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58 -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) FIREFINDER AN/TPQ-37 BLOCK II PROGRAM SOL DAAB07-97-R-S609 DUE 011797 POC Point of Contact -- Virginia Knight, Contract Specialist, AMSEL-AC-CC-C-CR 908-532-4347. Contracting Officer, Yvonne H. Bova, AMSEL-AC-CC-C-CR 908-532-4347. E-MAIL: BAA Firefinder AN/TPQ-37 BLOCK II, knightv@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. : This single topic Broad Agency Announcement is issued under the Provisions of paragraph 6.102(d)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) which provides for the competitive selection of basic research proposals. Proposals submitted in response to this BAA that are selected for award are considered to be the result of Full and Open Competition and are in full compliance with the Provisions of Public Law 98-369, "The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984". Questions concerning contractual and pricing proposal format matters may be directed to Virginia Knight, Contract Specialist at (908) 532-4347. Individuals with questions on technical matters may refer to Stan Dobies at (908) 427-5244. Solicitation No. DAAB07-97-R-S609 will be used for this effort. STATEMENT OF WORK: 1. Scope. The intent of the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is to gather information on Risk and Cost/Performance Trade -- offs associated with achieving the technical parameters of the FIREFINDER BLOCK II program. The contractor will have 30 days to complete this study. It is the intent of the Government to award multiple Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts individually not to exceed $50, 000. 2. Background. PM FIREFINDER has a requirement to upgrade the performance of the current AN/TPQ-37 radar system. An ORD for improvement to the current system was approved in September 96. The contractor shall use the latest version of the FIREFINDER Block II System Specification as the baseline for the technical requirements. The contractor shall evaluate schedule risk against a baseline program for design, test and delivery of three (3) prototypes within thirty-six (36) months after contract award. 3. Program Overview. This BAA is a risk analysis and trade-off study to determine the technical and programmatic challenges in meeting the objectives of the FIREFINDER BLOCK II program. The study will be used to assess the risk of meeting the design requirements within cost and schedule limitations. The study will be utilized in defining system performance priorities and program requirements to support the competitive Engineering and Manufacturing (EMD) contract. The key interest of this analysis is to determine the level of risks associated with designing a system which meets the Objective values called out in the draft Specification vs. meeting the minimum requirements- defined as the Threshold values. The contractor shall concentrate on requirements which have the greatest impact on cost and schedule and identify the design trade-offs which optimize the performance of the system while maintaining affordability. 4. Risk Analysis and Trade-Offs. The contractor shall provide an analysis, based on his own conceptual system, of the level of risk involved in meeting each of the technical and operational parameters of the current Draft Specification. The contractor shall provide a Level III Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for his design. Cost, technical, and schedule risks should be identified to the WBS to the maximum extent possible. The contractor shall identify long lead items and their estimated delivery schedule. Major hardware cost drivers shall be identified and their relation to the schedule discussed. The contractor shall address software issues to include level of difficulty, risk associated with software development, estimate range of lines of code, and estimate re-use of previous software (whether AN/TPQ-36(V)8, original AN/TPQ-37, or other). 5.Cost/Performance Trade-off. The contractor shall provide Cost Performance Trade-offs for his design by using cost vs. performance curves for each of the Key Performance Parameters and Best Value requirements to show the effect of moving from Threshold to Objective. 6.Schedule:17 January 1997-Receive proposals up to 17 January 1997;27 January 1997-Award BAA;30 January 1997-IPT General Kickoff Meeting;27 February 1997- Study Report Received. PROPOSAL EVALUATION:It is policy of CECOM to treat all proposals as privileged information before award, and to disclose the contents thereof only to Government personnel for purposes of evaluation. All evaluators are made aware that proposals in their possession should not be duplicated, used or disclosed in whole or in part for any purpose other than for evaluation without written permission of the offeror. If a contract is awarded pursuant to an offer resulting from this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), the terms of the contract should control disclosure and use. Proposals submitted in response to this BAA will be evaluated as they are received. Proposals not considered to have sufficient scientific merit or relevance to the U.S. Army's needs may be rejected without further review. Evaluation Factors: Proposals submitted in response to the BAA will be evaluated with the following criteria: 1. The overall technical merit of the proposal and the degree to which they address the trade-off study's goals listed in the SOW; 2. The potential contributions of the proposed effort to the PM FF missions as they relate to enhanced U.S. Army capabilities; 3. The reasonableness and realism of the proposed costs for the proposed effort. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: 1. General. BAA proposals should be submitted not later than close of business on 17 January, 1997; Your transmittal letter as well as the proposal must be clearly marked as a CECOM BAA response and include the specific area of interest listed herein. Copies of the report shall be submitted via electronic mail or on a 3 1/2" floppy disk. Proposals and deliverables shall be provided in Microsoft Word 6.0, and/or Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0, and/or Microsoft Excel 5.0. The proposal shall be submitted to the following address: Commander, U.S. Army CECOM, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-CC-C-CR (Yvonne Hicks Bova), Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008. Copies of the deliverable shall be submitted to the following address: Product Manager, FIREFINDER, ATTN:SFAE-IEW-FF(Mr. Stan Dobies), Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5305. Electronic address: dobies@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. 2.Content of the Proposal: In presenting the proposal material, prospective offerors are advised that the quality of the information is significantly more important than the quantity. Therefore, the offerors are requested to confine their submissions to essential matters, providing sufficient information to define their offer and establish an adequate basis for the Government to conduct its evaluation. a. Technical. The Technical portion shall not exceed five (5) pages in length and should contain the information as outlined in the SOW. 3. Deliverables. a. PM FIREFINDER intends to host an Integrated Product Team (IPT) Kick-Off Meeting to all BAA recipients within one (1) week after contract award in order to discuss the purpose of the study and clarify any contractual or technical issues. b. Scientific and Technical Report. A written scientific and technical report shall be prepared and delivered not later than 30 days after contract award. The report shall cover in detail the findings of the risk analysis and cost/performance design trade-off study. Copies of the report shall be submitted via electronic mail or on a 3 1/2" floppy disk. Proposals and deliverables shall be provided in Microsoft Word 6.0, and/or Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0, and/or Microsoft Excel 5.0. 4. Government Furnished Information. The Government shall supply the Contractor with the following information upon award. AN/TPQ-36(V)8 Software Source Code; AN/TPQ-36(V)8 Software Requirements Specification (SRS); RCS Data; System Threat Assessment (STA). This BAA will also be located on the Electronic Bulletin Board, at CECOM, Ft. Monmouth, NJ. The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) has established an Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB) to provide electronic transmittal of Request forProposals (RFPs) and Invitations for Bids (IFBs) from Government to Industry. All interested parties wishing to do business with CECOM are invited to access, operate, send and receive data from the CECOM EBB system. To become a user of the EBB, you will need an identification code and password in addition to a computer terminal equipped with the necessary hardware and software to interface with the EBB system. A user's identification code and password will be issued upon request along with instructions for downloading the EBB User's Manual. All requests must include (1) company name, (2) point(s) of contact name(s) and title(s), (3) return address(es) and (4) telephone number(s). Please send your request in writing to ebb system operator, U.S. Army CECOM, AMSEL-AC-SB-AA, Attn: EBB, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5000. Fax #: (908)-532-6020; Commercial #: (908)-532-3820. Contractors may request aperture cards and notice of revision(s) via EBB, e-mail, or by writtenrequest to the Contracting Officer at the address set forth in paragraph 11 above. Bids shall be submitted in hard copy at the time and place specified in the solicitation. No bid responses shall be submitted to the Contracting Office. (0355)

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