US ARMY ABERDEEN ACQUISITION CENTER, ATTN: STEAA-CD, BLDG 4118 SUSQUEHANNA BLVD, APG, MD 21005-5001

A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION COUNTERMEASURES, INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT AND FORENSICS, AND SURVEILLANCE, COLLECTION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT SOL DAAD05-98-T-1177 DUE 051898 POC Contract Specialist Shonn Moore (410) 278-5034 (Site Code DAAD05) The Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center (AMCAC), Aberdeen Proving Ground, is soliciting concepts for innovative research and development projects. The mission areas included in these projects are: Weapons of Mass Destruction Countermeasures; Investigative Support and Forensics; and Surveillance, Collection and Operations Support. The AMCAC is the procuring office for this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Office of Special Technology, located in Fort Washington, MD, who is the program office sponsoring this BAA. The information in this announcement, along with the BAA package (that offerors must request from the AMCAC), constitutes a solicitation of concepts from those offerors capable of satisfying the government's needs. The government encourages non-profit organizations, educational institutions, small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, government laboratories, and HBCU/MIs to submit research concepts for consideration. The BAA selection process will be conducted in three phases.The Phase I submission shall be a one page vugraph chart. The Phase I submittal shall be due no later than 20 days from the issue date of the BAA package. Phase I concepts received after that date will not be considered by the government. Phase II will include those offerors selected for continued evaluation by the government, who will be invited to submit a 10 page (maximum) white paper concept. The Phase II submittal shall be due no later than 30 days from the issue date of the government invitation letter. Phase III will also include those offerors selected for continued evaluation by the government, who will be invited to submit a 50 page (maximum) full proposal concept. The Phase III submittal shall be due no later than 30 days from the issue date of the government invitation letter. Potential offerors are encouraged to request the BAA package from the AMCAC as soon as possible to ensure compliance with the Phase I submittal deadline. Potential offerors must obtain the BAA package itself, DAAD05-98-T-1177, which describes the full process for concept submission/evaluation. This BAA package will be made available after 15 days from the date of this synopsis upon written, facsimile, or electronic requests from potential offerors. FAX number: 410-278-0851, attention Bid Clerk. Electronic requests to: (0098)

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