Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Research Development and Engineering Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

A -- COMPACT KINETIC ENERGY MISSILE (CKEM) SOL DAAH01-00-R-RB01 DUE 012700 POC Kyle Samples, Contract Specialist (256) 876-5326; Patsy C. Garrison, Contracting Officer (256) 842-7406 THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF CBD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR -- Title: Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) SOL BAA DAAH01-00-R-RB01. CONTINUED -- ..The subcriteria for the Technical area are equally weighted and are: (A) Adequacy of the System Design Process; (B) Requirements Definition; (C) Adequacy of the Analysis/Risk; (D) Operational/Logistic Impact; and (E) Performance Limitations. The subcriteria for the Management are equally weighted and are: (A) Schedule/Milestones; and (B) Management Performance. A more detailed description of the evaluation criteria may be obtained by submitting an e-mail request to the Contracting Officer. The Cost will be evaluated on the basis of reasonableness of the proposal and how realistic the cost numbers are that are presented. The technical area is significantly more important than the Management. Management and Cost are of equal importance to one another. Award will be made on a Best Value basis. All awards made in response to this BAA will be subject to availability of government funds. Evaluation and selection of proposals for award will be made on the basis of criteria listed and overall balance considered most advantageous to the ARMY CKEM Program. OTHER INFORMATION: The provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) at 9.5 (Organizational Conflict of Interest) apply in an award under this BAA. Accordingly, a potential offeror is cautioned to review its contract and subcontract history, and before incurring substantial proposal preparation expense, to determine whether or not in its judgment a real or potential conflict of interest does or might exist that will prevent the contracting officer from considering its proposal, or making an award under this BAA. Questionable circumstances or situations should be addressed to the contracting officer for BAA DAAH01-00-RB01 by e-mail for resolution and decision as soon as possible. Offerors are also cautioned that (1) the absence of any communication between offerors and the contracting officer on these matters (real or potential conflict of interest) shall not preclude the contracting officer from conducting his or her own research and analysis, and arriving at his or her own determination relative to the existence of real or potential conflicts of interest, and (2) in the event of a determination of a conflict of interest, the government shall not be liable for the cost of proposal preparation and submission. The Government anticipates making multiple awards. Proposals may be considered for funding for a period of up to one year. Issuance of this BAA does not obligate the government to pay any proposal preparation costs. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal that shall be considered by the ARMY. Offerors should recommend acquisition streamlining where appropriate. Teaming is encouraged, e.g., industry and US Universities. Participation by Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions (MI) is strongly encouraged as either a contractor or subcontractor although, due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable tasks, no portion of this BAA will be set aside. This notice constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement as authorized by 6.102(d)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) which provides for competitive selection of basic research proposals. There will be no further solicitations regarding this announcement, however potential offerors should monitor the CBD for potential changes to this announcement. The Government reserves the right to select for award any, all, part, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. Participation in this procurement by foreign vendors is allowed and encouraged, however prime contractors must be U.S. based and have a current SECRET clearance due to the potential requirement for analysis involving classified NOFORN data. Classification guidance for these efforts is contained in the LOSAT Classification Guide and the Kinetic Energy Penetrator (draft). (0317) SPONSOR: U. S.Army Aviation and Missile Command (ARMY), Contracts Management Office (CMO), Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5254. Posted 12/22/99 (W-SN410849). (0356)

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