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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 29,1996 PSA#1669Rome Laboratory/PKPX, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 A -- EXPERT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM SOL BAA 96-02-PKPX POC Jim
Wasielewski, Laboratory Program Manager, 315-330-3730; Joetta A.
Bernhard, Contracting Officer, 315-330-2308. This is a reannouncement,
originally published 25 Sep 95. The end date for white papers is
extended until 30 Sep 1998. This notice is published for the
convenience of industry. The Electromagnetics and Reliability
Directorate of Rome Laboratory is soliciting research proposals under
''Expert Science & Engineering Program'' Broad Agency Announcement
BAA-96-02-PKPX. Areas of interest include innovative approaches in the
area of C3I. Four major areas of interest include: (1) Signal
processing, (2) Antennas and propagation, (3) Information processing,
and (4) Devices and Materials. These major areas may include technology
disciplines such as, antennas, conformal arrays, propagation,
scattering, signal processing, adaptive processing for radar and
communications, speech processing, image processing, information
processing, software engineering, distributed processing/data bases,
artificial intelligence, devices and materials, optical
components/fiber optics, photonics and monolithic microwave integrated
circuits. Principal funding for proposals selected from this
announcement will begin in FY96. Each award is limited to approximately
$200,000 in value with a duration of not more than eighteen (18)
months. Total funding for the BAA s $9.9M. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION. DO NOT SUBMIT A FORMAL PROPOSAL AT
THIS TIME. Offerors are required to submit three (3) copies of a two
(2) to three (3) page white paper on their proposed research topic to
Mr. James E. Wasielewski, Rome Laboratory/ERT, 525 Brooks Road, Rome NY
13441-4505, Reference BAA-96-02-PKPX, and one (1) copy to Janis
Norelli, Rome Laboratory/BC, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514,
Reference BAA 96-02-PKPX. The white paper should be formatted as
follows: Section A: Title, period of performance, cost of effort, and
name of company, Section B: Task Objective, and Section C: Technical
Summary. Multiple white papers may be submitted in different areas of
technology. The purpose of this white paper is to preclude unwarranted
effort of the part of an offeror whose proposed work is not of
interest under this BAA. Those white papers found to be consistent with
the intent of the BAA and of interest to the Government may be invited
to submit a proposal. Complete instructions for proposal preparation
and submission will be forwarded with any proposal invitation. Such
invitation does not assure that the submitting organization will be
awarded a subsequent contract. Proposals submitted will be evaluated as
they are received. Individual proposal evaluations will be based on
acceptability or non-acceptability without regard to other proposals
submitted under the announcement. Evaluation of proposals will be
performed using the following criteria: (1) The overall scientific
and/or technical merits of the proposal, (2) The innovativeness of the
proposed approach and/or techniques, and (3) The reasonableness and
realism of proposed costs and fees, if any. In addition, the Government
may consider other factors, such as past and present performance on
recent Government contacts and the capacity and capability to perform
the requirements of the effort. No further evaluation criteria will be
used in selecting proposals. The criteria used to evaluate the
proposals will also be used to determine whether the white papers
submitted are consistent with the intent of this BAA and of interest to
the Government. Options are discouraged and unpriced options will not
be considered for award. Respondees are requested to provide their
Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Number and reference number
RL-BAA-96-02-PKPX with their submissions. Foreign or foreign-owned
offerors are advised that their participation is subject to foreign
disclosure review procedures. Foreign and foreign-owned offerors should
immediately contact the contracting focal point, for information if
they contemplate responding. The cost of preparing proposals in
response to this announcement is not an allowable direct charge to any
resulting contract, but may be an allowable expense to the normal bid
and proposal indirect costs as specified in FAR 31.205-18. Ten percent
(10%) of this BAA will be reserved for Historically Black Colleges,
Universities and Minority Institutions. In the event sufficient
acceptable proposals are not received to fulfill the reserved portion,
that portion may be awarded to other acceptable proposals. An
Ombudsman exists for this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is
to receive and resolve significant concerns from interested parties
and potential offerors, offerors, and industry representatives,when
they prefer not to use established channels of communication during the
proposal development phase. The Ombudsman will communicate significant
issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the appropriate
Government organization or individual. The role of the Ombudsman is not
to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program
manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements,
and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The
Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy &
Management Division, at (315)330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman
will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern.
The Ombudsman will not participate in either the evaluation of the
proposals or the source selection decision for this acquisition. All
responsible organizations may submit a white paper, which shall be
considered. This announcement is open and effective until 30 Sep 98.
Proposers are warned that only contracting officers are legally
authorized to commit the Government. For more information contact Mr.
James Wasielewski, Project Manager, at (315)330-3730. To receive a copy
of the Rome Laboratory PRDA & BAA: A Guide for Industry, March 1994,
write to Lucille Argenzia, Rome Laboratory/PKR, 26 Electronic Parkway,
Rome NY 13441 -4514. (0240) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0004 19960828\A-0004.SOL)
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