SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- National Defense University Research Program
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- National Defense University, Building 62, Room 203, 300 5th Avenue, Fort McNair, DC 20319-5066
- ZIP Code
- 20319-5066
- Solicitation Number
- DADW4902T0054
- Response Due
- 6/15/2003
- Archive Date
- 7/15/2003
- Point of Contact
- Eva Lewis, 202-685-2171
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to National Defense University
(lewise@ndu.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA General Statement of Research Needs: The Research Program supports focused collaborative research projects in the fields of social science, physical science, and engineering that have potential significance to military transformation. Research results should provide national security policy d ecision makers with analyses necessary to make informed decisions on policy and the implications of technology on national security. Proposals are solicited from both the policy and technology arenas, however research supported by the program should have a substantial technical component. Nonetheless, the objective of the program is to investigate the effects and implications of technol ogy on national security and not to support pure technical work. Research should fall within the topic areas described below, however additional topics that satisfy the program criteria will be considered. Projects should have a well defined scope, objective, and duration. Funds are typically awarded for one year but may be awarded up to two years when they support doctoral dissertation work. To foster closer relationships between NDU and other universities, the proposal should be submitted in collaboration with a teaching or research professor at NDU. The entire funding amount shall be provided to the Principal Investigator of the university s oliciting them. Research support for the NDU professors shall be provided separately. It is anticipated that in most proposals the majority of the research will be performed by the civilian university part of a partnership with NDU. In these cases the role of the NDU participant could be that of providing guidance, advice, liaison, and cognizance. The onus for forming a partnership is placed on the civilian university Principal Investigator. Proposals must be co-signed by a member of the faculty from any on e of NDU's teaching or research units, including but not limited to the National War College, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, the Information Management Research College, the Institute for National Strategic Studies, and the Center for Technolo gy and National Security Policy. More information on NDU faculty may be found on the NDU website, http://www.ndu.edu/. Proposals may support ongoing research or initiate new research. However, proposals must disclose prior sources of funding and any constraints imposed by that source for funding ongoing research. Fund recipients are expected to publish and present their work, for example, in professional journals, in NDU Press publications such as Defense Horizons or Strategic Forum, or at conferences or workshops. In addition, recipients must make any copyrighted work prepared based on the research available on a royalty free basis for use and distribution by the Department of Defense. Objective and Areas of Interest: This BAA solicits proposals for the National Defense University's Research Program, sponsoring research and analyses on defense policy issues that have a significant technology component. Technology has always had a major role in defense and national secur ity and the Bush Administration's emphasis on military transformation serves to spotlight the link between technology and national security and defense policy. The objective of the program is to examine these links by supporting research at civilian instit utions of higher learning and by building relationships between these institutions and the National Defense University (NDU). Proposals to the program are being solicited. Proposals will be evaluated and selected on a first come, first served basis until f unding is exhausted. The Research Program focuses on research projects that can lead potentially to changes in policy, investments, or direction. Proposals are invited in the following areas of national strategic importance, but proposals in related topic s that also deal with military transformation and which address projects that have both technology and policy component s will also be considered. ?Technologies and issues of national security policy that support the transformation of the military to a netted, adaptable force capable of meeting the demands of the 21st century. ?Terrorist organizational utilization of information technology and potential countermeasures. ?Assessment of techniques for detecting Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Conventional Explosives. ?Assessment of techniques for dealing with countermeasures to ballistic missile defense. ?Concepts for closing the military capabilities gap within NATO. ?Implications of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based weapons. ?The utility and potential of mini unmanned air vehicles (UAV). ?Utility of Directed Energy Weapons for non-lethal warfare in an urban environment. ?Analysis of performance parameters for all-electric ships and vehicles. ?Space concepts for network centric communications for land attack. ?Assessment of techniques and treaty compliance of ?short lifetime? and remotely controlled land mines. Proposal description: Proposals shall reference this BAA number. The specific aims of the project must be included in all proposals. The project description must contain the following elements: ?Title. The title of the proposal must be brief, yet represent the major thrust of the project. Because this title will be used to provide information to those who may not be familiar with the proposed project, highly technical words or phraseology should be avoided where possible. ?Introduction. A clear statement of the long-term goal(s) and supporting objectives of the proposed project should preface the project description. The most significant published work in the field under consideration, including the work of key project pers onnel on the current application, should be reviewed. The current status of research in the particular scientific field also should be described. All work cited, including that of key personnel, should be referenced. ?Rationale and significance. Present concisely the rationale behind the proposed project. The objectives' specific relationship and relevance to the area in which an application is submitted and the objectives' specific relationship and relevance to potent ial regulatory issues of United States biotechnology research should be shown clearly. Any novel ideas or contributions that the proposed project offers also should be discussed in this section. ?Program plan. The hypotheses or questions being asked and the methodology to be applied to the proposed project should be stated explicitly. Specifically, this section must include: a. A description of the investigations proposed and the sequence in which the investigations are to be performed; b. Results expected; c. Pitfalls that may be encountered; d. Limitations to proposed procedures; and e. Tentative schedule for conducting major steps involved in these investigations. f. Program deliverables such as reports and data. ?Collaborative arrangements. If the nature of the proposed project requires collaboration arrangements with other research scientists, corporations, organizations, agencies, or entities, the applicant must identify the collaborator(s) and provide a full ex planation of the nature of the collaboration. Evidence (i.e., letters of intent) should be provided to assure peer reviewers that the collaborators involved have agreed to render this service. In addition, the proposal must indicate whether or not such a c ollaborative arrangement(s) has the potential for conflict(s) of interest. ?Personnel support. To assist peer reviewers in assessing the competence and experience of the proposed project staff, key personnel who will be involved in the proposed project must be identified clearly. ?Budget. A detailed plan of expenditures necessary to complete the research, including but not limited to salary, travel, equipment, publication costs, and overhead. Costs attributed to NDU should not exceed 30% of the total budget and may not be used to support the salary of NDU permanent staff and faculty. Acceptable expenditures include, for example, travel, equipment, and research assistant support. ?NDU endorsement. A member of NDU's teaching or research staff must endorse each proposal. Acceptable methods of endorsement include, for example, an original signed statement of support either as part of the proposal package or as an attachment to the pro posal. ?Institution endorsement. All proposals submitted must be signed by the proposing principal investigator(s) and endorsed by an authorized organizational representative who possesses the necessary authority to commit the applicant's time and other relevant resources. Proposal Submission: The Research Program is managed by the Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP) Proposals should be submitted to: Administrator, NDU Research Program Center for Technology and National Security Policy National Defense University Washington, DC 20319-5066 The address for overnight delivery is: Administrator, NDU Research Program Center for Technology and National Security Policy National Defense University 300 5th Avenue, SW Building 20, Suite 4 Washington, DC 20319-5066 Phone: (202) 685-2529 Fax: (202) 685-3581 Questions may be directed to Dr. Eli Zimet Research Program Administrator [(202) 685-3586, zimete@ndu.edu], Dr. Joseph Mait [(202) 685-2590, maitj@ndu.edu] or to Dr. Mike Baranick, [(202) 685-3590, baranickm@ndu.edu]. Proposal Evaluation: The Selection Committee (SC) reviews all proposals. Members of the SC include the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research, and members from the CTNSP. The SC will evaluate proposals on the basis of research field, objectives of the proposed research program, and potential benefits to the military. The SC recommends proposals to the Roosevelt Chair for Policy and Edison Chair for Technology at CTNSP, who are the final authority to make award decisions. Applications are judged according to the following criteria. The onus is on applicants to address these explicitly in their proposal 1. Merit of the Proposal ?Originality and innovation ?Significance and expected contributions to research ?Clarity and scope of objectives ?Clarity and appropriateness of methodology ?Feasibility ?Extent to which the scope of the proposal addresses all relevant issues. 2. Scientific or Engineering Excellence of the Researcher(s) ?Knowledge, expertise and experience ?Quality of past or potential contributions to, and impact on, the proposed and other areas of research ?Importance of contributions to, and use by, other researchers and end-users ?Complementarities of expertise of the members of the group and synergy (where applicable). Before a successful applicant is notified, proposals must undergo legal review. Successful applicants will be notified of additional information that may be required or other actions leading to an award. The decision not to award, or at what level to awar d, is discretionary and is not subject to appeal. Other BAA Information: This notice constitutes a BAA as contemplated by FAR 6.102(d)(2). Unless otherwise stated herein, no additional written information is available, nor will a formal RFP or other solicitation regarding this announcement be issued. Requests for the same wil l be disregarded. The Government reserves the right to select all, some, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. Awards to successful offerors may be made at any time throughout the year following the date of this published an nouncement, based on funding availability. Interested parties are invited to respond to this synopsis/request for quotation. No hard copy version of this announcement will be made available. Questions of a business nature shall be directed to the Contra ct Specialist, Ms. Eva Lewis, (202) 685-2171. Questions of a technical nature shall be directed to the Technical Point of Contact, Dr. Eli Zimet, (202) 685-3586. Preproposals and proposals should be submitted by the due dates cited in the BAA to Administrator, NDU Research Program, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, Washington, DC 20319-5066. For express mail purposes send to Administrator, NDU Research Program, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, 3 00 5th Avenue, SW, Building 20, Suite 4, Washington, DC 20319-5066. See contact information shown above. Offerors are advised that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the Government. Successful offerors not already registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) will be required to register in CCR prior to award. Information on CCR registration is available at http://www.ccr.gov. Offerors should submit their security clearance capabilities with their White Papers/proposals. While most technologies under this BAA are unclassified, work on some systems will require the contractor to receive, generate, and store material up to the SE CRET level.
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Defense University Building 62, Room 203, 300 5th Avenue Fort McNair DC
- Zip Code: 20319-5066
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20319-5066
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