APTEK, AS PRIME CONTRACTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SRI INTERNATIONAL, AS SUBCONTRACTORS, WILL CONDUCT A STUDY TO IDENTIFY AND INVESTIGATE CANDIDATE OVERLAY MATERIALS VERSUS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE DECOYS.

APTEK, AS PRIME CONTRACTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SRI INTERNATIONAL, AS SUBCONTRACTORS, WILL CONDUCT A STUDY TO IDENTIFY AND INVESTIGATE CANDIDATE OVERLAY MATERIALS VERSUS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE DECOYS. OVERLAY MATERIALS DEVELOPED BY THE NH&S COMMUNITY WILL BE CONSIDERED AS WELL AS PREVIOUSLY UNEVALUATED CANDIDATES SUCH AS RARE EARTH BORIDES. THE STUDY WILL ELIMINATE UNSUITABLE CANDIDATES FOR REASONS WHICH WILL BE DOCUMENTED, IDENTIFY PROMISING OVERLAY MATERIALS, AND IDENTIFY ANY TECHNOLOGY OR DATA GAPS WHICH PREVENT AN ADEQUATE EVALUATION. POTENTIAL PHASE II ACTIVITIES WILL INVOLVE PERFORMING A MORE DETAILED EVALUATION OF PROMISING CANDIDATES PRIMARILY THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE TEST PROGRAM TO ACQUIRE ENGINEERING DATA TO FURTHER CHARCTERIZE THE MATERIALS.