Common use of Technology Assessment Clause in Contracts

Technology Assessment. A. Sensitive Technical Data/Technologies: 1. Civil GPS-SPS equipment is an international commodity. GPS-PPS equipment may be similar to civil equipment, except for the addition of security components described below. The GPS was designed as a force multiplier for military war fighting missions requiring delivery of troops or munitions, including operations with diverse types of forces, while maintaining common references for positioning, navigation, and time. Access to GPS-PPS user equipment promotes interoperability among forces and directly enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of joint operations. The countries to participate will acquire GPS receivers and PPS devices in the receivers. Without the PPS devices and implementing software, the receivers are standard and not sensitive. The aspects of GPS-PPS to be protected are described in the following paragraphs. 2. Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM). This module contains the anti- spoof decryption capability. a. The SAASM is unclassified but sensitive. b. Electronic design and manufacturing technology is not sensitive; the cryptographic process is sensitive. The MOA specifies that Country X must procure these chips from the U.S. via Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and account by quantity and application for all ships procured. Country X is not authorized to build the SAASM and no manufacturing data will be released. 3. PPS reception capability with SAASM (PPS-SAASM). This capability will allow Country X to receive/use full military accuracy of GPS directly from the GPS satellites. a. Country X will only be allowed access to PPS through purchase of equipment incorporating the PPS-SAASM. The PPS-SAASM is unclassified. b. Circuit design and information processing within the PPS-SAASM are sensitive. However, the PPS-SAASM incorporates tamper-resistant features to protect loss of information. The PPS-SAASM is also design to permit unclassified-when-keyed operation.