[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2068-E2072]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. C. W. BILL YOUNG

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 29, 2009

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
Standards on Congressional appropriations initiatives, I am submitting 
the following information regarding projects that was included at my 
request in H.R. 3326, The Defense Appropriations Bill of Fiscal Year 
2010:
  Adaptive Diagnostic Electronic Portable Test Set (ADEPT)
  Account: Department of Defense, Operations Navy Other Procurement
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mikros Systems
  Address of Requesting Entity: 7887 Bryan Dairy Road, Suite 220, 
Largo, Florida 33777
  Description of Request: Provides $1,000,000 for Department of Defense 
to conduct a competition for the Adaptive Diagnostic Electronic 
Portable Test Set (ADEPT). The Adaptive Diagnostic Electronic Portable 
Test Set (ADEPT) program is an intelligent, automated, programmable 
electronic test tool designed to aid shipboard technical personnel in 
the maintenance, alignment, calibration, and error diagnosis of radar 
and other complex electronic systems.
  Advanced Battery Technology (ABT)
  Account: United States Army, RDT&E
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Enser Corporation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 5430 70th Avenue North, Pinellas Park, 
FL 33781
  Description of Request: Provides $2,000,000 in funding for Advanced 
Battery

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Technology (ABT) in the Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations Bill. This 
program is intended to establish a United States owned thermal battery 
capability to support advanced weapon systems. There are only two 
companies in the world that can produce these products. Enser 
Corporation is the only domestic source. Advancement in thermal battery 
technology is required for next generation weapons systems for 
strategic defense and advanced guided munitions, smart bombs and 
missiles.
  Advanced Conductivity Program (ACP)
  Account: United States Army, RDT&E
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Eclipse Energy Systems Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2345 Anvil Street North, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33710
  Description of Request: Provides $1,000,000 for the Advanced 
Conductivity Program (ACP). The United States Army has recognized the 
need for the manufacture of advanced nanotechnology film materials. 
These films reduce solar loading of vehicles and are transparent; 
electrically and thermally conductive and flexible; thereby enhancing 
the transparent and armor capability of avionic window systems. This 
allows the soldier increased situational awareness, survivability and 
effectiveness on the battlefield.
  Advanced Detection of Explosives (ADE)
  Account: United States Air Force, RDT&E.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Alaka'i Consulting & Engineering, 
Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 7887 Bryan Dairy Rd, Suite 220, Largo, 
FL 33777
  Description of Request: $2,000,000 was requested for the United 
States Army to conduct a competition to provide for the Advanced 
Detection of Explosives (ADE). ADE will improve current counter-IED 
technology and detect improvised explosives devices (IEDs) at safe 
standoff distance thereby increasing survivability of warriors on the 
battlefield.
  Advanced Electronic Components for Sensor Arrays
  Account: United States Air Force, Aerospace Sensors
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Custom Manufacturing & Engineering, 
Inc. (CME)
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2904 44th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, 
FL 33714
  Description of Request: $3,000,000 was requested for the United 
States Air Force to conduct a competition to provide for the Advanced 
Electronic Components for Sensor Arrays which will provide the Air 
Force with detailed designs and integration of advanced, lower cost 
electronic sensor components. These components will be used in large-
scale phased array antenna architectures and other passive 
electromagnetic and EO/IR sensor arrays. These modular components for 
DC powered devices and critical power components effectively 
militarized will also support other highly integrated sensor arrays 
across the military services--air, space, ship, and shore assets.
  AN/AAR-47B(V)2 Missile Warning System
  Account: United States Navy, Aircraft Procurement
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Alliant Techsystems (ATK), Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 13133 34th Street North, Clearwater FL 
33762
  Description of Request: $5,000,000 will be provided for the United 
States Navy for advancements in the AN/AAR-47B(V)2 Missile Warning 
System. The AN/AAR-47B(V)2 Missile Warning System is an extremely 
effective, low cost, missile warning system that provides significant 
timely warning of missile and laser threats to U.S. aircraft. This 
program will provide upgrades for new requirements based on emerging 
threats in the Global War on Terrorism, and it will address long-term 
performance improvements for emerging threats. This system is currently 
fielded in a wide variety of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft 
currently being used in Iraq and Afghanistan. The lessons learned from 
years of combat operations and subsequent upgrades to this system which 
would enhance the ability of the aircraft to avoid being shot down.
  Autonomous Marine Sensors and Networks for Rapid Littoral Assessment
  Account: United States Navy, ONR RDT&E
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of South Florida
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 
33620
  Description of Request: Provides $3,000,000 for the continuation of 
the Autonomous Marine Sensors and Networks for Rapid Littoral 
Assessment. This program continues development of advanced underwater 
sensing systems and associated networks that provide rapid assessment 
of underwater threats along the shoreline, providing greater security 
to bases and ports both domestically and abroad.
  Ballistic Missile Technology (BMT)
  Account: Air Force RDT&E
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Honeywell
  Address of Requesting Entity: 13350 U.S. Highway 19 North, 
Clearwater, FL 33764
  Description of Request: $2,000,000 for the United States Air Force to 
conduct a competition to provide for the Ballistic Missile Technology. 
This project will help develop and mature the current Minuteman III 
program, the Navy's Trident D-5 Life Extension and Prompt Global Strike 
mission.
  BATMAV Program Miniature Digital Data Link (DDL)
  Account: United States Air Force, RDT&E
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Draper Labs
  Address of Requesting Entity: 9900 16th St N, PO Box 22369, St 
Petersburg, FL 33742-2369
  Description of Request: $2,000,000 for the United States Air Force to 
conduct a competition for the development of the BATMAV Program 
Miniature Digital Data Link (DDL). The U.S. Air Force is developing a 
small one-man packable and one-man operable Battlefield Air Targeting 
Micro Air Vehicle (BATMAV) for reconnaissance, surveillance, target 
acquisition and battle damage assessment. A MCM micro Digital Data Link 
(DDL) will be developed with an agile frequency capability (providing 
multiple frequencies for AFSOC UAV operations) controlled via a USB 
computer interface and encryption capabilities to protect command and 
control and sensor communications.
  Battlefield Sensor Netting (BSN)
  Account: United States Navy/Marine Corps, RDT&E
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: SAIC
  Address of Requesting Entity: Central Avenue, Suite 1370, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33701
  Description of Request: $3,000,000 for the United States Navy for the 
continuation of development for Battlefield Sensor Netting (BSN). BSN 
will provide the warfighter with unparalleled access to mission 
critical, real-time sensor data. Although tremendous progress has been 
made in the advancement of sensors, there has not been a corresponding 
advancement in data link network technologies that can effectively 
disseminate, display and exploit the tremendous amounts of data 
generated by modern sensor systems. The Battlefield Sensor Netting 
program bridges the sensor to shooter gap. It would provide a high 
bandwidth data network that combines the advantages of low cost, highly 
capable commercial wireless technologies with the extended range, 
jamming resistance and security provided by phased array antennas, 
military encryption systems and network software.
  Advanced Development of CBRN Detection Payload for Unmanned Rotary 
Wing Aircraft
  Account: United States Department of Defense, Defense Wide, RDT&E/DW
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Constellation Technology Corporation
  Address of Requesting Entity: Young-Rainey STAR Center, 7887 Bryan 
Dairy Road, Suite 100, Largo, Florida 33777-1452
  Description of Request: $2,000,000 for the Department of Defense to 
conduct a competition for the development of an Advanced Development of 
CBRN Detection Payload for Unmanned Rotary Wing Aircraft. The New 
rotary wing unmanned aircraft offers many key benefits for CBRN 
detection in that they are capable of staying near a potential source 
(hovering) for extended periods. This effort is designed to take the 
lessons learned from fixed wing aircraft and develop a CBRN detection 
payload for rotary wing aircraft. Rotary wing aircraft offer a great 
potential improvement in the ability to detect CBRN from the air. The 
Rotary Wing UAV platforms are expected to be a more proficient means in 
addressing payload considerations associated with detector technology 
in the detection of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
  Comprehensive Maritime Domain Awareness
  Account: United States Department of Defense, Defense Wide, RDT&E/DW
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: SRI International
  Address of Requesting Entity: 140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, 
FL 33701
  Description of Request: $4,000,000 for the Department of Defense to 
provide for the continuation of development for Comprehensive Maritime 
Domain Awareness. The current program is conducted in conjunction with 
the University of South Florida. This funding would continue an ongoing 
successful program to detect, deter or prevent terrorist attacks 
against our ports as well as support a broad group of local and 
regional law enforcement agencies, national and defense assets tasked 
with protecting ports, waterways, and the general maritime commerce. 
The program is developing a comprehensive, networked, waterside and 
landside port and maritime domain awareness system. The initiative 
applies the latest available technology and develops new capabilities 
to fill deficiencies in existing systems. Technology used to support 
the effort takes advantage of the latest advances in micro-systems and 
nano-materials for sensors and communications.
  Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC)
  Account: United States Navy, RDT&E
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Raytheon Company

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  Address of Requesting Entity: 7401 22nd Avenue North, Building D, St. 
Petersburg, Florida 33710
  Description of Request: $5,000,000 for the United States Navy to 
conduct a competition to provide for improvements to the current 
Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) program. CEC is the premier 
anti-air warfare sensor networking system for the United States Navy. 
Additional research and development funding will support critical anti-
tamper upgrades to safeguard CEC technology and modify the CEC 
algorithms to support fleet defense against emerging threats. The anti-
tamper upgrades will allow CEC technology to be used by our closest 
allies (the U.K. and Australia; also possibly Canada), thereby 
fostering an interoperability between our navies.

  Countermeasures to Chemical and Biological Controls--Rapid Response
  Account: United States Department of Defense, Defense Wide, RDT&E 
Defense-Wide, Chemical and Biological Defense Program
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of South Florida
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 
33620
  Description of Request: Provides $3,500,000 for Countermeasures to 
Chemical and Biological Controls--Rapid Response. This project assists 
the Department of Defense to primarily focus in two important medical 
areas: (1) numerous sub-project investigations, studies and research 
which has led to the development of recognized diagnostics and vaccines 
that are used to treat infectious diseases and more rapid response to 
chemical and biological agents such as anthrax, and (2) a highly 
successful program of training and education for first responders both 
in and outside of Florida. Over 3,500 persons (law enforcement 
officers, firefighters, medical personnel and the media, to name a few) 
have been trained to act quickly and efficiently in the event of a 
terrorist attack or natural disaster condition which necessitates the 
highest level of productivity to protect affected communities.
  Countermeasures to Combat Protozoan Parasites (Toxoplasmosis and 
Malaria)
  Account: United States Department of Defense, Defense-Wide, RDT&E, 
Defense-Wide, DARPA, Defense Research Sciences
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of South Florida
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 
33620
  Description of Request: Provides $2,000,000 for Countermeasures to 
Combat Protozoan Parasites (Toxoplasmosis and Malaria). There has been 
an increasing rate of difficulty to diagnose and treat infectious 
diseases occurring from battlefield experiences and exposure to 
multiple hazards. This project singularly focuses on specific molecular 
determinants of that threat and new research to lead to effective drug 
discovery treatments. The project also focuses on delivery and 
deployment of therapies directly to military personnel. This area of 
research is under funded in the U.S. military at present and is a 
growing and compelling need to protect our service members from long-
term disability and death.
  Expansion of the Forensic Intelligence Technologies and Training 
Support Center of Excellence in Largo, Florida
  Account: Defense Wide, RDT&E Procurement
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: National Forensic Science Technology 
Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: 7881 114th Avenue North, Largo, FL 
33773
  Description of Request: Provides $2,000,000 for Expansion of the 
Forensic Intelligence Technologies and Training Support Center of 
Excellence in Largo, Florida. This program currently has a strong 
working relationship with both SOCOM and CENTCOM. In addition the NFSTC 
works closely with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory 
(USACIL) which provides all the operational analysis and some reach 
back support to SOCOM. These factors along with over 65,000 sq ft of 
specifically designed training space make this an excellent regional 
training site for all Department of Defense forensic related training.
  Florida Counterdrug Program
  Account: United States Army National Guard, Operations and 
Maintenance
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida Army National Guard
  Address of Requesting Entity: 82 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 
Florida 32084
  Description of Request: Provides $3,000,000 for the Florida 
Counterdrug Program. The Florida National Guard has the foremost 
Counterdrug Program in the nation. This funding would continue an 
ongoing successful program to detect, deter or prevent successful Drug 
Trafficking Organizations. This program continues to develop and 
resource innovative tactics to prevent penetration of our borders and 
reach our youth. The Florida National Guard is prepared to meet this 
challenge. In light of the ever emerging threats to our citizenry, this 
funding will sustain the Florida Counterdrug Program in its current 
capability in supporting our law enforcement and community-based 
program partners and defending the citizens of our Nation and State 
against the source of illegal drugs.
  Florida National Guard (FLNG) Total Force Integration
  Account: United States Air Force, RDT&E, Advanced Spacecraft 
Technology
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Honeywell Aerospace, Space Systems
  Address of Requesting Entity: 13350 U.S. Hwy 19 North, Clearwater, FL 
33764
  Description of Request: Provides $3,000,000 for Florida National 
Guard (FLNG) Total Force Integration. This project will enable Florida 
National Guard involvement in new range initiatives that will address 
the responsive space mission in addition to addressing a number of 
pressing Air Force and DOD range issues such as increasing launch 
costs, range infrastructure costs and range radar reliability, all of 
which have been challenges over the last decade. The Florida National 
Guard brings a unique perspective and expertise necessary to take full 
advantage of Total Force Integration; reducing the significant 
probability of failure of range instrumentation. The Guard provides 
safe and on-time launch range capabilities with lower costs and shorter 
cycle times, and provides lighter and leaner range operations.
  High Performance Thermal Battery Infrastructure Project
  Account: Defense Wide, Defense Production Act
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Enser Corporation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 5430 70th Avenue North, Pinellas Park, 
FL 33781
  Description of Request: Provides $3,000,000 for the High Performance 
Thermal Battery Infrastructure Project. This project will greatly 
enhance the Defense Production Act Title III Program. The Battery 
Production Project is critical to meet production requirements of next 
generation weapon systems supporting the U.S. Homeland and U.S. War 
Fighters engaged in the Global War On Terror (GWOT). This DPA Title III 
Program Battery Production Project provides the Department of Defense 
the only manufacturing source available to meet production requirements 
of next generation weapon systems for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) 
strategic defense weapons and advanced tactical guided munitions, smart 
bombs and missiles for the US Armed Forces. This facility is the only 
United States owned source of high performance cobalt disulfide thermal 
batteries.

  Integrated Psycho-Social Healthcare Demonstration Project
  Account: United States Navy, RDT&E.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Health Integrated.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 10008 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, 
FL 33618.
  Description of Request: Provides $1,000,000 for the United States 
Navy to conduct a competition to provide for an Integrated Psycho-
Social Healthcare Demonstration Project. This project proposes to 
enhance healthcare for US service members and their families, and to 
proactively address their unique psychological healthcare needs through 
the use of industry-leading targeted population management models. It 
will target a pilot population of DoD beneficiaries within a designated 
Military Treatment Facility area. The target population will be risk 
stratified.
  Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Global Sensors 
Architecture (ISR-GSA) and Full Motion Video (FMV) Assessment Project
  Account: Department of Defense, RDT&E.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: National Interest Security Company 
(NISC) / Information Manufacturing Company (IMC).
  Address of Requesting Entity: 11300 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Street North, Suite 310, St. Petersburg, FL 33716.
  Description of Request: Provides $2,000,000 for the Department of 
Defense to conduct a competition to provide for the Intelligence, 
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Global Sensors Architecture (ISR-GSA) 
and Full Motion Video (FMV) Assessment Project. This project fulfills 
an urgent need by Special Operating Forces (SOF) to achieve near real-
time data fusion for deployed sensor systems. This project will 
supplement and enhance the SOF Warfighter both in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  Military / Law Enforcement Counterterrorism Test Bed
  Account: United States Air Force RDT&E.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Pinellas County Sheriff Office.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 10750 Ulmerton Road, Largo FL 33778.
  Description of Request: Provides $3,000,000 for a Military / Law 
Enforcement Counterterrorism Test Bed. Civilian law enforcement 
professionals have unique skills in investigations, crime scene 
forensics and evidence gathering that are hard to find in the 
Department of Defense. The test bed program allows the Law Enforcement 
CT Test Bed to train Department of Defense Personnel in non-

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traditional warfare skills associated with counter insurgency and 
counter terrorism missions through interaction and training with the 
local and federal law enforcement community. These non-traditional law 
enforcement skills are required in the military's nation building role 
in urban environments both in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  Multi-Jurisdictional Counter-Drug Task Force Training (MCTFT)
  Account: United States Army National Guard, Counter Drug Activities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: St. Petersburg College.
  Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 13489, Saint Petersburg, FL 
33733.
  Description of Request: Provides $3,500,000 for Multi-Jurisdictional 
Counter-Drug Task Force Training (MCTFT). This program brings law 
enforcement, military and civilian personnel together to fight the war 
on drugs through the Multi-Jurisdictional Counter-Drug Task Force 
Training (MCTFT) Program. This is the most comprehensive counter-drug 
training program today and is a federally funded partnership with the 
Department of Defense's National Guard Bureau, the Florida National 
Guard and St. Petersburg College. MCTFT provides unique counter-drug 
training for local, state, federal, and military criminal justice 
professionals as well as awareness training for community leaders. 
MCTFT offers in-depth courses covering aspects of counter-drug law 
enforcement using conventional classroom and scenario models as well as 
distance learning technologies.
  National Functional Genomics Center
  Account: United States Army, RDT&E, Advanced Medical Technology.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and 
Research Institute
  Address of Requesting Entity: 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612
  Description of Request: Provides $6,000,000 for the National 
Functional Genomics Center. This program will accelerate the discovery 
of new cancer drugs and save lives and burdensome dislocation of the 
fighting soldier and support personnel. This adds an enormous financial 
burden on the Department of Defense Tri-Care program utilized by our 
DoD veterans, their spouses and dependents. Medical R&D that will 
improve care, reduce morbidity, be cost specific and bring quality to 
the system is relevant to the Department of Defense mission and the 
taxpayer.
  National Terrorism Preparedness Institute Anti-Terrorism/Counter-
Terrorism Technology Development and Training project
  Account: United States Navy, RDT&E.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: St. Petersburg College.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 6021 142nd Avenue North, Largo FL 
33760.
  Description of Request: Provides $3,500,000 for the National 
Terrorism Preparedness Institute Anti-Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism 
Technology Development and Training project. This project provides the 
DOD with technology and training development in the four pillars of 
combating terrorism: intelligence support, counterterrorism, anti-
terrorism, and consequence management. The National Terrorism 
Preparedness Institute (NTPI) will continue to provide training to the 
DOD, emergency responders, and policy makers. This program will 
continue research and development of technology and training.
  Next Generation Scalable Lean Manufacturing Initiative--Phase Two
  Account: United States Navy, RDT&E.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Revenge Advanced Composites.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 12705 Daniel Drive, Clearwater, FL 
33762
  Description of Request: Provides $3,000,000 for the continued 
development of the Next Generation Scalable Lean Manufacturing 
Initiative--Phase Two. The second phase of this program could 
potentially revolutionize the ship building industry taking advantage 
of modern techniques, current technologies, and advanced materials such 
as composites. Specifically, this initiative will solve current and 
immediate operational needs/requirements to develop large-scale, high 
strength, light-weight structures. There is increasing demand at all 
levels within the Department of Defense for such modernizations today.
  Reduced Manning Situational Awareness project
  Account: United States Army, RDT&E.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: DRS Technologies
  Address of Requesting Entity: 6200 118th Avenue North, Largo, FL 
33773
  Description of Request: Provides $5,000,000 for the Reduced Manning 
Situational Awareness project. This program is a Command and Control 
(C2) system of integrated smart sensors, 3D visualization, video 
analytics, and bandwidth management. This system automates the 
monitoring of a wide array of sensors thereby reducing manning 
requirements and operator fatigue. These capabilities reduce operator 
costs and increase detection probability and response with increased 
protection of critical assets. This project will enhance the military 
capability to perform real-time battle surveillance as well as battle 
damage assessments.
  Regional Emergency Response Network Emergency Cell Phone Capability
  Account: United States Army National Guard, Operations and 
Maintenance
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida Army National Guard.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 82 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 
Florida 32084
  Description of Request: $5,000,000 for the United States Army to 
provide for competition for a Regional Emergency Response Network 
Emergency Cell Phone Capability program. This program helps military 
managers and leaders improve efficiency by providing cellular service 
during the crucial hours after a disaster occurs. This would allow 
first responders to communicate with already existing hand held 
equipment thus providing a much quicker and focused coordinated 
recovery effort.
  Second Civil Support Team for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Florida
  Account: United States Army National Guard, Operations and 
Maintenance
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida Army National Guard.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 400 South Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 
32399.
  Description of Request: Provides $2,000,000 for a Second Civil 
Support Team for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Florida. This 
appropriation would allow for continued Operations and Maintenance 
funding for a second Civil Support Team in Florida. This capability 
provides the citizens of Florida an increased response capability to 
match the potential terrorist and natural disaster threats in the 
state.
  Second Civil Support Team for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Florida.
  Account: United States Army National Guard, Personnel
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida Army National Guard.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 400 South Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 
32399.
  Description of Request: Provides $1,200,000 for a Second Civil 
Support Team for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Florida. This 
appropriation would allow for continued personnel funding for a second 
Civil Support Team in Florida. This capability provides the citizens of 
Florida an increased response capability to match the potential 
terrorist and natural disaster threats in the state.
  Super High Accuracy Range Kit (SHARK) Precision Guided Artillery 
Round--105mm
  Account: United States Army, RDT&E.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: General Dynamics.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 11399 16th Court North, St. Petersburg, 
FL 33716.
  Description of Request: Provides $5,000,000 for the United States 
Army to conduct a competition for the Super High Accuracy Range Kit 
(SHARK) Precision Guided Artillery Round--105mm. This program is a 
promising technology for providing precision accuracy for 105mm 
artillery projectiles for use by the Infantry Brigade Combat Team 
(IBCT) in order to reduce collateral damage. This technology utilizes 
Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance and rear steering fins 
packaged in a module that can be used on the newly type classified 
M1130 Pre-Formed Fragment (PFF) artillery projectiles. This technology 
incorporates a gun hardened Control Actuator System (CAS) that has been 
successfully demonstrated on the 155mm Excalibur program.
  United States Special Operations Command--SOCOM/STAR-TEC Partnership 
Program
  Account: Defense-Wide, RDT&E, Counter-Drugs
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: CTC Tampa Bay, Inc. (STAR-TEC)
  Address of Requesting Entity: Young-Rainey STAR Center, 7887 Bryan 
Road, Suite 220, Largo, Florida 33777.
  Description of Request: Provides $2,000,000 for the United States 
Special Operations Command--SOCOM/STAR-TEC Partnership Program. This 
project would establish an ultra-responsive, local resource, tied to 
academia, science and industry to meet unique Special Operations Forces 
(SOF) requirements. STAR-TEC will research and share concepts and 
information under development by similar Department of Defense 
organizations and other rapid deployment forces combating the Global 
War On Terrorism (GWOT).
  United States Special Operations Command ``SOCRATES'' High Assurance 
Platform Program
  Account: Defense-Wide, RDT&E,
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: National Information Assurance 
Corporation (NIACORP)
  Address of Requesting Entity: 7887 Bryan Road, Suite 320, Largo, 
Florida 33777.

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  Description of Request: Provides $1,000,000 for the United States 
Special Operations Command ``SOCRATES'' High Assurance Platform 
Program. This project would establish The High Assurance Platform 
(Trusted Virtual Environment) that will provide the capability for a 
secure solution allowing the user to access multi-level information 
(TS/SCI) to unclassified as well as a multi-domain information (NATO, 
Coalition) on a single desktop/laptop. Significant cost savings will be 
realized by the DOD throughout the life cycle of this technology while 
combating the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT).
  X-Band/W-Band Solid State Power Amplifier
  Account: Defense Wide, RDT&E.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Global Technical Services (GTS)
  Address of Requesting Entity: 6901 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo, FL 33777.
  Description of Request: Provides $1,000,000 for an X-Band/W-Band 
Solid State Power Amplifier. This program will design, develop and test 
a solid state power amplifier at X-Band/W-Band to replace the current 
Traveling Wave Tubes (TWT), in order to provide a higher mean time 
before replacement thereby reducing overall costs.

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