Common use of Background and Vision Statement Clause in Contracts

Background and Vision Statement. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate (SEDD) works in many areas crucial to the success of the future Army, providing fundamental research to give commanders real-time situational awareness; rapid and precise discrimination and targeting; highly compact, lightweight energy sources; as well as mitigating techniques for use against hostile enemy threats. As part of the Army’s strategic plan to transform its field operations into a more strategically responsive force, the Army is actively engaged in efforts to develop a family of manned and unmanned ground weapons systems under the Future Combat Systems program. A key factor in the development and demonstration of FCS platforms is the development of high power density, high temperature traction drive systems. The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has been charged with the responsibility of developing technologies that will enable FCS demonstrations. This Cooperative Agreement will allow the DoD to utilize a new class of high power motor drives that will positively impact FCS designs.