SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW/IMPROVED METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR DEMILITARIZATION OF MUNITIONS
- Notice Date
- 7/13/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N00164 300 Highway 361, Building 64 Crane, IN
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0016404R4711
- Response Due
- 7/31/2007
- Point of Contact
- Ellen McDaniel 8128545315
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to point of contact
(mcdaniel_e@crane.navy.mil)
- Description
- The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) conducts research and development directed towards demilitarization of munitions. NSWC Crane is interested in receiving innovative proposals for new/improved technologies to demilitarize munitions and munition components in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. The technical areas of interest are in the areas of disassembly, removal, resource recovery and reuse (R3), destruction and waste stream treatment. Proposals may be for scientific studies and experimentations directed towards advancing the state-of-the-art, pilot scale studies or prototype scale demonstrations. This notice constitutes a combined synopsis/Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in FAR 6.102 (d)(2). It is intended that this BAA be open for a period of three years from the date of publication. Proposals may be submitted by an y non-governmental entity including commercial firms, institutions of higher education with degree-granting programs in science and/or engineering (universities), or by consortia led by such concerns. NSWC Crane encourages participation by small business, small disadvantaged business, Hub-zone small business, woman-owned small business, veteran owned small business and historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions. Typically each proposal may be (1) funded incrementally for periods up to three years subject to availability of appropriations; (2) funded between $10,000 to $10,000,000, with the size of each dependent upon the topic (although NSWC Crane reserves the right to entertain larger proposals based on the availability of funds); (3) more than one effort may be funded for an individual topic area; and (4) deliverables should demonstrate the resul ts of scientific study and experimentations. Proposals for non-innovative, marginal improvements are inappropriate under BAA authority and would not be considered for funding. In order to minimize the cost regarding proposal preparation, as a preliminary step, interested parties are strongly encouraged to submit an initial synopsis (commonly referred to as a ?white paper?). This white paper should not exceed 10 pages, with a technical description of the effort, a preliminary schedule, identification of risks and a rough cost estimate. Offerors should submit the white papers electronically. The white paper is to include a title, BAA number, offeror name, project duration, approximate cost and a brief abstract with information explicitly pertinent to the proposed work. The Government reserves the right to request a technical proposal from any, all, part of, or none of the offerors submitting white papers. Offerors submitting the most promising white papers will be encouraged to submit full technical and cost proposals on all or part of their white paper submission. Offerors may submit full technical and cost proposals even if they did not submit a white paper or their white paper was not identified as promising. The Government will acknowledge the receipt of white papers and full technical and cost proposals by e-mail. White papers (and proposals) will be evaluated using the following evaluation criteria: (1) Overall scientific, technical and socio-economic merits of the proposed effort; (2) Potential relevance and contributions to the demilitarization technology area; (3) Degree to which new and creative solutions to technical issues important to the demilitarization community are proposed and degree to which technical data and/or computer software developed under the proposed effort are to be delivered to NSWC Crane with unrestricted (Government Purpose) rights; (4) The offeror?s capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives; (5) The qualifications, capabilities and experience of the proposed principal investigator, team leader or other key personnel who are critical in achieving the proposed objectives and (6) Realism and reasonableness of the proposed costs (subject to the availability of funds). These criteria are listed in descending order of importance, and the non-price factors, when taken together, are significantly more important than price. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SELECT FOR FUNDING ANY, ALL, OR NONE OF THE RESPONSES RECEIVED. Any responsible business may submit a proposal . White papers may be submitted at any time prior to expiration of the BAA. Please send white papers and proposals via e-mail to McDaniel_e@crane.navy.mil or regular mail to Commander, ATTN: Ms. Ellen McDaniel, Code 1162NZ, Building 64, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5011. (Note: e-mail is preferred.) Please refer to BAA Number N00164-04-R-4711 in all correspondence and communications.
- Record
- SN00620284-W 20040715/040713212723 (fbodaily.com)
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