Directorate of R&D Contracting, ATTN: WL/AAKE, Bldg 7, 2530 C St, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607

A -- AEROSPACE SCIENCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SOL BAA #95-04-AAKE DUE 070595 POC Contact Mark D. Sauls, Contract Negotiator, (513) 255-3379 or Michele L. Dickman, Contracting Officer, (513) 255-2976. A --INTRODUCTION: (PART 1 OF 2) (1) Wright Laboratory (WL) is interested in receiving proposals (technical and cost) in the research areas listed below. This acquisition is a 100 percent set-aside for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or Minority Institutions (MIs) as defined in DOD FAR Supplement (DFARS) 226.7003. Offers from other than HBCUs and MIs are not solicited. DFARS clauses 252.226-7000 and 252.226-7001 apply. The offeror must represent and certify, as part of its offer, that it is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) or a Minority Institution (MI). A HBCU/MI submitting an offer on its own name shall agree that at least 50 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the HBCU/MI. (2) Proposals in response to this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) shall be submitted by 5 Jul 95, 1500 hours, EDT, addressed to: ATTN: Mark D. Sauls, WL/AAKE, Bldg. 7, 2530 C St., Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607. Proposals submitted shall be in accordance with this announcement. Proposals shall not be submitted by facsimile. Proposals received after the cutoff date and time specified herein shall be subject to the ''late proposal'' rules of FAR 52.215-10, a copy of this provision may be obtained from the contracting point of contact. There will be no other solicitation in regard to this requirement. Offerors should be alert for any BAA amendments that may be published that affect the FY95 proposal submission. Offerors should request a copy of the WL Guide entitled, ''PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry.'' This guide was specifically designed to assist offerors in understanding the PRDA/BAA proposal process. Copies may be requested from WL/AAKE, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607, telephone (513) 255-3379. Contracts under this BAA are expected to be awarded on an annual basis. The awards for FY95 are expected to be made by 5 Jan 96. It is anticipated that this announcement will be amended from time to time to request additional proposals. The first such amendment to this announcement is expected within 6 to 12 months from the publication date of this announcement to solicit proposals for FY96 awards. Offerors should be alert for these amendments. B --REQUIREMENTS: (1) Technical Description: --a. Aerospace Sciences Research and Development Program for HBCUs/MIs is an exploratory development program to increase the number of HBCUs/MIs creating, developing, and making new advances in aeronautical sciences and technologies, to provide more options and solutions to Air Force (AF) flight system needs, and to enhance the national research capacity in aeronautical sciences. This BAA is for research and exploratory development in broadly stated areas set forth below, with the intention of advancing the state of the art. This BAA is not intended for research efforts related to specific weapon systems or hardware development. --The BAA will not be used to provide ''infrastructure assistance'' as defined in 10 U.S.C. 2323 (c) (3). --Wright Laboratory invites proposals for research in the general areas associated with the missions of the seven WL Directorates as listed below. --Eligible organizations are invited to submit a proposal (cost plus technical) for any or all of the technical areas described under this BAA. --The scope of activities for this effort includes, but is not limited to, technical studies, analysis and assessments, and multi-discipline research tasks. --Offerors may propose an effort consisting of as many technical tasks as desired under a WL Directorate. --This program consists of many technical areas within each WL Directorate. HBCUs/MIs may submit separate proposals for as many or as few technical areas as they desire. --The use of undergraduate and graduate students to implement this effort is encouraged. Teaming among HBCUs and involvement of scientists from multiple departments within any HBCU are encouraged. Teaming by HBCUs/MIs with other research institutions is also encouraged. Because of the specialized laboratory equipment available at Eglin AFB, FL and Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, on-site performance (especially during the summer months) is encouraged for those programs which would benefit from the use of AF facilities. Offerors should coordinate this use with the appropriate WL technical point of contact. Students are encouraged to assist principal investigators in any on-site performance at Wright-Patterson AFB or Eglin AFB. --b. The proposed research and/or development projects should focus on one or more opportunities associated with the WL Directorates. Their missions are described as follows: 1 Aero Propulsion and Power (WL/PO) -- air breathing propulsion, hypersonic propulsion, fuels and lubrication, energy conversion and directed beam systems, aerospace power technology, solar power, plasma physics, and laser research, 2 Armament (WL/MN) -- advanced guidance, aeromechanics, including thermoplastics, steered submunitions, supersonic weapon dispensing, and aerodynamic free flight prediction techniques, ordnance, including electromechanical safe, arm and fusing techniques, aimable energy warheads, programmable fusing, combined effects warheads and unconstrained ordnance storage, non-thermal discharge destruction of hazardous emissions, and environmental, 3 Avionics (WL/AA) -- weapon delivery, reconnaissance, simulation and modeling, target recognition, intelligent avionics, avionics architectures, fire control, communication, navigation, infrared countermeasures, electro-optical countermeasures, avionics integration, software testing, radar countermeasures, electronic countermeasures, software development and maintenance, information processing and control, and neural networks and artificial intelligence, 4 Solid State Electronics (WL/EL) -- electronic materials device research, new microelectronic devices, ultra-high speed digital switching devices, high speed/high density integrated circuit packaging, solid state and thermionic microwave/millimeterwave devices, monolithic microwave integrated circuits, transmit/receive modules, lasers, non-linear optical devices, optical processing detectors, focal plane arrays, digital sensors, and solid state memory devices, 5 Flight Dynamics (WL/FI) -- aircraft structures and dynamics, advanced structural concepts, structural design criteria, composite structures, high temperature structures, vibrations, structural modal identification, aeroelasticity, fracture mechanics, high temperature fatigue and fracture mechanics, risk analysis, structural analysis and optimization, preliminary design optimization, strength/weight/cost optimization, structural supportability/survivability, flight vehicle subsystems, aircraft air conditioning and cryogenics, thermodynamic cycles, equipment cooling, high intensity heat transport processes, aircraft landing gear, wheels, tires and brakes, wear, fatigue and fracture of cord reinforced rubber and forged metal materials, windshields and canopies, transparent layered polymer composites, accelerated degradation test development for crazing, cracking, electrostatic discharge, toughness loss, ballistic projectile impact physics of composites, vulnerability assessment, protection technology including fire protection and suppression technology, aircraft integrated cargo handling equipment design, robotics, mechanical subsystems, equipment, fasteners and machine elements, failure mechanisms and modes, analysis and life prediction, photonics, machine intelligence, simulation and modeling, aircraft stability and control, aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, and computational fluid dynamics, 6 Materials (WL/ML) -- carbon-carbon and thermal protection materials, metallic and non-metallic structural materials and composites, ceramics and ceramic composites, very high temperature metallics and intermetallics, nonstructural materials, including fluids, lubricants, elastomers and protective coatings, electronic and electromagnetic materials, including optical, infrared and radar transmitting materials, laser hardened materials, nondestructive evaluation, materials behavior and life prediction, material and component fabrication processes, process modeling and control, and manufacturing research, and pollution prevention, and 7 Manufacturing Technology (WL/MT) -- development of advanced manufacturing technologies, processes, techniques, and equipment for the timely, reliable, and economic quantity/quality production of Air Force materials and systems. (2) Deliverable Items: The following deliverable data items shall be required, as appropriate: --a. DI-GMT-80368/T, Status Report, monthly, --b. DI-MGMT-80507A/T, Project Planning Chart, monthly, --c. DI-FMCC-80912/T, Performance and Cost Report, monthly, required for contracts under $500K, --d. DI-MISC-80711/T, Scientific and Technical Reports, Contractor's Billing Voucher, monthly, required for all contracts, --e. DI-FNCL-80331/T, Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Report, monthly, required for contracts under $500K, --f. DI-ADMN-81373/T, Presentation Material, as required, --g. DI-6004B/T, Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR), quarterly, contract awards under $500K will not be required to submit CFSR, --h. DI-MISC-80711/T, Scientific and Technical Reports, Final, plus Interim Technical Reports at the conclusion of each technical task (the technical content of the interim reports may be incorporated by reference in the final report.), --i. DI-NDTI-80808/T, Test Plan/Procedure, to be submitted for Government's approval prior to commencing component testing for each component development task, --j. DI-SAFT-80101A/T, System Safety Hazards Analysis Report, --k. DI-DRPR-MISC-80651/T, Engineering Drawings List, and --l. DI-MISC-80169, Still Photo Coverage. (0129)

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