Armament Contracting Division (WL/MNK), Building 13, 101 West Eglin Boulevard, Suite 337, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810

A -- ARMAMENT TECHNOLOGIES (PART 1 OF 4) SOL baa No. MNK-97-0001 POC Contracting Officer, Jean Pulley (904) 882-4294, ext 3402 The Armament Directorate of Wright Laboratory, Eglin AFB FL is interested in receiving research proposals in the areas of: High Surface Area Electrodes, Weapon Flight Vehicles, Hydrocode Algorithm and Interface Developments, Bio-Sensor Processing Technology, Hardware-in-the-Loop Technology, Reactive Flow, Solid Mechanics, Lethality and Vulnerability, and Laser Radar. Proposals should describe scientific study and experimentation to increase knowledge and understanding in these areas. This Broad Agency Announcement consists of three parts: PART I -- Research Interests; PART II -- Proposal Evaluation; PART III -- Proposal Preparation. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or any other contract. It is, however, an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost specified in FAR 31.205-18. Companies responding to this announcement are cautioned that only a Contracting Officer may obligate the Government to any agreement involving expenditure of Government funds. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) constitutes a solicitation for proposals under the provisions of PL 98-369, the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. The BAA describes research requirements and methods for preparing and submitting proposals. PART I -- RESEARCH INTERESTS A. INTRODUCTION: This is the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) of the Wright Laboratory Armament Directorate under the provisions of paragraph 6.102(d)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation which provides for the competitive selection of research proposals. Proposals submitted in response to the BAA that are selected for award are considered to be the results of full and open competition and in full compliance with the provisions of PL 98-369, the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. For purposes of this announcement, research is defined to be scientific study and experimentation directed at increasing knowledge and understanding in relation to long term national security needs. It is an enhancement to related exploratory and advanced development programs. WL/MN contracts with educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and private industry for research in armament technology. This BAA is intended to cover, in general nature, all research areas of interest to this Directorate. Persons contemplating submission of a proposal to WL/MN should not only carefully examine this BAA, but are also strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate WL/MN scientist identified in this publication to ascertain the extent of interest which WL/MN may have in a specific research project. Proposals may be submitted at any time during the period the BAA is open. However, prior to submitting a formal proposal, offerors are required to submit a two to three page white paper on their proposed research topic to key WL/MN staff members who have been identified and contacted for each area of interest. The purpose of the white paper is to preclude unwarranted effort on the part of an offeror whose proposed work is not of interest under this BAA. Those offerors submitting white papers found to be consistent with the intent of this BAA will be invited to submit a proposal. Such invitation does not assure that the submitting organization will be awarded a subsequent contract or assistance instruments (grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction). Proposals submitted may be evaluated as they are received. A contract or assistance instrument could be awarded as a result of this BAA, as appropriate. We expect most contracts to other than universities and non-profit organizations to be grants. Note that there is no inherent funding associated with this BAA, and any contract/grant will depend on availability of funds from other sources. We will attempt to award ten percent (10%) of the contracts to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and thirty percent (30%) to small businesses, which includes ten percent (10%) to Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs) and Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), over the life of the BAA. The SIC code for this BAA is 8731 with a Small Business size standard not to exceed 500 employees. In the event sufficient acceptable proposals are not received to fulfill these goals, awards will be made to those proposals received which are acceptable regardless of source. This BAA will remain open for one year from date of publication. It will be reissued annually and may be amended at any time. The descriptions of the technical areas are organized by scientific discipline, and the reader will note some overlap between sections. To contact a WL/MN staff member by mail, include branch or division symbol and write: Wright Laboratory Armament Directorate, 101 W. Eglin Blvd., Eglin AFB FL 32542. B. MISSION: The Armament Directorate of Wright Laboratory is the primary Air Force organization concerned with conventional munitions. The Armament Directorate plans and executes research, development, and test of conventional munitions, and supports conventional munition System Program Offices. There are four divisions within the Armament Directorate which conduct research and development. They are the Assessment and Instrumentation Division, the Munitions Division, the Weapon Flight Mechanics Division, and the Advanced Guidance Division. MUNITIONS ASSESSMENT DIVISION (MNS) The Munitions Assessment Division is responsible assessment of lethality, effectiveness, and utility of weapon technologies, and evaluation of expected weapon performance by simulation. MNS consists of the Technology Assessment Branch (MNSA), the Simulation and Assessment Branch (MNSH), the Computational Weapon Physics Branch (MNSI), and the Environmental Assessment Branch (MNSE). MUNITIONS DIVISION (MNM) The Munitions Division directs and conducts research and exploratory and advanced development of fuzes, warheads, bombs, submunitions, ammunition, aircraft guns, feed systems, and explosives. Air launched munitions should consider fighter, bomber, and UAV as the launch platforms. MNM operates high-explosives R&D facilities that support munitions programs. MNM also provides technical evaluation and consulting services to other government agencies and industries concerned with munitions technology. MNM consists of the Energetic Materials Branch (MNME), the Fuzes Branch (MNMF), and the Warheads Branch (MNMW). WEAPON FLIGHT MECHANICS DIVISION (MNA) The Weapon Flight Mechanics Division directs and conducts research and exploratory and advanced development in weapon/missile airframes, guidance and control systems, submunition dispensing, and weapon carriage and release concepts. Air launched munitions should consider fighter, bomber, and UAV as the launch platforms. The division also integrates optimal subsystems, performs tests, and conducts flight demonstrations. MNA maintains in-house facilities and capabilities in the areas of aeroballistics, inertial sensors, weaponry aerodynamic performance analysis, and mechanical integration. The division consists of the Navigation and Control Branch (MNAG) and the Flight Vehicles Branch (MNAV). ADVANCED GUIDANCE DIVISION (MNG) The Advanced Guidance Division conducts research and directs exploratory and advanced development in electrooptical, millimeter-wave, and radio-frequency seekers for air-to-air and air-to-surface conventional weapons and submunition guidance. Air launched munitions should consider fighter, bomber, and UAV as the launch platforms. The Division performs laboratory, field, and captive flight tests of seeker concepts. The Division also operates and maintains a hardware-in-the-loop seeker evaluation facility, an image processing laboratory, a radio-frequency signal processing laboratory, a laser radar facility, and an electrooptics laboratory. The Division consists of the Munition Processing Technology Branch (MNGA), the Munition Seeker Technology Evaluation Branch (MNGI), and the Munition Sensor Technology Branch (MNGS). (SEE PART 2 OF 4) (0057)

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