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A -- SOLID STATE EMITTER DEVELOPMENT SOL BAA-97-06-AAK DUE 062797 POC Steven L. Willis, Contract Negotiator, 937-255-5311 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract negotiator, willissl@wl.wpafb.af.mil. INTRODUCTION: Wright Laboratory (WL) is interested in receiving proposals (technical and cost) on the research effort described in Section B. Proposals in response to this BAA shall be received by 27 June 1997, 1500 hours Eastern Daylight Time, addressed to (Attn: Steve Willis), WL/AAKE, Building 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7607. Proposals shall not be submitted via facsimile transmission. 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. Proposal receipt after the cutoff date and time specified herein shall be treated in accordance with restrictions of FAR 52.215-10; copy of this provision may be obtained from the contracting point of contact cited in Section F. There will be no other solicitation issued in regard to this requirement. Offerors should be alert for any amendments to this solicitation that may be published. This BAA may be amendedto allow subsequent submission of proposal dates. Offerors should obtain a copy of the WL Guide entitled, "PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry". This guide was specifically designed to assist offerors in understanding the PRDA/BAA proposal process. Copies may be requested from the contracting point of contact or obtained via the world wide web site: www.wl.wpafb.af.mil/contract. B -- REQUIREMENTS; (1) Technical Description: There has been a renewed interest in the area of electron emisson from room temperature solid state materials based on bandgap engineering techniques employing wide bandgap semiconductors. These materials offer the potential of providing a lower vacuum energy barrier to electrons than the more typically available semiconductor materials (e.g. Si or GaAs). Wide bandgap materials which have shown the most promise in this area are GaN, AlN, and their alloys. In this BAA, investigation of new material candidates and structures for solid state electron emission is solicited. In particular, the monosulfide compound of Lanthanum is considered to be a good candidate when employed as a thin film on Cadmium Sulfide as suggetsted by recent references in the scientific literature. Emphasis here is placed on the development of materials and planar device structures which could achieve current densities of 100 A/cm2 at room temperature with sufficient total current to replace a typical thermionic cathode microwave tube device. (2) Deliverable Items: (a) The following deliverable data items shall be proposed: (i) Status Report, DI-MGMT-80368A/T, monthly; (ii) Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Report, DI-FNCL-80331/T, monthly; (iii) Project Planning Chart, DI-MGMT-80507A/T, monthly; (iv) Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR), DI-MGMT-81468, quarterly; (v) Presentation Material, DI-ADMN-81373/T, as required; (vi) Scientific and Technical Reports, Contractor's Billing Voucher, DI-MISC-80711/T, monthly; and (vii) Scientific and Technical Reports, DI-MISC-80711/T, (Draft and Reproducible Final) . (b) The following additional deliverable items shall be proposed: Two working prototype solid state emitters suitable for operation in a vacuum environment. (3) Security Requirements: None . (4) Other Special Requirements: International Trade in Arms Restrictions apply. Public Law 98-94 applies to this acquisition. Offerors must submit approved DD Form 2345, Export-Controlled DOD Technical Data Agreement with their proposal.None C -- 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: September 1997. (3) Air Force Estimate: The Air Force funding profile is FY97 $5K; FY98 $295K; FY99 $300K; FY00 $300K. This funding profile is an estimate only and is not a promise for funding as all funding is subject to change due to Air Force discretion and availability. (4) Type of Instrument: Contract -- Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or Cost (no fee); or Assistance Instruments -- grant or cooperative agreement. (5) Government Furnished Property: None contemplated. (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 contracting point of contact upon deciding to respond to this announcement. Foreign contractors should be aware that restrictions may apply which could preclude their participation in this acquisition. 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 below. Offerors should refer to the instructions contained in the WL "PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry" referenced in Section A of this announcement. Separate technical and cost proposal 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 three (3) copies. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be evaluated against the criteria set forth below in the Section E -- Basis of Award. Offerors are advised that only contracting officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the Air Force. (2) 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 are not included in the page limit discussed below. The technical proposal shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing thetechnical tasks / phases proposed to be accomplished under the proposed effort and be suitable for instrument incorporation. Offerors should refer to the WL Guide to assist in SOW preparation. Any questions concerning the technical proposal or SOW preparation should be referred to the technical point of contact. (3) Cost Proposal: Adequate price competition is anticipated. The accompanying cost proposal / price breakdown shall be furnished with supporting schedules and shall contain a person-hour breakdown per task. (4) Page Limitations: The technical proposal shall be limited to 75 pages (12 pitch or larger type), double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 by 11 inches. The page limitation includes all information, i.e., indexes, photographs, fold-outs, appendices, attachments, etc. (other than the specific exceptions stated above). Pages in excess of this limitation will be removed from the proposal and will not be evaluated by the Air Force. Cost proposals have no page limitation, however, offerors are requested tolimit cost proposals to 20 pages as a goal. (5) Preparation Cost: This announcement does not commit the Air Force to pay for any proposal preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this BAA is not an allowable direct charge to any resulting award, or any other procurement instrument. 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: The selection of one or more sources for award will be based on an evaluation of an offeror's proposal (both technical and cost) 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 listed in order of decreasing importance: (1) Soundness of Approach, (2) Understanding of the Problem, (3) Offeror's Capabilities, Experience, Past Performance, and Facilities. Cost and / or price, which includes consideration of proposed budgets and funding profiles is a substantial factor, but, ranked as the second order of priority. No other evaluation criteria will be used. The technical and cost proposals will be evaluated at the same time. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award any, all, part, or none of the proposal(s) received. The Air Force also reserves the right to award any resulting contract pursuant to the Research and Development Standard Contract format as outlined in DFARS 235.70. F -- POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) 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 Air Force personnel. All potential offerors should use established channels to voice concerns before resorting to use 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 source selection. 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 S. Coalson, ASC/SYI, Bldg. 52, Rm 136, 2475 K Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7642, E-Mail: coalsoms@sy.wpafb.af.mil, phone (513) 255-5535, ext 232. (2) Technical Point of Contact: Philip D. Mumford, WL/AADM, 2241 Avionics Circle Ste 20, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base OH 45433-7322, (937) 255-4831 x3482. (3) Contracting/Cost Point of Contact: Steve Willis, WL/AAKE, Bldg 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7607, E-Mail: willissl@wl.wpafb.af.mil, phone (937) 255-3379. (0129)

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