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A -- SUBMARINE PAYLOADS AND SENSORS SOL RA 99-11 DUE 030299 POC Programmatic and Technical Matters: CAPT John Polcari, USN, DARPA/TTO, Tel: (703) 696-2313. Contractual and Legal Matters: Alan Frederick, Contracting Officer, DARPA/CMD, Tel: (703) 696-0047 WEB: http://www.darpa.mil/tto/sps.html, http://www.darpa.mil/tto/sps.html. E-MAIL: jpolcari@darpa.mil, jpolcari@darpa.mil. This Solicitation is comprised of this Announcement and the Program Solicitation that is contained on the Program Homepage (see below). Communication via E-mail is preferred. All potential team members, including industry and Government organizations, are requested to submit, via E-mail to CAPT John Polcari, relevant company or organization information for the purpose of publishing a source list on the Submarine Payloads and Sensors Program Homepage. The providing of this information is optional, and the absence of this information shall not influence the evaluation of team's proposal. OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON, OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER, WEDNESDAY, 23 DECEMBER 1998. THIS WEBSITE CONTAINS, AMONG OTHER PROGRAM DATA AND INFORMATION, THE FINAL PROGRAM SOLICITATION FOR THIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D). OFFERORS WHO ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COMMUNCIATIONS CAPABILITIES MUST CONTACT THE POC FOR PROGRAMMATIC & TECHNICAL MATTERS (SEE ABOVE) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN HARD COPY. IN SUMMARY, OFFERORS SHOULD NOTE THAT PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLITICATION MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNMENT ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (1600 EST) ON TUESDAY, 2 MARCH 1999. As detailed in its Program Solicitation, the Government is seeking teams to perform R&D in support of the Submarine Payloads and Sensors Program. The purpose of the Submarine Payloads and Sensors Program is to determine how payloads, related sensor technologies and the supporting platform design of U.S. submarines should be reconstituted in order to maximize their effectiveness through the 2020 timeframe, such as in the littorals and in influencing events ashore. The goal of this specific R&D is to identify an integrated set of innovative concepts -- payload, sensor and platform -- that is compatible with the submarine's defining characteristics -- stealth, endurance on station and mobility -- and that will result in major advances in the operational impact of future submarines. Other Notices to Offerors: (1) The final Program Solicitation shall be released via the Program Homepage on Wednesday, 23 December 1998. Any future announcements and updates concerning this Program Solicitation will be made through the Program Homepage. (2) Proposals are to be delivered to the Government on or before 1600 EST on Tuesday, 2 March 1999. All proposals should be submitted to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Tactical Technology Office (TTO), 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1714, Attn: Mailroom, Solicitation Number: RA 99-11. (3) The majority of the material submitted in response to this Program Solicitation should be unclassified. Offering teams submitting classified material should submit it in a separate enclosure from the remainder of their unclassified submission. To submit classified information, contact Ms. Elizabeth Ottaway, DARPA/SID, (703) 696-2432, for separate instructions. Posted 12/23/98 (W-SN283175). (0357)

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