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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 30, 2005 FBO #1465
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- Autonomous Mine Detection Sensors (AMDS) Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

Notice Date

11/28/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

US Army C-E LCMC, Acquisition Center - Washington, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-W, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331-0700
 

ZIP Code

22331-0700
 

Solicitation Number

W909MY-06-R-0001
 

Response Due

1/12/2006
 

Archive Date

3/13/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) W909MY-06-R-0001, soliciting full proposals for Autonomous Mine Detection Sensors (AMDS) Technology has been posted to the Interactive Business Opportunities Page (IBOP), https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. This BAA; spon sored by the Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD); is open for submission of proposals through 12 January 2006, at 12:00 noon. This BAA is issued under the provisions of paragraph 6.102(d)(2) and paragraph 35.016 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) which provides for competitive selection of research and development proposals submitted in response to this announcement. Accordingly, proposals selected for award are considered to be the result of full and open competition and fully compliant with PL 98-369, The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. Prospective offerors should note that this BAA is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to make an award or pay proposal preparation costs generated in response to this announcement. The cost of proposal preparation for respons e to a BAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resultant contract or any other contract. However, it may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost specified in FAR 31.205-18. Funds are not presently available fo r the research interests represented in this BAA. No contract award will be made unless appropriated funds are available for payment of the effort being acquired. Prospective offerors are reminded that only a duly warranted Contracting Officer may obliga te the Government. Any resultant contract award would include all clauses required by Federal Acquisition Regulations and appropriate supplements. The NVESD Countermine Division is searching for technology approaches capable of detecting anti-personnel (AP) and anti-tank (AT) mines at a minimum distance of 10m (measured horizontally) in front of the detection sensor. The minimum requirement is 10m st andoff from the operator and the goal is 10m standoff from the sensor. The countermine payload, including but not limited to the sensor(s), mounting hardware, and on-board processors, must be compatible with a small autonomous robotic platform (to be prov ided as Government Furnished Equipment). The goals for size and weight are 10 pounds and 10 watts. The objective of this BAA is to evaluate and demonstrate approaches for autonomous mine detection of anti-personnel (AP) and anti-tank (AT) mines from a small robotic platform. Full proposals are requested for up to two-year technology development contrac ts from those companies whose proposed approach successfully meets the stated performance criteria. Previously, Phase II of the AMDS program established the capability to detect typical AP and AT land mines with a probability of detection (PD) of 0.98 and a probability of false alarm (pfa) of 0.2 (The Pd is the fraction of the encountered mines that are detected, and the Pfa is the number of clutter items declared to be mines divided by the total number of clutter items.). Pd, and Pfa will be measured aga inst like subsets of targets (e.g., AP or AT mines). Phase III of this program will build on the success of the previous phase. The goal will be to further reduce the pfa while maintaining or improving the PD. The reduction of pfa should be considered t he most important goal of Phase III, and consideration should be given to cost, practicality and safety implications. Potential offerors are reminded that in order for any proposals to be considered, the proposed effort MUST meet the definition of basic or applied research and development found at FAR 35.001. The selection of one or more proposals for award will be based on a peer and scientific evaluation of each offerors response (to include both technical an d cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to this announcement. Proposals shall be submitted in electronic format via the Army Single Face to Industry Interactive Business Opportunities Page (IBOP). The URL for the IBOP i s https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. The IBOP submittal shall include an electronic signature by an individual having authority to enter into a contract. In order to be able to access BAA W909MY-06-R-0001 and submit a proposal, a contractor must first be re gistered with the IBOP. A CAGE Code and DUNS number are required to complete registration for proposal submissions. A contractor employee who is authorized to bind the contractor must complete the registration. The process could take several days to fin alize the registration and contractors are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Proposals shall be prepared using Microsoft Office Suite products (i.e., Microsoft Word and Excel) and Adobe Acrobat, in separate files for each proposal volume as set forth below. Proposals shall consist of two volumes: technical and cost. In addition, the offeror shall submit a completed Appendix A, Representations and Certification packet (available at the IBOP web site) and if applicable, Appendix B, Subcontractin g Plan. The complete BAA to include proposal submission requirements and evaluation criteria is available for review and download from the IBOP at https://abop.monmouth.army.mil under the Pre-Award drop-down menu at CECOM-BAAs. Interested parties should be alert for any amendments that may be published. Amendments to this BAA will be issued through the IBOP. Offerors shall submit questions related to this BAA electronically using the Question format available in the Army IBOP BAA-AMDS Countermine Techno logies solicitation folder. Responses to questions relating to the specifics of the BAA will be posted electronically to the IBOP. Questions relating to a specific vendors approach will be answered via E-mail directly to that vendor. The Government req uires a minimum of one (1) week to answer solicitation questions. There shall be no discussion between offerors and government technical staff after proposal submission.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army C-E LCMC, Acquisition Center - Washington ATTN: AMSEL-AC-W, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria VA

Zip Code: 22331-0700

Country: US
 

Record

SN00938377-W 20051130/051128211944 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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