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A -- ENGINEERED LUMBER FOR WATERFRONT CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. SOL N00014- POC Mr. James Kelly, ONR 332 (703) 696-0688. BAA 97-002. The Materials S&T Division of the Office of Naval Research announces a program in the area of development of engineered homogeneous lumber for applications such as pilings, rendering systems, dry dock structures and general waterfront repair. This research and development thrust targets systems/applications in four areas: (1) Use of bioremediation methods of treated piles to provide a wood fiber source for new engineered pilings, (2) Candidate materials will be selected on the basis of performance as waterfront structures such as pilings, etc and based on an economic analysis of the process, (3) The effectiveness of the process will be validated with a focus on normal composite processing such as pultrusion and/or extrusion of hybrid composite lumber with a better than 50 % wood fiber content, (4) The engineered composite lumber fabricated in the program will be tested for strength, life, and for environmental compatibility. While this program concentrates on the development of engineered composite lumber, the program will be defined in conjunction with Navy laboratory specialists in the four areas noted, in order to ensure the rapid application of technical innovations to the Navy waterfront. Accordingly, the Naval Facilities Engineering Laboratory at Port Hueneme, California will act as the lead laboratory in the four areas noted above. The following criteria, listed in descending order of importance, will be used to evaluate proposals: (1) General scientific, technical and socio-economic merits (socio-economic - not applicable to grant applications) of the proposal, (2) Potential contribution of the effort to the overall mission of ONR and to the NAVY, (3) The offer's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques, or unique combinations of these that are integral factors for achieving the proposed objectives, (4) the qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the proposed principal investigator, team leader or key personnel who are critical in achieving the proposed objectives, (5) realism of the proposed cost and availability of funds. This announcement constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement as contemplated by FAR 6.102(d)(2). Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare ONR's intent to competitively fund research and that no request for proposals (RFP), solicitation or other announcement of this opportunity will be made. Proposers should state in their proposal that it is submitted in response to this BAA. Submission of proposals is not restricted in any way to any particular entity. Team proposals which include participants from industry, academia, and/or Navy or other Government laboratories are desired, but not necessary. Cost proposals where a government lab is included in the proposal as part of a team should be predicated on separate awards to the government lab and the team partners. Government agencies will not be in direct competition with industry. The standard industrial classification code is 8731 with the small business standard of 500 employees. In addition, contract proposals that exceed $500,000 submitted by all but small businesses, must be accompanied by a Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9. For awards made as contracts, evaluation of the socio-economic merits will include the extent of commitment in providing meaningful subcontracting opportunities for small business, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small business concerns, and historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions. This announcement is open for one month from the date of publication. (0312)

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