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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NONMAGNETIC AZIMUTH SENSING TECHNOLOGY SOL N00178-99-Q-1030 DUE 093099 POC Janice S. Williams, Contract Specialist, Code SD118, (540)653-7478 WEB: NSWCDD Dahlgren Laboratory Procurement Division Web, http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist for N00178-99-Q-1030, williamsjs@nswc.navy.mil. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), in collaboration with the Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), is soliciting research and development "white papers" addressing concept areas related to nonmagnetic azimuth sensing technology. Highly accurate azimuth sensor technology is desired for a variety of USMC requirements e.g., USMC fire support teams routinely determine target coordinates from remote locations. The greatest source of error in these coordinates is azimuth angle. Magnetic compasses provide a low cost, low power solution, but lack the accuracy required for precision direction of munitions. Systems, which use GPS to determine azimuth, do not perform when GPS is blocked or when the device is under cover or indoors. The technology needed is a small, lightweight, low power, low cost gyrocompass that has as a design goal an azimuth accuracy better than 0.5 degrees within a settling time of 60 seconds. This device will be required to operate at latitudes between the Artic Circles. At the limits of latitude, a reasonable amount of additional settling time is acceptable. This device is to be deployed on man-portable systems, such as tripods or hand-held optical systems. Offerors shall submit a white paper summarizing each proposed concept, and a Rough Order of Magnitude estimate. White papers shall be submitted in original and three copies to the Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Attn: SD118/Bldg 183/Room 102, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, Virginia 22448-5100. White papers, proposals, and all related correspondence should reference BAA Number N00178-99-Q-1030. If desired, multiple white papers addressing different areas or concepts of research and development may be submitted. Each white paper shall state how the proposed effort relates to the objectives of this BAA, will increase scientific knowledge, advance the state of the art, and determine and exploit the potential scientific discoveries or improvements in technology, materials, processes, methods, devices, or techniques. Offerors will be requested to submit in-depth proposal(s) should NSWCDD/USMC deem the white paper of scientific and technical merit. The offeror shall demonstrate an understanding of the research effort proposed and support the experience and qualifications of the principal project personnel (provide resumes) and/or the institution or corporation submitting the proposal. The format for the in-depth proposal(s) should be divided into three sections: (1) a technical section which includes a clear statement of objectives, technical approach and methodology, supporting technical information (including an indication of proprietary aspects of the proposed effort), and a plan of action and milestones, (2) a management section which includes resumes of key personnel, a description of relevant corporate expertise, experience, facilities and other relevant resources, and (3) a cost section which includes a breakdown of the proposed effort described in the technical section. All options and assumptions shall be clearly identified and defined. Award decisions will be based upon competitive selection resulting from peer and/or scientific review and availability of funds. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement will be evaluated using the following criteria: (1) overall scientific and technical merits of the proposal, (2) potential contributions of the proposed effort to the United States Marine Corps' overall war fighting capabilities and related experience, (3) past performance, (4) the realism of the proposed cost and availability of funds, and (5) understanding of the research effort proposed, and experience and qualifications of the principal project personnel and/or the institution or corporation submitting the proposal. Technical and other questions regarding this announcement may be submitted to Janice S. Williams via fax at (540) 653-7088 or via email at williamsjs@nswc.navy.mil. This announcement shall be open for receipt of white papers through 30 September 1999 and awards may be made at any point in time. This notice constitutes a BAA for NSWCDD as authorized at FAR 6.102 (d)(2). Although no portion of this announcement is set aside for HBCU and MI participation, proposals are invited from all sources. This BAA should not be construed as a commitment or 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 of a contract. This synopsis will be available on the World Wide Web at "http://www.nswc.navy.mil/" under "Procurement Division" or "http://proc_div.nswc.navy.mil". This CBD notice constitutes the solicitation; there is nothing further to request. DoD will no longer award contracts to Contractors not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) data base. Registration may be done by assessing the CCR Web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec. Registration may be done via dial up modem at (614)692-6788 (User ID:ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri). Any certified value addednetwork (VAN) can be used for registration. A paper registration form may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1(800)334-3414. Posted 07/20/99 (W-SN356225). (0201)

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