis
sion
R
eadi
ness
Rev
iew
s, a
nd P
ost M
issi
on
Rev
iew
and
Rep
ort
14
Proj
ect M
onito
ring
Plan
for
UA
S Pr
ogra
m
•U
AS
Pro
gram
Dire
ctor
is re
spon
sibl
e m
onito
ring
offic
ial
–w
ill de
velo
p a
mon
itorin
g pl
an fo
r eac
h pr
ojec
t be
fore
the
proj
ect b
egin
s.
–w
ill de
term
ine
the
type
and
freq
uenc
y of
m
onito
ring
activ
ities
bas
ed o
n th
e ris
k as
sess
men
t of
the
proj
ect a
nd th
e av
aila
ble
reso
urce
s.
Mon
itorin
g pl
an te
mpl
ates
can
be
foun
d in
on
the
in R
FP m
anua
l.
15
NO
AA
Unm
anne
d A
ircra
ft Sy
stem
s (U
AS)
Pr
ogra
m
Cal
l For
Pro
posa
lsFY
2012
Phili
p K
enul
Offi
ce o
f Oce
anic
and
Atm
osph
eric
Res
earc
h Ea
rth
Syst
em R
esea
rch
Labo
rato
ryU
AS
Prog
ram
Dec
embe
r 201
1
FY 1
2 U
AS
Cal
l for
Pro
posa
ls
Sche
dule
•13
Dec
201
1 –
Cal
l for
FY1
2•
11 J
an 2
011
–D
eadl
ine
for p
re-p
ropo
sals
•13
Feb
201
1 –
Req
uest
for f
ull p
ropo
sals
•26
Mar
201
1 –
Dea
dlin
e fo
r ful
l pro
posa
ls•
24 A
pr 2
011
–P
ropo
sal s
elec
tion
2
Scop
e of
the
Solic
itatio
n
•Lo
w A
ltitu
de M
arin
e an
d W
ildlif
e As
sess
men
ts, H
igh
Impa
ct O
cean
ic W
eath
er, A
rctic
Sea
Ice
and
Clim
ate
Cha
nge,
and
Mar
ine
Mon
itorin
g •
UAS
sel
ectio
n at
the
disc
retio
n of
PI
•C
onsi
dera
tion
to N
OAA
ow
ned
–m
d4-1
000
quad
roco
pter
(1),
–AP
Q-1
6 (1
),–
Man
ta U
AS (2
), –
SkyW
isp
ballo
on la
unch
ed g
lider
(2)
,–
Pum
a U
AS (2
sys
tem
s),
–EM
ILY
(Sur
face
Ves
sel).
3
Scop
e
•P
ropo
sals
are
exp
ecte
d to
: –
Mee
t obj
ectiv
es t
hrou
gh m
easu
rem
ents
to
prov
e/di
spro
ve a
sci
entif
ic h
ypot
hesi
s–
Util
ize
curr
ently
ava
ilabl
e se
nsor
s an
d in
stru
men
tatio
n•
Del
iver
the
follo
win
g:
–An
alys
is o
f dat
a, r
epor
t on
scie
nce
obje
ctiv
es, a
nd
draf
t pub
licat
ion
of s
cien
ce r
esul
ts;
–An
alys
is o
f UAS
per
form
ance
/im
prov
emen
ts
4
Scop
e
•In
vest
igat
ions
req
uest
ed b
y th
is s
olic
itatio
n sh
all i
nclu
de p
rovis
ion
for:
–an
y re
quire
d up
grad
es to
pla
tform
s to
ena
ble
the
scie
nce
mis
sion
–
requ
ired
inst
rum
ent a
dapt
ion
and
inte
grat
ion
of
inst
rum
ent(s
) ont
o th
e U
AS p
latfo
rms,
–op
erat
ions
, –
data
ana
lysi
s, d
istri
butio
n an
dar
chiv
ing
in a
N
OAA
-ass
igne
d da
ta c
ente
r with
in 6
mon
ths
–pu
blic
atio
n of
sci
ence
resu
lts,
–Lo
gist
ics/
proj
ect m
anag
emen
t 5
Exce
ss C
apac
ity in
Se
lect
ed In
vest
igat
ions
•U
AS
Pro
gram
rese
rves
the
righ
t to
utiliz
e ex
cess
cap
acity
in s
elec
ted
proj
ects
.–
mea
sure
men
ts, f
light
hou
rs, s
ampl
ing
loca
tions
an
d/or
tim
es, e
tc. m
ay b
e ad
ded
to a
ny p
roje
ct–
addi
tions
coo
rdin
ated
with
the
PI, a
nd n
egat
ive
impa
cts
will
be m
inim
ized
.–
cost
s as
soci
ated
with
thes
e ad
ditio
ns w
ill be
co
vere
d by
NO
AA o
utsi
de o
f the
fund
ing
of a
ny
proj
ect s
elec
ted
as p
art o
f thi
s so
licita
tion.
6
Fund
ing
•O
blig
ated
by
Sep
tem
ber
30, 2
012,
with
pe
rform
ance
com
plet
e by
Sep
tem
ber
30,
2013
.•
$600
K a
lloca
ted
for p
ropo
sals
(3-
5 pr
ojec
ts)
–$3
00K
max
imum
–1-
2 m
icro
-aw
ards
of l
ess
than
$50
K ea
ch.
7
NO
AA
Unm
anne
d A
ircra
ft Sy
stem
s R
esou
rces
/Cap
abili
ties
John
“JC
” C
offe
yD
ecem
ber 2
011
Purp
ose
and
Out
line
•Pu
rpos
e –
Prov
ide
Ove
rvie
w o
f Unm
anne
d A
ircr
aft S
yste
ms a
vaila
ble
to
NO
AA
Res
earc
hers
•O
utlin
e–
Man
ned
and
Unm
anne
d A
ircra
ft C
apab
ilitie
s/Fu
el U
sage
–G
loba
l Haw
k (N
ASA
)–
Ikha
na (N
ASA
)–
Man
ta–
Pum
a A
E–
md4
-100
0–
APQ
-16
–Sk
yWis
p–
Emily
NO
AA U
AS P
rogr
am2
This
solic
itatio
n w
ill fo
cus o
n th
e N
OA
A p
latfo
rms
NO
AA
and
NA
SA M
anne
d an
d U
nman
ned
Flig
ht C
apab
ilitie
s
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
3
HAL
E -H
igh
Altit
ude
Long
End
uran
ce
MAL
E -M
ediu
m A
ltitu
de L
ong
Endu
ranc
eLA
LE -
Low
Alti
tude
Lon
g En
dura
nce
LASE
-Lo
w A
ltitu
de S
hort
End
uran
ce
Dirt
y, D
ull,
Dan
gero
us, D
enie
d M
issi
ons…
C
heap
er &
Gre
ener
NO
AA
and
NA
SA M
anne
d an
d U
nman
ned
Airc
raft
Fuel
Con
sum
ptio
n
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
4
70 g
al/h
r
18 g
al/h
r
1750
ga
l/hr
Fuel
con
sum
ptio
n in
ga
l/hr
for a
vera
ge
mis
sion
740
gal/
hr
75 g
al/h
r
0.2
gal/
hr
444
gal/
hr
0 ga
l/hr
(b
atte
ry)
0.3
gal/
hr
Che
aper
& G
reen
er…
U
nman
ned
syst
ems t
ypic
ally
use
10%
of t
he fu
el
Glo
bal H
awk
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
5
•N
OA
A h
as p
artn
ered
with
NA
SA fo
r joi
nt u
se o
f th
e N
ASA
Glo
bal H
awk
(GH
) UA
S.
•The
GH
is b
uilt
by N
orth
rop
Gru
mm
an.
The
NA
SA G
H a
re in
itial
pro
duct
ion
(Blo
ck 1
0) a
ircra
ft m
odifi
ed fo
r hig
h al
titud
e lo
ng e
ndur
ance
(HA
LE)
rese
arch
mis
sion
s.•C
urre
ntly
, NA
SA h
as tw
o op
erat
iona
l GH
with
pl
ans t
o st
and
up a
third
airc
raft.
•The
NA
SA G
H c
apab
ilitie
s ar
e su
mm
ariz
ed in
the
Tabl
e be
low
:
Ikha
na
6NO
AA U
AS P
rogr
am
•The
NO
AA
/NA
SA p
artn
ersh
ip in
clud
es jo
int u
se
of th
e N
ASA
Ikha
na U
AS.
•T
he Ik
hana
was
bui
lt by
Gen
eral
Ato
mic
s an
d is
an
ear
ly v
ersi
on o
f the
mili
tary
Pre
dato
r B. I
t has
be
en m
odifi
ed fo
r med
ium
alti
tude
long
end
uran
ce
(MA
LE) r
esea
rch
mis
sion
s.•C
urre
ntly
, NA
SA h
as o
ne o
pera
tiona
l airc
raft.
•The
NA
SA Ik
hana
cap
abili
ties
are
sum
mar
ized
in
the
Tabl
e be
low
:
Man
ta
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
7
•The
NO
AA
cur
rent
ly o
wns
one
Man
ta U
AS
that
incl
udes
two
airc
raft.
•The
Man
ta is
bui
lt by
BA
E Sy
stem
s.•C
urre
ntly
has
obs
erva
tion
and
carb
on sa
mpl
ing
sens
ors i
nteg
rate
d.•T
he N
OA
A M
anta
cap
abili
ties
are
sum
mar
ized
in
the
Tabl
e be
low
:
Pum
a A
E
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
8
Key
Dec
isio
n Po
int
•The
NO
AA
is c
urre
ntly
in th
e pr
oces
s of p
rocu
ring
two
Pum
a A
E U
AS
thro
ugh
the A
rmy
PM U
AS.
Eac
h U
AS
will
incl
ude
3 ai
rcra
ft an
d 2
GC
S.•T
he P
uma
AE
is b
uilt
by A
eroV
ironm
ent.
•The
Pum
a A
E is
wat
erpr
oof a
nd c
an la
nd in
wat
er
mak
ing
it co
mpa
tible
with
ship
laun
ch a
nd re
cove
ry.
•Gim
bale
d pa
yloa
d, 3
60 d
egre
e co
ntin
uous
pan
, +10
to
-90
degr
ees t
ilt, s
tabi
lized
EO
, IR
cam
era,
and
IR
Illum
inat
or a
ll in
one
mod
ular
pay
load
. •T
he P
uma
AE
capa
bilit
ies
are
sum
mar
ized
in th
e Ta
ble
belo
w:
md4
-100
0
9NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
•NO
AA
cur
rent
ly o
wns
one
md4
-100
0 U
AS
that
con
sist
s of o
ne
airc
raft
and
one
GC
S.•T
he m
d4-1
000
is b
uilt
by M
icro
dron
es G
mbH
in G
erm
any.
•The
airc
raft
is a
VTO
L qu
adra
copt
er.
•The
NO
AA
md4
-100
0 ca
pabi
litie
s ar
e su
mm
ariz
ed in
the
Tabl
e be
low
:
APQ
-16
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
10
•NO
AA
cur
rent
ly o
wns
one
APQ
-16
UA
S th
at in
clud
es o
ne
airc
raft
and
one
GC
S.•T
he A
PQ-1
6 is
bui
lt by
Aer
ial I
mag
ing
Syst
ems.
•The
NO
AA
APQ
-16
capa
bilit
ies
are
sum
mar
ized
in th
e Ta
ble
belo
w:
SkyW
isp
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
11
•NO
AA
cur
rent
ly o
wns
this
syst
em.
•The
Sky
Wis
p Sy
stem
was
dev
elop
ed a
nd b
uilt
by
Sout
hwes
t Res
earc
h In
stitu
te (S
wR
I).
•The
NO
AA
Sky
Wis
p ca
pabi
litie
s ar
e su
mm
ariz
ed a
s th
e lis
ted
belo
w:
�O
pera
tion
to 1
00,0
00-f
eet a
ltitu
de�
Very
low
-cos
t bal
loon
-ass
iste
d gl
ider
�A
uton
omou
s ope
ratio
n an
d re
cove
ry�
1-or
2-p
erso
n la
unch
and
forg
et�
Con
tinuo
us o
ptio
n fo
r pos
itive
hum
an c
ontro
l�
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ck re
actio
n ca
pabi
lity
�Lo
w o
bser
vabl
es
E.M
.I.L.
Y
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
12
•NO
AA
cur
rent
ly o
wns
TB
D E
mer
genc
y In
tegr
ated
Li
fesa
ving
Lan
yard
(E.M
.I.L.
Y) U
SVs.
•The
Em
ily w
as d
evel
oped
and
bui
lt by
Hyd
rona
lix.
Tech
nolo
gy su
b-sy
stem
s w
ill b
e de
mon
stra
ted
thro
ugh
a se
ries o
f 3 m
issi
ons:
1.
Mar
ine
sanc
tuar
ies
test
ing
-Cha
nnel
Isla
nds
2. C
oral
map
ping
-Fl
orid
a K
eys
3. T
ropi
cal c
yclo
ne te
stin
g -F
lorid
a ke
ys re
gion
•G
as e
ngin
e w
ill in
crea
se e
ndur
ance
to 5
day
s at 2
-3 k
nots
. •T
he N
OA
A E
mily
cap
abili
ties
are
sum
mar
ized
in th
e Ta
ble
belo
w:
Para
met
er fo
r 65
” hu
llV
alue
Teth
ered
Buo
y Sl
eep
Mod
e10
0+ h
ours
Batt
ery
Stor
age
240
Whr
s to
192
0Whr
s (1
to 8
pac
ks)
5mph
pat
rol
600
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ph)
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Dim
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r 170
lbs
Turn
ing
Visi
on In
to R
ealit
y
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
13
Firs
t NO
AA
Glo
bal H
awk
Scie
nce
Team
pr
epar
ing
for G
loba
l Haw
k Pa
cific
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expe
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deo
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rst G
loba
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k dr
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nde
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awk
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d dr
opso
nde
rele
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loca
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of 1
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t to
the
Arct
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Bac
kup
Slid
es
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
14
Bac
kup
Slid
es
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
15
Met
rics
for U
AS
Tech
nolo
gy A
sses
smen
t
NOAA
UAS
Pro
gram
16
Tech
nolo
gyR
eadi
ness
Lev
el
Des
crip
tion
TR
L 1
Bas
icor
fund
amen
tal r
esea
rch
TR
L 2
Tech
nolo
gy c
once
ptan
d/or
app
licat
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TR
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f-of-c
once
pt
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once
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alid
ated
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bora
tory
TR
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Con
cept
val
idat
edin
rele
vant
env
ironm
ent
TR
L 6
Prot
otyp
ede
mon
stra
tion
in re
leva
nt e
nviro
nmen
t
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onst
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ope
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nal e
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yste
m d
emon
stra
tion
in a
n op
erat
iona
l env
ironm
ent
TR
L 9
Sys
tem
tota
lly o
pera
tiona
l
NO
AA
UA
S Pr
ogra
m R
evie
w P
roce
ss
John
“JC
” C
offe
yD
ecem
ber 2
011
1
Syst
em E
ngin
eerin
g, P
lann
ing
& R
evie
w…
2
The
plan
is n
othi
ng; t
he p
lann
ing
is e
very
thin
g.D
wig
ht E
isen
how
er
Pla
ns a
re o
nly
good
inte
ntio
ns
unle
ss th
ey im
med
iate
ly d
egen
erat
e in
to h
ard
wor
k.P
eter
Dru
cker
,Pio
neer
ing
man
agem
ent g
uru
(190
9-20
05)
Intr
oduc
tion
3
�N
OA
A U
AS
Pro
gram
will
follo
w a
dis
cipl
ined
,pha
sed
man
agem
ent a
ppro
ach
desi
gned
to m
axim
ize
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
the
airw
orth
ines
s, m
issi
on s
ucce
ss, a
nd
scie
nce
& te
chno
logy
(S&
T) d
evel
opm
ent o
f the
pro
ject
.
�S
cope
able
&S
cale
able
NA
SA &
DoD
Rev
iew
s
4
FLT
& M
SN T
rain
ing
Flig
ht
Rea
dine
ss
Rev
iew
Mis
sion
R
eadi
ness
R
evie
wFl
y M
issi
on!
Crit
ical
D
esig
n R
evie
w
Pre
limin
ary
Des
ign
Rev
iew
UA
SPO
/AO
C/O
MA
O
Ope
ratio
nal
Ris
k M
anag
emen
t
CO
A R
evie
w
and
Sub
mis
sion
AO
C/U
ASP
OA
OC
/OM
AO
/UA
SPO
UA
SPO
/OM
AO
/AO
C
AO
C
UA
SPO
/AO
C/O
MA
O
AO
C
Pos
t Mis
sion
R
evie
w &
R
epor
t
UA
SPO
Inci
dent
R
evie
w(if
requ
ired)
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C
/ U
ASP
O
Air
Wor
thin
ess
and
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ht S
afet
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evie
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Non
-Flig
ht
Mis
sion
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es
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sion
C
once
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evie
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posa
lR
evie
w
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AO
C/U
ASP
O
AO
C/U
ASP
O
Rev
iew
s ar
e S
cope
able
&S
cale
able
FLT
& M
SN T
estin
g
Flig
ht &
Mis
sion
Tr
aini
ng/T
estin
g on
Mis
sion
U
AS
s
Big
Issu
es:
1.Ai
rwor
thin
ess
2.Pi
lot a
nd M
aint
enan
ce T
rain
ing
& C
ertif
icat
ion
3.C
OA
& A
irspa
ce A
cces
s
NO
AA
UA
S Pr
ojec
tRev
iew
s
NO
AA
56-4
8
PI
NO
AA
56-4
8
PI
Acqu
isiti
on
Fram
ewor
k
Tech
nolo
gy an
d Ma
nufa
ctur
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Read
ines
s
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tify
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chno
logy
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and
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imiz
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CO
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ansi
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pera
tions
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RAT
ION
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SUPP
OR
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MR
L 9
MR
L 8
MR
L 7
MR
L 6
MR
L 5
MR
L 4
MR
L 3
TRL
9TR
L 8
TRL
7TR
L 6
TRL
5TR
L 4
TRL
3TR
L 2
TRL
1
Bas
ic
Prin
cipl
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bser
ved/
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nolo
gyC
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licat
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ed
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cter
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of o
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ntA
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read
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alid
atio
nIn
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bora
tory
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ironm
ent
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ntA
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pera
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ual
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tem
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plet
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ied
Thro
ugh
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And
D
emon
stra
tion
Act
ual
Sys
tem
“Mis
sion
Pro
ven”
Thro
ugh
Suc
cess
ful
Ope
ratio
ns
Man
ufac
ture
Con
cept
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entif
ied
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ufac
ture
Pro
cess
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evel
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ven
Pro
cess
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urity
Dem
o
Uni
t Cos
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et
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t Cos
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Secti
on 23
66a o
f Title
10, U
nited
Stat
es C
ode,
requ
ires c
ertifi
catio
n tha
t: the
tech
nolo
gyin
the pr
ogra
m ha
s bee
n dem
onstr
ated
in a r
eleva
nten
viron
ment.
[TRL
5 or
TRL
6 ?]
Tech
nolog
y Rea
dines
sLe
vels
Defen
se A
cquis
ition G
uideb
ook
para
. 10.5
.2
Manu
factur
ing R
eadin
ess
Leve
ls
Inno
vate
, Inc
ubat
e, In
tegr
ate…
..
S&T
to O
pera
tions
RD
T&E
6.3
Adv
Tec
h
Dev
6.2
App
lied
Res
earc
h6.
1B
asic
R
esea
rch
S&
T6.
4A
dv C
omp
Dev
& P
roto
type
6.5
Eng
& M
anD
ev (E
MD
)
“Per
cept
ions
” of t
he S
&T
Com
mun
ity•
S&
T jo
b is
com
plet
e at
the
tech
de
velo
pmen
t sta
ge•
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
tech
nolo
gy is
the
cust
omer
's re
spon
sibi
lity
•Th
e ro
le o
f S&
T is
“tec
h pu
sh”—
If it’
s go
od te
chno
logy
—th
ey w
ill co
me!
•
Dev
elop
men
t cyc
le fo
r S&
T is
too
long
for
mos
t Acq
uisi
tion
and
Ope
ratio
nal
Cus
tom
ers
•Fo
cus
on th
e te
chno
logy
and
not
on
the
busi
ness
ratio
nale
for i
mpl
emen
tatio
n
Tech
nolo
gy T
rans
ition
“Sea
m”
•Ke
y Im
pedi
men
ts�
Bud
get:
La
ck o
f Tr
ansi
tion
Fund
s�
Tran
sitio
n Pr
oces
s La
cks
Def
initi
on &
Vis
ibili
ty�
Cul
ture
: D
iffer
ence
Goa
ls
& T
imel
ines
bet
wee
n S&
T an
d Acq
uisi
tion
Man
ager
s�
Lack
of
Ince
ntiv
es
6.7
Op
Sys
tem
D
ev
Tech
Bas
eM
anag
ed b
y La
bs
Man
aged
by
Pro
gram
Offi
ces
Line
Offi
ce T
rans
ition
Man
ager
s
Sum
mar
y
8
�Pr
ojec
ts fu
nded
by
the
NO
AA
UA
S Pr
ogra
m w
ill fo
llow
a
disc
iplin
ed,p
hase
d m
anag
emen
t app
roac
h de
sign
ed to
max
imiz
e ef
fect
iven
ess
of th
e ai
rwor
thin
ess,
mis
sion
suc
cess
, and
sci
ence
&
tech
nolo
gy (S
&T)
dev
elop
men
t of t
he p
roje
ct.
�Pr
ojec
t rev
iew
s w
ill b
e co
nduc
ted
in e
ach
phas
e of
the
proj
ect’s
lif
e-cy
cle.
Thi
s w
ill re
duce
saf
ety,
mis
sion
& p
rogr
am ri
sk!
�Th
e N
OA
A U
AS
Prog
ram
Offi
ce a
nd O
MA
O s
tand
read
y to
su
ppor
t the
pro
ject
team
in th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
ese
revi
ews,
an
d ul
timat
ely
enab
le th
e pr
ojec
t tea
m to
suc
ceed
.
�Th
e N
OA
A U
AS
Prog
ram
Dire
ctor
may
wai
ve re
quire
men
ts a
nd
com
bine
revi
ews
as a
ppro
pria
te fo
r eac
h pr
ojec
t.
Bac
kups 9
Res
earc
h Tr
ansi
tion
Rev
iew
Boa
rd
Syst
em E
ngin
eerin
g &
Rev
iew
s
11
We
wer
e so
clo
se!!!
!!!!!
Prop
osal
Pre
para
tion
12
�P
ropo
sals
for U
AS
fund
ed p
roje
cts
will
con
tain
the
follo
win
g:
1.A
bstra
ct d
escr
iptio
n of
the
proj
ect o
bjec
tives
/ben
efits
2.R
esea
rch
to o
pera
tions
tran
sitio
n
3.E
xpec
ted
& tr
acea
ble
scie
ntifi
c an
d op
erat
iona
l sig
nific
ance
4.M
issi
on P
lan
desc
ribin
g th
e U
AS
pla
tform
; sen
sors
; and
CO
NO
PS
5.M
anag
emen
t Pla
nw
ith c
ost;
sche
dule
;per
form
ance
, ris
k an
d cr
itica
l m
ilest
ones
/revi
ews
6.D
ata
deliv
erab
les
-sys
tem
s; s
ets;
and
repo
rts
7.C
ompa
rativ
e te
chno
logy
Proj
ect R
evie
ws
13
�M
issi
on C
once
pt R
evie
w (M
CR
)�T
he M
CR
exa
min
es th
e pr
opos
ed m
issi
on’s
obj
ectiv
es a
nd th
e co
ncep
t for
m
eetin
g th
ose
obje
ctiv
es.
�Suc
cess
ful c
ompl
etio
n of
the
MC
R re
sults
in a
ppro
val t
o pr
ocee
d w
ith th
e de
taile
d m
issi
on p
lann
ing
and
auth
oriz
atio
n of
fund
s.
�The
MC
R is
hel
d fo
llow
ing
rece
ipt o
f the
pro
ject
pro
posa
l and
typi
cally
oc
curs
18
to 2
4 m
onth
s pr
ior t
o th
e pr
opos
ed m
issi
on fl
ight
cam
paig
n.
�Pr
elim
inar
y D
esig
n R
evie
w (P
DR
)�T
he P
DR
dem
onst
rate
s th
at th
e pr
elim
inar
y de
sign
mee
ts a
ll sy
stem
re
quire
men
ts w
ith a
ccep
tabl
e ris
k an
d w
ithin
the
cost
and
sch
edul
e co
nstra
ints
. �I
t est
ablis
hes
the
basi
s fo
r pro
ceed
ing
with
det
aile
d de
sign
and
sho
ws
that
th
e co
rrect
des
ign
optio
ns h
ave
been
sel
ecte
d, in
terfa
ces
have
bee
n id
entif
ied,
and
ver
ifica
tion
met
hods
hav
e be
en d
escr
ibed
. �P
DR
typi
cally
occ
urs
9 to
18
mon
ths
afte
r the
sta
rt of
the
proj
ect.
�F
ollo
win
g su
cces
sful
com
plet
ion
of th
e PD
R, a
ppro
val i
s gi
ven
to p
roce
ed
with
the
deta
iled
desi
gn a
nd c
ompl
etio
n of
the
tech
nolo
gy
deve
lopm
ent/s
elec
tion.
Proj
ect R
evie
ws
(Con
t)
14
�C
ritic
al D
esig
n R
evie
w (C
DR
)�T
he C
DR
dem
onst
rate
s th
at th
e m
atur
ity o
f the
des
ign
is a
ppro
pria
te to
su
ppor
t pro
ceed
ing
with
full-
scal
e fa
bric
atio
n, a
ssem
bly,
inte
grat
ion,
and
te
st.
�CD
R d
eter
min
es th
at th
e te
chni
cal e
ffort
is o
n tra
ck to
com
plet
e th
e fli
ght
and
grou
nd s
yste
m d
evel
opm
ent a
nd m
issi
on o
pera
tions
pla
nnin
g, a
nd is
m
eetin
g m
issi
on p
erfo
rman
ce re
quire
men
ts w
ithin
the
iden
tifie
d co
st a
nd
sche
dule
con
stra
ints
. �T
he C
DR
typi
cally
occ
urs
6 to
9 m
onth
s af
ter t
he s
tart
of th
e pr
ojec
t.
�A
irwor
thin
ess
and
Flig
ht S
afet
y R
evie
w (A
FSR
)�T
he N
OA
A Av
iatio
n S
afet
y B
oard
(NA
SB
) and
OM
AO
will
con
duct
the
AFS
R.
�The
AFS
R c
ertif
ies
the
syst
em is
read
y fo
r flig
ht a
nd a
ll sa
fety
issu
es h
ave
been
add
ress
ed a
nd a
dequ
atel
y re
solv
ed.
�The
AFS
R ty
pica
lly o
ccur
s 3
to 6
mon
ths
prio
r to
the
plan
ned
test
flig
ht d
ate
for t
he fl
ight
cam
paig
n.
Proj
ect R
evie
ws
(Con
t)
15
�Fl
ight
Rea
dine
ss R
evie
w (F
RR
)�T
he F
RR
exa
min
es te
sts,
dem
onst
ratio
ns, a
naly
ses,
and
aud
its th
at
dete
rmin
e th
e sy
stem
’s re
adin
ess
for s
afe
and
succ
essf
ul fl
ight
mis
sion
op
erat
ions
.�I
t als
o en
sure
s th
at a
ll fli
ght a
nd g
roun
d ha
rdw
are,
sof
twar
e, p
erso
nnel
, an
d pr
oced
ures
are
ope
ratio
nally
read
y fo
r flig
ht-te
stin
g.�A
t the
com
plet
ion
of th
e FR
R, t
he s
yste
m is
app
rove
d fo
r flig
ht-te
stin
g.
�The
FR
R ty
pica
lly o
ccur
s 2
to 3
mon
ths
prio
r to
the
plan
ned
test
flig
ht d
ate
for t
he m
issi
on fl
ight
cam
paig
n.
�M
issi
on R
eadi
ness
Rev
iew
(MR
R)
�The
MR
R e
xam
ines
the
actu
al s
yste
m c
hara
cter
istic
s an
d op
erat
iona
l pr
oced
ures
to e
nsur
e th
at a
ll sy
stem
and
sup
port
(flig
ht a
nd g
roun
d)
hard
war
e, s
oftw
are,
per
sonn
el, p
roce
dure
s, a
nd u
ser d
ocum
enta
tion
accu
rate
ly re
flect
the
depl
oyed
sta
te o
f the
sys
tem
. �
At t
he s
ucce
ssfu
l com
plet
ion
of th
e M
RR
, the
sys
tem
is a
ppro
ved
for
depl
oym
ent a
nd fl
ight
mis
sion
ope
ratio
ns.
�The
MR
R ty
pica
lly o
ccur
s 1
mon
th p
rior t
o th
e pl
anne
d de
ploy
men
t dat
e fo
r th
e fli
ght c
ampa
ign.
Proj
ect R
evie
ws
(Con
t)
16
�Po
st-M
issi
on/T
echn
olog
y A
sses
smen
t Rev
iew
(PM
/TA
R)
�The
PM
/TA
R is
a p
ost-m
issi
on e
valu
atio
n of
the
perfo
rman
ce o
f the
sy
stem
dur
ing
fligh
t ope
ratio
ns a
nd th
e in
itial
sci
ence
resu
lts.
�The
tech
nolo
gy re
adin
ess
of th
e in
stru
men
t; pl
atfo
rm; a
nd in
tegr
ated
sy
stem
is a
sses
sed.
�Res
earc
h &
pape
r pla
n�T
he P
MR
/TA
R ty
pica
lly o
ccur
s 1
to 3
mon
ths
afte
r the
com
plet
ion
of th
e fli
ght c
ampa
ign.
�M
issi
on &
Pro
gram
Han
d-O
ff�J
ump
the
“Val
ley
of D
eath
”
UA
S Fu
nded
ver
sus
Unf
unde
d Pr
ojec
ts
�U
AS
Fund
ed P
roje
cts
�U
nfun
ded
Proj
ects
17?
Syst
ems
Engi
neer
ing
“V”
Mod
el
Dec
ompo
sitio
n &
D
efin
ition
Tran
sitio
n
Req
uire
men
ts
Dev
elop
men
tR
equi
rem
ents
D
evel
opm
ent
Logi
cal A
naly
sis
Syst
em
Expe
ctat
ions
Des
ign
Solu
tion
Func
tiona
l Ex
pect
atio
ns
Con
figur
atio
n Ite
m
Expe
ctat
ions
Des
ign
Impl
emen
tatio
n
Inte
grat
ion
Verif
icat
ion
Valid
atio
n
Rea
lizat
ion
&
Ass
essm
ent
(IT&
E)
Req
uire
men
ts b
asel
ine
Dec
isio
n D
atab
ase
Tech
nica
l/Tes
t Dat
a
The
proc
esse
s on
the
left-
hand
sid
e of
the
“V”
resu
lt in
top-
dow
n de
velo
pmen
t, de
finiti
on, a
nd
docu
men
tatio
n of
the
syst
em a
nd it
s co
nstit
uent
su
bsys
tem
s an
d co
mpo
nent
s.
The
proc
esse
s on
the
right
-han
d si
de o
f the
“V
” res
ult i
n sy
stem
real
izat
ion,
ass
embl
y, a
nd
asse
ssm
ent a
gain
st re
quire
men
ts fr
om th
e bo
ttom
-up.
Req
uire
men
ts a
re tr
aced
thro
ugho
ut th
e “V
” pro
cess
es to
ens
ure
com
plet
e an
d ba
lanc
ed c
over
age
from
sta
keho
lder
s’ in
put a
nd d
eriv
ed re
quire
men
ts to
the
syst
em a
nd lo
wer
leve
ls. O
n th
e le
ft-ha
nd
side
of t
he “V
”, as
soci
ated
requ
irem
ents
are
doc
umen
ted
at e
ach
leve
l of d
ecom
posi
tion
that
will
form
the
basi
s fo
r ass
essm
ent d
urin
g th
e ap
plic
atio
n of
pro
cess
es o
n th
e rig
ht-h
and
side
of t
he “V
.”
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eabl
e
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tact
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stio
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AS
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ram
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ctor
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em E
ngin
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p M
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inee
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ager
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