311th HSW/PKR, 8005 9th St, Bldg 626, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5353

R -- OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SOL BBA-99-02-PKRE DUE 020899 POC Annabel Rivera, (210) 536-6263, fax (210) 536-4253 WEB: US Air Force Mentor-Protege Program, http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/PKA/sarah.htm. E-MAIL: ERROR --, annabel.rivera@mirage.brooks.af.mil. 17. BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA-99-02-PKRE), U.S. AIR FORCE (AF) MENTOR-PROT G PROGRAM FOR THE HUMAN SYSTEMS WING SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE (HSW/BC). POC: Annabel Rivera, Procuring Contracting Officer, (210) 536-6263. A -- INTRODUCTION: This is a "Draft BAA" which will be finalized on or about 8 February 1999, with only minor changes anticipated. Information regarding this acquisition is available through the Internet on the HSW San Antonio Request For Proposal (RFP) and Acquisition Highway (SARAH): http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/PKA/sarah.htm. BAA updates, all amendments and information related to this announcement will be available only through the Air Force Mentor Protege Program website at http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/PKA/programs/mentor/master.html. Interested parties are responsible for reviewing the website for current information. Registration through the website will provide automatic email notification whenever the website is updated. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement shallbe mailed to: 311th HSW/PKRE, ATTN: Annabel Rivera 8005 9th Street, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5353. Proposals must be received by (TBD), Central Standard Time in order to be considered for award. This BAA announcement will remain open until 30 September 99. Proposals may be submitted anytime within this period, however, only those meeting the initial date of receipt of proposals will be evaluated for immediate award. Contracts awarded based on responses to this BAA are considered to be the result of full and open competition. Previous proposals under BAA 98-01 will not be considered. B -- OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this DoD program is to incentivize DoD contractors, performing under at least one active approved subcontracting plan negotiated with DoD or other Federal Agencies, to assist small disadvantaged business (SDBs) in enhancing their capabilities to satisfy DoD and other contract and subcontract requirements, to increase the overall participation of SDBs as subcontractors and suppliers under Mentor contracts, DoD contracts, other government agency contracts, and commercial contracts, and to foster the establishment of long term business relationships between SDBs, the Mentor and other such contractors. Under this program companies approved as mentor firms will enter into mentor-prot g agreements with eligible SDBs to provide appropriate developmental assistance to enhance their prot g capabilities in the technology areas listed below. The anticipated developmental assistance areas may include: technology transfer, engineering and technical matters such as production, inventory control, quality assurance, subcontracting opportunities, and any other assistance designed to develop the capabilities of the prot g firm under the development program. C -- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Human Systems Wing (HSW/PKRE) intends to award Cost Plus Fixed Fee contracts with eligible mentors in accordance with the DoD Mentor-Prot g Program. The period of performance shall be one year from date of award with an option for anadditional year. Exercise of any option for an additional period of performance will be dependent upon the M-P Program being extended or made permanent by statute. Descriptions of the program and eligibility requirements are provided in Appendix I of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) supplement. A link to the Mentor-Prot g (MP) Program website has been provided on the AF Mentor-Prot g Program website (www.safsb.hq.af.mil) under the title Additional Links. The Revised Mentor-Prot g Handbook may be downloaded from this site or hard copies may be obtained by contacting HSW/BC. Awards will focus on the innovative transfer of state of the art technology in the following standard industrial classification codes (SIC). All areas are equal in weight. 37 Transportation Equipment 38 Measuring, analyzing and controlling instruments 39 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries 87 Engineering, account, research, management and related services (environmental) Proposals consisting primarily of business infrastructure and management assistance will not be considered. D -- PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: The contractor shall provide an original and 3 copies of its proposal in 3 ring binders. Proposal format shall be single sided 8 1/2 X 11 pages, 12-pitch width with (1) one inch margins. Page limitations are exclusive of tables of contents, indexes and the Mentor Prot g application. Photographs, foldouts, appendixes and attachments are inclusive of page counts. Each proposal shall be valid through 30 September 1999 and shall consist of the following: Volume One Executive Summary, 2 page maximum; Mentor-Protege Agreements, 10 pages maximum, Mentor Prot g Application, 10 page maximum, (download from the DoD Mentor-Prot g website www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/mentor_prot g /), Prot g SDB Certification (IAW SBA Requirement), and Past Performance Information which shall consist of the last three years of mentor-prot g experience, 2 page maximum Volume Two Technical volume; 15 pages maximum Volume Three Cost volume; unlimited number of pages (and 2 diskettes) Volume Four Model Contract, Representations and Certifications The model contract, contract data requirements list, representations and certifications will be made available via the website. Each offeror is required to download the files and submit the completed documents with required signatures. Volume Four shall NOT be placed in a three ring binder. E -- BASIS FOR AWARD: Proposals received will be evaluated on how well their proposal satisfies the evaluation criteria listed below in descending order of importance: 1) subcontracting opportunities within existing and future mentor contracts and contracts with other firms, 2) merit of the technical approach in terms of meeting the developmental needs (technical) of the identified prot g, 3) active, long-term involvement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions, (DoD HBCU/MI Subcontracting Goal 5%). General consideration will be given to proposals significantly exceeding the HBCU/MI 5% subcontracting goal. 4) relevance to Air Force/DoD programs, 5) corporate capability to provide the proposed assistance to the prot g firm, 6) management plan showing project staffing and methods to resolve problems, 7) organizational commitment measured by usage of corporate resources; qualifications of the proposed principal/key personnel and supporting staff. General consideration will be given to relevant past and present performance. Cost is considered to be of secondary importance in the evaluation. Contractors are hereby notified that a private contractor will assist the Government in the evaluation of all proposals. Evaluated proposals will be classified as unsatisfactory, marginal, satisfactory or excellent. Proposals will be ranked from highest to lowest across all four technology areas. Awards will be made starting at the highest rated proposal, descending down in order until all funds have been allocated. The dollar amount of individual awards may vary, however typical awards are expected to be $275,000per one year period of performance. The Government intends to make three to four awards over each of three separate periods, for a total of nine to twelve awards. The initial round of awards is scheduled on or about 31 March 1999. The Government intends to award without discussions. The remaining proposals, not awarded contracts, will remain in order. Proposals received after the initial submittal will be evaluated against the above stated criteria and will be rank ordered within the existing list of proposals. Any proposal with a score equal to an earlier submitted proposal will fall in place after the proposal first received. The Government intends to award multiple contracts under this announcement and up to ten percent of the total funds available for award are reserved for award to a qualified graduated 8(a) mentor. In addition another ten percent will be reserved for award to firms proposing Native American Owned Business or Tribally Owned Business concerns as a Prot g . Proposals should indicate whether offerors desire to be considered for reserved awards. Offerors are advised that only contracting officers are legally authorized to commit the government to an award under this BAA and each award is subject to availability of funds. The cost of preparing proposals is not an allowable direct charge to any contract award as a result of this announcement; nor is proposal preparation cost allowable on any other contract. Proposal costs, however, may be an allowable indirect expense to the normal bid and proposal (B&P) indirect costs in accordance with FAR 31.205-18. F PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE Scheduled for 9:00 A.M., 11 February 1999 in Building 180, 2513 Kennedy Circle, Brooks AFB, TX. All offerors who plan to attend are requested to provide a response, no later than 8 Feb 99, with your company name and attendees to annabel.rivera@mirage.brooks.af.mil. G -- ADDITIONAL POINTS OF CONTACT: Ms. Janie Campos is the AF Program Manager, Mentor-Prot g Program, 311th HSW/BC (210) 536-6305. Ms. Annabel Rivera is the Contracting Officer, 311th HSW/PKRE (210) 536-6263. Questions or comments should be emailed to the Contracting Officer at annabelrivera@mirage.brooks.af.mil Posted 02/01/99 (W-SN293370). (0032)

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