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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 23,1996 PSA#1537R&D Contracting Directorate, Attn: WL/AAKR, Bldg 7, 2530 C Street,
WPAFB OH 45433-7607 A -- COHERENT ANGLE/VELOCITY/RANGE COUNTERMEASURES TECHNIQUE - PART 2
OF 2 SOL PRDA #96-04-AAK DUE 040896 POC Contact Ms. Betty L. Runion,
Contract Negotiator at (513) 255-5311. Guidance concerning handling of
classified information is contained in the ''Industrial Security
Manual for Safeguarding Classified Information,'' available from your
local Defense Investigative Service. D--PROPOSAL PREPARATION
INSTRUCTIONS: (1) General Instructions: Offerors should apply the
restrictive notice prescribed in the provision at FAR 52.215-12,
Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, to trade secrets or
privileged commercial and financial information contained in their
proposals. Proposal questions should be directed to one of the points
of contact listed elsewhere herein. Offerors should consider
instructions contained in the WL PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry
referenced in Section A of this announcement. Technical and cost
proposals, submitted in separate volumes, are required and must be
valid for 180 days. Proposals must reference the above PRDA number.
Proposals shall be submitted in an original and five copies. All
responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered
against the criteria set forth herein. Offerors are advised that only
contracting officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or
otherwise commit the government. (2) Cost Proposal: The accompanying
cost proposal/price breakdown shall be supplied on an SF 1411, together
with supporting schedules, and shall contain a person-hour breakdown
per task. Copies of the above referenced forms may be obtained from the
contracting office cited. (3) Technical Proposal: The technical
proposal shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the
research and the technical approach. Additional information on prior
work in this area, descriptions of available equipment, data and
facilities, and resumes of personnel who will be participating in this
effort should also be included as attachments to the technical
proposal and not included in the page limit. The technical proposal
shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks
proposed to be accomplished under the proposed effort and suitable for
contract incorporation. Offeror should refer to the WL Guide
referenced in Section A to assist in SOW preparation. PL 98-94,
International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) applies. Offerors must
submit an approved DD Form 2345, Export-Controlled DOD Technical Data
Agreement with their proposal. Any questions concerning the technical
proposal or SOW preparation shall be referred to the Technical Point
of Contact cited in this announcement. (4) Page Limitations: The
technical proposal shall be limited to 75 pages (12 pitch or larger
type), double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 by 11 inches. The page
limitation includes all information, i.e. indexes, photographs,
foldouts, appendices, attachments, etc. Pages in excess of this
limitation will not be considered by the government. Cost proposals
have no limitations, however, offerors are requested to keep cost
proposals to 75 pages as a goal. (5) Preparation Cost: This
announcement does not commit the government to pay for any response
preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this
PRDA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting or
any other contract. However, it may be an allowable expense to the
normal bid and proposal indirect cost as specified in FAR 31.205-18.
E--BASIS FOR AWARD: The selection of one or more sources for award will
be based on an evaluation of an offeror's response (both technical and
cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in
response to the announcement. The technical aspect, which is ranked as
the first order of priority, shall be evaluated based on the following
criteria which are in descending order of importance: (a) new and
creative approaches to the technical issues in this effort, (b) the
offeror's understanding of the scope of the technical effort, (c)
soundness of offeror's approach to accomplish the scientific and
technical objectives, (d) the availability of qualified,experienced
personnel to perform the tasks in this effort, (e) the offeror's
understanding and experience in the field, and (f) the organization,
clarity and thoroughness of the proposed SOW. Cost, which includes
consideration of proposed budgets and funding profiles, is ranked as
the second order of priority. No other evaluation criteria will be
used. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same
time. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award of a
contract, grant or cooperative agreement any, all, part, or none of the
proposals received. Award of a grant to universities or nonprofit
institutions or cooperative agreement, in lieu of a contract, will be
considered and will be subject to the mutual agreement of the parties.
F--POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) An Ombudsman has been established for this
acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and
communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror
prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concern
during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential
offerors should use established channels to request information, pose
questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman.
Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Attn: Col
Michael J. Corcoran, ASC/IG Bldg 14, 1865 Fourth Street, Ste 12,
Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7126, E-Mail: corcormj@asc.wpafb.af.mil,
DSN: 785-0600, Commercial: (513) 255-0600, with serious concerns only.
Direct all requests for solicitations and routine communication
concerning this acquisition to Betty Runion, Contract Negotiator, 2530
C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607, (513) 255-5311. (2)
Technical Contact Point: Engineer, Mr. Eugene F. Mayleben,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base OH 45433-7318, (513) 255-6507. (3)
Contracting/Cost Point of Contact: Questions related to the
contract/cost issues should be directed to the Wright Laboratory,
Directorate of Research and Development Contracting, Ms. Vicki Fry,
Contracting Officer and/or Betty L. Runion, Contract Negotiator,
WL/AAKR, Bldg 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base OH
45433-7607, (513) 255-5311. (0052) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0003 19960222\A-0003.SOL)
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