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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) N00178-96-Q-1002 FOR COMMUNICATING TACTICAL BATTLEFIELD INFORMATION SOL N00178-96-Q-1002 POC Douglas T. Elliott, Contract Specialist, Code S110, (540) 653-7478. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), in collaboration with the Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), is soliciting research and development proposals addressing areas related to obtaining, processing and communicating tactical battlefield information (of particular interest is tactical and targeting information/intelligence of importance to United States Marine Corps (USMC) maneuver elements in particular and expeditionary forces in general). Research and development proposals addressing these areas from a variety of perspectives are of interest: e.g., proposals dealing with research and analysis, exploration of new concepts and techniques in modeling and simulation for scenario evaluation, wargaming, hardware and algorithm evaluation, feasible analysis, environmental simulation, entity development, intelligence data translation/simulation and performance based return on investment analysis, as well as proof of principle and concept demonstration. Specific areas of interest include: sensors (including those which can be deployed via air vehicles, delivered via artillery, and those which can be placed by hand), sensor physics and technologies, sensor data fusion, sensor integration, algorithms, data communication (including via UHF, VHF and SATCOM), networking techniques, deployment and delivery, systems signal processing, and power reduction/ management. Proposals shall be submitted in original and three copies to the Contracting Officer, Attn: Douglas T. Elliott, Code S110, NAVSURFWARCENDIV, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, Virginia 22448-5100. Proposals and all related correspondence should reference Broad Agency Announcement Number N00178-96-Q-1002. If desired, multiple proposals addressing different areas of research and development may be submitted. Offerors are encouraged to submit a one to five page ''white paper'' summarizing the proposed effort(s) and a rough order of magnitude of cost to obtain a preliminary indication of potential NSWCDD/USMC interest. Offerors will be requested to submit in-depth proposal(s) shoud NSWCDD/USMC deem the ''white paper'' of scientific and technical merit. The format for the in-depth proposal(s) should be divided into three sections: (1) a technical section which includes a clear statement of objectives, technical approach and methodology, supporting technical information (including an indication of proprietary aspects of the proposed effort), and a plan of action and milestones, (2) a management section which includes a description of relevant corporate expertise, experience, facilities and other relevant resources, resumes of key program personnel, and (3) a cost section which includes a breakdown of the proposed effort described in the technical section. All options and assumptions shall be clearly identified and defined. Award decisions will be based upon competitive selection of proposals resulting from a peer and/or scientific review and availability of funds. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement will be evaluated using the following criteria: (1) overall scientific and technical merits of the proposal, (2) potential contributions of the proposed effort to the United States Marine Corps' overall war fighting capabilities and related experience, and (3) the realism of the proposed cost and availability of funds. Technical and other questions regarding this announcement may be submitted to Douglas T. Elliott, telecopier number (540) 653-7088. This announcement shall be open through 30 September 1996. Proposals may be submitted at any time during this period a contracts awards may be made at any time through fiscal year 97. This notice constitutes a BAA for NSWCDD as authorized FAR 6.102(d)(2). Although no portion of this announcement is set aside for HBCU and MI participation, proposals are invited from all sources. This BAA should not be construed as commitment or authorization to incur cost in anticipation of a resultant contract. Information provided herein is subject to modification and in no binds the Government to award a contract. (0297)

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