Supply Department Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 101 Strauss Ave, Indian Head, MD 20640-5035

A -- MOLTEN SALT OXIDATION SOL BAA 99-004 POC B. Price, Contract Specialist, Code 1143B, (301) 744-6570 E-MAIL: BAA 99-004 synopsis, pricebl@ih.navy.mil. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252-204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" applies to all solicitations issued on or after 6-1-98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror/quoter ineligible for award. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting you offer. Call 1-888-227-2423 or utilize the following Internet address at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil for additional information. The Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center is actively researching the applications of the Molten Salt Oxidation process to destroy excess energetic material. The recent procurement of a prototype Molten Salt Oxidation system is expected to be installed at the Indian Head Division Pilot Plant in FY99. The system will require test and evaluation over a maximum two-year period. This will include, but is not limited to, heat transfer characterization and modeling, nondestructive testing of the reaction vessel for corrosion, analysis of chemical kinetics for energetic reactions in molten salt, evaluation of salt layer corrosion protection within reaction vessel, evaluation of contaminated salt recycling processes, evaluation of existing or new size reduction methods for energetic material produced at the Indian Head site, evaluation of salt doping to increase system performance, and evaluation of existing or new feed technologies for solid and liquid energetic material. Offerors are requested to submit an abstract of their proposed effort prior to submitting a completed proposal to preclude any unwarranted effort on anyone's behalf. Abstracts found to be consistent with the intent of the BAA may be invited to submit a full technical and cost proposal based on government needs and resources. Such an invitation does not assure subsequent contract award. Abstracts should conform to the following format: (a) title page -- clearly labeled "Proposal Abstract" including the BAA points of contact along with telephone and facsimile number and signed by the authorized officer; (b) a maximum threepage summary that includes an overview of the proposed technologies and/or concept and how they support the objectives of the program, deliveries associated with the effort, including estimated cost and schedule broken down by fiscal year (fiscal year begins 1 October). Proposals submitted within twelve months after publication of this BAA will be considered for award if funding is available. Proposed work should be structured to have a base period of performance of twelve months, but may include multiple year phased options that could extend beyond the initial twelve month period. No award can be made without a proposal to perform a specific effort within an estimated cost and schedule. Offerors may submit separate proposal abstracts on any or all of the specific areas of interest. Proposals may be reviewed and acted on as they arrive. The government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. It is the policy of Indian Head DivisionNaval Surface Warfare Center, to treat all proposals as competitive information and to disclose the contents only for the purpose of evaluation. Proposals shall conform to the stated format and include the following information: (a) title page -- clearly labeled "Proposal" including the BAA points of contact along with telephone and facsimile numbers and signed by the authorized officer; (b) a one page summary of the technology and deliverables; (c) a one page summary of the schedule and milestones; (d) a one page summary of any proprietary claims to results, or systems developed in or supporting this proposal; (e) a statement of work clearly detailing the scope and objectives of the effort, and, if any, specific contractor requirements -- if any portion of the effort is predicated upon the use of government owned resources of any type, the contractor shall clearly identify the resource(s) required, the date the resource is required, the duration of the requirement, the sources from which the resource may be acquired, if known; (f) a technical approach with description of the results, products, and transferable technology expected from the project; (g) a brief overview of previous qualifications, accomplishments and work closely related to this effort; and (h) one page cost and fee summary, and detailed cost breakdowns by option year (fiscal year), by tasks or sub tasks of labor hours by labor category and tasks/sub tasks, material, travel, computer or other direct or indirect costs. Evaluations of proposals will be based on the following criteria (1) overall technical merit of the proposed effort to evaluate the molten salt oxidation reaction vessel prototype; (2) offer's capabilities, related experience with each task, facilities, proposed techniques, or unique qualification; (3) innovation in the identification of problems and approaches to solutions: (4) realism of schedule to meet program objectives and transition points; and (6) realism of the proposed costs and availability of funds. This announcement will remain open for 90 days from the date of publication. It is the policy the Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center to treat all proposals as competitive information and to disclose the contents only as competitiveonly for the purpose of evaluation. All proposals submitted to Indian Head Division Naval Surface Warfare Center shall be considered government property. This announcement solicits the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the governments needs. The government will not cover any costs associated with proposal preparation, nor pay, as a direct expense preparation cost on award contracts. Offerors should submit proposal(s) (original, and two hard copies) to Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Attn. Code 1143B (Brenda Price), 101 Strauss Avenue, Indian Head MD 20640-5035. To be considered in the initial contract award period, proposals should be submitted by offerors within 30 days of notification that their abstract was found to be consistent with the BAA. Posted 05/11/99 (W-SN329973). (0131)

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