Defense Special Weapons Agency, 6801 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, VA 22310-3398

A -- HIGH TEMPERATURE INCENDIARY (HTI) SMALL SCALE TESTING SOL DSWA01-96-R-0050 DUE 092496 POC Tanya Stasiuk, Negotiator, (703) 325-5029, Scott G. Morton, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-1200. This solicitation was synopsized in the CBD on 6 Aug 96. Contract award will be made in accordance with DFARS Subpart 235.70, Research and Development Streamlined Contracting procedures. A FORMAL WRITTEN REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) WILL NOT BE ISSUED. (This solicitation does include a supplemental package which will be sent to offerors who provide written address information to the contract negotiator, Tanya Stasiuk, FAX (703) 325-9295.) Note: if your company has provided address information in response to the synopsis, a second submission is NOT necessary. All of the mandatory terms, clauses, and provisions in DFARS 235.7006, Research and Development Streamlined Contracting Format, and the following optional items are incorporated by reference (*Denotes that clause will be incorporated at time of award if appropriate): B.1, B.3, B.6, C.2, D.1, E.3, E.5, F.1, F.2, G.1, G.2, H.1, H.4, I.1, I.2, I.3, I.4, I.5, I.6, I.7, I.8, I.12, I.13, I.14, I.19, I.20, I.21, I.22, I.23, I.24, I.25, I.26, I.27, I.28, I.29, I.30, I.31, I.33, I.34, I.35, I.36, I.37, I.38, I.39, I.40, I.41, I.42, I.43, I.46, I.48, I.50*, I.51, I.52, I.53, I.65, I.67, I.68, I.70, I.73, I.74, I.76, I.78, I.82, I.84, I.85, I.87, I.88, I.89, I.94, I.97, I.100, I.104, I.107, I.108, I.109, I.110, I.114, I.115, I.116, I.120, I.121, I.122, I.123, I.124, I.126, I.127, I.129, I.131, I.132, I.133, I.136, I.138, I.141, I.142, I.143, I.144, I.147, I.148, I.154, I.155, I.156, I.159, I.161, I.163, I.164, I.167, I.169, I.180, I.181, I.182, I.184, I.187, L.1, L.3, L.4, L.5, L.6, L.7, L.8, L.9, L.10, L.11, L.12, L.15, L.16, L.17, L.18, L.21, L.23, L.101. The applicable clauses and provisions are those in effect through FAC 90-39 and DAC 91-10. Evaluation factors pertain to (1) experience; (2) responsiveness of proposal; (3) soundness of approach; and (4) management plan. (1) Experience: Extensive experimental effort will be required to assess mission kill effectiveness of unconventional thermal warhead payloads against chemical and biological agents and their equipment in complex, extended, structural targets. It is particularly important that key personnel assigned to this effort not only have extensive experience with state-of-the-art experimental methodologies, but also display an intimate familiarity with energetic material phenomenology. Since the successful offeror will be closely involved in supporting other concurrent tasks, it is important that the offeror demonstrate related experience in supporting large scale field experiment design and analysis activities and modeling work. The offeror must have: specific experience applying state-of-the-art experimentl techniques to conduct various complex small scale tests; specific experience conducting experiments in small scale tests simulating large scale events; specific experience supporting large scale experiments and working with computational models for understanding of weapons effects; and specific experience working with energetic materials in small scale tests. (2) Responsiveness of proposal: The offeror must respond adequately to all elements of the Statement of Work (SOW) and demonstrate the requisite familiarity with the relevant-to-this-problem state-of-the-art experimental tools. The offeror must also consider the relevant physics of the likely response and the adequacy of the avialable experimental schemes. A sense of understanding of the necessary balance, relationship, and interplay between small scale experiments, large scale experiments, detailed hydrocode simulations and fast running engineering codes is required. (3) Soundness of Approach: The offeror's discussion of the technical background and the proposed approach must demonstrate the capability to develop an adequate experimental plan, which addresses all task objectives and still is flexible enough to respond to technical surprises or insights as they arise in the course of this effort. The offeror must convey a thorough grasp of the relevant underlying physical processes and phenomenology and a sense of direction of the program and how to attain the end goals. The discussion of the technical problems and the suggested approach must show evidence of a well-conceived plan based on a clear understanding of the relevant phenomenologies. The discussion of the relationship of the small scale tests must relate to large scale experimental activities and computational modeling activities must demonstrate that the appropriate support tasks will be properly coordinated and executed in a timely fashion. The program plan should be flexible enough to incorporate and respond to inevitable surprises, complications, and short-term panics. (4) Management Plan: The offeror's personnel resources, in terms of quality, quantity, and experience must be adequate for the task. An adequate management plan which highlights potention risks and mitigation procedures is required. Key evaluation factors will be the availability and qualification of key personnel and identification of risk and mitigation plan. Deliverables will include the following: (1) quarterly progress, status and management reqports: 1 copy due 1 month after contract award (MAC); (2) quarterly cost/performance reqports: 1 copy due 3 MAC; (3) Draft Final Reports: 7 copies due 24 MAC; and (4) Final Reports: 7 copies due 28 MAC. A cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is contemplated. Period of performance is estimated to be twenty-eight (28) months including the final report. Technical and Cost proposals are due at the Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA)/AMB, Attn: Tanya Stasiuk, no later than 1600 hours local time, on 6 Oct 96. Three copies and one original of the technical and cost proposals must be provided. The technical proposal is limited to 100 pages; the cost proposal to 50 pages. Multiple awards are not contemplated. The Contracting Officer is Scott G. Morton, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398, telephone (703) 325-5029. All contractor personnel will require DoD security clearance of SECRET. (The DD254, Contract Security Classification Specification, will be included in the supplemental package. The Statement of Work will be included in the supplemental package. Information on DSWA solicitations, already released, can be obtained by calling the DSWA Hotline at (703) 325-1173. As of 31 May 96, Acquisition Management has added ''Procurement Opportunities'' to the DSWA Home Page available on the World Wide Web. Information will include this synopsis and more. Please check us out at www.dswa.mil. Reference Synopsis No. 96-96 (0253)

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