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A -- DUAL USE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DUS&T) PROGRAM SOL BAA-AFRL-00-01 DUE 042800 POC Kristina Croake, Contract Negotiator, Phone (937) 255-8958, Email Kristina.Croake@ws.wpafb.af.mil -- Douglas Harris, Contracting Officer, Phone (937) 255-3427, Fax (937) 255-4255, Email douglas.harris@ws.wpafb.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://216.33.118.196/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=BAA-AFRL-00-01&LocID=904. E-MAIL: Kristina Croake, Kristina.Croake@ws.wpafb.af.mil. The Department of Defense (DoD) announces a program in the area of Dual Use Science and Technology (DUS&T). This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is being conducted jointly with the Army, Navy, and Air Force and superceded BAA #97-007. DoD seeks projects to create and/or develop new products or process technologies on a 50/50 cost share basis. The DUS&T Program requires that the proposed technology have both military relevance and potential benefit (cost, performance, or sustainability of defense systems) and sufficient potential commercial (non-defense) applications to support a viable production base. The offeror must bear at least 50% of the cost of the effort and at least 50% of this cost share must be high quality (i.e., cash, labor, or consumable materials). The projects must result in the development of a technology, not the application of a technology. The proposer must be a for-profit company or have at least one for-profit firm on its team. Due to limited funding, the Government reserves the right to limit awards under any topic, and only proposals considered to be of superior quality will be funded. Please note that this is an announcement to declare DoD's intent to competitively fund dual-use technology projects and that no other request for proposals, solicitation, or announcement of this opportunity will be made. Small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions are encouraged to participate. Teaming arrangements, especially with academia, are encouraged when the result is a technically stronger proposal. Awards will be made using a class of nonprocurement instruments called Technology Investment Agreements (TIAs), in the form of Cooperative Agreements (CAs) and Other Transactions (OTs). These assistance instruments are not subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), but instead are governed by the DoD Grants and Agreements Regulations (DODGARS). The DODGARS and a description of TIAs may be found at http://alpha.lmi.org/dodgars/tia_rev2.pdf. The DoD will host an industry day to support this BAA on 3 Feb 00 in New Orleans, LA. The conference will provide an overview of the DUS&T Program and include service representatives who will brief each of the topic areas. See the DUS&T website, www.dtic.mil/dust, for additional details. The DUS&T proposal guidelines, submission instructions, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force topic areas under consideration are found at the DUS&T website. Full proposals are due by 1600 EDT 28 Apr 00 at the address identified in each Service topic area. This BAA, however, shall remain open for one year from the date of publication or until replaced by a successor BAA. Proposals received after 1600 EDT 28 Apr 00 shall be considered only to the extent that funding remains available beyond the initial selection. White paper synopses of the planned DUS&T proposals including rough cost estimates are encouraged from any interested company or consortium prior to the submission of the full proposal. Interestedofferors may view and/or download the full BAA solicitation by accessing the Electronic Posting System (EPS) homepage at http://www.eps.gov/. All technical questions should be directed to the point of contact identified under the specific topic area. General questions can be address to Doug Harris, (937) 255-3427, douglas.harris@wpafb.af.mil. Posted 01/24/00 (A-SN417781). (0024)

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