AIR FORCE WRIGHT LABORATORY ARMAMENT DIRECTORATE CONTRACTING Division, WL/MNK, 101 WEST EGLIN BOULEVARD, Suite 337, EGLIN AFB, FL 32542- 6810

A -- AGENT DEFEAT WARHEAD TECHNOLOGY, TESTING OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY KILL MECHANISMS SOL PRDA NO MNK-95-0001 DUE 033095 POC CONTACT CAPTAIN CHARLES MORTON, Contracting Officer (904) 882-4294, Ext. 3402. A--INTRODUCTION: Air Force Wright Laboratory, Armament Directorate, Warheads Branch (WL/MNMW) is interested in receiving proposals for the testing of primary and secondary defeat mechanism concepts developed under the Agent Defeat Warhead Technology (ADWT) Program against a wide variety of chem/bio agents and/or surrogates. Proposals in response to this announcement must be received no later than 12:00 noon central time 30 March 1995 and addressed to Wright Laboratory, Armament Contracting Division, 101 W Eglin Blvd, Ste 337, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810, Attn: Capt Charles E. Morton (WL/MNK). Proposals submitted after the cut-off date specified herein shall be treated in accordance with FAR 52-215-10, ''Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawal of Proposals.'' Respondees should reference the above number (MNK PRDA-95-0001). Proposals handled by courier shall be delivered to Bldg 13, Rm 337, Eglin AFB FL. Proposals submitted must be in accordance with this announcement. Since this is a Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA), there will be no formal request for proposal or other solicitation regarding this announcement. Offerors should be alert for any PRDA amendments that may be published. The Government reserves the right to amend the due date to allow for subsequent submission proposal dates. If sufficient proposals are selected to satisfy the PRDA objectives as a result of the first submission, subsequent opportunities for proposal submission will not be available. B--REQUIREMENTS: (1) Technical Description: WL/MNMW is completing a research effort under the Agent Defeat Warhead Technology (ADWT) Program. One of the main goals of this program was to develop concepts for defeating and/or neutralizing hardened chemical and biological production and storage facilities while minimizing collateral damage. There is a recognized Air Force need in this area. Current inventory weapons have the potential for causing dispersal of large amounts of the chem/bio agent during the penetration and blast event. As a result of the work accomplished under this program, a primary and secondary kill mechanism have been developed. The combination of these kill mechanisms provides a solution to the problem of neutralizing the threat agent inside the target as well as eliminating the active agent that is expelled as a result of the penetration and blast event inherent in the current conventional penetrating weapons. Preliminary testing of these mechanisms will be conducted in FY95. However, under the present ADWT contract, these mechanisms will be tested against a minimal set of chem/bio agents. The government would like to expand this effort to include testing of both the primary and secondary kill mechanism against a wide variety of chem/bio agents and/or surrogates. The results of the testing for each agent will then be compared, and a determination will be made as to the optimum spectrum of chem/bio agents the primary and secondary kill mechanisms will effectively defeat. Further effort will be taken to assess reasons for the effectiveness of both kill mechanisms against each agent/surrogate and to explore possible enhancements to these mechanisms that will increase their effectiveness. Participants will be required to present their testing approach to the Government once it is developed. In addition, results of the overall program will be presented in a Final Program Review and submitted to the Government as a final report. (2) Deliverable Items: The following are required deliverable Items: (a) ADWT Primary and Secondary Kill Mechanism Optimization Report, DI-GDRQ-80567/T (draft and final report). The draft final report will be delivered 30 days after end of technical effort. (3) Security Requirements: The primary and secondary kill mechanism, the types of agents/surrogates used for testing, and the test results will be classified secret. Participants in this effort must be able to obtain a secret security clearance and must be able to properly handle, generate, and safeguard classified secret documentation. Contact the technical point of contact listed at the end of this announcement with any security-related questions. (4) Other special requirements: The Governments anticipates the following program reviews and meetings: Kickoff within one month of contract award at contractor facilities, Test approach review within 3 months of contract award at Eglin AFB, FL: Quarterly Technical Interchange Meetings, unless another review is held, alternating sites, and a Final Program review at completion at the contractor facilities. C--ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) Anticipated Period of Performance: 18 months. (2) Expected award date: June 1995. (3) Government Estimate: The Government expects to fund at a level of $0.5 Million in FY95 and $0.5 Million in FY96. This is an estimate only, not a promise of funding availability. (4) Type of Contract: Cost plus fixed fee is anticipated. (5) Government Furnished Property: It is the offeror's responsibility to identify any equipment to be used whether contractor-owned and furnished or Government-owned and furnished. The Government will assist in providing Government-owned property as appropriate if available. D--PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: (1) General: Offerors should consider instructions contained in the ''Proprietary Information'' and ''When and How to Submit'' sections of the AFMC Pamphlet 64-101, ''Unsolicited Proposal Guide,'' copies of which are available by writing to: AFDTC/BC, 205 West D Avenue, Ste 449, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6863 or telephone (904) 882-2843. AFMC Form 190, Policy Agreements, does not apply to Program Research and Development Announcements. Additional proposal questions should be directed to one of the points of contact listed elsewhere herein. A technical and cost proposal submitted in separate volumes, is required and must reference the above PRDA number. Volume 1 should provide the technical proposal and Volume 2 should address the price/cost portions of the proposal. Volume 1 should be limited to a total of 50 pages, including resumes, charts, figures, tables, etc. Pages in excess of the specified 50 pages will be removed and returned to the offeror before evaluation starts. A page is defined to be one side of an 8.5 x 11 inch piece of paper with information on it. Minimum print size is 10 point type, or 12 pitch. Proposals shall be submitted in an original and 4 copies. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered against the criteria set forth herein. Copies of the proposals may be forwarded, if the offeror authorizes in writing, to other interested government agencies for funding consideration. Authorization for limited reproduction and dissemination within Government Agencies and National Laboratories is requested. Offerors are advised that only the Contracting Officer is legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise obligate the Government. (2) Cost Proposal: The accompanying cost proposal/price breakdown shall include a person-hour breakdown by task, a cost element summary (labor, overhead, travel, G&A, etc.), and an SF1411, if applicable. Estimated costs for tests or historical data for similar efforts are requested for program office budgetary estimation and value estimation. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract, or any other contract. It is, however, an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost specified in FAR 31.205-18. (3) Technical Proposal: The technical proposal shall include : (a) technical approach, (b) a detailed outline of the content of the proposed final test report, (c) a list of the agents and/or surrogates to be used for testing and the plan for attaining them, and (d) a detailed plan for testing the primary and secondary defeat mechanisms against these agents and/or surrogates. E--PROPOSAL EVALUATION: The selection of one or more sources for contract award shall be based on scientific and engineering evaluation of the proposals in response to this PRDA. Proposals will be evaluated as received using the factors given below. No further evaluation criteria will be used in selecting the proposals. The factors, listed in descending order of importance, are: (1) The overall scientific and/or technical merits of the proposal. (2) The offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques, or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives. (3) The qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the proposed principal investigator, team leader, and other key personnel who are critical to achieving the proposal objectives. (4) The offeror's record of past and present performance. (5) Reasonableness and realism of proposed cost: An evaluation is made of all proposed costs to ensure the offeror has a proper understanding of the effort. It is the policy of WL/MN to treat all proposals as privileged information prior to award, and to disclose the contents only for the purposes of evaluation. The offeror must indicate on the appropriate form any limitation to be placed on disclosure of information contained in the proposal. Offerors are encouraged to propose risk/cost sharing arrangements to accelerate this effort. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. The U.S. Air Force reserves the right to select for award one, several, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. Offerors may contact the individuals or sections listed herein to obtain generally available clarification of technical/contractual issues and cost proposal format or pricing information. F--POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Contracting/Cost: Capt Charles E. Morton, Contracting Officer, (904) 882-4294, ext 3402, at WL/MNK, 101 W Eglin Blvd, Ste 337, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810. The telefax number is (904) 882-9599. (2) Technical Issues: Capt Janet Meyer, (904) 882-2141, ext 2274, (FAX (904) 882-9790) at WL/MNMW, 101 W Eglin Blvd, Ste 250, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810. (0039)

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