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A -- ULTRAVIOLET (UV) DETECTORS ON ALTERNATE SUBSTRATES. PART 2 OF 2 SOL BAA 96-04-AAKE DUE 042496 POC Martha Cary, Contract Negotiator, 513-255-3379 or Nancy F.I. Stormer, Contracting Officer, 513-255-6908. (3) Cost Proposal: The cost proposal / price breakdown shall be submitted on an SF 1411, together with supporting schedules, and shall include a cost and person-hour breakdown by task. Copies of the above-referenced form may be obtained from the contracting point of contact cited below. (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, fold-outs, appendices, attachments, etc. Pages in excess of this limitation will be removed from the proposal and will not be evaluated by the Air Force. Cost proposals have no page limitation, however, offerors are requested to limit cost proposals to 75 pages as a goal. (5) Preparation Cost: This announcement does not commit the Air Force to pay for any proposal preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this BAA is not an allowable direct charge to any resulting award, or any other procurement instrument. 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 proposal (both technical and cost) 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: 1) Soundness of Approach which includes: a) the availability, quality, useable area for subsequent AlGaN growth, and thickness of the non-sapphire and sapphire substrates at the start of the program, 2) Understanding the Problem which includes: a) the estimated lattice-mismatch between the AlGaN epilayers to be grown and the sapphire and alternate substrates, and b) the sapphire and alternate substrate(s) dislocation densities, 3) Qualifications of Personnel and Facilities which include the offeror's: a) experience in growing GaN and/or AlGaN on sapphire and a detailed explanation of how this experience will flow to the growths on the alternate substrate(s), b) experience in processing AlGaN detectors and making ohmic contacts to p- and n-type GaN and/or AlGaN, and c) expertise in the testing of UV detectors, and 4) Cost Realism. Cost is ranked as the second order of priority. No other evaluation criteria will be used. The technical and cost proposals will be evaluated at the same time. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award any, all, part, or none of the proposal(s) received. F--POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Technical Point of Contact: Gary A. Smith, WL/AADO, Bldg 620, 2241 Avionics Circle, STE 29, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base OH 45433-7331, (513) 476-4160. (2) Contracting/Cost Point of Contact: Martha Cary, or Nancy F.I. Stormer, WL/AAKE, Bldg 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7607, (513) 255-3379 or 513-255-6908. End of Part 2. (0080)

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