R&D Contracting Directorate, ATTN: WL/AAKE, Bldg. 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB

A -- COOPERATIVE COUNTERMEASURE EXPERIMENTS SOL PRDA #97-12-AAK POC Contact Dawn M. Ross, Contract Negotiator, at (513) 255-5311, or Michele L. Dickman, Contracting Officer, at (513) 255-2976. A -- INTRODUCTION: Wright Laboratory (WL) is interested in receiving proposals (technical and cost) on the research effort described in Section B. Proposals in response to this PRDA shall be submitted by 17 Jan 97, 1500 hours Eastern Standard Time, addressed to (attn: Dawn Ross), WL/AAKE, Building 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607. Proposals shall not be submitted via facsimile transmission. This is an unrestricted solicitation. Small businesses are encouraged to propose on all or any part of this solicitation. Teaming arrangements between private industry and universities will also be considered. Proposals submitted shall be in accordance with this announcement. Proposal receipt after the cutoff date and time specified herein shall be treated in accordance with restrictions of FAR 52.215-10, copy of this provision may be obtained from the contracting point of contact cited in Section F. There will be no other solicitation issued in regard to this requirement. Offerors should be alert for any PRDA amendments to this solicitation that may be published. This PRDA may be amended to allow subsequent submission of proposal dates. Offerors should request a copy of the WL Guide entitled, "PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry". This guide was specifically designed to assist offerors in understanding the PRDA/BAA proposal process. Copies may be requested from the contracting point of contact or obtained via the world wide web site: www.wl.wpafb.af.mil/contract. B -- REQUIREMENTS: (1) Technical Description: Infrared (IR) guided missile technology is a rapidly advancing technology that has been proliferated around the world. Of particular threat to aircraft are those missiles which have been specifically designed to be immune to the effects of certain types of IR expendables and jammers. The precise listing of these missile threats and their relationship to this program is classified, and a full description of the classified threats and requirements for this PRDA is available in the classified supplement to this solicitation. This program will require the offeror to conduct modeling and simulation (M&S) against various IR missiles. This program will not require the offeror to create or develop any new M&S code but rather will require analysis using existing M&S code. For this purpose, the government will make the M&S code MOSAIC available to all successful offerors to this solicitation. If the offeror wishes to use an alternate to the MOSAIC code, the qualifications of this M&S system and its reasons for selection shall be specified in the proposal. Similarly, if the offeror requires government test facilities for any part of this program, these shall also be specified in the proposal. (2) Deliverable Items: the following deliverable items shall be proposed (the term /T refers to a tailored data item): (a) Status Report, DI-MGMT-80368A/T, monthly, (b) Funds and Man-Hour Expenditure Report, DI-FNCL-80331/T, monthly, (c) Project Planning Chart, DI-MGMT-80507A/T, monthly, (d) ContractFunds Status Report (CFSR), DI-MGMT-81468/T, quarterly, (e) Presentation Material, DI-ADMN-81373/T, as required, (f) Scientific and Technical Reports, Contractor's Billing Voucher, DI-MISC-80711/T, monthly, (g) Scientific and Technical Reports, DI-MISC-80711/T, (Draft and Reproducible Final) ), and (h) Test Plans, DI-NDTI-80566/T, as required. In addition to these deliverable items, the following item shall also be proposed: quarterly technical reviews conducted at the contractor's facility. (3) Security Requirements: (a) This program will be conducted at the secret level. A DD254 will be included in the contract. Personnel clearances must have already been approved when proposals are submitted. (b) Receipt of the classified (Secret) supplement to this PRDA is necessary to fully respond to this announcement. The supplement further describes the intended objective, scope and goals of this effort. Wright Laboratory's Electronic Warfare Security Classification Guide dated 1 Mar 89 with Letter Change No. 1 dated16 Aug 91 and Letter Change No. 2 dated 1 Nov 93 is the overall classification authority for this effort. Written requests for the classified supplement should be addressed to the Contracting Point of Contact at the address listed in Section A. The written request must contain the organization's classified mailing address and associated Facility Security Clearance (FSC) code. The written request may be submitted by facsimile to the contracting point of contract, Ms Dawn Ross, at (937) 656-7233. After verification of the requesting organization's security clearance, need to know, and safeguarding capability, the classified material, with applicable DD254, will be sent to the cleared address by registered mail. Responders are reminded that classified responses shall be properly packaged, marked and transmitted, and addressed to the correct authority listed in Section A of this PRDA. Guidance concerning handling of classified information is contained in the "Industrial Security Manual for Safeguarding Classified Information" available from your local Defense Investigative Service. (4) Other Special Requirements: International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) apply. Public Law 98-94 applies to this acquisition. Offerors must submit approved DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technology Data Agreement with their proposal. C -- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) Anticipated Period of Performance: The total length of the technical effort is estimated to be 34 months. The offeror shall also provide for an additional 5 months for processing/completion of the final report. (2) Expected Award Date: Jun 97. (3) Air Force Estimate: The Air Force Funding profile is $51K in FY97, $250K in FY98, $250K in FY99 and $200K in FY00 for a total of $751K. The funding profile is an estimate only and is not a promise for funding as all funding is subject to change due to Air Force discretion and availability. (4) Type of Instrument: Contract Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) (completion) or Cost (no fee). Any grant(s) or cooperative agreement(s)will be cost (no fee) or cost share. Other transactions must be cost share. (5) Government Furnished Property: The digital M&S tool MOSAIC will be provided to successful offerors. Offerors not familiar with this tool may contact the technical point of contact, Mr. Koesters, for further information. (6) Size Status: For the purposes of this acquisition, the size standard is 500 employees (SIC 8731). (7) Notice to Foreign-Owned Firms: Foreign contractors should be aware that restrictions apply which limit their participation in this program. Foreign contractors will not be permitted to participate in this program at the prime contractor level. D -- PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: (1) General Instructions: Offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision FAR 25.215-12, 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 the contracting point of contact listed below. Offerors should refer to the instructions contained in the WL "PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry" referenced in Section A of this announcement. Separate technical and cost proposals are required and must be valid for 180 days. Proposals must reference the above PRDA number. Proposals shall be submitted in an original and four (4) copies. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be evaluated against the criteria set forth in the Section E -- Basis for Award. Offerors are advised that only contracting officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the Government. (2) Technical Proposal: The technical proposal shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research and the technical approach. 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 discussed below. The technical proposal shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks proposed to be accomplished under the proposed effort and be suitable for contracting instrument incorporation. Offerors shall refer to the WL guide to assist in SOW preparation. Any questions should be referred to the technical point of contact. (3) Cost Proposal: Adequate price competition is anticipated. The accompanying cost proposal/price breakdown shall be furnished with supporting schedules and shall contain a person-hour breakdown per task and by calendar year. (4) Page Limitations: The technical proposal shall be limited to 75 pages (12 pitch or larger type), double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 by 11 inches. The page limitation applies to all information, i.e., indexes, photographs, fold-outs, appendices, attachments, etc. (other than the specific exceptions stated above). Pages in excess of this limitation will be removed from the proposal and will not be evaluated by theAir Force. Cost proposals have no page limitations, however, offerors are requested to limit cost proposals to 20 pages as a goal. (5) Preparation Cost: This announcement does not commit the Air Force to pay for any proposal preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this PRDA is not an allowable direct charge to any resulting award, or any other procurement instrument. 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 or more sources for award will be based on an evaluation of an offeror's proposal (both technical and cost) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to the announcement. The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order of priority, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria listed in descending order of importance: (a) the offeror's understanding of the problem and the intricacies of developing new IR CM techniques (b) the offeror's approach toward meeting the scientific and technical objectives, (c) the offeror's understanding of the scope of the technical effort, (d) the offeror's understanding and experience in the field of IRCM, (e) the availability, from any source, of experienced scientists, engineers and technicians to perform the tasks in this effort, (f) the organization, clarity and thoroughness of the proposed SOW. Cost is ranked as the second order of priority. No other evaluation criteria will be used. The technical and cost proposals will be evaluated at the same time. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award, any, all, part or none of the proposal(s) received. Award of a grant, cooperative agreement or other transaction in lieu of a contract will be considered and will be subject to the mutual agreement of both parties. F -- POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns 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 Air Force personnel. All potential offers should use established channels to voice concerns before resorting to the 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 source selection. 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 (9370 255-3855. (2) Technical Point of Contact: Mr. Joseph Koesters, WL/AAJW Bldg 620, 2241 Avionics Circle Rm N1A32, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7304, phone: (937) 255-4174 x4021. (3) Contracting Point of Contact: Ms. Dawn Ross, WL/AAKE Bldg 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607, phone: (937) 255-5311, fax: (937) 656-7233. (0339)

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