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A -- STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SOL BAA 98-003 DUE 010998 POC Helen Paul ONR, 252 (703) 696-8556 BAA 98-003 The Department of Defense (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Office is interested in receiving proposals for research focusing on the areas of Cleanup, Compliance, Conservation and Pollution Prevention technologies. This notice constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2). Proposers should state in their proposal that it is submitted in response to this BAA. Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare DoD/SERDP's intent to competitively fund research and development for innovative and new environmental technologies that meet the focuses set forth in Appendix B to the SERDP Program Announcement. The Program Announcement can be found on the DoD/SERDP Home Page accessible through the World Wide Web at http://www.hgl.com/serdp/baa-nonfederal/. No request for proposals (RFP), solicitation, or other announcement of this opportunity will be made. Awards may take the form of contracts, grants or cooperative agreements. Submission of proposals is not restricted in any way to any particular entity. Before preparing a proposal, potential proposers should read the information provided in the SERDP Program Announcement for details regarding proposal submission, the evaluation of proposals, the individual Statements of Need (SON) set forth in Appendix B to the Program Announcement. Awardees under this BAA will be selected through a two-step review process. To be eligible for consideration, readers wishing to respond to this announcement must submit a preproposal white paper, including a signed original copy, plus five additional copies, referencing this BAA, to Brenda Batch, SERDP Program Office, 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 303, Arlington, VA 22203. Preproposal white papers sent via fax or electronic mail will be rejected. White papers must be received no later than 4:00 PM EST on Friday, January 9, 1998. They must be in abstract form describing the merits and objectives of the proposer's project. The abstract should concisely describe what the proposer has to offer the SERDP Program and discuss (1) the proposed objective(s) and approach with a clear identification of overall innovation and scientific/technical merits; (2) the proposer's capabilities and related experience, or unique combination of these which are integral factors in achieving a proposed objective; and (3) the qualifications and experience of the principal investigator, team leader, or key personnel who are critical in achieving the objectives of the proposal. Preproposals white papers should be no longer than five pages, not including the cover page, single-sided, and 11 point. One attachment of up to three single-sided pages of test data may also be submitted. The cover page should be in the format specified in Appendix A to the Program Announcement found on the SERDP Home Page. At a minimum, the abstracts should contain: (1) a title, descriptive of the research to be performed; (2) the name and address of the individual, company or educational institution submitting the white paper; (3) the abstract of the technical objective and description of the approach including how the approach described satisfies the focused need in the SON; (4) the duration of the project along with a milestone chart with significant events; (5) the estimated labor cost, materials cost, burdens, and profit (if any) by year; and (6) a one-page curriculum vitae of the Principal Investigator (not included in the five page preproposal count). Based upon the preproposal white paper evaluation by the Government, a submitter may be contacted for further information and may be encouraged to submit a full proposal by a set time and date. The format requirements for the full proposal are set forth in the Program Annoucement on the DOD SERDP Home Page. Each of the white paper submitters will be notified as to whether the Government encourages or does not encourage the submission of a full proposal. Any submitter may prepare a full proposal regardless whether its white paper was favorably received or not. The white paper review step allows interested organizations to get initial Government feedback on their technologies without the expense of a full proposal. A request for submission of a full proposal does not indicate a decision has been made to make an award for that work. Multiple awards may be made to proposals addressing a particular SON; however, in most cases only one award will be made to meet the needs of a given SON. It is expected that awards will result from proposals received for approximately one half of the SONs, totaling approximately $3.5M. White papers and full proposals will be evaluated against the following factors, listed in descending order of importance: (1) SERDP relevance (PASS/FAIL) -- whether the submission responds to high-priority, mission-relevant, DoD and DOE environmental requirements as described in the SON; (2) the approach, objective(s) and overall scientific and technical merits of the proposed technology; (3) potential for transition of the proposed research; (4) the qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the proposed Principal Investigator, team leader, or key personnel who are critical in achieving the proposed objectives; (5) realism of the proposed cost, and availability of funds; and (6) availability of other funding sponsors for the proposed effort. For awards to be made as contracts, evaluation shall include the extent of commitment in providing meaningful subcontracting opportunities for small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business concerns, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions. The standard industrial classification code is 8731 with the small business size standard of 500 employees. In addition, contract proposals that exceed $500,000 submitted by all but small business concerns must be accompanied by a Small, Small Disadvantaged and Woman-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9. The Point of Contact for this BAA for non technical issues is Helen Paul, ONR 252, (703) 696-8556 and for technical issues is Brenda Batch, SERDP Program Office, (703) 696-2127. (0324)

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