HSARPA and Chemical Countermeasures for Homeland Security

HSARPA and Chemical Countermeasures for Homeland Security May 25-27, 2004 “NDIA Homeland Security Symposium”, Arlington, VA Dr. William S. Rees, Jr. Dr. Steven B. Buchsbaum Program Managers HSARPA William.Rees@dhs.gov Steven.Buchsbaum@dhs.gov

HSARPA Chemical Countermeasures Solicitations • Past Solicitations • RA 03-01 • SBIR FY 04.1 • Present Solicitations • Water Study (CLOSED) • SBIR FY 04.2 • Future Solicitation • BAA 04-10 NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

PAST SOLICITATIONS NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

RA 03-01: Detection Systems for Biological and Chemical Countermeasures • TTA-1: Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detectors (BAND) • TTA-2: Rapid Automated Biological Identification System (RABIS) • TTA-3: Autonomous Rapid Facility Chemical Agent Monitor (ARFCAM) • TTA-4: Lightweight Autonomous Chemical Identification System (LACIS) • TTA-5: Portable High-throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification System (PHILIS) NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

Systems for Chemical Countermeasures • Need for: • TTA-3: Autonomous Rapid Facility Chemical Agent Monitor (ARFCAM) • Monitor facilities for presence of TICs and CWAs • Continuously and autonomously • Fast enough response to allow “Detect to protect” reaction to attacks, limiting exposure to agents NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

Systems for Chemical Countermeasures • Need for: • TTA-4: Lightweight Autonomous Chemical Identification System (LACIS) • Responders need to quickly assess whether dangerous concentrations of TICs and CWAs are at the scene • Fully autonomous, hand portable • Appropriate time response and dynamic range to determine if protective garments are required NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

Systems for Chemical Countermeasures • Need for: • TTA-5: Portable High-throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification System (PHILIS) • High-throughput of samples from contaminated areas • Rapidly field-deployable lab analysis system • Determine the extent of area containing unsafe concentrations of TICs and CWAs NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program FY 04.1 SBIR Topic Number H-SB04.1-001 • New System/Technologies to Detect Low Vapor Pressure Chemicals (e.g. TICs) • Objective: Develop a new system for rapid and accurate detection of low vapor pressure chemicals, particularly TICs NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program FY 04.1 SBIR Topic Number H-SB04.1-001 • Three Phase effort: • Phase I – Develop a concept for an LVP detector • Phase II – Formalize concept from Phase I (all engineering and validation testing performed) • Phase III – Commercial Applications • 48 Submissions received • 8 awards NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

PRESENT SOLICITATIONS NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

HSARPA Contributions to Critical Infrastructure Protection Portfolio • System Study for Municipal Domestic Water Security • Cross-cutting project involving multiple portfolios. Concerns include: • CIP: Damage to the physical components of the purification and distribution system or resulting from the trusted insider threat. • Biological countermeasures: The near-end-user distribution components of the system involving a hydrolytically robust threat with sufficient toxicity / morbidity to impact even in highly diluted concentrations. • Radiological / nuclear countermeasures: Potential for having to decontaminate significant portions of the distribution system. • Chemical countermeasures: Post-event system re-certification challenge. NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program FY 04.2 SBIR Topic Number H-SB04.2-003 • Alternatives to Cl2 in Municipal Water Purification • Objective: Identify and produce large quantities of an alternative to Chlorine for the purpose of disinfecting municipal water supplies in a more cost effective and safer manner than currently exists • Alternate focus: Ultimately decrease the amount of disinfection byproducts associated with the use of Chlorine NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program FY 04.2 SBIR Topic Number H-SB04.2-003 • Three Phase effort: • Phase I – Identify and demonstrate the ability of an alternative that inactivates microbial pathogens and prevents re-growth in representative samples • Phase II – Demonstrate the cost effectiveness and safety of identified alternatives and demonstrate the reduced amount of secondary disinfectants required to ensure adequate residual disinfection • Phase III – Commercial Applications NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program FY 04.2 SBIR Topic Number H-SB04.2-004 • Wide-Area TIC Neutralization • Objective: Identify and demonstrate safer and more cost effective alternatives to using typical techniques for wide area TIC neutralization • Current methods have deployment shortcomings • Cost of Storage • PPE requirements • Clean-up costs • Substrate damage NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program FY 04.2 SBIR Topic Number H-SB04.2-004 • Three Phase effort: • Phase I - Demonstrate broad spectrum utility and economic advantage of alternatives when applied to acids, bases, oxidizing and reducing agents, and hydrolytically stable TICs • Phase II – Develop and conduct laboratory scale demonstration of ≥2 wide area TIC neutralization protocols • Phase III – Commercial Applications NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

FUTURE SOLICITATIONS NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

BAA 04-10: Low Vapor Pressure Chemical Detection System (LVPCDS) • Objective: Develop, field-test, and transition to commercialization state-of-the-art components and systems required to effectively detect toxic low vapor pressure compounds • The LVPCDS Program will facilitate a number of HSARPA’s goals, including: • Enabling future enhancements to existing detection components and systems; • Enabling new types of detection components and systems; • Creating next generation components and systems which are robust against novel and engineered threats NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

BAA 04-10: Low Vapor Pressure Chemical Detection System (LVPCDS) • BAA addresses several separate Technical Topic Areas (TTAs) • Each TTA solicits a specific approach or tool to augment the Nation’s detection and analysis capabilities • Some TTAs are for component development • Some TTAs are for detection system development • BAA to be released end of May http://www.hsarpabaa.com NDIA Homeland Security Symposium

HSARPA and Chemical Countermeasures for Homeland Security