325th Contracting Squadron/COP, 501 Illinois Ave, Ste 5, Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-5526

A -- AIR BASE OPERABILITY AND REPAIR Sol TYN 95-005. Due 093095. Contact Norma Myers, Contract Specialist, (904) 283-8665 or Larry G. Edwards, Contracting Officer. This is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) identifiable as number TYN 95-005 Air Base Operability and Repair. Wright Laboratory, Air Base Technology Branch, Pavements and Facilities Section is interested in receiving proposals (technical and cost/price) on the research efforts described below Proposals submitted in response to this announcement shall reference the BAA number identified above. Responders will ensure that the amounts proposed will be valid for a minimum of 180 days from the proposal. Proposal may be submitted until 30 Sep 95. There will be no formal request for proposals or other solicitations regarding this announcement. Proposals shall be submitted with an original, not exceeding 40 double-spaced pages plus three (3) copies. Proposals shall be mailed to 325 CON/COP, Attn: Norma Myers, 501 Illinois Ave., Suite 5, Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-5526, marked for BAA TYN 95-005. Requirements: The Air Base Technology Branch, Pavements and Facilities Section, (FIVCO) conducts research and solicits proposals in the areas of: (a) Camouflage, concealment and deception (CCD), and chemical-biological (CB) protection relating to airbase operations systems, equipment and structures. CCD areas of interest include techniques, data analyses, materials, modeling, assessment, operability, and planning and operations. Techniques and technologies includes active and passive hardware including decoys, screening/netting, coatings, paints, etc. Modeling, assessment, operability, planning and operations includessuch topical areas as sensor modeling, CCD effectiveness, vulnerability assessment/mitigation studies, etc. CB research interests includes CB issues relating to facility, airbase or installation structural, area, infrastructure and system assets. Issues include decontamination, contagion control, identification, quantification and operational studies. Collective defense and infrastructure management in the CB environment are of primary concern as are disposal and hazardous waste reduction. (b) Aircraft runways, roadway, taxiway, parking apron, hardstand, and other airbase operating surfaces are of topical research interest. Included in research and development thrusts, are surface and sub-grade, repair, (expedient and deliberate), roadway surface characterization, including inferometery, ground penetrating radar, mounted and man-pack portable and other studies and technologies relating to research and development, and characterization of operating surfaces behavior. The specific methods, materials, and equipment for rapid damage assessment, repair of aircraft development of alternate surfaces (runways/taxiways) that will permit limited aircraft operations, development of rapid low-cost construction of contingency aircraft operating surfaces that will assure and maintain readiness and integrity of the airfield structure. This research also includes subthrust in pavement design and analysis pavement and site evaluations, including environmental safety, advanced surfacing technology, rapid runway repair, automation of repair methods. (c) Airbase sheltering and protection systems including personnel and aircraft shelters, expedient, deliberate and hasty hardening. Primary thrust area of sheltering and protection concentrations are airmobile systems with procedures, practices, materials and techniques that promote mobility and minimize logistic and installation manpower burden. Structural materials research to support sheltering and protection include advanced research to minimize fiscal and logistic-manpower burden, examples include reinforced plastic, and metal sandwich composites, reinforced concrete structures. Study areas include both new and retrofit hardening technologies. Research initiatives also include characterization, modeling, analysis and testing of the effects of convention (manufactured and improvised) explosives, munitions and special weapons on structures, facilities and systems. (d) Research and development of explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) methods techniques and technologies supporting the Air Force EOD mission. Specific areas of interest include innovative detection of buried unexploded ordinance and mines, advanced concepts in neutralization and disarming, examination, blast containment of conventional and improvised munitions for areas, facilities and systems. Proposal Preparation: Responses submitted shall include a proposal for technical and cost/price as follows: (a) The technical proposal must include an outline and full discussion of the nature and scope of the research, the method or technical approach, and the expected results of each proposal. This proposal should offer scientific advancement in the state-of-the-art. The technical proposal must identify privately developed items, components, processes or computer software entailed in their proposed approach, if any information must be included on prior work/experience in the indicated field of research and the available facilities. Management resources shall include resumes of people who will be participating in the proposed design effort, and identify the principal investigator. (b) The cost/price proposal requires submission of cost or pricing data on Standard Form (SF) 1411 together with a supporting detailed cost schedule and shall contain a per person/hour breakdown per task. Copies of the above reference form, e.g., SF 1411, may be obtained from the contracting specialist cited herein. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct change to any resulting contract. It is however, an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost in FAR 31.205-18. Evaluation Criteria: Proposal will compete for contract award based upon their potential value to the government in fulfilling the requirements set forth above. That value will be determined using a complex combination of criteria including the technical promise (originality, feasibility, desirability, etc.), affordability (of development, considering technical alternatives and funding available, and of implementation if otherwise successful), and the government's confidence in the effective pursuit of the effort considering the scope of the effort, the offeror's understanding of it, the competence and availability of experienced engineering, scientific, managerial, or other technical personnel, offeror's overall corporate experience (including past performance), and the availability of, or ability to obtain, necessary facilities to perform this effort. Cost realism and reasonableness shall also be considered to the extent appropriate. The Government reserves the right to select for award any, all, a part thereof, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. Technical considerations will be given greater weight than cost in the selection decision. No further evaluation criteria will be used in source selection. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. Deliverable items: (1) Program Master Schedule, DI-A-34501, (b) Technical Monthly Progress Reports, DI-ADMN-81313, (c) Funds Expenditure Report, DI-A-5003F, (d) Still Photographic Coverage, DI-A-3011/M-107, (e) Presentation Materials, DI-A-3024A/T (ASREQ), (f) Scientific and Technical Reports, DI-MISC-80711 (Draft and reproducible final, WL/FIVC format). The contractor shall be required to present a final formal briefing at the end of the effort to be held at Tyndall AFB FL. Size Status: The appropriate SIC code for this acquisition is 8731 with a size standard of 500 employees. Firms responding should indicate whether or not they are a small business, small disadvantaged business, or a woman-owned business. Award Information: Multiple awards are anticipated. While no parts of this requirement lend themselves to being severed for set-aside to Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, or Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI). The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. Preferred Type of Contract: Cost Plus Fixed Price (CPFP), Period of Performance: Maximum duration ou to twenty-four (24) months. Security Requirements: An analysis capability, to include personnel and computer facilities cleared to Secret level, may be required. In such instances responding firms must have, or acquire prior to award of contract, appropriate security clearances. The security guide applicable to this BAA announcement will be provided on a case-by-case basis prior to negotiations. Notice to Foreign and Foreign-Owned Firms: Such firms are asked to notify immediately the Government point of contact cited below upon making a dicision to respond to this announcement. This action is necessary to begin review and clearance procedures. Foreign firms should be aware that restrictions may apply which could preclude their participation. Point of Contacts: Contracting questions for this BAA to 325 CONS/COP, ATTN: Norma Myers, 501 Illinois Ave, Suite 5, Tyndall AFB FL 32403-5526, Commercial (904) 283-8665, Technical questions to WL/FIVCO, ATTN: William S. Strickland, 139 Barnes Drive Suite 2, Tyndall AFB FL 32403-5323, Commercial (904) 283-3709. Only Contracting Officer are legally authorized to commit the Government. (166)

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