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A -- IR TRACKER COUNTERMEASURE INITIATIVE PART 2 SOL PRDA 96-17-AAK DUE 061196 POC Dawn Ross, Contract Negotiator 513-255-3379. 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 below. Offerors should refer to the instructions contained in the WL ''PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry'' referenced in Section A of this announcement. Separate technical and cost proposal 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 four (4) copies. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be evaluated against the criteria set forth below in the Section E - Basis of Award. Offerors are advised that only contracting officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the Air Force. (2) 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 are included in the page limit discussed below. The technical proposal shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks/phases proposed to be accomplished under the proposed effort and be suitable for instrument incorporation. Offerors should refer to the WL Guide to assist in SOW preparation. Any questions concerning the technical proposal or SOW preparation should be referred to the technical point of contact. (3) Cost Proposal: The cost proposal/price breakdown shall be submitted on a SF 1411, together with supporting schedules, and shall include a cost and person-hour breakdown by task and by calender year. 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 PRDA 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 listed in descending order of importance: (1) The understanding of the scientific and technical objectives, (2) The approach proposed to accomplish the scientific and technical objectives, (3) New and creative solutions, (4) The offeror's understanding of the scope of the work. 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. Award of a grant or cooperative agreement in lieu of a contract will be considered and will be subject to the mutual agreement of both parties. F--POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Technical Point of Contact: Dr Duane Warner, WL/AAJW, 2241 Avionics Circle, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base OH 45433-7318, (513) 255-4174. (2) Contracting/Cost Point of Contact: Ms Dawn Ross, WL/AAKE, Bldg 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7607, (513) 255-3379. End of Part 2. (0116)

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