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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 25,1996 PSA#1728Rome Laboratory, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 A -- WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE, HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) RADAR RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT SOL BAA 95-08-PKPX POC Captain Christopher Hansen/Program
Manager/315/330-7279; Joetta Bernhard/Contracting Officer/315/330-2308.
Wide-Area Surveillance, HF Radar R&D SOL BAA 95-08-PKPX. This
announcement is being republished with slight changes. Originally
published on 10 Aug 95 and republished Sep 95. The Surveillance and
Photonics Directorate of Rome Lab is soliciting white papers for
innovative approaches in the areas of over-the-horizon (OTH) and high
frequency (HF) radars. New and innovative advances in system
architectures, algorithms, hardware, and software improvements will be
considered for this BAA. The primary emphasis is to identify and
demonstrate promising technologies that may significantly improve the
performance of Relocatable Over The Horizon Radar (ROTHR) for the
counter drug missions including maritime detection and tracking (e.g.,
ship and go-fast boats), improved radar system performance in spread
doppler clutter environment, improved real time tracking of slow and/or
maneuvering aircraft (e.g., dense target environment and helicopter
recognition), and improved registration and accuracy of OTH radar
(e.g., tags). Other areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
track fusion, mitigation of clutter & environmental/noise effects,
improved track accuracy, optimization of operational radar systems'
capabilities via expert management system, altitude estimation,
cooperative aircraft transponder, monitoring takeoff & landing, target
classification, and bistatics. Also of interest are OTH system
concepts that can be moved around the world and set up quickly for a
theater application. Concepts and OTH/HF technologies for all aspects
of war fighting and intelligence gathering are also being considered.
If an OTH radar facility is required to conduct the proposed R&D it is
the offerors responsibility to identify the requirements and the means
to access the radar. In some cases, Rome Laboratory may be able to
provide insight and suggestions. Contact Capt Hansen. Rome Laboratory
issues this Broad Agency Announcement RL-BAA-95-08-PKPX under the
provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 6.102(d)(2)).
Principal funding for proposals selected from this announcement will
begin in FY96. The duration of selected efforts shall not exceed 36
months and offerors should structure their proposals around
approximately 12 month periods with clearly defined conclusions at the
end of each period. Initial funding for this BAA is expected in FY97.
At that time this BAA will be republished. There is a small
possibility of FY96 funds. Potential offerors are encouraged to contact
Capt Hansen prior to initial submission of white papers. Offerors are
required to submit three (3) copies of ten (10) pages or less white
paper with a cover letter. Indication of whether the offeror is a
large, small, woman-owned small or small disadvantaged business or
historically black college, university or minority institution should
be included. The white paper should be formatted as follows: Section A:
Title, period of performance, cost of effort, and name of company,
Section B: Task Objective, and Section C: Technical Summary. In
addition to the technical content, the white papers should include the
amount of data collection required (i.e., approximate number of
days/hours) and the intended facility. All responses to this
Announcement must be addressed to: Capt Christopher Hansen, Rome
Laboratory/OCSA, 26 Electronics Pky, Rome, NY 13441-4514. Also, send
one (1) copy of the cover letter only, by First Class Mail (DO NOT SEND
CLASSIFIED), to ATTN: Ms Janis Norelli, Director of Small Business,
Rome Laboratory/BC, 26 Electronic Pky, Rome, NY 13441-4514. Multiple
white papers within the purview of this announcement may be submitted.
The purpose of the white papers is to preclude unwarranted effort on
the part of an offeror whose proposed work is not of interest under
this BAA. Those white papers found to be consistent with the intent of
this BAA and of interest to the Government may be invited to submit a
proposal. Complete instructions for proposal preparation and
submission will be forwarded with any proposal invitation. Such
invitation does not assure that the submitting organization will be
awarded a subsequent contract. Proposals submitted will be evaluated as
they are received. Individual proposal evaluations will be based on
acceptability or non-acceptability without regard to other proposals
submitted under the announcement. Evaluation of proposals will be
performed using the following criteria: (1) the overall scientific
and/or technical merits of the proposal, (2) the innovativeness of
and/or technical merits of the proposal, (3) the reasonableness and
realism of proposed costs and fees, if any. In addition, the Government
may consider other factors, such as past and present performance on
recent Government contracts and the capacity and capability to perform
the requirements of this effort. No further evaluation criteria will
be used in selecting proposals. The criteria used to evaluate the
proposals will also be used to determine whether the white papers
submitted are consistent with the intent of this BAA and of interest to
the Government. Options are discouraged and unpriced options will not
be considered for award. Respondents are requested to provide their
Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) number and reference number BAA
95-08-PKPX with their submissions. Foreign or foreign-owned offerors
are advised that their participation is subject to a foreign disclosure
review. Foreign or foreign-owned offerors should immediately contact
the contracting focal point, Joetta A Bernhard, Rome Laboratory/PKRZ,
26 Electronic Pky, Rome, NY 13441-4514, or phone at (315)330-2308, for
information if they contemplate responding. The cost of preparing
proposals in response to this announcement is not considered allowable
direct charge to any resulting contract or any other contract, but may
be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost
specified in FAR 31.205-18. Ten percent (10%) of this BAA will be
reserved for Historically Black Colleges, Universities, and Minority
Institutions. In the event sufficient acceptable proposals are not
received to fulfill the reserved portion, that portion will be awarded
to offerors of other acceptable proposals. An ombudsman has been
appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential
offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition.
Routine questions are not considered to be ''significant concerns'' and
should be communicated directly to the contracting officer, Joetta A.
Bernhard, 315-330-2308. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish
the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to
communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and
recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. The ombudsman
for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management
Division, at 315-330-7746. 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 source
selection process. To receive a copy of the Rome Laboratory ''BAA &
PRDA: A Guide for Industry,'' March 1994 (Rev), write to ATTN: Lucille
Argenzia, Rome Laboratory/PKR, 26 Electronic Pky, NY 13441-4514. All
responsible organizations may submit a white paper which shall be
considered. This announcement is open and effective until 3 Aug 98.
White papers received within 30 days of the publication will be
considered for initial FY97 funding. White papers submitted after 30
days will also be considered but funding may be limited. Proposers are
warned that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit
the Government. For more information contact Capt Christopher Hansen,
Laboratory Program Manager, 315-330-7292. All responsible organizations
may submit a white paper, which shall be considered. This announcement
is open and effective until 3 Aug 98. Proposers are warned that only
Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.
For more information contact Capt Christopher A Hansen at
(315)-330-7292. (0326) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0001 19961122\A-0001.SOL)
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