Department of the Navy, Carderock Division Headquarters, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Bethesda, MD 20084-5000

A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) IN THE AREA OF HULL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL (HM&E) TECHNOLOGIES FOR SURFACE SHIPS SOL N00167-96-BAA-0017 DUE 031696 POC P.O.C. Cathleen Burnett, Contract Specialist, (301) 227-1078 Faith L. Ferris, Contracting Officer, (301) 227-3602. BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT - The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is issuing this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Research and Development (R&D) in the area of Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) Technologies for Surface Ships, and shall accept proposals through 23 March 1996. However, depending on the availability of funding, proposals may be received and evaluated up to 1 Jun 96, for possible award. Exploratory R&D is of particular interest for revolutionary HM&E technologies, concepts and their arrangements that significantly improve U.S. Navy and commercial vessels by making them more affordable. The performance of concept exploration and/or medium- to high-risk R&D is encouraged for revolutionary technological areas as opposed to evolutionary areas; and shall improve HM&E technology, material, devices, methods, processes, or techniques for individual or combined systems or equipments; as needed to enhance war fighting capabilities of existing or future ships. The exploration and R&D is encouraged for all ship technology in HM&E areas for surface ships. The scope of interest for this BAA encompasses all HM&E components and equipments, whether listed or not; except nuclear items. However, those components and equipments involving all other non-nuclear areas (such as electronics, weapons, etc.), with an identified link and significant positive impact on HM&E will be considered. Offerors should respond with technical documentation which is supportive of their concept and which delineates the proposed effort in phases with the first phase intended to accomplish enough effort to provide sufficient information or data to demonstrate the feasibility of the entire effort. A typical effort might be defined in terms of a design phase, a fabrication phase, and a test phase. This is only a suggested arrangement of a technical proposal and the nature of the proposed effort will depend upon the effort that is being undertaken and the type of work being proposed. However, it is anticipated that the first Phase of your proposal can be completed in approximately 12 months and cost in the range of $100,000 or less. Proposed efforts, longer or shorter, or in excess of $100,000 will receive equal consideration and will be judged upon the merit of the proposal. Proposals should contain and will be evaluated on: (1) a description of the new concept and/or technology and how the concept applies to the interest areas; (2) how the technology advances the affordability of Navy ships; (3) the level of risk in succeeding in its development and the approach proposed to reduce the risk and/or establish its value; (4) the potential military benefit (or commercial if it also benefits the military) and the value(s) of using the new concept; (5) the related experience of your company and the specific capabilities, personnel, and facilities that would be proposed for the conduct of the approach; (6) the program schedule; and (7) detailed cost breakdown, including a comprehensive breakdown of the costs associated with completing each task. Contract awards, if any, shall be based on the technical importance to the agency's programs and the availability of funds. Offerors may submit as many different proposals as they desire, but each proposal will be considered separately for its evaluation and, if any, action. There MUST be no cost or execution interrelationship among an offeror's proposals. Each of the proposals will be evaluated as they are received, and consideration in one area of interest will not preclude consideration, then or later, in another area or areas. This is presently an unfunded BAA and the Government is not obligated to pay for any proposal costs in response to this BAA. Contracts which result from responses to this BAA will be funded by the Surface Ship Technology Area Program, or by other funds. The Navy reserves the right to select for award none, some, or all proposals responsive to this BAA. Each proposal must reference this announcement number, N00167-96-BAA-0017, and should be submitted in one original and five copies and received by 23 Mar 96. However, depending on the availability of funds, proposals may be received and evaluations conducted at any time up to 1 Jun 1996. Proposals responsive to this BAA are encouraged at any time up to that date. Proposals received after 1 Jun 96, may be evaluated relative to the proposals remaining from the initial evaluation and, if any, other prior evaluation(s). Please note that THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL RFP. Interested parties are requested to submit their company name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, FAX number and point of contact to Ms. Cathleen Burnett (301) 227-1078, at the address shown below, or by FAX to (301) 227-363, or email to burnett@oasys.dt.navy.mil. Technical questions may be directed to Mr. Owen Ritter at (301) 227-1647. Unclassified proposals shall be submitted to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Code 3323, Cathleen Burnett, Bethesda, MD 20084-5000. Classified proposals shall be sent to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Classified Mail and Records, Code 3432, Bethesda, MD 20084-5000. Offeror's are advised that only the Contracting Officer is legally authorized to commit Government to a contract. (0043)

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