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A -- R&D OF TACTICAL DATA LINK DYNAMIC NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY SOL N66001-00-X-6001 DUE 120199 POC Maureen Battern,Contracts, (619) 553-4489, Bruce Patyk, Technical, (619) 553-4976 WEB: click here to dowload a coy of the RFP, http://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. E-MAIL: click here to contact the BAA administrator via e-mail, battern@spawar.navy.mil. BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA): The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego (SPAWARSYSCEN) in support of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is seeking proposals (technical and cost) for research and development of tactical data link dynamic networking technology for potential application in the Link-16 environment. Specific technologies include distributed dynamic time division multiple access protocol technology and dynamic network participation group management technology. Dynamic time division multiple access protocol technology involves the efficient and effective allocation of time slots across the tactical network. This includes the extension of time slot allocation across network participation group (NPG) boundaries. Dynamic network participation group management technology will yield the ability to assign platforms to NPGs once the tactical network has been deployed. This technology will enable tactical terminals to dynamically join and exit NPGs. Proposed efforts should offer potential for significant improvement to current static network resource allocation techniques. ONR, SPAWAR and PMW-159 have identified these dynamic network resource allocation technologies as key to the future of tactical communications. Once developed and proven, PMW-159 will employ these new technologies in the tactical environment. Proposals can cover up to a three year period including FY00, FY01 and FY02. Proposals that demonstrate high quality cost sharing by the contractor (i.e. cash, labor or consumable materials) are preferred. The projected budget for award is $ 200K in FY00, $250K in FY01 and $300K in FY02. This BAA will close 12/01/99 or 30 calendar days from publication. Awards will depend upon evaluations described below and availability of funds. The Government further reserves the right to issue contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions. To save preparation costs and effort, Offerors are strongly encouraged to submit an initial five-page synopsis with technical description ofthe effort, a preliminary schedule, identification of risks, and a rough cost estimate. The synopsis will be evaluated as to potential, and the Offeror notified as to possible interest by the government, upon notification the proposer will be requested to submit a complete proposal consisting of two separate volumes, technical and cost. The synopsis is due 30 days after CBD publication. Award decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a peer and/or scientific review. Evaluations will be conducted using the following evaluation criteria (listed in order of importance): (1) Overall scientific or technical merits of the proposal; (2) potential transition to Department of Defense systems; (3) the Offeror's capabilities, related experience, plan of execution, and facilities; (4) Quality and Amount of Cost Share (the proposer should bear a portion of project costs and the cost share should be high quality. (5) realism of the proposed cost; (6) availability of funds; (7) Past performance; (8) For acquisitions with large businesses: the extent to which offerors identify and commit to small business and to small disadvantaged business subcontracting. The technical volume of the proposal is limited to 50 pages (Eight and one-half by eleven inches), excluding resumes, and management/facilities information. This volume should also include a separate section of specific task/subtask statements of the proposed work so that these could be incorporated into a Government Statement of Work (SOW). It shall also provide complete technical details, a contractor statement of work, a schedule, discussions of risks, and discussions of value and purpose. The schedule should include the milestones and deliverables, reports, software and hardware. This volume should also clearly illustrate any technical data or computer software, which will be supplied to the government and should identify other funding agencies for which the proposal has been submitted. It is desired that all proposed technologies, protocols, technical data or computer software be supplied with unlimited rights to the government. Proprietary solutions are discouraged. The cost volume should: 1) be a separate document which clearly shows the costs of each proposed task separately, by month; and 2) provide Contract Pricing proposal Cover Sheet IAW FAR 15-2, supported by adequate breakout of cost elements and rates by month for the purpose of cost/price analysis. **Proposed subcontractor costs should be proposed in a similar detail. Cost proposals should be valid for a period of six (6) months after the date of submission. An original plus four copies of the technical volume, plus three copies of the cost volume should be submitted to SPAWAR SYSCEN, Attn: Contracting Officer, Code D212, 53560 Hull St., San Diego, CA 92152-5001. Any administrative questions may be addressed to Ms. Maureen Battern at (619) 553-4489, battern@spawar.navy.mil. Questions of a technical nature may be addressed to Bruce Patyk at (619) 553-4976. Proposals may be submitted anytime during the open period of this announcement and should be unclassified. The Government reserves the right to select for award, all, some, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. The Government may also only select specific tasks within a proposal for award. This notice constitutes a BAA as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2). No additional written information is available, nor will a formal request for proposal (RFP) or other solicitation regarding this announcement be issued. Interested parties are invited to respond to this synopsis. All responsible parties' responses will be considered. No hard copy versions of the solicitation will be available. Posted 11/02/99 (W-SN397215). (0306)

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