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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 30,1996 PSA#1690NCCOSC RDTE Division, Code 214B, 53570 Silvergate Avenue, Bldg. A33,
San Diego, CA 92152-5113 A -- ROBUST GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL PROGRAM SOL
N66001-97-X-8600 DUE 110197 POC POC Ms. Debra Clark, Contract
Specialist, (619)553-4534. Contracting Officer, Ed Brown. Robust
Guidance, Navigation and Control Program Naval Command, Control and
Ocean Surveillance Center, Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Division (NCCOSC RDT&E DIV) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office are seeking research
proposals that will greatly increase the robustness, portability and
battery endurance of precise geo-positioning and related technologies
for dismounted soldiers, weapons and manned/unmanned air/ground
platforms. Technologies of interest include but are not limited to:
robust GPS receivers to include low power and direct P(Y) GPS signal
acquisition; robust GPS receiver antenna arrays; GPS carrier phase
tracking; additional GPS system aids such as ground/airborne
pseudolites; low power, high performance and g-insensitive clocks;
inertial navigation and guidance; solid state accelerometers; auxiliary
geolocation techniques such as digital LORAN receivers and
height/elevation sensors; and Microelectromechanical (MEMs) Inertial
Navigation Systems (INS) sensors. Innovative designs include but are
not limited to modular, robust, low power, miniaturized systems to
provide precise geolocation outdoors, inside buildings and tunnels, in
urban areas and on airborne platforms. Robust Guidance, Navigation and
Control efforts shall develop enabling technologies to improve the
geolocation accuracy, in the presence of jamming, while increasing
mission endurance. Potential applications include, but are not limited
to, upgrades and newly developed systems for: (a) handheld GPS
receivers for low power, robust geolocation accuracy; (b) weapon system
GPS integrated receivers to improve the robustness and improve antijam
performance; and (c) precision targeting systems. Proposed efforts
should include integration and demonstration of the selected technology
using industry standards, such as PC-cards, for handheld operations.
Technology should be of a modular design, where appropriate, to
facilitate wide application and ease of insertion into multiple
systems. Bidders must address enabling technological feasibility,
performance capabilities/improvements, predicted production cost,
supporting simulations (as appropriate) and test and demonstration
plans. Each effort will include all software development necessary to
support application-specific feasibility demonstrations and performance
benchmarking. Teaming of multiple contractors with complementary
strengths in high-speed, low power circuit design; power management; RF
front-end design; computing architectures; software development, and
system engineering/integration/retrofit is encouraged. Developers must
demonstrate that their hardware/software systems provide major
performance increases and reduction in power/size for the proposed
geolocation system. Robust Guidance, Navigation and Control efforts
should be proposed as multiphase programs. Phase 1 will focus on
definition of the proposed technology, payoff/performance predictions
and feasibility experiments. Subsequent phase(s) shall logically
develop/produce the proposed technologies/systems and demonstrate the
final systems in realistic environments/ scenarios. PROPOSAL
REQUIREMENTS: Proposals must: (1) Define the envisioned hardware and
accompanying software design in considerable detail, specifying:
overall system architecture; hardware components (processors,
busing/switching, memory, power management, battery, antenna,
input/output and sensor interfaces, access to configuration
workstation, software methodology and tools, etc.) to be used or
developed; packaging and configuration; weight, size, and power; and
environmental operating characteristics. (2) Provide an equally
detailed definition and description of the proposed approach to system
and application development. (3) Provide a statement of work,
schedule, list of deliverables and costs for all phases of the proposed
program. Identify cost sharing. (4) Provide justified estimates of the
capabilities, performance, and projected unit cost at full production
of the proposed system, and compare these metrics to those of current
high-performance systems. Base the projected unit production cost on
a quantity of 10,000 (when appropriate) in FY1997 dollars. (5) Specify
a task that will be used to benchmark overall performance of the
system. This task must be a realistic stressing application associated
with an important military application. (6) Provide a justified
estimate of the size of the community of users. Identify specific
military and commercial applications, and describe the proposer's
commitment to future production and upgrading of the technology. (7)
Identify offeror s facilities and equipment that will support the
effort. (8) Identify any government furnished facilities, equipment
and/or information that is needed to support the effort. (9) Describe
the team members and their qualifications for the proposed effort.
SUBMISSION PROCESS: Offerors are invited to submit white papers prior
to submission of a full proposal. Initial screening of white papers is
intended to save bidders the time and expense of preparing full,
detailed proposals that are unlikely to win an award. An original and
ten (10) copies of each white paper should be submitted to Ed Brown,
Contracting Officer, NCCOSC RDT&E Division, Code 212, 53560 Hull St.,
San Diego, CA 92152 (ATTN: BAA N66001-97-X-8600). Initial submission of
white papers are due within 30 days from the date of this publication.
If the 30th day falls on a weekend or holiday, initial white papers
will be due the following workday. This BAA will remain open for 180
days after publication of this announcement, although, white papers
submitted within the first 30 days will be given first consideration.
Initial white papers must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. PST. POC
for all administrative inquiries is Debra Clark at (619) 553-4534,
e-mail clarkda@nosc.mil. POC for all technical inquiries is Clark
Hendrickson, e-mail clark@nosc.mil. White papers received after the due
date will not be reviewed. Handwritten, tele-faxed or electronic media
white papers will not be accepted. NCCOSC will not acknowledge receipt
of white papers or return the copies submitted. Subsequent to
evaluation of white papers, full proposals may be requested from those
considered to have the most innovative approaches. Any additional
details of a proposal submission will be outlined in a letter
requesting submission of a full proposal. White papers not selected for
funding will be disposed of in a manner that protects proprietary data.
All proprietary material should be clearly marked and will be held in
the strictest confidence. Initial awards are anticipated to occur
within 150 days of receipt of the formal proposals, pending
availability of funds. All correspondence must reference BAA
N66001-97-X-8600 and identify the title of the proposed effort. The
title page for the white paper must reference BAA N66001-97-8600 and
contain the following information: the title; the date; the name and
address of the offering institution(s); the principal investigator's
name, phone number, fax number, e-mail address (if available), and
mailing address (if different from the offering institution); the
duration of the proposed effort; and the signature of an authorized
official from the submitting institution(s). The title page must also
include total funds requested for the base effort (without options) and
provide estimates of any cost share proposed. Multiple title pages may
be used to collect authorized signatures from submitting institutions.
These additional pages will not count toward page limitation. The
document page limits are as follows: white papers may not exceed 15
pages. The white papers must be single-sided with double-spaced text,
page size no larger than 8 1/2 X 11 inches, font size no smaller than
12 point, and with one-inch left/right margins, 1.25 inch top margins,
and 1.0 inch bottom margins on all pages. The 15-page white paper
limit does not include the title page, but does include all figures,
charts, and tables. White papers must include a title page(s), as
described above and respond (albeit briefly) to the nine items under
''Proposal Requirements.'' All white papers meeting the above
requirements that are received by the appropriate date will be fully
evaluated. EVALUATION CRITERIA: White papers will be evaluated by the
Government with respect to the following evaluation criteria, given in
descending order of importance: (1) overall technical merit; (2) the
proposer's long range technology development strategy commitment, as
partially evidenced by the proposed cost share; (3) the proposer's
capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques or unique
combinations of these as they might contribute to the proposed
objectives; (4) the qualifications, capabilities and experience of the
proposed key personnel; (5) effective management plan; (6) relevance
of the proposed application area to military and national security
needs; (7) past performance; and (8) cost realism. Favorable review of
the white paper does not constitute selection of the proposed effort
for contract award and should not be construed as a binding commitment
by the Government to fund the effort. OTHER INFORMATION: The
information in this announcement constitutes the BAA as contemplated in
FAR 6.102(d)(2) and is the only information NCCOSC intends to provide
with regard to BAA N66001-97-X-8600. No additional information or
specifications are available, nor will a formal RFP or other
solicitation regarding this announcement be issued. Requests for same
will be disregarded. Unless otherwise directed by proposer,
non-government technical advisors will participate in the white paper
and proposal review process. Any technical advisor used in this fashion
is prohibited from competition in the Robust Guidance, Navigation and
Control Program and is bound by appropriate nondisclosure requirements.
The provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) at 9.5
(Organizational Conflict of Interest) apply in an award under this BAA.
Accordingly, a potential offeror is cautioned to review its contract
and subcontract history, and before incurring substantial proposal
preparation expense, to determine whether or not in its judgment a real
or potential conflict of interest does or might exist that will prevent
the contracting officer from considering its proposal, or making an
award under this BAA. Questionable circumstances or situations should
be addressed to the contracting officer for resolution and decision as
soon as possible. Offerors are also cautioned that (1) the absence of
any communication between offerors and the contracting officer on
these matters (Real or potential conflict of interest) shall not
preclude the contracting officer from conducting his or her own
research and analysis, and arriving at his or her own determination
relative to the existence of real or potential conflicts of interest,
and (2) in the event of a determination of a conflict of interest, the
government shall not be liable for the cost of proposal preparation
and submission. The Government reserves the right to select for award
all, some, or none of the proposals received in response to this
announcement. The number of proposals funded will depend on the overall
merit of the proposals and available funding. The Government
anticipates making multiple awards of less than $2M each, including
base and all options, over 3 years. Awards are anticipated to be for a
36-month period of performance for Phase 1. Additional Phase 2 and
Phase 3 efforts should be included as priced options in the proposed
work. Proposals may be considered for funding for a period of up to one
year. Issuance of this BAA does not obligate the government to pay any
proposal preparation costs. All responsible sources capable of
satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal that shall be
considered by NCCOSC. Teaming is encouraged, e.g., industry and US
Universities. Participation by Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions (MI) is strongly
encouraged as either a contractor or subcontractor although, due to the
impracticality of reserving discrete or severable tasks, no portion of
this BAA will be set aside. Proposers may bid on all or individual
tasks. (0270) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0001 19960927\A-0001.SOL)
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