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

A -- IMAGING TECHNOLOGY POC Point of Contact: H. Jennings, (703) 741-7035. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for advanced development research and development (R&D) projects related to the application of imaging technology to U.S. Navy logistics. Areas of interest include use of three-dimensional graphics and animation for technical documentation and training applications, and interoperability of technical logistics data. Offerors are encouraged to propose innovative imaging technology R&D projects that clearly advance the current state-of-the-art and that address one or more of the following Navy goals: (1) Develop processes and technologies that increase efficiency and decrease costs of performing maintenance, (2) Develop and implement a seamless, interoperable logistics capability, (3) Develop systems, processes and technologies that result in reduced manpower, (4) Develop/improve Navy training systems. No request for proposal (RFP), solicitation, or other announcement of this opportunity will be made. Proposals are due 30 calendar days from the announcement date of this opportunity. Proposals shall not exceed 50 single-spaced pages in length including all figures, tables, foldouts, and charts. All paragraphs containing proprietary information must be clearly marked. The technical portion of the proposal shall include an Executive Summary that describes the objectives of the proposed project, a Technical Approach, a program plan that outlines the scope of the project and the schedule for the project, including major milestones, and a description of the offeror's qualifications, capabilities and experience. The cost portion of the proposal shall identify all costs proposed for the project, to include labor, travel, equipment, and other direct costs (ODCs), the labor shall identify the planned labor-hours of all persons, by labor category, who will work on the project. Proposals will be evaluated with respect to the following criteria: (1) application to the Navy goals cited above, (2) potential for transition to fleet capability, (3) overall scientific and technical merit of the proposal, (4) capability of the proposed project to extend the current imaging technology state-of-the-art, (5) soundness of approach, (6) realistic costs and schedule to completethe project, (7) overall capabilities of the offeror, the proposal's Principal Investigator, and other key personnel who are critical to the proposed project's success. Four (4) copies of the proposals shall be sent to the Office of Naval Research, Dr. P.B. Abraham, ONR 331 (BAA #96-004), 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22217-5660. It is the Government's intent to make award(s) resulting from these proposals within 45 days of receipt of proposals, although this notice does not commit the Government to procure any services at this time. The Government reserves the right to grant none, one, or more awards at its discretion for this requirement. (0305)

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