BDM-Oklahoma, PO Box 2565, 220 N. Virginia Ave, Bartlesville, OK 74005

A -- RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE, TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD SOLUTIONS TOWARDS INCREASED PRODUCTION FOR USE BY SMALL INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM OPERATORS Sol. OKL-5027-01. Due 020196. Contact: Todd Martinez, Senior Subcontracts Administrator, 918/337-4385. BDM-Oklahoma (BDM), Management and Operating Contractor for DOE's National Oil and Related Programs under prime contract DE-AC22-94PC91008, is soliciting firm-fixed price proposals to a requirement generally entitled ``Research and Development by Small, Independent Petroleum Operators to provide solutions towards Production Problems.'' Responses to this Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) number OKL-5027-01 will be considered for a one year period: February 1, 1995 through January 31, 1996. Proposals will be evaluated and toward determinations will be made throughout the one year response period. Responses must be sent to: BDM-Oklahoma, Inc., Todd Martinez, PO Box 2565, 220 N. Virginia Avenue, Bartlesville, OK 74005. Responses should reference the ROA number OKL-5027-01 on the exterior of the shipping container. This announcement is an expression of interest only and does not commit BDM to pay for any response preparation costs. Due to the nature of the required work, this procurement is set-aside for small independent petroleum operators operating onshore in the lower contiguous 48 states. Small independent petroleum operators are further defined as having (1) no affiliation with a major oil or gas producer (domestic or foreign) and (2) no more than 50 full time company employees or contractors. BDM is not required to return any proposal that is not selected for award. Proposal preparation costs shall not be included within the price/cost proposal. BDM reserves the right to select for award any, all, or none of the responses received. It is BDM's intention to award multiple contracts for this effort. The number of awards to one operator or to operators in a single field will be limited. Late proposals will be handled in strict accordance with FAR 15.412. The selection of one or more sources for contract award will be based on a scientific and engineering evaluation of the responses (technical and price/cost) to determine the relative merit of the approach taken in response to this announcement. New and innovative concepts, ideas, and approaches are of primary interest and will be ranked highest in the evaluation process. Proposals aimed at applying proven concepts should not be submitted. Price/cost is ranked as the second order of priority. The technical and price/cost responses will be evaluated concurrently. The estimated funding from BDM is $50,000 per award or less. Cost sharing with BDM is required at an amount of not less than 50% of the total proposed amount and may consist of in-kind contributions. Questions on technical issues may be referred in writing to Herb Carroll, fax (918)337-4558. Contractual issues and price/cost response format questions should be referred in writing to Todd Martinez, fax (918)337-4504. BDM seeks proposals for research and development integrating solutions towards production problems experienced by small independent petroleum operators. Proposed efforts must incorporate innovative field technologies for use by small independent petroleum operators to increase production, reduce operational costs, reduce environmental concerns, or any combination thereof. The types of technologies to be considered are not limited to but may include reservoir characterization, well drilling, completion or stimulation, environmental compliance, artificial lift, well remediation, secondary and tertiary oil recovery, and production management. Upon request, the contractor shall provide BDM with any or all data pertinent to this effort. With the assistance of BDM, the contractor will be required to submit monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports. BDM will provide assistance to the contractor in the preparation of the progress reports. BDM will be responsible for preparing a final report for each project. To assist in preparing the final report, the contractor will be required to provide BDM with copies of daily production reports, maps of the lease and site at which the work is to be done, available geophysical logs, cores and core data, well treatment history, and project pre-treatment and post-treatment production data. This data to be provided by the contractor represents the required deliverables under the contract. Prior to selection for award, an environmental investigation of the offeror may be made by BDM in support of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) determination. As an integral part of it's proposal, the contractor will be required to demonstrate and implement an aggressive technology transfer plan primarily targeted for small independent petroleum operators. The proposal shall consist of a fully completed and executed ``Proposal Submission Form''. The Form is approximately 6 pages in length and is in a ``fill in the blank'' format. The Proposal Submission Form may be obtained by contacting Todd Martinez at the address indicated above. Faxed requests for the Proposal Submission Form are acceptable if faxed to (918)337-4504. All proprietary portions of the proposals should be clearly identified and will be treated in the strictest confidence. Proposals shall contain a statement of validity for 180 days beyond the date of submission, a statement authorizing BDM's employees and authorized DOE personnel to evaluate the proposals, and the signature of an official duly authorized to commit the organization in business and financial affairs. An original and 3 copies of the proposals must be submitted to BDM. Faxed proposals will not be accepted. The period of performance is anticipated to be up to 24 months. Proposals with a shorter period of performance are acceptable. Award decisions will be based upon an evaluation of the technical merit as well as price/cost reasonableness and realism in conjunction with the availability of funds. Unless stated otherwise herein, no additional written information is available (with the exception of the Proposal Submission Form) nor will a formal Request for Proposal or other solicitation regarding this announcement be issued. If a responder wishes to restrict the proposal, the responder should mark the title page with the following legend: ``This data shall not be disclosed outside BDM or DOE and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed in whole or in part for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal, provided that if a contract is awarded to this ROA responder as a result of or in conjunction with the submission of this data, BDM or DOE shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the contract. This restriction does not limit BDM's or DOE's right to use information contained in the data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction is contained on page _''. The ROA responder shall mark each sheet of data that is to be restricted with the following legend: ``Use of disclosure of ROA response date is subject to the restriction on the Title Page of this proposal. (296)

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