R&D Contracting Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-607

A -- HIGH PERFORMANCE MILITARY PRODUCT REALIZATION - PART 2 OF 2 SOL BAA 95-60-MLK POC Contact William T. Underwood, Contract Negotiator, (513) 255-3506, or Douglas Harris, Contracting Officer, (513) 255-3506. D-PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: (1) General: Offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision of FAR 52.215-12, ''Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data,'' to trade secrets or privileged commercial and financial information contained in their submittals. 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. Proposals shall be submitted in separate volumes, technical and cost, the cost proposal shall be valid for 180 days. Proposals must reference the above BAA number. An original and six copies of each volume shall be provided. 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 commit the government. (2) 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 of labor hours by category, materials, travel, computer, subcontracting, and other direct and indirect costs. A summary page showing the total for each category by phase and cost proposal page references should be included. An analysis of each major subcontractor must be performed by the offeror in accordance with FAR 15.806-2 and included in the cost proposal. Details of the cost sharing to be undertaken by the offeror should be included in the cost proposal. (3) Technical Proposal: The technical proposal shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of 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 should also be included. The technical proposal shall include: (a) 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, (b) statement of intention, if any, to use foreign nationals, (c) break out of person hours for each major task in the SOW, and, (d) 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: Contract Kick-off Meeting, Annual Industry Reviews, Semiannual, Quarterly and End of Contract Reviews at locations selected by the Government. Any questions concerning the technical proposal or SOW preparation shall be referred to the Technical Point of Contact cited in this announcement. (4) Page Limitations: Technical proposals shall not exceed 50 pages, double spaced, single-sided on 8.5'' x 11'' paper using 12 pitch or larger type with 1.25'' minimum margins. The page limitation includes all information, i.e. indexes, photographs, foldouts, and appendices. Pages in excess of this limitation will not be considered by the Government. Cost proposals are not page limited. (5) Preparation Cost: This announcement does not commit the Government to pay for any proposal preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this BAA is not 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 as specified in FAR 31.205-18. E-BASIS FOR AWARD: The selection of one or more proposals will be based on a complete evaluation of offerors' proposals to determine the overall merit of each in response to this announcement. The technical aspect, which is ranked first in order of priority, shall be evaluated based upon the following criteria which are of equal importance: (a) soundness of approach in baselining, demonstrating, and measuring improvements, (b) understanding of the problem with cost drivers and improvement barriers identified, (c) special technical factors including personnel qualifications, facilities availability, and customer tie(s). After the technical aspect, cost is ranked second in order of priority and will be evaluated for the quality and quantity of cost share proposed, as well as reasonableness, realism, and completeness. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. No further evaluation criteria will be used in the selection process. The Government reserves the right to select for award of a contract, cooperative agreement, or a grant (for universities and non-profit institutions), any, all, part or none of the proposals received. F-POINTS OF CONTACT: Direct technical questions to Mr. Brench Boden at (513) 255-5674, e-mail bodenbl@ml.wpafb.af.mil. Direct procurement questions to Mr. William Underwood at (513) 255-3506. (0122)

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