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A -- AMENDMENT TO BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) 980068 FOR HULL SONAR, TOWED SYSTEMS, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DISPLAY FOR USW21. DUE 021398 POC C. Gorman, Contracting Officer at (401) 841-2442 X203; FAX (401) 841-4820. WEB: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: C. Gorman, Contracting Officer, gorman@code59.npt.nuwc.navy.mil. This amends Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 98-0068 synopsized in the Commerce Business Daily on 7 October 1997. The Government will not issue a formal solicitation other than BAA 98-0068 as amended. The objectives of the Government in issuing this BAA are (1) to ask industry to review and comment on the Government's proposed concepts for the Undersea Warfare Technology for the 21st Century (USW21) Program; (2) to have industry aid the Government in writing requirements; and (3) to research new technologies/ideas. This amendment answers questions raised at the Industry Brief, makes some changes to the evaluation criteria, and changes the closing date by which all proposals will be due. Otherwise, the terms and conditions in the BAA remain unchanged. Answers to technical questions as well as the DRAFT USW21 Top Level Requirements Document will be provided in separate documents to those who attended the Industry Briefing. All others may request copies of these documents by calling Carol Gorman at (401) 841-2442, Ext. 203 or faxing requests to (401) 841-4820. See also E-Mail address herein. The following are two answers to contractual questions: (1) The Government does not foresee that a company will have an unfair competitive advantage by participating in development of these specifications. The Government intends to administer the effort under this BAA such that participating Contractors will be able to compete on all contracts that result from the generation of requirements under this acquisition. (2) Regarding unlimited data rights, offers shall identify, to the extent known at the time an offer is submitted, any data or software that offerors assert should be furnished to the Government with restrictions on use, release, or disclosure per DFAR 252.227-7017. The time and date for submittal of proposals is changed to Friday, 13 February 1998, at 2:00 p.m. local time (EST). Except for classified information, proposals shall be sent to the Contracting Officer as specified in the BAA. All classified portions of the proposals shall be sent to Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Attn: Gregory Cyr, Code 3011, Building 1320, Room 423, Newport, RI 02841-1708. If the entire proposal is classified, a cover letter shall be sent the same time as the classified proposal to the Contracting Officer by 13 February 1998, at 2:00 p.m. local time (EST). The content of Volume I is changed as follows: Volume I shall include at a minimum the following sections, each starting on a new page: (1) a one-page overview of the technologies and/or concepts as well as any innovative claims for the proposed technologies that would benefit the requirement generation process of the USW21 program; (2) a description of how the offeror's expertise would be integrated into the USW21 program; (3) a discussion no more than 5 pages giving previous accomplishments and work in this or closely related research areas, and the qualifications of the key personnel. The requirement for Volume II remains the same. The evaluation criteria for Technical Capability is changed as follows: (1) the potential technical contribution to the generation and/or development of the USW21 requirements; and (2) the offeror's approach to integrating its technology into the USW21 platform. The word "cost" is changed to "price" wherever it appears. Accordingly, the second evaluation factor is now Price which includes the following: price realism, affordability of the proposed approach, and any fixed price incentive or sharing provisions proposed. Estimated RFP release date: There is no RFP. The BAA is the solicitation. It was released 10/7/97. This amends the BAA. Estimate this amendment's release to be 12/9/97. SIC Code: 8711 (0343)

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