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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 2,1997 PSA#1921Department 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) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0004 19970902\A-0004.SOL)
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