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A -- AVIONICS COLLABORATIVE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, PART 2 OF 2 SOL PRDA No. 97-06-AAK POC Contact Kimberly K. Atkinson, Contract Negotiator, (937) 255-5252, or Cynthia Hollingsworth, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-5252 PART 2 OF 2: C ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The total length of the technical effort is estimated to be 60 months. The contractor(s) shall also provide for an additional 4 months for processing/completion of the final report. (2) EXPECTED AWARD DATE: The expected award date is 30 June 1997. (3) GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE: The government funding profile for the overall program is estimated to be as follows: FY97 -- $2.2M, FY98 -- $3.4M, FY99 -- $3.4M, FY00 -- $3.4M, FY01 -- $3.4M, FY02 -- $3.4M. The government funding profile for Delivery Order 0001 is $160K. 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: Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Cost Sharing or Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Delivery Order. Any grants awarded will be cost (no fee). (5) GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY: The government will furnish the required digital models, modeling systems, and associated documentation. In addition, the government will supply on-base work space for up to four contractor personnel. (6) SIZE STATUS: For the purpose of this acquisition, the size standard is 500 employees (SIC 8731). (7) NOTICE TO FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS: Such firms are asked to immediately notify the Air Force point cited below upon deciding to respond to this announcement. Foreign contractors are not permitted to participate in this procurement as primes. D -- 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. Proposal questions should be directed to one of the points of contact listed elsewhere herein. Offerors should consider instructions contained in the WL PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry referenced in section A of this announcement. Technical and cost proposals, submitted in separate volumes, are required and must be valid for 180 days. Proposals must reference the above PRDA number. Proposals shall be submitted in an original and five copies. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered against the criteria set forth herein. In addition, select reports and documents relevant to this effort will be made available for review at Wright Patterson Air Force Base during the proposal period. These documents will not be available for release. Potential offerors are advised to make appointments to review the documents. The point of contact for review of these documents is Carolyn F. May, WL/AASE/EW TIRC, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, (937) 255-7261. Offerors are advised that only contracting officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the government. (2) COST PROPOSAL: Offerors will be required to submit a cost proposal for the initial delivery order only. A formal cost proposal for the basiceffort is not required. However, the offeror will be required to provide rate information on the basic effort. A suggested format for submission of the rate information for the basic effort is available from the contracting point-of-contract and must be requested in writing. Contractors are urged to use this format (which may be tailored as needed) in submission of their rate information concerning the basic effort. (3) TECHNICAL PROPOSAL: The offeror shall propose on the overall technical program separately from the initial delivery order. The overall 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. The technical proposal for both the basic contract and the initial delivery order shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks to be accomplished under the proposed effort and suitable for contract incorporation. Offerors should refer to the WL Guide referenced in Section A to assist in SOW preparation. Any questions concerning the technical proposal or SOW preparation shall be referred to the Technical Point of Contact cited in this announcement. (4) PAGE LIMITATIONS: The basic technical proposal shall be limited to 50 pages (12 point or larger type), double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 by 11 inches. The page limitation applies to all information including the Statement of Work, but excluding indexes, photographs, foldouts, appendices, attachments, descriptions of equipment and facilities, resumes, etc. Pages in excess of this limitation will not be considered by the government. The initial delivery order technical proposal shall be limited to 10 pages. There is no requirement for an overall cost proposal. The initial delivery order cost proposal shall be submitted in SF 1411 format, tailored as needed, and shall not exceed 10 pages in length as a goal. (5) PROPOSAL ON DISK: It is requested, but not required, that the offeror(s) also submit the technical proposal on DOS 3 " floppy disk(s) in Microsoft Word 6.0 format. (6) PREPARATION COST: If selected for negotiations, qualifying offerors will be required to submit a subcontracting plan. This announcement does not commit the government to pay for any response preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this PRDA 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. E -- BASIS FOR AWARD: A single award is anticipated and will be based on an evaluation of an offeror's response (both technical and cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal and value to the government 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: (a) new and creative solutions; (b) the offeror's understanding of the problem and the scope of the technical effort; (c) the soundness of the offeror's technical and management approach; (d) the availability of qualified technical personnel and the balance and breadth of their experience with Modeling and Simulation, Collaborative Engineering, and Virtual Prototyping; and (e) the organization, clarity, and thoroughness of the proposed SOW. Cost and/or price, which includes consideration of proposed budget and funding profiles is a factor, but is ranked as the second order of priority. No other evaluation criteria will be used. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. Although the Air Force anticipates a single award it reserves the right to award multiple contracts, a grant or cooperative agreement for any, all, part, or none of the proposals received. Award of a grant or cooperative agreement,in lieu of a contract, to universities and non-profit institutions will be considered and will be subject to the mutual agreement of the parties. F -- POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Technical point-of-contact: Questions on technical issues may be referred to the project engineer, Mr. G. Todd Berry, WL/AASE, 2241 Avionics Circle, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7334, (937) 255-4429 ext. 3554. (2) Contracting/Cost point-of-contact: Questions related to the contract/cost issues should be directed to Wright Laboratory, Directorate of Research and Development Contracting, Ms. Kimberly K. Atkinson, WL/AAKD, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7607, voice (937) 255-5252, telefax (937) 255-2206 or e-mail atkinskk@aa.wpafb.af.mil. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors and potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. All potential offerors should use established channels to voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the selection decision. Interested parties should direct all routine communication concerning this acquisition to Cynthia B. Hollingsworth, Contracting Officer, WL/AAKD, Bldg 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607, telephone (937) 255-5252, fax (937) 255-3985. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. These serious concerns only may be directed to the Ombudsman, Mr. Mike Coalson, ASC/SYI, Blge 52, Room 136, 2475 K Street, Wright Patterson AFB OH 45433-7642, e-mail coalsoms@sy.wpafb.af.mil, phone (937)255-5535, ext 232. See Note #26. (0094)

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