A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR AIR BASE TECHNOLOGY AIR BASE & ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY Category: Research and Development (PROCUREMENTS) Date Posted: 15 Nov 99 Contact: 325 Contracting Squadron, 501 Illinois Ave., Suite 5, Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-5526 Synopsis: A _ AIR BASE & ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY Sol. TYN 00-001. Contact James Garred, Contract Specialist at (850) 283-8668. This is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) identifiable as number BAA 00-001, Air Base & Environmental Technology. The Air Base & Environmental Technology Division, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/MLQ), Tyndall AFB, FL, is interested in receiving proposals (technical and cost/price) on the research efforts described below. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement shall reference the BAA number identified above. Responders will ensure that the amounts proposed will be valid for a minimum of 180 days from the date of the proposal. Proposals may be submitted until 30 Sep 00. There will be no formal request for proposals or other solicitations regarding this announcement. Proposals shall be submitted with an original, not exceeding 40 double-spaced pages plus three (3) copies. Proposals shall be mailed to 325 CONS/, ATTN: James Garred, 501 Illinois Avenue Suite 5, Tyndall AFB FL 32403-5526, marked for BAA 00-001. Requirements: The Air Force requires advancement in technologies that facilitate conduct of combat operations and operations other than war by Expeditionary Aerospace Forces (AEF) and provide opportunities for reduction of the total ownership costs of combat systems. AFRL/MLQ solicits cutting edge proposals in the following general technology areas: Atmospheric Threat Protection -- Identify characteristic emissions or patterns that enable detection, identification, and/or modeling of anthropogenic chemicals in or transported through the atmosphere. Develop and/or evaluate methods for or technologies enabling localization and/or identification of the sources of these emissions, for example storage, use, or accidental/deliberate release of toxic chemicals. Develop, evaluate, modify, and/or integrate technologies and/or materials to protect from atmospheric threats inside or adjacent to forward operating bases and which contribute to reducing or eliminating threats to personnel and equipment. Develop chemical processes to reduce recovery times, create passive or self-decontaminating materials and provide a significant improvement in decontamination capabilities. Deployed Warning and Response _ Develop technologies for improved force protection at fixed and forward bare airbases through sensing, active and passive protection, and decontamination. Develop sensors and monitoring systems for detecting and quantifying toxic materials or hazards (chemical, biological, radiological, and energetic). Provide for automated hazard warning/avoidance, neutralization or decontamination, and decontamination validation in operational areas and industrial sites. Technologies will be technician operable/maintainable, affordable, deployable and modular allowing rapid mobilization/demobilization. Hazard avoidance during operations will allow sustained operations tempo; assurance of effective decontamination of equipment and operational areas; and ability to continue operations in _shirtsleeve_ environment. Reactors _ Develop a rapid and efficient process for Mixed Base Hydrogen Peroxide (MBHP) production and a method for extending the life of MBHP. Develop methods for rapid evacuation of bulk chemical from aircraft, both in flight and on the ground. Explore, analyze, integrate, develop and/or prototype such process elements as power and water supply generation, waste management, disposal, demilitarization and elimination of metals and organics from water. Air Base Operating Surfaces -- Develop portable airfield evaluation technologies, expedient repair materials and techniques, lightweight high-strength materials, exploitation of in situ materials, surface and subsurface materials characterization, and measurement and prediction of response to traffic and environmental loads. Protection of Deployed Forces and Assets -- Develop lightweight rapidly deployable personnel and aircraft shelters, and protection systems for facilities and aircraft parking areas. Specific areas of interest include ultra-lightweight high-strength materials, exploitation of in situ materials, post-construction reinforcement of facilities, simulation and modeling of effects of air-blast and fragmentation, and chemical/biological protection systems. Combat Utility Systems _ Develop new energy and utility systems technologies that decrease vulnerability and increase mobility, reliability, and efficiency of deployable utilities required for AEF operations. Specific areas of interest include: active and passive power generation, power conditioning and distribution systems, environmental control units, and waste management systems and waste destruction capabilities. Robotics/Explosive Ordnance Disposal _ Develop automation technologies for use in high threat areas for AEF and related uses. The specific area of interest is to provide new technology for: explosive ordnance and mine detection, characterization, and disposal, including buried, surface and underwater ordnance; ground vehicle navigation and guidance; sensing systems; robotic vehicle systems, including teleoperation and automation technology; site survey vehicles; and related automated construction technologies. Fire Fighting -- Develop agents, systems, and equipment for use in aircraft fire rescue operations, air base facilities fire fighting, hazardous materials incidents, and improve firefighter-training capabilities. Specific areas of interest is the development of environmentally compatible, operationally effective fire extinguishing agents, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicles/systems, fire detection/suppression systems, specialized rescue and personnel protective equipment, and training technologies. The objective is to enhance air base fire fighting/hazardous materials and firefighter training capabilities to significantly reduce current fire extinguishment, victim extraction, and hazardous materials operations times, thereby minimizing damage and casualties resulting from fire and hazardous materials incidents. Proposal Preparation: Responses submitted shall include a proposal for technical and cost/price as follows: (a) The technical proposal must include an outline and full discussion of the nature and scope of the research, the method or technical approach, and the expected results of each proposal. This proposal should offer scientific advancement in the state of the art. The technical proposal must identify privately developed items, components, processes or computer software entailed in their proposed approach, if any. Information must be included on prior work/experience in the indicated field of research and the available facilities. Management resources shall include resumes of people who will be participating in the proposed design effort, and identify the principal investigator. (b) The cost/price proposal requires submission ofcost or pricing data on Standard Form (SF) 1411 together with a supporting detailed cost schedule and shall contain a per person/hour breakdown per task. Copies of the above referenced form, e.g., SF 1411, may be obtained from the contracting specialist cited herein. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or any other contract. It is however, an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost in FAR 31.205-18. Evaluation Criteria: Proposals will compete for contract award based upon their potential value to the government in fulfilling the requirements set forth above. That value will be determined using a complex combination of criteria including the technical promise (originality, feasibility, desirability, etc.), affordability (of development, considering technical alternatives and funding available, and of implementation if otherwise successful), and the government's confidence in the effectivepursuit of the effort considering the scope of the effort, the offeror's understanding of it, the competence and availability of experienced engineering, scientific, managerial, or other technical personnel, offeror's overall corporate experience (including past performance), and the availability of, or ability to obtain, necessary facilities to perform this effort. Cost realism and reasonableness shall also be considered to the extent appropriate. The Government reserves the right to select for award any, all, a part thereof or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. Technical consideration will be given greater weight than cost in the selection decision. No further evaluation criteria will be used in source selection. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. Deliverable Items: (a) Program Master Schedule, DI-A-34501, (b) Technical Monthly Progress reports, DI-ADMN-81313, (c) Funds Expenditure Report, DI-A-5003F, (d) Still Photographic Coverage, DI-A-3011/M-107-1/T, (e) Presentation Materials, DI-A-3024A/T (ASREQ), (f) Scientific and Technical Reports, DI-MISC-80711 (Draft and reproducible final, AFRC/MLQ format). The contractor shall be required to present a final formal briefing at the end of the effort to be held at Tyndall AFB FL. Any equipment or hardware developed under this BAA shall be delivered to Tyndall AFB, FL or a destination as directed by the government. Size Status: The appropriate SIC code for this acquisition is 8731 with a size standard of 500 employees. Firms responding should indicate whether or not they are a small business, small disadvantaged business, or a woman-owned business. Award Information: Multiple awards are anticipated. While no parts of this requirement lend themselves to being severed for set-aside to Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, or historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI), the Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responseshereto. Preferred Type of Contract: Cost Plus Fixed Price (CPFF). Period of Performance: Maximum duration up to twenty-four (24) months. Security Requirements: Analysis capability, to include personnel and computer facilities cleared to Secret level, may be required. In such instances responding firms must have, or acquire prior to award of contract, appropriate security clearances. The security guide applicable to this BAA announcement will be provided on a case-by-case basis prior to negotiation. Notice to Foreign and Foreign-Owned Firms: Such firms are asked to notify immediately the Government contact point cited below upon making a decision to respond to this announcement. This action is necessary to begin review and clearance procedures. Foreign firms should be aware that restrictions might apply which could preclude their participation. Contact Points: Contracting questions for this BAA to 325 CONS, Attn: James Garred, 501 Illinois Avenue Suite 5, Tyndall AFB FL 32403-5526, (850) 283-8668. Technical questions to AFRL/MLQ, Attn: Paul Sheppard, 139 Barnes Drive Suite 2, Tyndall AFB FL 32403-5323, (850) 283-6276. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&;ProjID=F08637-00R000 0&LocID=511. E-MAIL: Jim Garred, james.garred@tyndall.af.mil. Posted 11/15/99 (D-SN400774).

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