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A -- SHIP INTEGRATED TOPSIDE ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY SOL N66001-99-X-6900 DUE 093099 POC Contract Specialist, Ms. Maureen Battern, Code D212, (619) 553-4489. Contracting Officer, Ms. L. Joye Socha, (619) 553-7515. BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA): The Space and Naval Warfare System Center, San Diego (SSC-SD) is seeking white papers/proposals (technical and cost) for research and development effort to advance ship integrated topside electromagnetic technology for current and future Naval surface combatants. This technology includes both advanced design technology and antenna system concepts. The topside of a modern Naval surface combatant is a sophisticated assortment of weapons, electromagnetic (EM0 transmitters and receivers, and other hardware. There is a constant need for an increasing inventory of EM systems to meet requirements for more communications capability, greater imagery and data transfer capacity, and more effective weapon systems. Due to weight and moment design limits, it is necessary for existing ships, as well as future ship designs, to achieve substantial space and weight savings by using advanced composite materials for superstructures and deckhouses. Composites also open new possibilities fordeployment of advanced antenna systems while offering advantages for signature control. Future antenna systems will integrate several existing systems into a multi-functional antenna. This shared aperture approach will also increase space and reduce weight. The topside design process for future ships must be a full integration of often conflicting and diverse technologies. Predictions of antenna(s) performance in the presence of a composite superstructures(s), as well as standard superstructures, are essential to achieving a fully integrated design in a cost effective and timely manner. This notice constitutes a SPAWARSYSCEN San Diego Broad Agency Announcement as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2). This announcement will be open through 30 September 1999. Proposals may be submitted any time during this period. The Government reserves the right to select for award, all, some, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. The Government may also select specific tasks within a proposal for award. Awards may be made at any time throughout this period. Such award will depend upon evaluations described below and availability of funds. The Government further reserves the right to issue contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions. This BAA will address the following areas: (1) Efficient Design Tools: a. computational electromagnetic algorithms. b. electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) analysis. c. advanced pre- and post- processing support. d. performance analysis of systems in a cosite environment. Design tools are required that enable the topside complexity to be treated concisely and efficiently (1) Exploitation Technology: techniques for exploiting the ship topside structure for controlling both scattering and radiation. Submitted white papers will be evaluated as to their potential interest to the Government according to the following criteria: 1) relevance and effectiveness with which the proposed technology and application meets the objective of this advancing ship integrated topside electromagnetic technology, and 2) suitability and adequacy with which the proposed technical approach fits with anticipated needs. Award decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a peer and/or scientific review. Evaluations will be conducted using the following evaluation criteria (listed in order of importance): (1) Relevance and effectiveness with which the proposed advances Ship Integrated Topside Electromagnetic Technology; (2) Scientific and technical merit of proposal, as it relates to the Navy requirements for surface combatant topside design and development; (3) Potential risk of the proposal to meet the final objectives; (4) Experience and knowledge of the principal investigator and key personnel; (5) Offeror's capabilities, related experience, and facilities; (6) Realism, completeness, and reasonableness of the proposed cost; (7) Past Performance; (8) The extend to which offerors identify and commit to small business and to small disadvantaged business (this applies to contract awards only with large business only). Respondents having knowledge of these technologies and their applications to advancing ship integrated topside electromagnetic technology are encouraged to originate and submit their ideas for evaluation and potential funding. All technical approaches will be considered. White papers may address one or more technical areas but completeness will be considered due to the interrelationship of the technical areas. The Government desires unlimited rights with regard to data and computer algorithms delivered under this procurement. Proprietary concepts and information should be clearly identified up front and marked in the proposal. Offerors may submit more than one white paper. Offerors are invited to submit an initial five page synopsis of their proposal with technical description of the effort, a preliminary schedule, identification of risks, and a rough cost estimate. Respondents whose white papers are deemed favorable with respect to the above criteria will be invited to submit full proposals within 30 days of notification for further consideration. White papers and proposals should be unclassified. At the government's notification of interest, the offeror may then submit a complete proposal consisting of two separate volumes in accordance with the following: Proposals must be submitted in two separate volumes, a technical volume and a cost volume. The technical volume is limited to 35 pages (eight and one-half by eleven inches, double-spaced, one-inch margins on all sides, 12-point font). The technical volume should include the technical approach and rationale of the proposed effort, schedule and milestones, proposed metrics for gauging technical advances, potential risks, a statement of work (actual tasks that will be performed), description of anticipated results, brief, pertinent resumes of the principal investigator and key personnel, similar work experiences in the proposed area, and a description of the facilities. The technical volume should also list deliverables (monthly progress reports, meeting minutes, review presentation slides, plans, reports, etc.), and the offeror should anticipate hosting a kickoff meeting, quarterly/milestone reviews, and a final review. There is no page limit on the cost volume. The cost volume should clearly show the costs of each proposed task separately, and provide a Standard form 1411, Contract Pricing Proposal Cover Sheet, if contract award is pending (not required for other types of awards), supported by adequate breakout of cost elements and rates. Proposed subcontractor costs should be proposed in a similar detail. Cost proposals should be valid for a period of six months after the date of submission. It is anticipated that awards will be awarded up to approximately $250,000, assuming funds availability. White papers and subsequent proposals will be referred to a review panel for the evaluation process. White papers and proposals may be evaluated and selected as received or may be grouped for review and evaluation. However, the white papers and proposals will not be evaluated against other white papers and proposals. SSC-SD reserves the right to conduct discussions or request revised proposals. SSC-SD also reserves the right to select parts of proposals or selected tasks contained in proposals for award and to conduct discussions to facilitate such awards. An original plus 4 copies of the technical volume, plus 3 copies of the cost volume should be submitted to: SPAWARSYSCEN, Attn: Maureen Battern, Code D212, 53560 Hull Street, San Diego, CA 92152-5001. Any further administrative questions may be addressed to Ms. Maureen Battern at (619) 553-4489 or battern@spawar.navy.mil. Questions of a technical nature may be submitted to: S. T. Li at (619) 553-5089 or li_st@spawar.navy.mil. This notice constitutes a BAA as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2). No additional written information is available, nor will a formal request for proposal (RFP) or other solicitation regarding this announcement be issued. Interested parties are invited to respond to this synopsis. All responsible parties' responses will be considered. Posted 10/08/98 (W-SN260600). (0281)

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