SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- BROAD AREA CRADA ANNOUNCEMENT (BACA) FOR COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA OF SELF-HEALING POLYMERS
- Notice Date
- 5/27/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 325211
— Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, NSWC Crane Division, 300 Highway 361, Building 3373, Crane, Indiana, 47522-5001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 47522-5001
- Solicitation Number
- N0016415SNB57
- Archive Date
- 7/11/2015
- Point of Contact
- Mrs. Jenna Dix,
- E-Mail Address
-
jenna.dix@navy.mil
(jenna.dix@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- N00164-15-S-NB57 - BROAD AREA CRADA ANNOUNCEMENT (BACA) FOR COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA OF SELF-HEALING POLYMERS - PSC A - NAICS 325211 ISSUE DATE 27 MAY 2015 - CLOSING DATE 26 JUN 2015 - TIME 4:00PM EASTERN Special Notice The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), through its Platform and Launch Systems Division Polymer and Undersea Sensors Branch, provides the DoD with a number of polyurethane over-molded connectors for undersea systems. In recent years, the reliability of these connectors has decreased and a high percentage of fleet units are being returned with de-bonding of the polymer from the metal connector backshell. The Polymer and Undersea Sensors Branch is interested in using self-healing polymer additives to improve adhesion and prevent propagation if de-bonding does occur. NSWC Crane seeks Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) partners that possess the expertise, capabilities, facilities, and experience in this area to explore R&D opportunities with the Polymer and Undersea Sensors Branch. The specific areas to be explored are as follows: 1. Evaluate the current NAVSEA approved materials for Submarine Outboard Electrical Connectors and work with NSWC Crane engineers to determine optimal location for self-healing capsules. 2. Provide technical support to determine capsule wall chemistry and thickness as well as concentration of capsules within the material. 3. Identify best processing technics to utilize self-healing capsules in NSWC Crane applications. This synopsis serves as sources sought for CRADA participants and seeks information from companies capable of providing expertise, capabilities, facilities and experience in any of these fields and applications with respect to a CRADA effort. Any group that believes it has the ability to perform collaboration with NSWC Crane in these areas can identify its capabilities by submitting the information to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Science & Technology Division (Code QXN), Attn: Mrs. Jenna Dix, Bldg 2044, 300 Hwy 361, Crane, IN 47522 or jenna.dix@navy.mil. Responses are requested by close of business June 26, 2015. After reviewing the responses, NSWC Crane may request a meeting or teleconference with responding parties to gain further insight into their capabilities. NSWC Crane is not obligated to hold these meetings with any or all respondents. If NSWC Crane decides to meet with a party, it will only meet with those that responded to this notice. NSWC Crane will not reimburse costs for participation in these meetings or teleconferences. NSWC Crane reserves the right to enter into CRADA agreements with no, any or all respondents based upon NSWC Crane's judgment of the potential success of collaborative efforts. There may be a future acquisition directed to some or all of the capabilities which are the subject or focus of this research and development effort. Therefore NSWC Crane desires to avoid or mitigate unfair competitive advantages being conferred on any potential contractor or offeror as a result of CRADA efforts herein which actually or appear to compromise the integrity of the procurement process. In particular, NSWC Crane seeks to avoid or mitigate (1) -unequal access to information on Government needs and Warfighter evaluations of proprietary systems or improved versions resulting from this CRADA effort; (2) -impaired objectivity arising from CRADA partners' collaborative efforts with Government employees or Warfighters; and (3) -biased ground rules for a possible or potential future acquisition directed to a capability which may be a focus of this CRADA effort. This effort is expected to produce CRADA subject data deliverables which may be used to facilitate a possible follow-on acquisition using a Name Brand or Equal acquisition strategy, which is designed to ensure a fair competition while respecting the proprietary rights and previous investment of potential CRADA partners. This is not a procurement, nor a notice for such a procurement, and at this time there is no plan or funding for a follow-on procurement. The legal authority for this cooperative research effort is the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, codified in Title 15 United States Code, Section 3710a, et seq. Under a CRADA, the partner contributes funds, equipment, or in-kind services to the joint research effort, leveraging their efforts with those of the federal agency for a mission-related objective. At Government discretion, subject data deliverables and inventions delivered under any CRADA agreement may be used in future competitive acquisitions.
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