Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Contract Management Directorate (CMD), 3701 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203-1714

A -- HUMAN IDENTIFICATON AT A DISTANCE SOL BAA 00-29 DUE 032800 POC Technical POC: Mr. George Lukes, DARPA/ISO Fax No. (703) 696-2203, Contractual POC: Ms. Algeria Tate, Fax No. (703) 696-2208 WEB: http://www.darpa.mil, http://www.darpa.mil. E-MAIL: BAA00-29@darpa.mil, BAA00-29@darpa.mil. DARPA is soliciting proposals from individual offerors for research, development, and demonstration of the most promising technologies that achieve accurate and reliable identification of humans at a distance. The HumanID program will consist of four critical components: (1) technology development, (2) data collection, (3) evaluation, and (4) scientific experimentation. The program will be organized into three categories, each with different goals, objectives, and levels of effort. These categories are systems level efforts, concentrated efforts, and focused study efforts. Each category will address all of the critical components. For the majority of the efforts, the primary aim should be technology development. Data collection will be conducted to provide data sets to enable technology development. Evaluation and scientific experimentation will be conducted to measure and quantify progress. Offerors in each category are encouraged to propose participation in data collection, evaluation, and scientificexperimentation. The degree of participation will depend on the level of effort and project. Specifics for each category and phase are addressed in the Proposer Information Pamphlet (PIP). GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDANCE -- PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Proposers must submit an original and 5 copies of the full proposal and one electronic copy of the full proposal (in Microsoft Word '97 for IBM-compatible or HTML format on a single CD-ROM disk, a single 3.5-inch floppy disk or a single 100 MB Iomega Zip disk) to DARPA/ISO, ATTN: BAA 00-29, 3701 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714 on or before 4:00 PM (local time), Tuesday, March 28, 2000, in order to be considered. Each disk must be clearly labeled with BAA 00-29, proposer organization, and proposal title (short title recommended). Proposers must obtain the BAA 00-29 Proposer Information Pamphlet (PIP), which provides further information on the areas of interest, submission, evaluation, funding processes, and full proposal formats. The PIP may be obtained from the World Wide Web one working day after release of the BAA in the CBD publication at URL http://www.darpa.mil (search under solicitation), or requests may be sent to the administrative electronic mail or fax addresses below. Proposals not meeting the format described in the pamphlet may not be reviewed. This Commerce Business Daily notice, in conjunction with the BAA 00-29 Proposer Information Pamphlet and all references, constitutes the total BAA. A briefing to industry for this BAA will be held 1:00 -- 4:00 PM (local time) on February 23, 2000 via teleconference. Registration information for connectivity for this briefing is found in the PIP. No additional information is available, nor will a formal RFP or other solicitation regarding this announcement be issued. Requests for same will be disregarded. The Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal that shallbe considered by DARPA. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions (MI) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable areas of this research for exclusive competition among these entities. BASIS FOR AWARD -- Proposals shall be evaluated against the following criteria, in order of importance: (1) Overall scientific and technical merit; (2) The qualifications of the offeror to perform the work; (3) The potential contribution and relevance to the HumanID program objectives; (4) The realism of the proposed cost relative to the work to be performed. No other evaluation criteria will be used. Although these criteria are listed according to importance, cost is a significant factor. Total funding available over 4 years is expected to be approximately $50M. Size of each award and duration of efforts will vary according to the type of effort undertaken. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Awards made under this BAA are subject to the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.5, Organizational Conflict of Interest. All offerors and proposed subcontractors must affirmatively state whether they are supporting any DARPA technical office(s) through an active contract or subcontract. All affirmations must state which office(s) the offeror supports and identify the prime contract number. Affirmations shall be furnished at the time of proposal submission to the Contracting Officer. All facts relevant to the existence or potential existence of organizational conflicts of interest, as that term is defined in FAR 9.501, must be disclosed. This disclosure shall include a description of the action the Contractor has taken, or proposes to take, to avoid, neutralize or mitigate such conflict. If the offeror believes that no such conflict exists, then it shall so state in this section. Restrictive notices notwithstanding, proposals may be handled, for administrative purposes only, by Schafer Corporation, a support contractor. This support contractor is prohibited from competition in DARPA technical research and is bound by appropriate non-disclosure requirements. Only Government officials will evaluate. Posted 02/11/00 (W-SN424569). (0042)

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