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A -- SURVEILLANCE ACOUSTIC PROJECTORS & ASSOCIATED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES SOL N66001-95-X-6018 POC Contract Specialist, Loretta Bourne, (619)553-5726. Contracting Officer, Ulysses Miller, Jr. Bid Clerk, J.C. Norris, (619)553-4331. The Research Development Test and Evaluation Division of the Naval Command Control and Ocean Surveillance Center (NRaD) issues this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) under the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 6.102(d)(2). NRaD is interested in applied research and development proposals related to the development of low frequency (less than 1 kHz) and high power (greater than 5 KW) acoustic projectors for the generation of either impulsive or modulated sound for application to surveillance systems. Emphasis is on novel designs with one or more of the following characteristics: a. High efficiency, b. Small size, c. Low weight, d. Wide frequency bandwidth, e. Large depth tolerance, F. High reliability. All proposals received will be evaluated after the closing date by a government evaluation team. Award decisions will be based on a competitive evaluation using the following criteria in descending order of importance for evaluation merit: 1. Overall scientific and technical merits of the proposed development. 2. Technical/developmental risk - evidence that the objectives are achievable and, 3. Corporate risk- capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques, or unique combinations of these which are integral factors to achieving the proposed objectives. The merits of each proposal will be evaluated in response to one or more of the research and development areas indicated. Proposals submitted must be in conformance with the instructions that will be provided by the NRaD Supply Department. Anyone wishing to offer a proposal must first request an information package by January 30, 1995, which will contain useful technical information. Please fax your name, company affiliation, company address, telephone number and fax number with your request to Loretta Bourne at fax number (619)553-4464. Next, submit a white paper no longer than 10 pages including graphs and figures by February 21, 1995. The white papers will be evaluated by a government evaluation team and only offerors submitting acceptable white papers will be invited to submit a proposal. The criteria that will be used to rate the proposals (listed above) will also be used to rate the white papers. A conference will be held at NRaD, Building 1, Room A509 Bayside tentatively scheduled for the week of March, 20, 1995, where individuals/companies selected from the white paper submissions will be allowed to give a 20 minute presentation of their intended proposal to a government only audience. The presenter will receive feedback from the government as to its level of interest within five working days after the conference. Attendance at this conference is optional. Offerors will not be allowed to attend other company presentations. Attendees must register and send their visit request and/or security clearance by March 14, 1995. There will be a $5.00 per person registration fee payable at the door. The proposal format and registration information will be supplied along with the invitation to submit a proposal. Representatives of foreign owned companies must submit their visit requests/security clearance through the country's embassy. The deadline for submission of the proposals is tentatively scheduled for April 7, 1995. Proposals shall be formatted in two volumes, a technical volume one and a cost volume two. Volume one shall be no longer than 40 pages including graphs and figures. Award decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a scientific review by the Proposal Evaluation Committee (PEC). Proposals will be evaluated using the same criteria specified as the white papers, except that cost will be a factor in the award decision. Multi-year development projects are preferred provided the offeror can structure a baseline demo phase followed by an option phase. One to two year baseline projects are acceptable. The government anticipated funding three cost-type contracts, not to exceed &650,000 per contract for the baseline phase under this BAA. However, the number of proposals funded will depend upon the technical merit of proposals received and available funding. The government may negotiate the complete effort including options, but initially provide for funding on the baseline phase only. There will be no formal request for proposal (RFP) or other solicitation with regard to this BAA nor does the issuance of this BAA obligate the government to fund any subsequently invited proposals nor pay any proposal preparation costs. Interested parties are invited to respond to this synopsis. All responsible parties responses will be considered. For copies of solicitations only written request will be honored. (0011)

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