US Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, CSSD-CM-CK, PO Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801/106 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805-1990

A -- BAA FOR NEW AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS IN TACTICAL HIGH ENERGY LASER (THEL) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SOL DASG60960048-PART 2 POC O. Wayne Koger, Contract Specialist, 205-955-3001; Donald C. Reesman, Contracting Officer, 205-955-3000. New and Innovative Ideas in Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL) Technology Development--Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). (NOTE THAT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS BEING MADE IN TWO PARTS DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS.) PART 2: Specific information and instructions for proposal preparation follow: (1) This BAA constitutes a solicitation and no formal request for proposal (RFP) will be issued. This announcement will remain open through close of business 45 calendar days from the date of the announcement and proposals may be submitted any time during this period. Offerors may submit proposals for any number of critical technologies/concepts, but only one critical technology/concept per proposal is permitted. Submit ten (10) copies of the technical/management portion of each proposal and three (3) copies of the cost portion of each proposal. (2) Any resultant contract is expected to be Firm Fixed Price. The Government reserves the right to select any, all, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement, however, for planning purposes, three (3) awards, not to exceed $250k per award, are anticipated. The planned period of performance of any resultant contract is six (6) months. Assume for proposal purposes that performance will begin ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the announcement. (3) There is no limit on the length of the cost portion of a proposal. The offeror's combined technical/management proposal shall not exceed 50 pages (8 1/2'' X 11'' single spaced). Proposals must be in English. The first page of the proposal must be an executive summary of the proposed technical and management approaches. The proposal shall include full discussion of the scope, nature, and objectives of the proposed research effort, rationale for the technical approach and methodology, and expected results and their contribution to tactical air defense goals. The proposal shall also contain a schedule of milestones, related experience, resumes of key research personnel, and a summary description and statement of availability of the resources necessary to perform the proposed effort. Include in the proposal a summary description of management planning and control systems, product assurance, and identification of patent rights in technical data or restricted rights in computer software, if any. (4) The following are required to be supplied, however, they are excluded from the 50 page limitation: Large businesses are required to submit subcontracting plans for utilizing small and small disadvantaged businesses, a separate Statement of Work suitable for contractual incorporation, a cost proposal submitted on SF 1411 (in U.S. dollars only), together with supporting detailed cost data, including subcontractor data in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.804-6, and a proposed funding profile broken down by month. (5) Following are the titles, data item description (DID) numbers, and frequency of data items anticipated to be delivered during contract performance: (A) Funds & Man-Hour Expenditure Report, DI-FNCL-80331/M, (B) Scientific And Technical Reports Summaries, DI-MISC-80048 and DI-MISC-80048/M, which includes oral In Progress Review (IPR) presentations, as required, and (C), a one time final report including refinement of concept and technology development plan. (6) Notice to foreign-owned firms: This acquisition is open at the subcontractor level to firms in allied countries having bilateral security agreements with the United States. Non-U.S. firm participation at the subcontractor level may also be limited by U.S. disclosure policy and other restrictions, depending upon the firm's proposal and information exchanges required for contract negotiation and/or performance and on other U.S. laws and regulations. Release of this BAA and acceptance of a resulting proposal does not obligate the U.S. Government to release any specific classified information. (7) Security requirements: The application of a security classification and classification markings to the proposal or portion of the proposal developed in response to this notice shall be based on the provisions of the National Industrial Security Program Manual (NISPOM) or the appropriate regulations of the allied country. Information classified by foreign governments must be clearly identified as such. (8) The application of a security classification and classification markings to a proposal or portion of a proposal developed in response to this notice shall be based on derivative classification authority and the provisions of paragraph 11, DoD 5220.22-M. (9) Security requirements for foreign firms: Foreign firms shall be responsible for protection of classified information provided or generated under each contract resulting from this BAA in accordance with (A) industrial security regulations, (B) Directions and procedures established by the foreign government, or (C) Defense organizations as required by the general security of information and industrial security agreements executed by the U.S. and foreign governments. (10) Any contract awarded as a result of this BAA must use SI (metric) units exclusively. (11) The Government may utilize, as advisors, Nichols Research Corporation (NRC) personnel to provide technical analyses of the technical/management portion of selected proposals. Contractor personnel are required to sign nondisclosure statements. The NRC personnel are restricted by organizational conflict of interest clauses in their contracts with USASSDC from disclosing proposal information or using the information for any purpose outside their contracted task. (12) BAA contact point and proposal delivery: Pursuant to FAR 3.104, entitled ''Procurement Integrity,'' all technical discussions and/or clarifications regarding this acquisition are required to be directed solely to the Contracting Officer (through the Contract Specialist). For proposals transmitted by the U.S. Mail, the address is: U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, ATTN: CSSD-CM-CK/Mr. O. Wayne Koger, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801. For proposals transmitted by other than the U.S. Mail, the street address is: U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, ATTN: CSSD-CM-CK/Mr. O. Wayne Koger, 106 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805-1990. Proposal submission by facisimile is unacceptable. Mr. Koger can be contacted at 205- 955-3001 (voice), 205-955-4240 (fax). (0123)

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