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A -- BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WIDE BAND GAP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, BAA# 99-03 POC POC: Mr. Michael Allison, (703) 604-4312, CBD Reference Number:BMDO 99-09 This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is a one-time solicitation for technical proposals concerning wide band gap research and development. The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) will evaluate and may select offers to participate in relevant research efforts in the topical research areas described below for an anticipated twelve to fifteen month period of performance. It is anticipated that BMDO will have approximately $9.8 million available for award and anticipates the receipt of offers in the notional range of approximately $750,000 for each topical research area selected. (However, the government reserves the right to make awards at any amount providing that such offer otherwise demonstrates technical merit.) BMDO, therefore, solicits white papers (a white paper is an informal technical proposal for research in pursuit of the topical research areas outlined below which describes the research approach and the anticipated outcome from such research) from qualified sources, such as universities, research and development institutions and consortia, FFRDC's or partnerships of the above with industry. The topical research areas are: (1) Gallium nitride single crystal material grown and fully characterized for substrates exceeding 1 inch in diameter; (2) Uniform fully characterized 4 inch diameter silicon carbide substrates for gallium nitride semiconductor research and development; (3) Wide Band Gap power amplifier device structures; design, fabrication and performance characterization; (Design goal is a 20 Watt power amplifier for X-band radar); (4) Gallium nitride wide band gap device packaging and performance testing for high temperature operation; and (5) Performance testing of gallium nitride power amplifier devices in diverse temperature domains. White papers should describe technical approaches in separate chapters for each topical research area considered, for one or more, or all of the topical research areas; these submissions must include discrete rough order of magnitude cost estimates for the proposed effort for each topical research area considered. The rough order of magnitude cost estimate of each chapter of the white paper should not exceed one page; the technical part of each white paper chapter shall not exceed 12 pages. An additional 8 pages maximum for the entire white paper submission is permitted for description of facilities, past performance,and resumes of principal investigators. White papers submitted as intended for the first convened evaluation board are requested not later than 31 March 1999. Subsequent evaluation boards will be convened on as needed basis. Please send such to: Digital System International Corporation, ATTN: BMDO-TOR (WIDE BAND GAP BAA), 2100 Washington Boulevard, Suite 3000, Arlington, VA 22204. For Factor 1, Relevance to Wide Band Gap (WBG) technology concept, the technical part must: (a) Address the goals of the topical research area(s) to demonstrate relevance of the proposed research; the direct relation such research has to the advancement of the state of the art within the topical research area(s); and the potential within such research for attaining the goal for the topical research area(s); (b) Describe the innovative nature of the proposed research concept and demonstrate how such would advance the state of the art in the topical research area; and (c) Demonstrate the immediate relevance of the proposed technical research concept for development in BMD related areas and how such concept can be reduced to practice in the near term (within about a year) with a minimum of additional research effort. For Factor 2, Technical Capability, the technical part must: (a) Describe the record of technical research and development effort in BMD related technology concepts of the personnel who will work in the proposed topical research area; and (b) Identify and discuss the availability of operational facilities. For Factor 3, Project Experience, the technical part must describe the organization's record of innovations which have been transferred for development into components and systems in related technology efforts. BMDO will follow a tailored two-step process for determining contract awards. The initial white papers will be evaluated for technical relevance and merit based upon technology area expert review in the following criteria: (Factor 1) Relevance to Wide Band Gap (WBG) technology concept; which relates to (a) The offeror's proposed technical approach and how that approach will achieve relevance in terms of advancing the state of the art within the topical research area(s) and how that technical approach will attain the specific goal for the topical WBG research area(s); (b) The achievement of new WBG concepts or exploratory developmental efforts related to the topical research area(s); and (c) The proposed WBG concept holds promise of near term (within about a year) preparation for development in BMD related areas and can be reduced to practice with additional research effort. (Factor 2) Technical Capability; which is (a) The extent of the record of personnel technical research and development experience in BMD related technology concepts; and (b) The availability of operational facilities. (Factor 3) Project Experience; which is the extent of the proposing organization's record of innovations which have been transferred for development into components and systems in related technology efforts. Factor 1 is significantly more important than Factor 2, which is more important than Factor 3; and Factor 1 is more important that Factors 2 and 3 when considered together. Those white papers which exhibit technical merit, based upon evaluation of the research effort proposed for the above listed topical research areas will then be referred to BMDO executing agents' contracting offices for the request of cost proposals. This BAA is not a contract, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind. Accordingly, the government will be under no obligation to any respondent to this notice. Posted 03/03/99 (I-SN304113). (0062)

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