The National Defense Center of Excellence for Research in Ocean = Sciences (CEROS); 73-4460 Queen Kaahumanu Hwy, Suite 111, Kailua-Kona, = Hawaii 96740

A -- OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTEGRATED NAVY-MARINE FORCES. SOL SOL BAA-CEROS-97-01 DUE 081597 POC Point of Contact -- William A. Friedl, Technical Director, = 808-327-3350 WEB: The National Defense Center of Excellence for Research in Ocean = Sciences (CEROS), http: www.ceros.org. E-MAIL: The National Defense Center of Excellence for Research in Ocean = Sciences (CEROS), billf@ceros.org. The National Defense Center of Excellence for Research in Ocean = Sciences (CEROS) is soliciting proposals for concept exploration, = analysis, study, development, and commercialization of ocean = technologies and applied ocean science for effective use of ocean = resources. Of particular interest are proposals for research, = development and demonstration of advanced technologies for Shallow Water = Surveillance, Ocean Environmental Preservation, New Ocean Platform and = Ship Concepts, Ocean Measurement Instrumentation and Ocean Engineering = Tools, and Unique Properties of the Deep Ocean Environment. Innovative = concepts and new approaches are being sought to advance technology while = fully leveraging existing facilities and infrastructure in Hawaii and = demonstrating beneficial applications for commercial and military = utility for the Department of Defense. CEROS anticipates executing the = program outlined in this announcement contingent upon funding amount and = availability. Contract awards shall be based on proposal merit and funding = availability. CEROS anticipates that initial contractor selections will = be made during May 1997. However, properly formatted proposal abstracts = received after initial contractor selections and before 15 August 1997 = will be considered for award if funding is available. Proposed work = should be structured to have a base period of performance of 6 to 12 = months. Options to extend the period of performance beyond 12 months may = be included in proposals but incremental funding of any such options is = not guaranteed. CEROS will use a two-step submission process to = formulate a Core Program of projects submitted under this announcement. = For the first submission step, offerors are required to submit a = Proposal Abstract to be considered. CEROS will evaluate all abstracts = against the evaluation criteria herein without regard to other abstracts = submitted. For the second step, CEROS will request full technical and = cost proposals from selectedofferors for proposed efforts deemed as = best qualified for potential negotiation under this BAA. Proposal = format and length for full proposals will be specified by CEROS in the = invitation to submit the more detailed proposal. Such an invitation = does not assure subsequent award. The decision to submit or not submit = a full proposal is the responsibility of the offeror submitting the = abstract. No selection for negotiation will be made under this BAA = without a full technical and cost proposal.=20 Subject areas of interest include: (1) Shallow Water Surveillance = Technologies, including: Low-cost sensors, unique or advanced sensor = arrays, advanced signal processing techniques, shallow water ASW, mine = countermeasures, and ship defense. (2) Ocean Environmental = Preservation, including: In Situ measurements, spectral remote sensing = technologies, microelectronic or micromechanical systems development, = non-point source pollution measurement and remediation, explosive = ordnance disposal, and environmental cleanup or remediation = technologies. (3) New Ocean Platform and Ship Concepts, including: = Unique structures, simulation based design and model development, = affordability, automation, assembly and manufacturing technology, and = new hull designs. (4) Ocean Measurement Instrumentation and Ocean = Engineering Tools, including: advanced sensors and geophysical survey = technologies, subsystems or components for teleoperated structures (TOS) =, nondestructive testing systems, low power, autonomous data collection = platforms and technologies, laser applications, and modeling, = measurements and predictions. (5) Unique Properties of the Deep Ocean = Environment, including: Utilization of deep ocean seawater, deep = seawater chemistry and biology, deep seawater materials testing, and = unique or advanced energy and fuel production technologies. PROPOSAL = PROCESS -- To be considered in the initial contract award period, = offerors responding to this BAA shall submit an unclassified Abstract of = the proposed effort to CEROS by 3 PM, Hawaii Standard Time, 7 February = 1997. The abstract should provide an overview of the project and = associated costs and shall be prepared on 8.5 x 11 inch plain paper = printed on one side only in the following format: single or double = spaced, in at least ten point type, with margins not less than one inch, = and pages numbered. An original Abstract and six copies are requested = for each submission. Each Abstract should be unbound with the pages = secured by a single staple in the upper left hand corner. Abstracts or = full proposals may not be submitted by telefax or electronic mail, any = so sent will be rejected. Acknowledgment of receipt of abstracts or = proposals will not be made, and abstracts or proposals will not be = returned. CEROS will attempt to respond to all Abstracts received in = the initial contract award period by 20 March 1997. =20 Each Abstract shall address one subject area and must be no longer than = 5 single-sided pages. Abstracts longer than 5 pages will be deemed = unresponsive. The total page count includes figures and tables. The = Abstract shall consist of a cover page and up to 4 additional pages of = proposal information. The Cover Page shall include the following: Title = of the proposed effort, Technical subject area addressed, Intended = product or result, Name and affiliation of the Principal Investigator = and administrative Point of Contact, Proposed period of performance, = Funding required to produce the proposed products, Names of = sub-contractors and co-investigators, and Special requirements or = considerations. The balance of the Abstract shall include the following = sections, each clearly labeled: A. Rationale for the proposed effort, = stressing (a) the work's relationship to Department of Defense (DoD) = technological needs and (b) value added aspects of the work for DoD, the = State of Hawaii, and CEROS. B. Technical Objectives of the work, = emphasizing the innovation and leading edge aspects of ocean research = and technology and the potential for military use or commercialization. C. Technical Approach, describing how the work will be executed and = giving an outline of the planned work schedule and significant = milestones. D. Expected Results or Products, discussing what the = proposed effort will produce, how the results will be demonstrated and = why those deliverables will advance ocean science, ocean technology, or = ocean resource use; address DoD needs; and bring added value to the = Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii, the State of Hawaii or the Central = Pacific. The Abstract may also contain any other information germane to = the proposed effort, such as discussions of leveraged assets involved, = technology reinvestment or transfer aspects of the proposed work, = company qualifications, or technical references. EVALUATION CRITERIA -- = The following criteria apply to both Abstracts and full proposals = requested under this announcement. CEROS will select for award those= proposals offering the best value and, except for the first criterion = (item A), will give equal weight to each of the following criteria. = Item A will receive twice the weight of any other criterion in the = evaluation. A. Scientific/technical quality of the research = proposal and its relevance to the topic description, with special = emphasis on its innovation and originality. B. Qualifications of the = principal investigator, other key staff, and consultants (if any), and = the adequacy of instruments and facilities involved, considering the = potential for the effort to use and leverage equipment, facilities, = infrastructure or the natural ocean resources in Hawaii. C. = Anticipated benefits of the research, its potential value to the = Department of Defense and potential for stimulating ocean utilization or = technology business development in Hawaii. D. Overall cost and = realism of cost for proposed effort. OTHER REQUIREMENTS -- CEROS plans = to make up to $7M available to fundproposals in response to this = announcement, depending on funding availability. Out-year funding has = not been defined. Multiple, fixed price or cost plus fixed fee = contracts, not exceeding $1M each, are anticipated to be awarded as a = result of this BAA. Contract awards will be based on proposal merit and = funding availability. CEROS anticipates that initial selections for = awards will be made in May 1997. CEROS may request that successful = offerors deliver two presentations on their research to Hawaii high = school students. This solicitation will remain open for eight months = (248 days) from the date of this announcement. However, to be = considered in the initial award period, a properly formatted abstract = must be received by CEROS by 3 PM, Hawaii Standard Time, 7 February = 1997. It is CEROS policy to treat all proposals as competitive = information and to disclose the contents only for the purposes of = evaluation. CEROS may use selected support contractors as special = resources to evaluate abstracts and proposals. These contractors are = restricted by their contracts from disclosing the proposal information = or using it for purposes other than the technical assessments. CEROS = evaluators are required to sign non_disclosure statements. By submitting = an abstract of your proposal, you agree that the technical and = management information may be disclosed to those selected contractors = and evaluators for the limited purpose stated above or unless otherwise = required by law. Any information submitted with your proposal that you = do not consent to limited release must be clearly marked proprietary and = submitted segregated from other proposal material. All abstracts = submitted under this BAA must be unclassified. If offerors propose to = undertake classified work or require access to classified information, = they must be able to certify that they have a proper facility = clearance, and key personnel must be certified as holding a Secret = clearance. Abstracts must clearly state that the proposed work will be = classified. Successful offerors will be required to execute contracts = with the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority pursuant to its = statutory authority provided under Hawaii Revised Statutes, chapter 227. = ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -- Information about CEROS, Hawaii ocean R&D, = and the goals and objectives for the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii = is available to potential offerors upon request from the CEROS Project = Office or through the CEROS website at http://www.ceros.org/ and the = Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority website at = http://bigisland.com/nelha/. (5) Contact Point: questions relating to = this BAA are to be directed to attn.: Research Administrator, CEROS = Project Office, 73-4460 Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Suite 111, Kailua-Kona, = Hawaii 96740, phone (808) 327-3350. All responsive sources may submit = a proposal abstract, which shall be considered by CEROS. CEROS reserves = the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals = received in response to this announcement. The program described in = this announcement is contingent upon funding availability. (0344)

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