R&D Contracting Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607

A -- SIMULATION ASSESSMENT VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM PART 2 OF 2 SOL PRDA-95-06-MLKT DUE 030795 POC WILLIAM O. BEEMAN, CONTRACT NEGOTIATOR, (513) 255-7143. Part 2 of 2. D.-- PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS (1) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision at FAR 52.215-12, Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, to trade secrets or privileged commercial and financial information contained in their proposals. Proposal questions should be directed to one of the points of contact listed elsewhere herein. Offerors should consider instructions contained in the WL PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry referenced in Section A of this announcement. Technical and cost proposals, submitted in separate volumes are required and must be valid for 180 days. Proposals must reference the above PRDA number. One hard copy of both the technical and the cost proposals shall be provided. In addition to the hard copies, 6 copies of the full proposals, both technical and cost, are required to be submitted on 3 1/2 inch Macintosh compatible and/or DOS compatible floppy disks in MS Word format, version 5.0 for Macintosh, or Word for Windows version 2.0 for DOS, one proposal per disk. Companies, other than small businesses, submitting proposals greater $500,000, shall submit a Small and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan with their proposal. This plan shall be constructed in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 and the applicable supplements. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered against the criteria set forth herein. Offerors are advised that only contracting officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the government. (2) TECHNICAL PROPOSALS: The technical proposal shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research and the technical approach. Additional information on prior work in this area, descriptions of available equipment, data and facilities, and resumes of personnel who will be participating in this effort shall also be included as attachments to the technical proposal and are not included in the page limit. The technical proposal shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks proposed to be accomplished under the proposed effort and suitable for contract incorporation. Offerors should refer to the WL Guide referenced in Section A to assist in SOW preparation .. Proposals shall identify: 1) relevant aerospace manufacturing application, the problem to be attacked, the scope and complexity of the solution, and risk identification & mitigation strategies for both the Phase I and Phase II efforts, 2) a preliminary methodology to identify existing supporting software tools, as well as additional tools to be developed, 3) a plan to develop the required software, 4) initial metrics and demonstration scenarios for evaluating the developed tools and methodologies, 5) a plan for periodic demonstrations which validate the affordability improvements of the applications, 6) a plan to identify and interact with appropriate current and emerging programs related to Virtual Manufacturing, as well as a plan to transition the technology or approach to other defense/commercial companies, especially JAST contractors, including participation in conferences and workshops for the purpose of peer evaluation and knowledge dissemination, 7) a strategy to commercialize the resulting software tools. The technical proposal shall include: 1) Table of Contents, 2) Executive Summary, 3) Complete and clear discussion of the nature and scope of the Virtual Manufacturing capabilities to be demonstrated and the program contributions to JAST affordability objectives, 4) Methodology, Techniques, and Approach, 5) Statement of Work (SOW), detailing the Technical Tasks proposed to be accomplished under the effort and a schedule for performance of those tasks. Offeror should consider instructions contained in the WL PRDA & BAA Guide for Industry referenced in Section A of this announcement. The SOW must present a complete and detailed discussion of the proposed approach and be suitable for contract incorporation), 6) Plan for transition of the contractor's concept into a low risk JAST EMD program in the year 2000, 7) Description of Available Equipment, Software, Data, and Facilities, 8) Program Responsibilities, Brief Resumes, and Qualifications of key Team Members, 9) Statement of Intention, if any, to use foreign nationals, 10) Break out of Person Hours for each Major Task in the SOW, 11) Names and Qualifications of Subcontractors, and level of effort to be subcontracted. Offerors are notified the SOW may be incorporated, or any part thereof, by reference, in any resulting award. The paragraph numbering used in the Technical Proposal for the technical approach discussion, the SOW tasks, and the Cost Proposal shall correlate. Travel is projected to include, but not be limited to, the following: Contract Kick-off Meeting, Annual Industry Reviews, Semiannual, Quarterly and End of Contract Reviews at locations selected by the Government. (3) COST PROPOSAL: The cost proposal shall be prepared in accordance with FAR 15.804-6 and shall include a Standard Form 1411, with all supporting data, in order to allow for a complete review by the Government. The cost proposal shall include all supporting information including breakdown by phase of labor hours by category, materials, travel, computer, subcontracting, and other direct and indirect costs. Copies of the above-referenced forms may be obtained from the contracting office cited. Offerors shall supplement their cost proposal, by supplying electronically the by year and by phase pages of their cost proposal. This electronic submission, is in addition to the written, bound copies and floppy disk copies required as above. The spreadsheet shall be in the DOS Microsoft Excel format. (4) PAGE LIMITATIONS: The technical proposal shall be limited to 25 pages (12 pitch or larger type), double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 by 11 inches. The page limitation includes all information, i.e. indexes, photographs, foldouts, appendices, attachments, etc. Pages in excess of this limitation will not be considered by the government. Cost proposals have no limitations, however, offerors are requested to keep cost proposals to 30-40 pages as a goal. (5) PREPARATION COST: This announcement does not commit the Government to pay for any response preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this PRDA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting or any other contract. However, it may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost as specified in the FAR 31.205-18. E--BASIS FOR AWARD The selection of the source of award will be based on an evaluation of an offeror's response (both technical and cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to the announcement. The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order of priority, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria listed in descending order of importance: 1) Understanding the Problem: The offeror's understanding of the overall JAST program and JAST strategies to achieve affordability and low risk, mature technology transition. Understanding of the application of Virtual Manufacturing to the EMD phase of weapon systems development as a means of realizing JAST affordability goals. Understanding of the technological, business, and cultural barriers/challenges associated with the development and implementation of the proposed SAVE solution 2) Soundness of Approach: New and creative solutions for integrating and demonstrating Virtual Manufacturing tools and practices to achieve JAST affordability objectives. The soundness of the proposed development, demonstration, risk identification, and risk mitigation approaches. The soundness of the approach in addressing the technological, business, and cultural barriers/challenges associated with the development and implementation of the proposed SAVE solution. The soundness of the proposed approach to achieve significant cost reduction in support of JAST objectives, and the soundness of the approach for transitioning results to other JAST participating companies, 3) Special Technical Factors: Includes team composition, familiarity with relevant technologies and commercialization strategy. Facilities and equipment resources, including usage requirements and availability. Cost, which includes consideration of proposed budgets and funding profiles, is ranked as the second order of priority. No other evaluation criteria will be used. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award of a contract, all, part, or none of the proposals received. Award of a grant to universities or nonprofit institutions or cooperative agreement, in lieu of a contract, will be considered. F. POINTS OF CONTACT: 1) Contracting/Cost Point of Contact: Questions related to the contract/cost issues should be directed to the Wright Laboratory, Directorate of Research and Development Contracting, William O. Beeman, WL/MLKT, Building 7 2530 C Street, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7607, (513) 255- 7143. Fax 513-255-4434 or E-Mail beemanwo@wl.wpafb.af.mil 2) Technical Points of Contact: James W. Poindexter, Manufacturing Technology Directorate, WL/MTI, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7739, (513) 255-8589, poindejw@ml.wpafb.af.mil, or Jeffrey R. Ashcom, Manufacturing Technology Directorate, WL/MTI, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7739, (513) 255-7371, ashcomjr@ml.wpafb.af.mil. (0020)

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