Deputy Chief of Staff for Contracting, US Army Space Command, Attn: MOSC-SC, 1670 N. Newport Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80916-2749

A -- SPACE APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM SOL BAA 98-02 DUE 083198 POC Mark D. Pitra, Contract Specialist (719) 554-8827 WEB: Click here to go to US Army Space Command homepage, http://www.armyspace.com. E-MAIL: Click here to send e-mail to the Contract Specialist, pitram@arspace-emh2.army.mil. The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC), in accordance with the objectives of the Space and Missile Defense Battle Lab and/or the Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program (ASEDP), is seeking Concept Papers/Proposals to fulfill the SMDC Battle Lab, and/or DoD and other Government agency space requirements for scientific study and experimentation candidates which will permit the exploitation of space-related technologies, capabilities and/or products to increase the combat effectiveness of the warfighter. Capabilities proposed may be considered for experimentation/study in a field (tactical) or laboratory type environment. Offerors shall clearly state which environment (lab or tactical) the capability is proposed for and should (in the case of tactical environments) propose potential experiments, exercises or demonstrations which would provide the maximum visualization/utility of the capability proposed. Experiments that are conducted in a tactical environment will be evaluated IAWTRADOC Pamphlet 71-9. Evaluation of submissions under this BAA will be a two-phased approach. The Government intends to first evaluate Concept Papers (two pages of a prescribed format) to preclude unwarranted effort on the part of an offeror whose proposed study, technology, capability or product is not of interest to the Government. Those Concept Papers found to be consistent with the intent of this BAA and of interest to the Government will be invited to submit a response to a RFP to include a Technical and Cost Proposal (Phase Two). Such invitation does not assure that the submitting organization will be awarded a contract. This announcement will be open continuously through 31 August 1998. Concept Papers may be submitted at any time during this period. POC is Mark Pitra, Contract Specialist, (719) 554-8827, facsimile (719) 554-8838, e-mail PITRAM@ARSPACE-EMH2.ARMY.MIL. Technical POC is Major Frank Cox, SMDC-BL-EC, (719) 554-4214, facsimile (719) 554-4202, e-mail COXF@ARSPACE-EMH2.ARMY.MIL. E-mail is the preferred method of inquiry. Prospective offerors MUST request a copy of the Concept Paper submission format. Prospective offerors are encouraged to visit the Army Space Command home page (http://www.armyspace.com) to obtain additional information about the command and the Concept Paper submission format. TOPICAL AREAS/SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTEREST: This BAA solicits innovative space technology approaches to address the following Topical Areas with corresponding Specific Areas of Interest: (1) Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RISTA): Specific interest is: Information collection and dissemination technology relating to systems supporting real-time dissemination of critical data/information, and systems/capabilities supporting specific interests in the enhancement of Battlefield Visualization; (2) Satellite Communications (SATCOM): Specific interest includes Mobile Satellite Communications that will support Early Warning and C2 On-the-Move (OTM) and provide for extension of Army Battle Command Systems (ABCS) beyond line-of-site for small light units; (3) Early Warning and Defense (EWD): Specific interest in the capability of space-based warning that can disseminate Force Warning data by geographical location on the battlefield to brigade size and lower units. System must be independent of Host Nation communications infrastructure; (4) Weather, Terrain, and Environmental Monitoring (WTEM): Specific interest is collection and dissemination of the battlespace mapping, charting and geodesy (MCG) data. Functional software applications to exploit satellite imagery for military topography or terrain analysis. Improved antennae/technologies for weather satellite receivers; (5) Battle Management C4 (BMC4): Support operations/communications on-the-move throughout all phases of operational deployment providing unencumbered access to planning and operational information; (6) Innovative Space Technology Applications: This Topical Area addresses innovative space-related ideas, studies, technologies, or capabilities that may not clearly fit into the previous categories, but may be of interest to the Government. EVALUATION AND AWARD: Evaluation of Concept Papers/Proposals will be conducted periodically throughout the duration of this BAA. The relative importance of the evaluation criteria shown by area and factors within an area, and are listed in descending order of importance below. Concept papers will be evaluated to determine whether they are consistent with the intent of the BAA and are of interest to the Government. Proposals will be evaluated based on merit against the evaluation criteria. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this announcement is not an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or any other contract, but may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost in accordance with FAR 31.205-18. There is no cap to the cost/price of capabilities proposed. However, capabilities in the $200,000.00 range are considered optimum with regard to experimentation/demonstration candidates, exclusive of equipment purchase options. Cost sharing arrangements, phased approaches, and other fiscally conservative arrangements are strongly encouraged. Offerors may submit Concept Papers in any or all of the Topical Areas/Specific Areas of Interest. BASIS FOR AWARD: Offers will be selected based upon the technical merit, technology advancement/warfighting capability, application to USASMDC's programs, balanced accomplishment of USASMDC missions, and availability and source of funds. Not all highly rated proposals will result in a contract award. The Government may elect not to award a contract for every highly rated proposal for each Topical Area/Specific Interest Area, may award multiple contracts in a given Topical Area/Specific Interest Area, and may not award a contract at all in a given Topical Area/Specific Interest Area. EVALUATION CRITERIA: TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT AREA: (1) Technical Merit: The offer will be evaluated on the relevance to the Topical Areas/Specific Interest Areas and demonstration candidates listed herein; the overall technical feasibility of the technology/capability/product proposed; feasibility of conducting demonstrations (i.e., is the demonstration feasible given the proposed demonstration environment, can USASMDC influence or control demonstration participants); connection/use of space systems; and, quality of the proposal provided to include quality of the presentation, and quality of the personnel/facilities proposed. (2) Technology Advancement/Warfighting Capability: The offer will be evaluated on its potential to increase combat effectiveness of the Army and potential for exploiting a space related capability not likely to be executed elsewhere in the Army. COST AREA: Cost Benefit/Realism Factor: The proposals will be evaluated to determine overall benefit to the Government. Considerations include industry contribution and fiscal feasibility. Fiscal feasibility includes the ability to accomplish the project within Government fiscal constraints, and includes requirement for use of other Government contractors to assist in the execution of the proposed effort, and use of Government Furnished Equipment/Information/Facilities, etc. The proposals will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the overall cost to the Government is reasonable. The proposals will be evaluated for cost realism to assess the likelihood that the technical and management approaches can be accomplished at the cost/price proposed. OTHER INFORMATION: Non-government Technical Sources (contractor personnel who provide special expertise) may be used to support this process and evaluation of Concept Papers and Proposals. These contractors are restricted by the "Organizational Conflict of Interest" provisions of their respective contracts and will be required to submit Nondisclosure Statements. The Government intends to use ARINC Research Corporation, Information Technology and Applications Corporation (ITAC), and System Technology Associates Inc. (STA), to support the evaluation of the Concept Papers and Proposals. By submission of your Concept Paper/Proposal, you agree that your proposal information may be disclosed to those selected contractors for the limited purpose stated above. Any information submitted with your proposal that you do not consent to limited release to these contractors must be clearly marked and submitted segregated from other proposal material. Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee and Firm Fixed Price contracts are contemplated to execute any agreement negotiated. A hybrid of the two contract types is also likely. For efforts that will result in experiments that are conducted in tactical environments, the "product" to be delivered shall be a demonstration consisting of participation in exercises, to include, but not be limited to, Advance Warfighting Experiments or Exercises as proposed by the offeror. The demonstration does not include "purchase" of equipment. However, the offeror should include a separately priced "option" for the Government to purchase the equipment/prototype/capability demonstrated. The presentation of Topical Areas/Specific Areas of Interest in this announcement does not imply an intent by the Government to fund proposals in every area. The Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received. This BAA will not fund established technology base programs, or programs currently being executed by any other organization, or objective programs, but seeks innovative approaches to addressing DoD needs that may be satisfied by space-based technologies/capabilities. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a Concept Paper which will be considered by the Government. (0071)

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