U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

A -- FY00 BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT SOL DAAD16-00-R-0012 DUE 022701 POC Xinia Llovet-Zurinaga (508) 233-4146 WEB: To download a copy of the BAA and related documents., http://www3.natick.army.mil. E-MAIL: To contact Contract Specialist, xinia.llovet-zurinaga@natick.army.mil. The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center (NSC), formerly the Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center (NRDEC), Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) identifies scientific and technical areas of interest for research and/or exploratory development. This solicitation can be viewed on the Internet at http://www3.natick.army.mil. under Business Opportunities and BAA. In an effort to minimize proposal preparation cost, this BAA will utilize a two-step process. The first step will be the submission of a concept paper, in accordance with the prescribed format. Those concept papers found to be consistent with the intent of the BAA, and are of interest to the Government will be invited to submit a proposal (step two). Such an invitation does not assure that the submitting organization will be awarded a contract. Instructions for the submission of concept papers and proposals are contained in the BAA. The submission of a concept paper is required prior to the submission of a proposal, and failure to follow the two-step process will preclude the chance for award. Concept papers will be accepted continuously through 31 January 2001. This BAA will remain open continuously through 27 February 2001. The BAA areas of interest are divided into the following groups: (A) Combat Ration Research and Development with objectives towards improving storage stability with maximum quality and nutrient retention, production and distribution efficiency, consumption/acceptance enhancement, human performance maintenance/enhancement and protective packaging systems; (B) Food Service/Field Service including: combat food service equipment for individual and group feeding of varying numbers of personnel including storage of perishable fresh and frozen foods, preparation of meals, transportation, distribution, and service, waste management, reduction, recycling and sanitation, and unit organizational equipment; (C) Clothing and Individual Equipment (CIE) including: ballistic protection for individuals, individual laser eye protection, chemical/biological protection for individuals, flame and thermal protection for the individual soldier, countersurveillance, lightweight electronic components for advanced protective and tactical helmet, head mounted, handheld, body-worn systems and smart electronic components/modules for information management, biomechanics, materials nanotechnology, wearable solar cells; (D) Tentage, Fabric Structures and Rigid Wall Shelters; (E) Airdrop- Advanced Personnel and Cargo Airdrop Systems; (F) Textile Technology Center (must be United States institutions of higher learning). Programs to be covered under this topic must include protection of the individual soldier against battlefield threats; (G) National Protection Center Pilot Program (NPC) including areas of (but not limited to): nanocomposite technologies, high performance fibers for ballistic protection, interactive textiles, advanced textile products with multifunctional purposes, personal status monitoring/gps/biomedical monitoring, blunt trauma protection, wearable computers, systems integration and others; (H) Modeling and Simulation including: individual and small unit performance and survivability, airdrop system combat worth simulation, analytic 3D soldier system prototyping & testing; (I) Technology Transfer Support. Contractual and administrative questions may be directed e-mailed to Contract Specialist, Ms. Xinia Llovet-Zurinaga at xinia.llovet-zurinaga@natick.army.mil. All technical questions shall be directed to the respective Technical POC listed under each topic area of the BAA. Posted 02/29/00 (W-SN429548). (0060)

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