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A -- ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INITIATIVE SOL 00-007 DUE 022900 POC Mr. Paul W. Quinn Code 311, Ballston Centre Tower One, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, Virginia 22217-5660, (703) 696-5753, FAX (703) 696-2611, E-mail address quinnp@onr.navy.mil The Office of Naval Research (ONR), serving as executive agent for the Department of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, Director of Space Information Warfare, Command and Control (N6), and in support of FY99 and FY00 Congressional language supporting the Naval Collaborative Integrated Information Technology Initiative (NAVCIITI), is seeking proposals to accelerate, within the university community, certain research activities affecting advanced communications and information technologies. Proposals are sought from qualified Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) with strong capabilities in all of the following four areas of research related to communication and information technology: 1. Wireless secure communication; 2.Visualization, human computer interface and collaboration technologies; 3. Computer networking; 4. Real time interoperability. This initiative will improve the Navy's capability to support distributed computing, information visualization and collaboration among Joint and coalition forces. While identifying projects, which offer potential advancement and improvements in mission readiness, proposals must stipulate savings in research or other federal expenditures that will accrue from accelerated research by the proposed agreement. It is anticipated that a multi-year grant award will result from this solicitation and include federal funding not to exceed $10 Million. The performance period is expected to run from the date of award through September 2003. Offerors are encouraged to contribute at least 2X the amount of federal funds as cost sharing or matching funds (refer to OMB Circular A-110 for definition of cost sharing or matching) during each year of the grant. This cost share amount should not exceed $3.5M during the first year of the award. Proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria, which are listed below in descending order of importance: 1. overall technical merit of the proposed research, including demonstration of saving in federal funds that will accrue from acceptance of the proposal; 2. potential contribution to warfighting readiness through distributed, collaborative, Joint command, control and communications; 3. Offeror's demonstrated capabilities, related experience, and existing facilities which relate to four identified areas of research interests in the information and communications technologies; 4. qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the proposed key personnel and team leader; and 5. credible proposed cost and cost sharing. Prior to preparing or submitting a proposal, offerors may contact the POC MR. Paul W. Quinn. Offerors must send their proposals to Office of the Chief of Naval Research (Attn: Mr. Paul W. Quinn) Code 311, Ballston Centre Tower One, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, Virginia 22217-5660 (Phone Number (703) 696-5753. Fax (703) 696-2611, e-mail address quinnp@onr.navy.mil). The proposals must be received by the Office of Naval Research, Code 311, not later than 4:00 p.m. local time on 29 February 2000. Business questions may be addressed to the Office of Naval Research, (Attn: Mr. Lambert McCullough) Code 251, Ballston Centre Tower One, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, Virginia 22217-5660 (Phone Number (703) 696-2601. Fax (703) 696-0993, e-mail address mcculll@onr.navy.mil). Offerors must state in their proposal that it is submitted in response to this specific BAA. An offferor's proposal should be accompanied with a completed grant certification package as set forth at: http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/certifications.htm Posted 01/27/00 (W-SN419335). (0027)

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