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A -- MILSATCOM TECHNOLOGY STUDIES SOL BAA 94-01 POC Mr. Joseph P. Schleifer, Contracting Officer, (310) 336-4729; Technical POC's: Lt Scott Bechtloff, Payload, (310) 336-4645; Lt Jim Tuttle, Terminal, (617) 271-6933. Advanced EHF Portion of the Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Technology Studies Update: to CBD announcement, Friday 17 May 1994. This change updates the closing date for BAA 94-01 from 30 April 1995 to 17 May 1995. OVERVIEW: The Advanced EHF satellite system may begin Engineering and Manufacturing Development by 2000. A successful technology program will reduce the development risk for the future Advanced EHF systems through feasibility demonstrations of critical technology. Relevant technology projects will be performed between FY95 and FY2000, with durations of a few months to several years. This Broad Agency Announcement initiates implementation of the MILSATCOM Technology Program. The FY95 funding of approximately $20M is limited to technology investigations which directly support an Advanced EHF communications system and will focus on critical payload technology. All data and devices from all resulting contracts will be used by the MILSATCOM Joint Program Office (MJPO) to support the technology program. STATEMENT OF WORK: New and innovative approaches are sought to reduce the cost of an advanced EHF system through reductions in size, weight, power, and production costs. Most contracts will last approximately one year with options to renew for additional one year periods. The total contract value, including options, per project will range from $0.2M-5M. The following projects are representative of those being considered by the MJPO. However, proposals may be submitted for any projects that have potential to reduce the cost of an Advanced EHF system. 1. EHF payload technologies: 1.1 Investigate alternative payload processing methods and architecture which will reduce payload expense, size, weight, and power while allowing flexibility to adapt to future requirements and evolving technology. Postulated technologies should be linked to trends in industry, well defined commercial and Government investment, and/or proposed technology projects. 1.2 Investigate methods for reducing the weight of uplink nulling antennas. Methods to be investigated include, but are not limited to, the use of MMIC and/or optical devices. 1.3 Investigate the feasibility of advanced, light weight multiple beam agile antenna designs and their use in satellite systems. 1.4 Investigate advanced wideband frequency synthesizers and frequency generation concepts. 1.5 Investigate methods for reducing the weight and increasing the efficiency of downlink antennas. Methods to be investigated include, but are not limited to, transmit phased array antennas. 1.6 Investigate methods for decreasing the weight and power impact of crosslink subsystems. 2 Airborne EHF terminal: 2.1 Investigate thin, lightweight, advanced phased array antennas. Methods to be investigated include, but are not limited to, thermal management and scan angle issues, and RF-distribution verses optically distributed architecture. 2.2 Investigate advanced EHF devices for application in solid state power amplifiers and phased array antennas, including device efficiency and cost issues. 3 Other Areas: We are also interested in receiving submissions for any other projects that offer the potential for substantial cost savings in MILSATCOM space, terminal, and control segments. DELIVERABLES: The following items represent a partial list of deliverables: monthly cost, schedule, and technical performance reports, program protection cost report (for classified projects only), and a final report on the project's contribution to life cycle cost savings, interim and final reviews, and agendas and minutes for all meetings. Detailed design drawings and performance characteristics of the device shall be included in the final report if applicable. The data derived from these studies may be used in future Government procurements, and must be available for such use at no cost to the Government or its contractors. All data and devices delivered will be considered Government property. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: All proposal abstracts shall be UNCLASSIFIED. Security requirements for the individual projects will be provided in the notification requesting a full proposal. SELECTION CRITERIA: The purpose of the proposal abstract is to allow contractors to propose projects while avoiding unwarranted effort on the part of an offeror whose work is not of interest to the Government. All proposal abstracts submitted will become Government property unless disposal or return is requested by the offeror. Offerors submitting proposal abstracts found to be consistent with this BAA and of sufficient interest to the Government will be invited to submit a full (technical and cost) proposal. Such an invitation does not assure that the offeror will be awarded a contract. The criteria to be used for selection of the proposal abstracts and full proposals are: 1) Project's innovative and sound approach to reduce costs for future systems. 2) Cost of the project. The following criteria will also be considered in the full proposal stage. 3) Ability to transition the technology to the production phase. 4) Increase in capability of the appropriate future system. 5) Offeror's record of past and present performance. 6) Offeror's capabilities and facilities. 7) Security clearance (if needed). The criteria listed above are in order of importance to the Government. No further evaluation criteria will be used in selecting the proposals. Proposal abstracts and the full proposals that will follow will be evaluated by members of the MILSATCOM Technology Program System Team and their SETA and FFRDC support. PROPOSAL ABSTRACT PREPARATION INFORMATION: Submit 10 copies with a maximum of five single sided pages, including figures, of 12 point type, 1.5 spaced, and one inch margins. Proposal abstracts that address different areas will be submitted under separate cover. The format is as follows: Section 1 - Number of Project (ex. 1.1 for EHF payload processing), Title, Period of performance, Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Cost, Name of Company. Section 2 -Task Objective. Section 3 - Technical Summary. Section 4 - Cost Summary. Send Proposal abstracts to: Lt Scott Bechtloff SMC/MCX 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467-A8 Los Angeles, CA 90245-4659. To be available for contract award at the earliest possible date, proposal abstracts must be received forty-five (45) calendar days after the announcement publication date, or if the forty-fifth day falls on a non-business day, on the next calendar day of business. Reply letters to these abstracts will be mailed approximately 30 days after this date. PROPOSALS: Instructions for proposal preparation will be in the letter requesting complete technical and cost proposals. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Refer to the ''Proprietary Information'' and ''When and How to Submit'' sections of the Air Force Material Command Unsolicited Proposal Guide from each activity's publication distribution office. The AFMC Form 91 is not applicable to BAA's. Responses should reference this BAA's number (BAA 94-01). This BAA is open until 17 May 95. The expected award date for contracts is no sooner than 1Nov94. Contracts will be cost plus fixed fee or firm fixed price, depending upon the type and complexity of the project addressed in the proposal abstract. Proposal abstracts received by 31May94 are to be valid through 1Feb95, or if submitted after 31May 94 to be valid for nine months. SMC/MC will be the final decision authority for selecting technologies for funding. Contracts will potentially be awarded by the MJPO, Rome Labs, Phillips Labs, and Air Force Terminal Program Office. Invitation packages for each project will be sent out from the appropriate contracting organization. The Government reserves the right to award all or none of the contracts associated with the projects described in this announcement. In the case of submissions of equal caliber, preference will be given to small and small, disadvantaged businesses. Small businesses are encouraged to participate. To request a copy of the industry distribution version of the MILSATCOM Technology Plan, contact Lt Scott Bechtloff (address listed above). Distribution to foreign sources will be delayed until the plan has been officially approved for foreign release. Foreign-owned offerors are advised that their participation is subject to foreign disclosure review. Data subject to export control constraints may be involved and only firms on the Qualified Contractor Access List (QCAL) will be allowed access to such data. Offerors are cautioned that only contracting officers are legally authorized to commit the Government. Additionally, the cost of preparing proposals in response to this announcement is not an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or any other contract, but may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost in FAR 31.205-18. All questions and requests related to this announcement must be in writing (except as noted below). The Air Force has been directed to discontinue use of hazardous materials as part of the implementation of Pollution Prevention measures in our acquisition programs. Contracts issued after 1Jun93 may not specify the use of Class I Ozone Depleting Chemicals (ODCs) and the Government may not accept any delivered end items containing them. Substitute substances must comply with Section 5, Toxic Substances Control Act and Section 612 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 as specified by the EPA proposed rule ''Stratospheric Ozone Protection: Significant New Alternatives Policy Program'' (40 CFR Part 82). Alternatives which are hazardous or Class II ODCs may be used only as a last resort after all environmentally preferable alternatives have been evaluated and rejected for technical and/or economic reasons. INDUSTRY BRIEFING: A briefing will be presented on Tue, 17May94, at 2350 East El Segundo Blvd., El Segundo, CA 90245-4691, Building A1, Room 1062 at 0800. The meeting will be UNCLASSIFIED. Offerors are limited to two attendees, and must notify Lt Scott Bechtloff in writing by 11May94 at the address (SMC/MCX) above or by fax (310) 336-4905. The information at the industry briefing will include a discussion of the EHF portion of the MILSATCOM Technology Plan, along with a clarification, in general terms, of the proposal evaluation criteria. Questions, both oral and written, will be permitted at the industry brief. A written package of all questions and answers will be furnished to each prospective offeror after the industry brief. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Mr. William Maikisch at (310) 363-0208. (0093)

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