R&D Contracting Directorate, WPAFB,OH 45433-7607

A -- MULTI-SPECTRAL LOW OBSERVABLE (L0) NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE) TECHNOLOGY.THIS ANNOUNCAMENT IS IN TWO PARTS.THIS IS PART 2 SOL PRDA 97-26-MLK DUE 121796 POC Jeanette Snyder, Contract Negotiator, (937) 255-5830 or Philip R. Nelson, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-5830. A--PART 2 OF 2 PARTS: MULTI-SPECTRAL LOW OBSERVABLE (LO) NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE) TECHNOLOGY PRDA NO. 97-26-MLK. C--ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) Anticipated Period of Performance: The total length of technical effort is estimated to be twenty (20) months (basic award: 8 months of technical effort, option: 12 months of technical effort). The offeror shall also provide for an additional five (5) months for processing/completion of the final report. A final report shall be required whether or not the option is exercised. Therefore, the total period of performance is anticipated to be twenty-five (25) months. (2) Expected Award Date: Expected contract award date is April 1997 (3) Government Estimate: The Government funding profile is estimated to be as follows: FY97 - $ 250 K, FY98 - $ 800 K, FY99 - $ 200 K. The eight (8) month basic technical effort should be approximately 30% of the total funding and the twelve (12) month option technical effort should be approximately 70% of the total funding. This funding profile is an estimate only and is not a promise for funding as all funding is subject to change due to Government discretion and availability. (4) Type of Contract: Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or Cost (no fee). Any grants or cooperative agreements awarded will be cost (no fee). (5) Government Furnished Property: None Contemplated. (6) Size Status: For the purpose of this acquisition, the size standard is 1000 employees (SIC 8731). (7) Notice to Foreign-Owned Firms: Such firms are asked to immediately notify the Air Force point cited below upon deciding to respond to this announcement. Foreign contractors should be aware that restrictions may apply which could preclude their participation in this acquisition. (8) NOTE 26: Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. D--PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: (1) General Instructions: Offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision at FAR 52.215-12, Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, to trade secrets or privileged commercial and financial information contained in their proposals. Proposal questions should be directed to one of the points of contact listed elsewhere herein. Offerors should consider instructions contained in the WL PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry referenced in Section A of this announcement. Technical and cost proposals, submitted in separate volumes, are required and must be valid for 180 days from the proposal due date. Proposals must reference the above PRDA number. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered against the criteria set forth herein. Offerors are advised that only contracting officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the government. (2) Cost Proposal: Adequate price competition is anticipated. The accompanying cost proposal/price breakdown shall be supplied on a Standard Form (SF) 1448, together with supporting schedules and shall contain a person hour breakdown per task. (3) Technical Proposal: Technical proposals shall be submitted in an original and five copies. The technical proposal shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research and the technical approach. The technical proposal shall also include contractor recommended, commercially available, baseline materials planned to be used to investigate the developed systems/devices. Contractor shall develop a plan for testing the recommended materials, including material properties and ranges that will be evaluated. Additional information on prior work in this area, descriptions of available equipment, data and facilities, and resumes of personnel who will be participating in this effort should also be included as attachments to the technical proposal and are included in the page limit. The technical proposal shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks to be accomplished under the proposed effort and suitable for contract incorporation. Any obligation of government resources shall be contingent upon obtaining approval from the government review team through the contracting office. Offerors should refer to the WL Guide referenced in Section A to assist in SOW preparation. PL 98-94 applies. Offerors must submit approved DD Form 2345, Export-Controlled DOD Technical Data Agreement, with their proposal. Any questions concerning the technical proposal or Statement of Work preparation shall be referred to the Technical Point of Contact cited in this announcement. (4) Page Limitations: The technical proposal shall be limited to 50 pages (Font size 12 or larger size), double spaced, single sided, 8.5 by 11 inches. The page limitation includes all information, i.e. indexes, photographs, foldouts, appendices, attachments, etc. Pages in excess of this limitation will not be considered by the government. Cost proposals have no limitation, however, offerors are requested to keep cost proposals to 50 pages as a goal. If selected for negotiations, qualifying offerors will be required to submit a subcontracting plan. Small businesses are exempt from this requirement. (5) Preparation Cost: This announcement does not commit the Government to pay for any response preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this PRDA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting or any other contract. However, it may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost as specified in FAR 31.205-18. E--BASIS FOR AWARD: The selection of one (1) or more sources for contract award will be based on a scientific and engineering evaluation of the offeror's responses (both technical and cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to this announcement. The basis of the proposal evaluation is inclusive of the option effort. Both the basic and the option technical efforts will be evaluated at the same time as part of the initial competition, in accordance with FAR Part 6. Responders must provide new and/or original concepts, ideas or approaches to qualify for evaluation and consideration for award. The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order of priority, shall be evaluated based upon the following criteria in descending order of relative importance: (a) new and innovative solutions, (b) soundness of approach, (c) understanding of the problem and rationale for proposed technology, (d) background and/or demonstrated experience in related fields, including NDE, signature engineering, and specialized support equipment development, (e) availability and appropriateness of facilities, and (f) appropriateness of subcontracting/teaming and mix of skills it provides. Cost, which includes consideration of proposed budgets and funding profiles, is ranked as the second order of priority and will be a substantial factor for award. Also included in the evaluation of cost is the ability of the offeror to demonstrate the capability to perform work on schedule, to bill the government promptly, and to achieve expenditure rates better than 75% within a fiscal year. No other evaluation criteria will be used. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement any, all, part, or none of the proposals received. Award of a grant to universities or non profit institutions, or award of cooperative agreement, in lieu of a contract, will be considered and will be subject to the mutual agreement of the parties. The Government reserves the right to award any resulting contract pursuant to the Research & Development Standard Contract format in DFARS235.70. F--POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Technical Contact Point: Questions on technical issues may be referred to the Project Engineer Bryan C. Foos, WL/MLLP, Bldg 655, 2230 Tenth Street, Suite 1, WPAFB, OH 45433-7817, (937) 255-9805. (2) Contracting/Cost Point of Contact: Questions on contractual and cost issues should be directed to the Wright Laboratory, Directorate of Research and Development Contracting Jeanette Snyder, WL/MLKM, Building 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7607 (937) 255-5830. (0295)

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