Request for Information - Omni-Directional Acoustic Sensor

Background
The United States Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), specifically the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces (ISR & SOF) Directorate, Special Warfare (SW) Program Office (AFLCMC/WISN), is conducting market research to identify potential sources for a man-portable Omni-directional Acoustic Sensor.

This sensor is intended for both mounted and dismounted operations, aimed at enhancing operational capabilities in detecting threats.

Work Details
The Omni-directional Acoustic Sensor will be utilized by operators to detect Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS).

The Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) for the sensor include:
1. Portability: Must be man-portable for both mounted and dismounted operations (Threshold = Objective).
2. Detection: The sensor must provide passive detection to avoid adversarial detection (Threshold = Objective).
3. Threat Identification: It should detect and provide near-instantaneous bearing for threats including UAS, vehicles, and small arms fire (Threshold = Objective).
4. Integration: The device must be capable of integrating with an End User Device (EUD) (Threshold = Objective).
5. Target Tracking: It should track moving targets using decibel readings (Threshold = Objective).