NCCOSC RDTE Division, Code 214B, 53570 Silvergate Avenue, Bldg. A33, San Diego, CA 92152-5113

A -- PART 2 OF 2. HIGH-DATE-RATE, LINE-OF-SIGHT DIGITAL RADIO FOR MOBILE MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS SOL N66001-96-X-6911 DUE 092896 POC Contract Specialist, Mr. Cedric CAunningham, (619)553-4530, cuingh@nosc.mil. Technical Contact: Dr. R. C. North, (619)553-6008, rnorth@nosc.mil. Contracting Officer, Mr. Ed Brown Respondents whose white paper are deemed favorable with respect to above criteria will be invited to submit full proposals within 30 days for further consideration. White papers and subsequent proposals will be referred to a review panel for the evaluation process. White papers and proposals may be evaluated and selected as received or may be grouped for review and evaluation. However, the white papers and proposals will not be evaluated against other white papers and proposals. NRaD reserves the right to select parts of proposals or select tasks contained in proposals for award and to conduct discussions to facilitate such awards. It is anticipated that between one and four contracts will be awarded. Total funding for Phase 1 options is anticipated to be approximately $300K, assuming funds are available. Based on the results of Phase 1, it is anticipated that between one and two Phase 2 options will be awarded totaling approximately $1000K, assuming funds are available. Awards for a single Phase 3 option Will be determined by the scope of the demonstration which is still to be determined, assuming funds are available. Submitted white papers and proposals will be evaluated as to their potential interest to the government according to the following criteria: In descending order of importance, 1) relevance and effectiveness with which the proposed technology and application meets the objective of the Navy's HDR LOS Digital Radio for Mobile Maritime Communications, 2) scientific and technical merit of the proposal, as it relates th the Navy requirements for the HDR LOS Digital Radio for Mobile Maritime Communications, 3) potential risk of the proposal to meet the final objectives, 40 experience and knowledge of the principal investigator(s) and key personnel, 5) offeror's capabilities, past performance, and facilities, and 6) realism, completeness, and reasonableness of the proposed costs. The Government desires unlimited rights with regard to data and computer algorithms delivered under this procurement. Proprietary concepts and information should be clearly identified up front and marked in the proposals. An original plus 5 hard copies of the initial white paper should be mailed to: NCCOSC RDT&E DIV, Attn.: C. C. Cunningham, Code D212, 53560 Hull St., San Diego, CA 92152-5001. Any further questions may be addressed to: NCCOSC RDT&E DIV, Attn.: Dr. R. C. North, Code D855, 53560 Hull St., San Diego, CA 92152-5001. White papers and proposals may be submitted up to the secret level. White papers and proposals submitted at the secret level require a DD-254. Contract award will be based upon the technical merit as indicated in the evaluation criteria, and funding available. The government reserves the right to select for consideration and possible award, all, some, or none of the white papers and proposals received in response to this announcement. The government may also select specific tasks within a proposal for award. Awarded parties may be required to interface with other awarded parties in order to integrate components of the HDR LOS Digital Radio communications system. This notice constitutes a BAA as contemplated in FAR 35.016. No additional written information is available, nor will a formal request for proposals (RFP) or other solicitation regarding this announcement will be issued. Interested parties are invited to respond to this synopsis. All reasonable response will be considered. (0268)

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