HSARPA and Chemical Countermeasures for Homeland Security

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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_at_dhs
.gov Steven.Buchsbaum_at_dhs.gov
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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

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• PAST SOLICITATIONS

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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• PRESENT SOLICITATIONS

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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• FUTURE SOLICITATIONS

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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
  HSARPAs 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

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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 Nations 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