Office of Naval Research, 800 North Quincy Street Arlington, VA 22217-5660

A -- POWER ELECTRONICS BUILDING BLOCK (PEBB) POC Point of contact: L. McCullough, ONR 252B (703) 696-2601. The OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH (ONR) is planning a competition in the scientific research, exploratory development, and concurrent engineering, leading towards the ultimate manufacturing and commercialization of Power Electronic Building Blocks (PEBBs), an electronic power module that is a microsystem capable of controlling and distributing electric power in Navy ships, submarines, aircraft, and unmanned undersea vehicles. This PEBB Program is a pilot ONR Program combining (I) Science, Technology and Engineering Programs and (II) the Military/Commercialization Technology Program and is designed to bring revolutionary capabilities rapidly to fleet and commercial applications. It is envisioned that ONR will conduct workshops, solicit white papers, and initiate awards in the September-December 1995 time frame. The Power Electronic Building Block is a module that performs the functions of several electronic components, is a small, solid state, programmable, sensor driven device, reduces the size space, weight, and cost of components, responds to critical Naval fleet requirements for controlling distributed electric power systems, and changes the electrical power industry. The objectives of this PEBB Program are: (A) to reduce cost, size and weight and improve reliability and performance over conventional power components, (B) to standardize power electronic modules to control power device functions, and (C) to transform power electronics from the circuit engineering level to the systems level by (A) and (B). Critical emerging technologies associated with the PEBB Program must be relevant and applicable to Navy missions and stimulate and enable new commercial products, processes, markets and industries to insure technology viability. ONR sponsored workshops during the forthcoming year will discuss the scientific, technical, engineering, manufacturing and business issues associated with the PEBB. White papers are solicited in response to this announcement and should describe each offeror's approach to: (I) the science, technology, and engineering, (II) issues such as the development of power semiconductor technology (i.e. materials, processing, and devices): relevant sensor technology, power and network controls, system architecture, interface and software protocol and design, manufacturing technology, electronic device packaging, and other state-of-the-art and advanced technological issues, (III) applications issues such as motor drives (adjustable speed), power supplies, electric vehicles, switch gear and robotics, (IV) commercialization issues such as: market, partnerships, facilities for production, and best commercial practices. This announcement constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement as interpreted under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, FAR 6.102(d)(2). The government reserves the right to select for further development all, some or none of the white papers and/or proposals submitted in response to this BAA announcement. This announcement will be open for a period of one year from publication. White papers may be submitted at any time during the period to Office of Naval Research, Attn. Geanie Stokes, Code 334, 800 N Quincy Street, Arlington VA 22217-5660. The purpose of the white paper is to preclude unwarranted effort on the part of an offeror in preparing a full proposal. Any offeror whose white paper is found to be consistent with the intent of this BAA may be invited to submit a full technical and cost proposal. Such invitation does not assure a subsequent award. All potential offerors must submit three (3) copies of a six to ten page white paper with a cover page, clearly labeled WHITE PAPER with the BAA title, submission date, proposal title, administrative and technical points of contact with their telephone and FAX numbers and mailing and e-mail addresses. The white paper should include (A) technical summary including the technical, engineering and/or engineering ideas for the proposed work, (B) list of anticipated key personnel with their qualifications, (C) the management plan, and (D) an estimated total cost. The evaluation criteria for ultimate selection of full proposals for funding are: (1) the merit of the overall scientific, technical, and engineering work and/or the potential for its military application and commercialization, (2) the qualifications, credentials and experience of the principal investigator, key project members, proposed partners, subcontractors and consultants, and the quality of the offeror's facilities, techniques, processing, and manufacturing technology and their unique combination, (3) the expected outcome, potential relevance and applicability of the work to Navy programs, (4) the merits of the proposed management plan: (5) the total cost and reasonableness of this cost (summarized and broken out by year with subcontractors, partners and collaborators) including any proposed cost sharing. ONR is interested in ensuring that performers commit to the marketability of the emerging PEBB technology and to the reduction of technological risk in the performance of research, development, engineering and manufacturing. The Navy encourages partnerships between industry, universities, and government technical performers, i.e. DoD and other federal laboratories. Interested organizations may notify ONR of their intention to participate, request program information, and/or placement on the mailing list for all current and future program information by calling (703) 696-5354 during the hours 8:00 AM through 6:00 PM EDT, Monday through Friday, by writing to Geanie Stokes at the Office of Naval Research, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22217-5660, by faxing for information at 703-696-0308. Foreign contractors should be aware that restrictions may apply which could preclude their participation in this BAA. Since Public Law 98-94 is applicable to this program, offerer's who later submit full proposal must prepare a DD Form 2345, Export Controlled DOD Technical Data Agreement. (0130)

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