Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22242-5160

A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LOW COST INTEGRATED GUIDANCE & NAVIGATION ELECTRONIC UNIT FOR GUN LAUNCHED PROJECTILES SOL N00024-00-R-5234 DUE 042100 POC Richard Swieter, SEA 02523, (703)602-7904 x522 Broad Agency Announcement for Low Cost Integrated Guidance & Navigation Electronic Unit for Gun Launched Projectiles The Program Office for Naval Surface Fire Support (PMS-429), in cooperation with the project managers for the XM-982 and the Advanced Gun System Munitions, is soliciting proposals for the development of a low-cost integrated Guidance, navigation and Electronics Unit (GEU) for DoD gun-launched guided projectiles. The government's intent is to incorporate the knowledge gained from this BAA process into future projectile and GEU development, and to validate offerors GEU designs with flight demonstrations of proof-of-concept models (PCMs) in the Navy's 5-inch Extended Range Guided Munition (ERGM). The government will cover all range costs. The proposed solution should provide functionality similar to that of the existing ERGM GEU (with deviations possible, based on proposed CAIV trades of cost vs. performance). The flight demonstration configuration would consist of the alternate GEU integrated as a modular replacement into the existing ERGM airframe. Initial Operational Capability (IOC) is required by the end of FY2004 or earlier. Background For the Navy's "Forward From the Sea" and the Marine Corps' "Operational Maneuver From the Sea" (OMFTS) war-fighting concepts to be successful -- they require the support of improved Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) capabilities. Whether from close range or from over-the-horizon, these improved capabilities must support future amphibious operations and joint land battle scenarios. One program that is striving to meet this need is the Navy's ERGM program that is intended to provide a low-cost, near term solution. Managed by PMS-429, this 5-inch extended range precision gun-fired projectile has been partially developed under a separate contract. The ERGM airframe will be launched from a Mk45 Mod 4 5"/62 naval gun with a maximum launch acceleration of approximately 12,500 Gs and a maximum range of 63 nautical miles. Proposal Guidance / BAA Goals PMS-429 seeks sources to provide potential all weather, day/night innovative alternative GEUs for DoD gun-launched projectile systems for current and future gun-fired projectiles. Innovation is expected in cost and miniaturization of components. Guidance solutions are sought for fin-stabilized, rocket-assisted projectiles. In addition, transition of proposed GEU to spinning and non-rocket assisted projectile configurations is also of interest. Ideas proposing flight trajectories other than ERGM's are also desired. Other demonstration airframes proposed by the offeror will be considered if they result in no additional cost to the Government over cost of providing ERGM airframes. Proposed GEU design should allow for future technology changes. Potential offerors are requested to respond with technical documentation supporting their proposed solution. Transition of this technology to a guidance package that can function in a standard NATO fuze for use with conventional projectiles is also of interest. Particularinterest exists in Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) technology. The ERGM airframe, minus the existing GEU (which uses a GPS/INS based on Fiber Optic technology), will be available to the offeror as the test bed for new GEU concepts. Top level GEU key elements will be provided, for information, on the NAVSEA web site under filename: keyGEU.doc. A meeting for all interested offerors will be held in Arlington VA on 17 February 2000 to further clarify the Government requirements, answer questions and allow industry to provide feedback to the Government. Details for this meeting will be posted to the NAVSEA WEB site. A trade analysis between performance and production costs should be provided. The GEU is the most costly section of the ERGM projectile, estimated at ~50% of the total all-up-round (AUR) cost. The GEU is also expected to be a major cost driver in other guided projectiles. A goal of this BAA is to develop alternative GEUs that will reduce this current GEU production costs. It is hoped that GEU affordability will be realized via the production numbers needed to accommodate a family of munitions and via improvements in design and production technology. The Government encourages trading off performance parameters to achieve low production cost first, schedule goals second, and performance goals third. A unit cost goal of $7,000 (FY04 dollars) at 2,000 units is provided to aid the offeror in understanding Government cost expectation. The offeror should assume a rate of 2,000 GEUs per year from FY04 through FY10 for the purposes of estimating the production costs. Where performance is traded, a product improvement path should be proposed to transition to at least threshold requirements; and eventually objective requirements, while controlling unit production cost. The Government will accept plans for post IOC design modifications / alternate sources, with the objective of significant reduction in unit production cost &/or that provide added operational capability &/or improve reliability. The Government desires the product of the BAA for IOC but won't preclude insertion as soon after as feasible. The ease of technology upgrades will be considered. The Government recently conducted a brainstorming session to identify alternative approaches for gun-launched projectiles, particularly a low-cost GEU [potentially non-Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) based]. The results of that session will be included under filenames: GEUbrain.doc, brainpc1.doc and brainpc2.doc on the NAVSEA Web site. This information is provided as a potential starting point for solutions, but is not intended to discourage other possible approaches. Concept Synopsis Administrative Guidance Concept synopses are initially sought to preclude unwarranted effort on the part of an offeror in preparing full technical and cost and/or price proposals without an initial assessment of the operational and technical feasibility of the concept. To be considered for fiscal year 2000 funding, concept synopses are due by 1600 EST, 17 March 2000. Offerors submitting the most promising concept synopses will be invited to submit a full technical and cost proposal on all or part of their concept synopsis submissions. However, any such invitation does not assure a subsequent award. Full proposals for FY00 funding are due by 1600 EDT, 18 May 2000. It is anticipated that funding decisions/actions will be completed by 21 August 2000, pending funding availability. Award(s) may be in the form of contracts, other transactions, or any other vehicle as appropriate. This BAA announcement does not preclude an offeror from submitting a full technical and cost proposal or concept synopsis after published due dates. Concept synopses received after the published due dates may not be considered for funding under the Fiscal Year 2000 program, but may be considered for funding at a later time. The Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the submissions. Electronic concept synopses should be submitted in MS Office 97 compatible format limited to 10 pages and should include the following items: Cover page, clearly labeled "CONCEPT SYNOPSIS", including BAA title and date, administrative and technical points of contact along with telephone and fax numbers, Technical Description, to consist of clear discussions of the concept and associated technologies being proposed, tradeoff analysis, development objectives of the proposed effort, major technical issues to be resolved to accomplish objectives, approaches to resolving these issues, and a clear description of and schedule for demonstration of the concept and estimated delivery date for Initial Operational Capability (i.e. field use), Managerial Description, to include partnering arrangements if any, list of key personnel, specific prior experience of offeror in the technology areas addressed, facilities, and a plan of action with milestones, and Cost Description, to be a one to two page cost estimate on a yearly basis partitioned by major tasks with rationale/assumptions and estimating approach used in determining the development cost estimate and estimated production unit cost. One-page curriculum vita for the Principal Technical Investigator, Project Manager, and other key personnel should be submitted. The vita will not count toward the page limitation. Offerors must state in their concept synopses and full proposals that they are submitted in response to this BAA. The Government seeks unlimited rights in all technical data and computer software delivered under any contracts or agreements awarded pursuant to this BAA. The offeror(s) selected will be required to maintain a server with informal engineering documentation that will provide full design visibility to the Government on the alternate GEU. The Government will have full access to this server upon award. The Government will not allow access or distribution to anyone other than the Government for direct Government purpose relating to this action. Offerors must provide a list of technical data and computer software it will deliver with less than unlimited rights in accordance with DFARS 252.227-7017. The format for subsequent full proposals will be posted at http://www.contracts.hq.navsea.navy.mil/ prior to Government request for the full proposal. Evaluation Criteria Concept synopses and full proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria: Proposals will be evaluated with Technical being significantly more important than Cost. The technical subcriteria are listed in descending order of importance. 1. Technical a. Quality of performance trades versus production unit cost trade analysis. b. Credibility of technical concept and adaptability to allow for future technology changes. c. Technical maturity as it relates to realism of development schedule and achievement of a 2004 IOC of the proposed concept. d. Growth potential of proposed concept into an All-Up Round guided gun-fired projectile. e. Past Performance 2. Cost a. Developmental costs and realism there of and stated rationale for the estimates (Note: cost estimates should be in then-year dollars). Concept Synopsis and research proposals not considered to have sufficient scientific merit or relevance to the needs stated in this BAA may be declined without further review. Proposals may be evaluated and selected as received or may be grouped for review and evaluation. The Government reserves the right to modify the evaluation criteria and factor weighting for the full proposal prior to requesting the full proposal. General BAA Information This synopsis constitutes a BAA per FAR 6.102(d)(2). There will be no formal Request for Proposals or other solicitation issued in regard to this announcement. It should be noted that Section 845 of the National Defense Act of FY 1994 (Public Law 103-160), Section 804 of the National Defense Act of FY 1997 (Public Law 104-201), and 10 USC Section 2371 may be invoked permitting other transactions where appropriate in future procurements and solicitations. The Government anticipates making multiple awards pursuant to this BAA each of which should not exceed $1M per year; however, the Government reserves the right to make one or more awards at less than, or more than, $1,000,000 per year. This BAA should not be construed as a commitment or authorization to incur costs in anticipation of a resultant agreement. The Government will not necessarily fund all acceptable proposals and reserves the right to award on all, some, or none of the proposals received, or to fund separate, definable pieces or parts of proposed efforts, depending upon funding availability. An invitation to submit a research proposal does not assure an award. Proposals shall be UNCLASSIFIED and electronically submitted to Mr. Richard Swieter, Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO) at: Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command ATTN: Code 02523, Richard Swieter Telephone: (703) 602-8000 x522 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway Facsimile: (703) 602-4770 Arlington, VA 22242-5160 E-mail: SwieterRL@navsea.navy.mil Offerors may submit unclassified questions concerning, or requesting clarification of, any aspect of this BAA. Requests for information shall be submitted to the PCO. The response to any offeror's question will be posted to the NAVSEA Web site. All questions are required to be in Microsoft Office 97 compatible format and attached to an email message. The subject line shall contain the BAA identifying number and the document body shall contain an offeror point of contact and telephone number. Due dates and deadlines will not be extended on the basis of questions asked or requests for information. Offerors who believe their submissions must contain classified information should contact the PCO for instructions. Classified data SHALL NOT be submitted electronically. Special Notes The PMS-429 Program Manager will make final decisions regarding selection of proposals for award. A GFE technical data package (TDP), for information only, will be provided for each of the current ERGM sections and their interfaces, as the sections and interfaces become available. This TDP will be posted electronically on the NAVSEA Web site at http://www.contracts.hq.navsea.navy.mil/. The Government anticipates that updates and additions to the posted ERGM TDP may occur and therefore suggest that Offerors periodically check the NAVSEA Web site. The TDP is currently not available and may not be a available before the date established for receipt of Concept Synopsis. Concept synopses and full proposal submissions will be protected from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with FAR 3.104, applicable law, and DoD/DoN regulations. This BAA provides no funding for concept synopsis or subsequent proposal development purposes. This CBD notice itself constitutes the BAA as contemplated by FAR 6.102(d)(2). Unless otherwise stated herein, neither additional written information is available, nor will a formal RFP or other solicitation regarding this announcement be issued. Requests for the same will be disregarded. Posted 01/28/00 (W-SN419692). (0028)

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