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A -- DUAL USE APPLICATIONS PROGRAM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE SOL PL DUAP XP 97-1 DUE 041597 POC Lt Trevor Davis, Technical Aspects, PL/XPI, (505)846-2766; Ms Pat Pfeifer, Business Aspects, PL/PKM, (505)846-4695. Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. PL DUAP XP 97-1. A. OVERVIEW: U.S. Air Force Phillips Laboratory (PL) is interested in receiving proposals (technical and cost) in the area of Dual Use Science and Technology (S&T) that could result in award of cooperative agreements or other transactions based on successive evaluations at PL, AF and DoD. This program is being conducted in cooperation with DoD's Dual Use Application Program (DUAP) managed by the Joint Dual Use Program Office (JDUPO). PL seeks projects to create and develop new product or process technologies which have potential for both Air Force and commercial applications sufficient to support a viable production base. There will be no other solicitation issued in regard to this requirement. Topic areas with projected Government cost share to be considered under this BAA are found under "Dual Use Applications Program" at the PL Technology Transfer Office home page. (Follow the Technology Transfer Office link on the Phillips Laboratory home page at http://www.plk.af.mil.) Proposals should include schedules and budgets for a base term not to exceed 36 months. Costed options for an additional period of up to 24 months may be submitted. The Government may fund both base term and options from the present appropriation depending on the content of the proposal, the availability of funds, the fit with other programs, and any other considerations necessary to establish and maintain program coherence and balance. The Government may also choose to condition the exercise of options on the availability of future year appropriations or other funding sources. Expected award date is September 1997. B. REQUIREMENTS: (1)The offeror must bear at least 50% of the cost of the proposed effort. The total Government cost share for all PL topic areas is expected to be $ 24.6 million which is derived by totaling the Government cost share identified in each topic area. Proposals that involve either basic research or final product development beyond the stage of product prototype or feasibility demonstration are outside the scope of this competition and will not be accepted. (2) Teaming arrangements are encouraged when the result is a technically stronger proposal. If contractors team with DoD or National Laboratories, the in-kind Government costs cannot count toward the Air Force or contractor cost share. (3) All awardees will be required to develop a commercialization plan, report technical progress and financial outlays associated with milestones and report on the progress toward stated project goals including the status of contractor contributions. (4) It is not anticipated that any project would require access to classified information. International Traffic in Arms Regulations may apply to some technology areas. It is anticipated that some restrictions may apply to the release of technology to foreign nationals. C. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) During the proposal review and final stages of the PL selection process, some offerors may be asked to provide clarification and/or oral presentations to members of the selection panel at PL. PL reserves the right to conduct site reviews prior to award of assistance agreements. (2) Proposals must identify any government property required. (3) The cost of preparing proposals in response to this BAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting award, however, this cost may be an allowable expense to normal bid and proposal indirect cost. D. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: Detailed instructions for preparing proposals in response to this BAA are found under "Dual Use Applications Program" on the PL Technology Transfer Office home page. Offerors should clearly mark proprietary data. Technical and cost proposals, submitted in separate volumes, are required and must be valid for 180 days. Proposals must reference the above BAA number. This announcement is open until 1200 MDT 15 April 1997. Any interested offeror should send five (5) complete copies of its technical and cost proposals to: Phillips Laboratory, ATTN: PL/XPI (DUAP), 3550 Aberdeen Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776. Offerors are advised that only grants officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the Government. Technical proposals are limited to a maximum of forty (40) pages. E. BASIS FOR AWARD: The selection of one or more sources for 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 the 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: (1) Impact on National Defense, (2) Commercial Viability of Technology, (3) Technical and Management Approach, (4) Quality of Cost Share. For discussion of technical evaluation criteria see Proposal Preparation Instructions found under "Dual Use Applications Program" on the PL Technology Transfer Office home page. The cost aspect, which includes consideration of proposed budgets and funding profiles, is a substantial factor, but is ranked second in order of priority. No other evaluation criteria will be used. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. The Air Force reserves the right to make awards for any, all, part or none of the proposals received. The Government may award several proposals in a topic area depending in part on the cost of individual proposals and available funding. Award decisions will be based on a peer or scientific review. Non-Government personnel may be participating as reviewers in the evaluation of proposals. Proposals will be evaluated at PL and at the Air Force level before referral to a committee chaired by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology who will have the final award authority. F. POINTS OF CONTACT: Direct questions regarding technical aspects of the effort to Lt Trevor Davis, PL/XPI, (505) 846-2766 and questions regarding business aspects to Ms Pat Pfeifer, PL/PKM, (505) 846-4695. (0066)

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