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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 11,1997 PSA#1799U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SYSTEMS COMMAND, ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE, ATTN
AMSSC-AD, NATICK MA 01760-5011 A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT INNOVATIVE AIRDROP DECELERATORS AND
CONTAINERS SOL DAAK60-97-R-9620 DUE 043097 POC Contracting Officer
FRANK A. SCIPIONE (508) 233-4366 (Site Code DAAK60) The U.S. Army
Soldier Systems Command (SSCOM) is interested in receiving proposals in
response to this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Innovative Airdrop
Decelerators and Containers. Proposals in response to this BAA shall be
submitted by 30 April 97, 1500 hours Eastern Time, addressed to U.S.
Army Soldier Systems Command, Acquisition Directorate, AMSCC-AD, Attn.
Mr. Frank Scipione, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760. This is an
unrestricted solicitation. Small businesses are encouraged to propose
on all or any part of this solicitation. Proposals submitted shall be
in accordance with this announcement. Proposals submitted after the
cutoff date specified herein shall be treated in accordance with FAR
Provision 52.215-10. A copy of this provision may be obtained from the
contracting officer. Any amendments to this BAA will be published in
the CBD with modifications to this announcement. There will be no other
solicitations issued in regards to this requirement. The requirements
of this BAA are as follows: (1) The 1995 U. S. Air Force New World
Vistas study identified Precision Airdrop (PAD) as a capability to
improve global mobility. SSCOM is seeking innovative, robust,
affordable solutions to the concepts of carrying, releasing,
controlling descent speed and profile, and the precise landing of
military supplies and equipment from current and future mobility
aircraft. PAD is defined to be a family of delivery solutions, all
integrated with aircraft core support systems, capable of all altitude
release, delivery in/through adverse weather conditions, with circular
error probable of not more than 50 meters. If offerors have recent or
existing Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) or
Independent Research and Development (IRAD) aerial delivery technology
or concepts, they may be utilized in this program to define more
generalized, robust airdrop capabilities. This BAA is specifically
seeking proposals for advanced decelerators and/or containers concepts
or related modeling and simulation efforts. (2) Technical Description:
The objective of this effort is to study innovative solutions related
to advanced decelerators and/or containers that allow precision
delivery of cargo weighing up to 20,000 pounds from a range of
altitudes (up to 25,000 feet MSL). The end result of this effort should
be mature, analyzed, and verified concept(s) capable of entering the
exploratory development phase of Research and Development, which may
include a demonstration-ready system prototype(s). Emphasis should be
on novel technologies to control the descent speed, profile, and/or
impact of a payload and/or provide significant improvement in current
decelerator/container capabilities (such as increased offset
capability). Multiple solutions to cover a range of payload weights and
altitudes are being sought (example, CDS size payloads from 25,000-ft
MSL). No one solution needs to encompass all payload weights or all
altitudes and component technologies are desirable. Solutions should
provide reasonable accuracy as definedabove, and amenable to
affordable, low maintenance/low cost of ownership systems. Solutions
which significantly increase delivery aircraft survivability are highly
desirable. Offerors should not be constrained by current airdrop
concepts, practices, or methods. The program may consist of three
general phases. Phase I may consist of concept(s) analysis of system
performance and integration issues. As guidelines for generating
realistic concepts, offerors may assume future mobility aircraft will
possess core support systems consistent with Global Positioning System
(GPS) navigation and reasonable wind profiling capability consistent
with either GPS weather sonde or lidar technologies. Phase II, if
approved, may consist of identifying and conducting basic research of
enabling technologies of the concepts selected in Phase I. Phase III,
if approved, may consist of analytical or experimental verification of
system integration and performance of the concept(s) to the maturity
level necessary to transition to exploratory development. (3) Data
Requirements: The following deliverable data items shall be proposed:
(a) Monthly Status Reports, monthly; (b) Scientific and Technical
Reports, (Draft and Reproducible Final(s)). (4) Other Special
Requirements: International Trade in Arms Restrictions Apply.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) Anticipated Period of Performance: The
total length of the technical effort is estimated to be 36 months. The
contractor shall also provide for an additional 4 months for
processing/completion of the final report. (2) Expected Award Date:
October 97. (3) Government Estimate: The Government anticipates
approximately 1,160,000 dollars in total contract awards. Estimated
funding profile by fiscal year (FY): 200,000 dollars in FY98, 460,000
dollars in FY99, 500,000 dollars in FY00. This funding profile is an
estimate only and is not a promise for funding as all funding is
subject to change due to government discretion and availability. (4)
Type of Contract: Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or Cost (no fee) as
appropriate. (5) Government Furnished Property (GFP): Offerors should
clearly request in their proposal what, if anything, is desired as GFP
for the given project. It is recommended that a section in the
technical proposal be set aside to summarize the GFP requirements.
PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: (1) General Instructions: Offerors
should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision at FAR
52.215-12, Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, to trade secrets
or privileged commercial and financial information contained in their
proposals. Technical and cost proposals, submitted in separate volumes,
are required and must be valid for 180 days. Proposals must reference
the above BAA number. Proposals shall be submitted in an original and
six copies. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall
be considered against the criteria set forth herein. Offerors are
advised that only contracting officers are legally authorized to
contractually bind or otherwise commit the government. (2) Cost
Proposal: The accompanying cost proposal/price breakdown shall be
supplied on SF1411 separated by phases, together with supporting
schedules, and shall contain detailed cost data. This includes
materials (raw materials and purchased parts), labor (with engineering,
manufacturing and service labor shown separately), hours, hourly rate
of pay and total labor cost for each labor category, other direct
costs, subcontractor/consultant costs, overhead costs and rates, and
profit or fee. Copies of SF1411 may be obtained from the contracting
office cited. (3) 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 not included in
the page limit. The technical proposal shall include a Statement of
Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks proposed to be accomplished
under the proposed effort and suitable for contract incorporation.
Informal discussions with the Technical Point of Contract prior to
submission of the proposal are encouraged. PL 98-94 applies. (4) Page
Limitations: The technical proposal shall be limited to 100 pages or
less (12 pitch or larger type), double spaced, single sided, 8.5 X 11
inches. The page limitation includes all information, i.e. indexes,
photographs, foldouts, appendices, illustrations, etc. Pages in excess
of this limitation will not be considered by the government. Cost
proposals have no limitation. (5) Preparation Cost: This announcement
does not commit the government to pay for any response preparation
cost. The cost of preparing responses to this BAA is not considered an
allowable direct charge to any resulting or any other contract;
however, it may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal
indirect cost as specified in FAR 31.205-18. BASIS FOR AWARD: The
selection of one or more sources for contract award will be based on an
evaluation of an offeror's response (both technical and cost aspects)
to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to this
announcement. The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order
of priority, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria which
are of equal importance: (a) innovation of solutions; (b) coherence of
solutions; (c) the offeror's understanding of the scope of the
technical effort; (d) soundness and totality of the offeror's technical
approach; (d) the availability of qualified technical personnel and
their experience with applicable technologies; (e) organization,
clarity, and thoroughness of the offeror's proposed statement of work;
(f) offeror's past experience. Cost, which includes consideration of
proposed budgets and funding profiles, is ranked as the second order of
priority. No other evaluation criteria shall be used. The technical and
cost information will be evaluated at thesame time. SSCOM reserves the
right to select for award of a contract or cooperative agreement any,
all, part, or none of the proposals received. Award of a cooperative
agreement, in lieu of contract, will be considered and will be subject
to the mutual agreement of the parties. POINTS OF CONTACT: (1)
Technical Point of Contact: Ms. Nancy Harrington, (508) 233-5291, fax
(508) 233-5000 or email "nharring@natick-amed02.army.mil." (2)
Contracting Point of Contact: Questions related to contract/cost issues
should be directed to Mr. Frank Scipione, (508)233-4366, fax (508)
233-5286 or email "fscipion@natick-amend02.army.mil". (0066) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0009 19970311\A-0009.SOL)
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