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A -- PART 2 OF 2, AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SOL BAA #98-29-MLK DUE 070798 POC Ms. Lynne Imhoff, Contracting Officer, AFRL/MLKN, (937) 255-5051 WEB: click here to view the supplemental package, http://www.wrs.afrl.af.mil/contract. D -- proposal preparation instructions. (3) Technical Proposal: The technical proposal shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research and the technical approach. Additional information on prior work in this area, descriptions of available equipment, data and facilities, and resumes of personnel who will be participating in this effort should also be included as attachments to the technical proposal. This additional information should be included in the page limit count referenced in Section D and Part 4 of this announcement. Include the citizenship in the resumes of all proposed personnel participating in this program. The technical proposal shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks proposed to be accomplished under the proposed effort. The SOW should be suitable for contract incorporation. Offerors should refer to the WL PRDA and BAA guide referenced in Section A to assist in SOW preparation. Any questions concerning SOW preparation shall be referredto the Technical Point of Contact cited in this announcement. (4) Page Limitations: The technical proposal shall be limited to 50 pages. The pages shall be 8.5 X 11 inches, double-spaced with the font size at l0 or higher. If electronic means are used, it shall be readable by Microsoft Word for Windows, Version 6.0. The double spacing requirement shall be satisfied by Microsoft's Word's double spacing method. The page limitation includes all information, i.e. indexes, photographs, foldouts, appendices, attachments, etc. The transmittal page and cover page are not included in the page count. Pages in excess of this limitation will not be considered by the government. Cost proposals have no limitations, however, offerors are requested to keep cost proposals to 50 Pages. If electronic means are used, it shall be readable by Microsoft Excel for Windows, Version 5.0. (5) Preparation Cost: This announcement does not commit the government to pay for any response preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this BAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting or any other contract. However, it may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost as specified in FAR 31.205-18. (See the supplemental Internet Information Package on more cost proposal preparation information). E. -- BASIS FOR AWARD: The selection of one or more sources for award will be based on an evaluation of an offeror's response (both technical and cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to the announcement. The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order of priority, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria which are listed in descending order of relative importance. The sub-criteria listed under special technical factors are of equal relative importance. The criteria are as follows: (1) the relevance of the proposed effort to the missions of AFRL; (2) the soundness of the proposed approach to accomplish the technical objectives, (3) the offeror's understanding of the problem(s) and proposed solution(s), and (4) special technical factors: -- a. offeror's background, ability, facilities, and experience in the proposed technical area; -- b. offeror's approach to involving scientists from other departments within the HBCU/MI and other HBCU/MI's in primary research and development, and -- c. offeror's approach to training and utilization of students throughout the year on the proposed research project(s). Cost is ranked as the second order of priority; cost and/or price, which includes consideration of proposed budgets and profiles, will be considered a substantial factor for the award. No further evaluation criteria will be used in selecting the proposals. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award of a contract, grant or cooperative agreement type instrument any, all, part, or none of the proposals received. Award of a grant or cooperative agreement, in lieu of a contract, will be considered and will be subject to the mutual agreement of the parties. The Air Force reserves the right to award any contracts as determined appropriate pursuant to the Research and Development Streamlined Contract format in accordance with DFARS 235.70. The Air Force also reserves the right to select for award any, all, part of, or none of offeror's proposal. The government reserves the right to award any resulting proposals received. F. -- Points of Contact: (1) The AFRL WRS Directorates, and Eglin AFB FL (Munitions) technical points of contact are identified under the appropriate research area in Section B of this announcement and offerors are encouraged to contact the appropriate technical point of contact prior to proposal submission to discuss technical requirements. (2) Contracting/Cost Contact Points: Questions related to contracting/cost related issues should be directed to the appropriate contracting points of contact as identified under the applicable technical research area in Section B of this announcement. (3) HBCU/MI Program Focal Point: Questions on program issues may be referred to the Project Manager, Mr. Hodges, AFRL/XPT, BLDG. 45, 2130 Eighth Street, Ste 1, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7542, telephone (937)255-2924, email address is hodgesj@wl.wpafb.af.mil. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part l2, Acquisition of Commercial items, in its solicitation for described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the Contracting Officer their interest and capability to satisfy the government's requirement(s) with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Program Director or Contracting Officer, but to communicate Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the selection decision. The Ombudsman point of contact is Lt Col Bixler, Det 1 AFRL/PK, 2530 C Street, Bldg 7, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607, telephone (937) 255-4813/2358, email address is "bixlerjp@wl.wpafb.af.mil." All routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to the appropriate points of contact listed in Section B of this announcement. (0126)

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