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A -- MORE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT GENERATION II - PART 2 OF 2 SOL PRDA NO. 97-01-POK DUE 121396 POC Contracting: Carl B. Norton, WL/POKA, (937) 255-2730, Technical: Capt Mike Panse, WL/POOX, (937) 255-9392. (3) Full proposals: Preparation of full proposals should follow all guidance found in the above referenced WL Guide. The technical and cost full proposals should be submitted in separate volumes in an original plus five copies. The full proposals should be valid for not less than 180 days after the cutoff date for full proposal submission. Adequate price competition is anticipated. Therefore, to permit a cost realism analysis, the submission of a SF 1448, available from the contracting point of contact is required in lieu of a SF 1411. The cost proposal/price breakdown shall be furnished with supporting schedules and shall contain a person-hour breakdown per task. The cost proposal does not have a page limitation, however, offerors are requested to keep cost proposals to 15 pages as a goal. The technical proposal should be limited to 50 pages (12 pitch or larger type), double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 by 11 inches, and must include a complete discussion of the nature and scope of the research and technical approach. Pages in excess of the 50 page limitation will not be considered by the government. Additional information on prior work in this area, description of available equipment, data and facilities, and resumes of personnel who will be participating in the effort should be included. Proposals should reference the above PRDA number and shall reference the corresponding abstract(s) by title and document number. Each full proposal shall also include a list of hazardous materials to be used under the proposed effort and their application, and the offeror shall identify any potentially significant controversial environmental issues associated with the proposed effort. These lists are not required with the proposal abstracts, and will not be counted against the recommended proposal page limits. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award any, all, part or none of the proposals received. The contractor's full proposal shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks proposed to be accomplished under the proposed effort and suitable for contract incorporation. Offerors should refer to the WL Guide referenced in Section A to assist in SOW preparation. Award of a grant to universities or nonprofit institutions or cooperative agreement, in lieu of a contract, will be considered and will be subject to the mutual agreement of the parties. NOTE: this announcement is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to pay for any response preparation costs. The cost of preparing any proposal (abstract or full) in response to this PRDA is not considered a direct allowable charge to any resulting contract or to any other contract. It is, however, 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 or more sources for invitation to prepare a full proposal shall be based on a scientific and/or engineering evaluation of the abstract responses (both technical and cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the abstracts submitted in response to the announcement. The selection of one or more sources for award will be based on an evaluation of the offeror's full proposal (both technical and cost). The following evaluation criteria apply to both abstracts and full proposals. Overall technical merit is the most important criteria. Uniqueness and creativity are of primary interest in the evaluation of each of the technical areas. These areas, in descending order of importance are: (a) The relevance of the proposed effort in supporting the MEA initiative through a technology availability date of 2005 as cited in Section B, (b) The approach proposed to accomplish the technical objectives of the effort, (c) The offeror's understanding of the scope of the work, the scope of the MEA Initiative, and the potential of dual utility to both military and commercial uses of electric power, (d) The availability and competence of experienced engineering and other technical personnel, and, (e) The availability, from any source, of necessary research, test, laboratory, or shop facilities. Cost and/or price, which includes consideration of proposed budgets and funding profiles, is a substantial factor, but ranked as a second order of priority. No other evaluation criteria will be used. The technical and cost information will be evaluated concurrently. F--POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Questions of a technical nature may be referred to the project engineer, Capt Michael Panse or 1Lt Alan Stephens, WL/POOX, (513) 255-9392, 1950 Fifth Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7251. Questions of a contractual nature should be directed to the Directorate of R&D Contracting, WL/POKA, Attn.: Carl Norton, (513) 255-2730, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7607. (2) An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concern from offerors and potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. All potential offerors should use established channels to voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the selection decision. Interested parties should direct all routine communication concerning this acquisition to the contracting POC above. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. These serious concerns only may be directed to the Ombudsman, Mr. Daniel L. Kugel, ASC/SY Bldg 52, 2475 K St., Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7642, e-mail kugeldl@sy.wpafb.af.mil, phone 513-255-3855. (0313)

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