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A -- AEROSPACE POWER SCHOLARLY RESEARCH PROGRAM -- PART 2 OF 2 SOL PRDA No. 97-06-POK DUE 092397 POC Contact Dennis Strobel, Contract Negotiator, (937) 255-5310 or Kathy Walston, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-5310 D -- PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: (1) General Instructions: Offerors may bid on one or more than one of the five major research areas. To be considered for an award in a major research area, the offerors may draft and submit at least one (but no more than three) delivery order proposal (both cost and technical) associated with a subcategory in that major research area(s) from which they have chosen to technically bid. In constructing the delivery order itself, the offeror shall use the sample delivery order format contained in the supplemental package. To encourage maximum flexibility/versatility, the offeror {in lieu of submitting a delivery order(s)} may propose a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Completion type contract, addressing one or more of the aforementioned subcategories. Offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision at FAR 52.215-12, Restriction of Disclosure and Use of Data, to trade secrets or priviledged commericial 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 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 0therwise commit the Government. Cost Proposal: The cost proposal /price breakdown shall be supplied on a Standard Form (SF) 1448, together with supporting schedules and shall contain a person-hour breakdown by fiscal year for each proposed delivery order or CPFF contract. The offeror shall not provide a cost proposal on the overall program {i.e., the entire major research area(s)}; offerors shall only provide a cost proposal for each delivery order they have chosen to bid on and segregate the costs for each proposed delivery order so they can be evaluated separately (The Government retains the right to unilaterally set the dollar ceilings on ID/IQ type contracts). If the Offeror chooses to propose a CPFF type contract, the cost proposal should accordingly address all subcategories included in the corresponding technical proposal. Because Adequate Price Competition is anticipated, instructions regarding submission of certified cost and pricing data in the WL PRDA and BAA Guide to Industry (referenced in Section A) are not applicable. (3) Technical Proposal: The technical proposal for each major research area bid on shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of anticipated work and the technical approach. Additional information addressing experience and qualifications in the major research area(s) bid on, descriptions of available equipment, data and facilities, and resumes of personnel who will be participating in this effort should also be included in the technical proposal. Both the major research area's and the delivery order's technical proposals shall include a Statement of Work (SOW). The delivery order(s) SOW shall detail the technical effort proposed to be accomplished under the cognizant subcategory(ies) and be suitable for contract incorporation. Offerors are to separate their proposal technical proposal(s) by: a.) major research areas and b.) delivery order(s) for the cognizant subcategory(ies). PL 98-94 may apply. 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: If proposing an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract, the technical proposal shall be limited to 30 pages for each major research area bid on, with an additional 10 pages for each proposed delivery order; 40 pages shall be the technical proposal page limit for a CPFF Completion type contract. The pages shall be 8.5 X 11 inches, double-spaced (12 pitch or larger), and single-sided. The 12 pitch or larger shall be satisfied by setting the type (point) size at 10 or smaller or setting the font size at 10 or higher. The page limitation includes all information, i.e. indexes, photographs, foldouts, appendices, attachments, etc. The transmittal page and cover page are not included in the page count. Pages in excess of this limitation will not be considered by the government. As a goal, offerors are requested to keep cost proposals to 20 pages per each proposed delivery order, and 50 pages per each proposed CPFF completion type contract. Preparation Cost: If selected for negotiations, qualifying offerors may 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. A supplemental package is available to offerors interested in proposing on this effort. 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 aspect) 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) new and creative solutions; (2) the offeror's understanding of the scope of the technical effort; (3) soundness of offeror' s technical approach; and (4) the availability of qualified technical personnel and their experience with applicable technologies. Cost and/or price, which includes consideration of proposed budgets and funding profiles, is a substantial factor, but ranked as the second orderof 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 select for award of a contract, grant or cooperative agreement any, all, part or none of the proposals received. Award of a grant to universities or nonprofit institutions or cooperative agreement, in lieu of a contract, will be considered and will be subject to the mutual agreement of the parties. F -- - POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Technical Contact Point: Mike Morgan, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7251, 937-255-5403, Fax 937-255-1759, E-mail morganmj~wl.wpafb.af.mil. (2) Direct all requests for solicitations and routine communication concerning this acquisition to Dennis Strobel, Contract Negotiator, WL/POKA, Bldg 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607, telephone 937-255-5310. (3) An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concern 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 Dennis Strobel, Contract Negotiator, WL/POKA, Bldg 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7607, telephone 937-255-5310/4462, fax no. 937-255-4434. If offerors have further questions related to technical requirements, please contact the Contract Negotiator. 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, Room 136, 2475 K St, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7642, E-Mail coalsoms~sy.wpafb.af.mil, telephone 937-255-5535, ext 232. For information on the announcement, written clarification questions will be accepted via fax until 25Aug97. Responses to such clarification type questions will be made available after 02Sep97 by contacting Dennis Strobel. The clarification questions and their responses will automatically be sent to those offerors requesting a supplemental package. If a copy of the clarification questions and responses are desired, please contact Dennis Strobel. If offerors have further questions related to technical requirements, please contact either the technical or contracting point of contact. (0219)

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