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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT SOL DASW01-99-R-0900 DUE 061599 POC Mr. Harry W. Shatto, Jr. (703) 614-4579 WEB: http://www.hqda.army.mil/dssw, ERROR --. E-MAIL: dobeckj@hqda.army.mil, harry.shatto@hqda.army.mil. Broad Agency Announcement (Modification) Solicitation No. DASW01-99-R-0900. This action was previously published in the CBD, 13 April 1999 as Research and Development Broad Agency Announcement for Radio Frequency Devices and Asymmetric Threats by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA on Solicitation No. N00178-99-Q-1021, Amendment 001 on 6 April 1999 by Department of the Army, Defense Supply Service -- Washington, and the original on 29 March 1999 by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. This modification is hereby issued to reflect the following changes in this announcement: The revised subject/title is hereby changed to read "BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT -- VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF RADIO FREQUENCY." The Office of the Secretary of Defense, Operational Test and Evaluation, Live Fire Test and Evaluation (OSD/OT&E/LFT&E) is concerned by the potential adverse threat posed to current and future United States (U.S.) weapons and supporting defense systems by emerging, non-traditional threats such as those posed by low, medium, and high energy lasers and by weapons capable of generating a high-power electromagnetic pulse. These weapons might be used by an adversary to exploit a specific area of vulnerability, such as communications, information warfare, or other selected areas, to attack U.S. forces more effectively and efficiently, and thereby achieve an asymmetric advantage. BACKGROUND: A field test was performed during August 1998 on selected infrastructure test items with a high power transient electromagnetic device (HPTED) provided by a contractor. The contractor was asked to design and build a device characteristic of what a rogue nation or terrorist could fabricate using only "open source" information and commonly available hardware components. BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT OBJECTIVES: OSD/OT&E/LFT&E is seeking qualified sources and soliciting research and development proposals which are capable of providing services in the achievement of development, test, and evaluation of radio frequency (RF) devices and asymmetric threats. The goals of the program are to continue the test program which was initiated last year and to acquire new test data on modern and future military systems, support infrastructure, and systems under development using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology, which could or will have military application, in regards to their vulnerability, susceptibility, and survivability to degradation, disruption, upset, and damage from RF devices. The offeror may purchase or fabricate the RF devices and conduct the testing and evaluation of the RF devices against the military systems and COTS technology. It is expected that a series of devices will be fabricated that will escalate the knowledge of RF device design by using past experience to improve each new device. The Department of Defense (DOD) may provide some weapon systems and COTS technology as Government furnished equipment. The design of the HPTEDs should be based upon the representative threat(s) and be fabricated using "open source" information and commonly available hardware components. The RF devices should be capable of providing wide band and ultra wide band transient signals. (HPTEDs capable of providing narrow band high power microwave or nuclear electromagnetic single pulses are not desired.) Each RF device to be utilized in testing should be fully characterized and documented in regards to frequency, bandwidth, waveform, power, modulation, and rise and fall times prior to conducting any testing to obtain vulnerability and susceptibility on DOD weapon systems and associated infrastructures. The offeror should discuss in his proposal his preliminary specifications in regards to the rise times, pulse widths, repetition rates, and power levels at specific ranges for the HPTEDs. Ideally, the testing should be conducted in the open air with no restriction on frequencies or power levels. An analysis should be conducted on each system identified for testing prior to the initiation of the test cycle to determine what effects will most likely be generated during the test and what hardware/software will experience the effects (i.e., in live fire terminology, "pre-shot" predictions should be made). The offeror should identify the metrics to be used during the testing and the following evaluations. Each system subjected to a test should be fully analyzed to determine all effects generated by the testing. A report shall be produced to document any effects identified and provide recommendations as to the consequences of these effects and impacts to the system under test. PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS: Proposals will be accepted for test and evaluation of the RF devices, fabrication of the devices, or both test and fabrication of the RF devices. If desired, multiple proposals addressing different areas of research and development may be submitted. Proposals and all related correspondence shall reference Broad Agency Announcement Number DASW01-99-R-0900. Offerors are encouraged to submit a one to five page "white paper" summarizing the proposed effort(s) and a rough order of magnitude-of-cost to obtain a preliminary indication of potential OSD/OT&E/LFT&E interest. White papers shall be submitted in an original and four copies to Mr. Richard J. Carter, Operational Test and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Room 1C730, 1700 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-1700. Offerors who submit white papers that are of interest to OSD/OT&E/LFT&E and found to be consistent with the intent of this broad agency announcement will be invited to submit full, in-depth proposal(s). Such invitation does not however assure that the offeror will be awarded a subsequent contract. A white paper is not a requirement for submission or selection of a proposal. Regardless of the recommendation, the decision to submit or not submit a proposal is the responsibility of the offeror. The technical portion of the proposal should be limited to 30 pages (8.5" X 11" paper, double spaced, in no less than 11-point size, and any font), not including cover page, appendices, and curriculum vitae. Foldouts will be counted as a single page. The contents of the appendices shall be limited to figures that directly support items discussed in the text of the proposal. The technical portion should include: a cover page including proposal title, submitting organization, office code and address, principal investigator's name, mailing address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and facsimile machine number, and administrative/contracting representative mailing address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and facsimile machine number; a one page executive summary; a section on company history specific to this broad agency announcement and relevant capabilities, accomplishments, and past and/or contemporaneous related work by themselves and others, along with the qualifications of proposed subcontractors; a one-page task milestone chart; and a multipage specific scope of work, with numbered tasks. The last item will become the body of the contract and should be identified as "scope of work" in the proposal. The offeror's management/cost proposal has no page limit; it shall be submitted as a separate document. The cost section of the proposal shall include a breakdown of the proposed effort described in the technical section (inclusive of any subcontractor costs, as applicable). A schedule for period of performance should be included that shows progress reviews and report milestones. Management/cost and technical proposals shall be submitted in one signed original and four copies. Offerors are requested to provide their commercial and government entity (CAGE) number with their submission. This broad agency announcement shall be open through 15 June 1999. Proposals may be submitted at any time during this period and contract awards may be made at any time through fiscal year 1999. White papers received within the first 30 days will have the highest probability of funding. EVALUATION CRITERIA: (1) Overall scientific and technical merit: the technicalapproach of the offeror should address all critical aspects of the effort. The nature and sequence of the work outlined by the offeror will be evaluated. This evaluation factor will include: feasibility, practicality, thoroughness, and clarity of the proposed work. (2) Offeror's capabilities: the offeror's experience is a critical factor. The facilities, personnel, and equipment available for performance of the proposed work are also important indicators of the offeror's capability to perform the desired work. The Government reserves the right to award on all, some, one, or none of the proposals received. Offerors shall identify proposed contract type in their white paper submissions. Although no portion of this announcement is set aside for HBCU or MI participation, proposals are invited from all interested sources. Any negotiations that may be necessary will be conducted between the offeror and the Contracting Officer at Defense Supply Service-Washington (DSS-W) or her representative. Only full proposals submitted by the closing date of the broad agency announcement will be considered. All proposals must either be submitted by mail (post-marked no later than 15 June 1999) or be hand-carried; proposals sent by facsimile or electronic mail will not be accepted. Proposals will be evaluated by OSD/OT&E/LFT&E. The offerors may be required to make a concise (30 minutes) presentation of their proposals, probably in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Principal investigators of the recommended offerors may attend. OSD/OT&E/LFT&E will provide specific guidance for this presentation, including date, time, and location. DSS-W will make contract award(s) within a reasonable period of time. This broad agency announcement should not be construed as a commitment or an authorization to incur cost in anticipation of a resultant contract. Information provided herein is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract. It is the policy of OSD/OT&E/LFT&E and DSS-W to treatall proposals as competitive and proprietary information and to disclose the contents only for the purpose of evaluation. The Government may use selected support contractor personnel as special resources to assist in administering the evaluation of the proposals. These persons are restricted by their contracts from disclosing the proposal information or using it for other than performing their assigned administrative tasks. Questions regarding this broad agency announcement should be forwarded to Department of the Army, DSS-W using Internet addresses: Mr. Shatto -- harry.shatto@hqda.army.mil; Ms. Dobeck -- dobeckj@hqda.army.mil; via facsimile at (703) 695-9746 or (703) 697-9440. This notice constitutes a broad agency announcement for DSS-W as authorized by FAR 6.102(d)(2). Posted 04/21/99 (W-SN322937). (0111)

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