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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 2,1997 PSA#1921

Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22242-5160

A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SONAR SIGNAL AND INFORMATION PROCESSING CONCEPTS SOL N00024-97- R -6399 POC John C. Piunno, Contract Specialist, 703-602-0951 The Program Executive Office for UnderSea Warfare (PEO(USW)), Advanced Systems and Technology Office (ASTO), Arlington, VA is soliciting research proposals for new and innovative sonar signal and information processing concepts. New concepts and technology are desired in the areas of beamforming, non-traditional signal processing, single sensor array and multi-sensor array data fusion, localization, classification, and display processing. Of particular interest are maturing 6.1, 6.2 and small business innovative research (SBIR) products. These new concepts and technology must be capable of supporting submarine acoustic sensors: the TB-23 and TB-29 towed arrays, multi-line towed array (MLTA), conformal acoustic velocity sensor (CAVES), hull array, high frequency array, wide aperture array, spherical array, or combination of arrays. Moreover, the new concepts and technology must have application to both the deep and shallow water with special emphasis on the littoral and high interference environments. ASTO and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) will offer an industry briefing on requirements and current developments. The scope of this broad agency announcement (BAA) encompasses a three step research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) process. First, the proposed research effort includes the RDT&E of the new technology using the developer's testbed using both the offeror's data and Government Furnished Information (GFI). The test procedures and measures of effectiveness (MOE's) shall be agreed upon by the developer and the Government. The objective of this step is to begin to quantify the performance baseline of the new technology and/or concept. Second, the effort includes the RDT&E of the new technology and/or concept in the Advanced Processing Build (APB) setting. The objective of this second step is to conduct a performance validation of the new technology and/or concept in a more realistic environment. Third and finally, the research effort includesthe RDT&E of the new technology and/or concept at-sea usually on-board a submarine. This BAA will be open for 1 year from the date of the announcement. Proposals may be submitted at any time within that period. However, Navy evaluation will not commence prior to October 1997. Multiple contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and "other transactions", as appropriate, will be awarded limited by funding availability. Therefore, early submission of proposals is desirable and encouraged. The Navy plans initial awards early in calendar year 1998. No award can be made without a proposal to perform a specific research effort within an estimated cost and time framework. Industry, Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Educational Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and University and Minority Institutions are encouraged to participate. Proposals should be submitted to the Cognizant Contracting Activity whose address is: Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, ATTN: Code 02631A, John Piunno 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22242-5160 The Contracting Point-of-Contact is John Piunno, telephone (703) 602-0951, facsimile (703) 602-7023 and email piunno_john@hq.navsea.navy.mil. This synopsis constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) per FAR 6.102(d)(2)(i). There will be no formal request for proposals (RFP) or other solicitation in regard to this announcement. Offerors may submit their technical (5 paper copies and 1 electronic copy using at least Microsoft Office Suite 4.3) and cost proposals at any time after the industry brief and within the 1 year period of this announcement. A classified briefing to interested offerors will take place at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport, Rhode Island on September 16 1997, from 0830 to 1530. More specific information on the areas of interest listed above, along with related risk areas, will be provided. The names of those wishing to attend the industry briefing should be provided to Mr. William Struzinski or Dr. G. Clifford Carter no later than two weeks before the meeting. Mr. Struzinski may be reached by telephone at (401) 841-7505 x38195, by facsimile (401) 841-7453, and by email struzinski_bill_a@c20msm.npt.nuwc.navy,mil. Dr.Carter may be reached by telephone at (401) 841-7505 X38198, by facsimile (401) 841-7453, and by email carter@npt.nuwc.navy.mil. Also provide a copy of that information to Program Executive Officer, Undersea Warfare, Advanced Systems and Technology Office (Attn: Robert Zarnich, ASTO-D2), 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22242-5169. He may be reached by telephone at (703) 602-6013 x515, by facsimile (703)602-6056, and by e-mail Zarnich_Robert@hq.navsea.navy.mil. The briefing will be classified CONFIDENTIAL. A visit request and security clearance should be coordinated with NUWCDIVNPT security telephone (401) 841-3023, facsimile (401) 841-4396. State the purpose of the visit as: Attendance at the Industry Brief regarding Broad Agency Announcement N00024-97-R-6399.New visit requests must be submitted for this visit only. Attendance is limited to no more than three representatives from each company or institution. Questions arising from this announcement may be submitted at the briefing or directly to the Contracting Point-of-Contact. Preliminary answers to written questions will be provided after the briefing if time and the scope of the question permits. Written final answers will be provided as soon as possible after the briefing to all attendees. Copies of the briefing package will be provided to all interested parties, as will a bibliography of relevant available documents. NUWC will provide library services and facilities for these documents. Users will be responsible for ensuring that clearance/visit requests are on file with both PEO USW (ASTO) and NUWC Newport, Rhode Island security. Offerors may submit separate proposals on any or all areas of interest. The Government reserves the right to select all, some, or none of the proposals received in response tothis announcement. Offerors must be able to certify that they have an appropriate facility clearance to meet the security requirements of work proposed, and key personnel must be certified as holding an appropriate clearance. Proposals shall consist of two separately bound volumes; Volume I shall provide the technical proposal and management approach and Volume II shall address cost. Although length is not specified, succinct proposals are desired. Volume I shall include the following information: A. Provide a cover page, and it should include the proposal title, technical and administrative points-of-contact along with the telephone and facsimile numbers, followed by a letter signed by the authorized officer specifying the proposal validity period (at least 120 days). B. Provide a description of the proposed technology and/or concept. The description should be detailed enough to evaluate the validity of the approach. Block diagrams should be included. C. List all the signal processing, environmental, and implementation assumptions that were made in the development of the technology and/or concept. D. Indicate what measures of effectiveness (MOE's) were used to evaluate the technology and/or concept. If possible, provide quantitative values for the MOE's. E. Provide a summary of all the testing performed to date. Also, indicate what conclusions were drawn from the test results. F. Indicate what machine/computer the technology and/or concept is implemented on and how much processing power is required. In addition, indicate sizing and timing requirements. Input and output data requirements should also be specified. G. Include a list of references that describe the technology and/or concept in detail and all associated test results. The list should include technical reports and journal articles. H. Include a one-page summary of the schedule, milestones, and deliverables for the proposed effort which can be traced to the Work-Breakdown Structure (WBS). I. A one-page WBS should be provided. J. A succinct Statement of Work shall be included that details the scope and objectives of the work. Furthermore, any specific contractor requirements shall be listed. If any portion of the work is predicated upon the use of Government-owned resources of any type, the contractor shall clearly identify the resources required, the date the resource is required, the duration of the requirement, the source from which the resource may be acquired, if known, and the impact on the research if the resource is not provided. K. A brief discussion of past performance detailing previous accomplishments and work in this or closely related research areas, previous cost and schedule performance, and the qualifications of the previous investigators. L. A discussion shall be provided that gives the overall approach to the management of this effort, including brief discussions of total organization, use of personnel and their qualifications, project/function/subcontractor relationships, technology transitionplans, government research interfaces, and planning, scheduling, and control practices. M. A discussion of the technical risks along with the approach for risk management will be provided. Since this is advanced development it is expected that assumption of risk is part of the effort. A solid assessment of the risk areas and plans to attack their reduction is needed. Volume II shall include the one-page work breakdown structure, a cost and fee summary, and a breakdown of cost for the effort. Evaluation of proposals will be based on the following criteria which are in descending order of importance: (1) The value added (acoustic performance gain) to the submarine sonar system, including the overall scientific and technical merit of the technology and/or concept; the technical risk of the technology and/or concept; the MOE's used to evaluate the technology and/or concept; and the quality and quantity of data with which the technology and/or concept has been tested. (2) The offeror's capabilities, related experience, past performance, facilities, techniques, or unique combinations thereof that are integral factors for achieving the proposed objectives; the qualifications, demonstrated capabilities, experience and past performance of the key personnel who are critical to program success. (3) The cost to the Navy including the realism of estimated costs and schedules, and the potential affordability impact to the Navy including Total Ownership Cost. For evaluation purposes, technical capability is significantly more important than either of the other evaluation criteria. Offerors are also invited to submit recommendations and comments on the type of agreement (contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or "other transaction") to be utilized for the proposed effort. This information will not be utilized as an award selection criterion, but mat be used in structuring the award. (0240)

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