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A -- REANNOUNCEMENT BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) #93-01-PKRD; DATABASE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY SOL BAA #93-01-PKRD POC Joetta Bernhard, Contracting Officer, 315/330-2308; Mark D. Foresti, Laboratory Program Manager, 315/330-2925. REANNOUNCEMENT of SOL BAA 93-01-PKRD POC Mark D. Foresti, Laboratory Program Manger, 315/330-2233; Joetta A. Bernhard, Contracting Officer, 315/330-2308, which was originally published on 30 Nov 92 and republished on 23 Dec 1993. This reannouncement is published for the benefit of industry. Total funds are increased by $5.0M to $10.0M. Rome Laboratory is soliciting research white papers for innovative approaches in the area of Database Management System Technology. The area of interest centers around the design and development of a layered system architecture and data model for a heterogeneous distributed multimedia database management system (HDM-DBMS). A multimedia DBMS can be defined as a DBMS which can store, retrieve, and manipulate large volumes of discrete pieces of data, such as, graphics, imagery, text, voice, video, and collections of formatted data. A heterogeneous Distributed Database Management System (DDBMS) refers to a DDBMS with a different DBMS located at each site within a network configuration. Key areas to be addressed include data dictionary techniques for translating between different data models of unique local DBMSs within the distributed environment, multimedia query processing, storage and retrieval techniques of text, graphics, imagery, video and audio, transaction management techniques, temporal mechanisms, data consistency, autonomy, network control mechanisms, and hardware requirements. The above areas are required mechanisms which shall be developed to produce and support the development of a prototype HDM-DBMS. Principal funding for proposals selected from this announcement began in FY93. A portion of this BAA will be reserved for Historically Black Colleges, Universities, and Minority Institutions. In the event sufficient acceptable proposals are not received to fulfill the reserved portion, that portion reserved will be awarded to other acceptable proposals received. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or any other contract but may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost specified in FAR 31.205-18. Offerors are required to submit three (3) copies of a five to six page white paper on their proposed research project to Rome Lab/C3AB, ATTN: Mark D. Foresti, Reference BAA 93-01 (PKRD), 525 Brooks Road, Griffiss AFB NY 13441-4505; and one (1) copy of the cover letter only by FIRST CLASS MAIL to Rome Lab/BC, ATTN: Janis Norelli, Reference BAA 93-01 (PKRD), 26 Electronic Pky, Rome, NY 13441-4514. This BAA will remain open until 30 Nov 1998. The purpose of this white paper is to preclude unwarranted effort on the part of an offeror whose proposed work is not of interest under this BAA. Do NOT submit proposals at this time. Those white papers found to be consistent with the intent of this BAA will be INVITED to submit a proposal. Such invitation does not assure that the submitting organization will be awarded a subsequent contract. Complete instructions for proposal preparation will be forwarded with the invitation for proposal submission. White papers will be evaluated as they are received. Individual white paper evaluations will be based on acceptability or nonacceptability without regard to other proposals submitted under the announcement. Evaluation of proposals will be performed using the following criteria: a) The overall scientific and/or technical merits of the proposal. b) The potential contributions of the effort to the Rome Laboratory mission and the extent to which the proposed effort will contribute to balancing the overall R&D program of Rome Laboratory. c) The offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques, or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives. d) The qualifications, capabilities and experience of the proposed principal investigator, team leader or other key personnel who are critical to achieving the proposal objectives. e) The offeror's record of past and present performance. f) The reasonableness and realism of proposed costs and fees if any, and availability of funds. All the criteria except f) will be used to evaluate white papers. No further evaluation criteria will be used in source selection. Options are discouraged and unpriced options will not be considered for award. Foreign or foreign-owned offerors are advised that their participation is subject to foreign disclosure review procedures. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be ''significant concerns'' and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Joetta Bernhard, 315/330-2308. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Mr. Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy Management Division at 315/330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. To receive a copy of the Rome Laboratory ''PRDA & BAA: A Guide for Industry'', March 1994 (Rev), write to ATTN: Lucille Argenzia, Rome Laboratory/PKR, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY 13441-4514. All responsible firms may submit a white paper which shall be considered. Respondents are asked to provide their Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) number with their submission and reference BAA #93-01-PKRD. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government. (0009)

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