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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 2,1999 PSA#2424Bid Office, SPAWARSYSCEN, Code D21B, 53570 Silvergate Avenue, Bldg.
A33, Room 0061, San Diego, CA 92152-5112 A -- ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR HUMANAN AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
INTERACTIONS SOL N66001-98-X-6905 POC Bill Miller(619) 553-3445 E-MAIL:
click here to contact contract specialist via e-mail,
MILLERB@SPAWAR.NAVY.MIL. On 8 September 1998, the Space and Naval
Warfare Systems Center -- San Diego, released Broad Agency Announcement
(BAA) # N66001-98-X-6905 pursuant to FAR 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016. In
accordance with the provisions of the BAA, the submission period for
white papers is hereby extended for one additional year from the date
of this notice. Minor modifications to the scope of the BAA have been
made since the initial announcement; the revised BAA is published in
its entirety herewith. This notice constitutes the requirement for an
availability announcement at FAR 35.016(c). The Space and Naval Warfare
Systems Center -- San Diego (SPAWARSYSCEN-SD) invites proposals for
research in the area of human and information system interaction
infrastructure. With a vision of ANYTIME-ANYWHERE information system
resource accessibility, this invitation includes research in the areas
of language dependent and independent communications between humans
and information systems; processing by information systems of human
originated inputs and queries; agent-based or other intelligent
information query formation and processing; intelligent and rapid,
domain dependent and independent information detection, extraction, and
retrieval; and intelligent and dynamic information summarization and
presentation. Also included in this request is research in the areas of
information system infrastructure including networking technologies and
architectures that support interaction between humans and information
systems as well as collaboration applications. Research proposals are
also invited in the areas of human-information system interaction in
distributed computing environments, including command system
applications; innovative technology and component integration and
corresponding conceptual design and documentation, including multimedia
representations; technology transition; and reference prototype
implementations. Research proposals in the areas of technology
visualization are also encouraged. Offerors are invited to submit white
papers that will be reviewed to identify valuable research for further
consideration. If a proposed area of research and the accompanying
research approach is considered potentially valuable, and within
funding limits, a full proposal will then be requested. Instructions
for the preparation and submission of full proposals will be provided
with that request. A web site has been established which contains the
text of this BAA, and instructions for submission of a white paper. All
answers to questions and any additional information pertaining to this
BAA will be posted on this web site as available. It is the
responsibility of any potential offeror to monitor this web site for
any additional information. The web site address is
http://magellan.spawar.navy.mil/N66001-98-X-6905/ . White papers are
limited to three pages, including all figures, tables, attachments and
the estimated annual schedule and cost. Reviewers will not load
software or simulations in the conduct of white paper reviews. However,
web sitescontaining concise simulations or other information not
readily represented in the static format of a document may be
hyperlinked from the white paper. Innovative approaches to information
presentation are encouraged. White papers shall include the name,
address, voice phone number, facsimile number, and email address of the
proposing organization and the principal point of contact. The white
paper shall also include the names of other organizations participating
as part of the research team. For readability, most text based
information should be in 12 point Times New Roman, though other fonts
and sizes may be utilized as necessary in tables, headings, drawings,
other art, and etc. White papers shall be produced using Microsoft
Word, Excel and/or Power Point; or may be submitted as Adobe Acrobat
(.pdf) files. SPAWARSYSCEN-SD will acknowledge receipt of white papers,
and will notify offerors whether a full proposal is requested. All
white papers and proposals shall be UNCLASSIFIED. The government's
preference is to obtain unlimited rights (as defined by DFARS
252.227-7013 "Rights in Technical Data -- Noncommercial Items") to the
results and products of this research. Any proposed research that will
restrict the government's rights, and the degree to which those rights
will be restricted, shall be clearly delineated in the white paper.
Evaluation of white papers and full proposals will be performed
utilizing the following criteria listed in descending order of
importance: 1) Overall scientific and technical merit; 2) Potential
contribution to the SPAWARSYSCEN-SD human and information system
interaction research efforts; 3) Capabilities and related experience of
the offeror; 4) Plans and capabilities for technology transition; and
5) Cost realism. Full proposals will be considered to be either
selectable or non-selectable based on their evaluation in accordance
with the criteria herein. Offerors will be promptly notified of the
evaluation results. Only selectable proposals will be considered for
funding.Not all proposals deemed selectable will be funded. Decisions
to fund selectable proposals will be based on funds availability,
overall scientific and technical merit, and potential contribution to
the SPAWARSYSCEN-SD mission. Proposals may be considered for funding
for a period of up to one year from notification of selectability. The
Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none
of the proposals received. Proposals identified for funding may result
in a procurement contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other
transaction depending upon the nature of the work proposed, the
required degree of interaction between the parties, and other factors.
Prior to submittal of white papers, technical inquiries can be made
to: Bob Younger, Code D411 Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center 53410
Systems Street, Room 336 San Diego, CA 92152-7560 Email:
younger@spawar.navy.mil Responses to inquiries will be by email or
telephone. This BAA will remain open for submission of white papers for
a period of one year from the date of initial publication in the
Commerce Business Daily. It is anticipated that any awards will be for
from one to three years and for less than $3,000,000 overall.
Proposals should be structured accordingly. All responsible sources
capable of satisfying the government's needs may submit a white paper
proposal that shall be considered. Historically Black College and
Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions (MI) are encouraged to
submit proposals and join others in submitting; however, no portion of
this BAA will be set aside to HBCU and MI participation due to the
impracticality of reserving discrete or severable areas of research for
exclusive competition among these entities. Questions of a contractual
nature should be directed to the Contract Specialist: Mr. Bill Miller,
Code D211 Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center -- San Diego 53560
Hull Street San Diego, CA 92152-5001 Email: millerb@spawar.navy.mil.
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