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A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NEW AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS IN WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY SOL DASG60-00-0001 POC Mona Neal, Contract Specialist, 256-955-4565, Donald C. Reesman, Contracting Officer, 256-955-3000 This is the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) issued under the provisions of paragraph 6.102(d)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, which provides for the competitive selection of research proposals. Contract(s) based on responses to this BAA are considered to be the result of full and open competition and in full compliance with the provisions of PL 98-369, "The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984." USASMDC contracts with educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private industry for research in those areas covered in Part I of this BAA. Awards as a result of this announcement will take the form of a contract. The topics of interest are as follows: 1. Directed Energy Weapons Technologies; 1-A. Lasers, 1-B. High Power Microwaves (HPM), 1-C. Optics and Mirrors, 1-D. Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking (APT), 1-E. Other Applicable Directed Energy Technologies, 2. Interceptor Technologies; 2-A. Seekers, 2-B. Guidance, Navigation, and Control, 2-C. Propulsion and Divert & Attitude Control Systems (DACS), 2-D. Windows and Structures, 2-E. Innovative Algorithm Concepts (Neural Network, Fuzzy Logic, Etc.)Applicable to Interceptors, 2-F. Other Applicable Interceptor Technologies, 3. Survivability Technologies; 3-A. Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) Detection and Vulnerability, 3-B. Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3), 3-C. Camouflage, Concealment, Deception (CCD), 3-D. Nuclear Hardened System Operational Validation, 3-E. Simulation/Modeling. The topics "Innovative Algorithm Concepts (Neural Network, Fuzzy Logic, etc.) Applicable to Interceptors, and "Simulation/Modeling" Applicable to Survivability, as stated in this BAA would be set-aside for small business and Historically Black Colleges/Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI). This acquisition is not open to allied participation at the prime contractor level. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8731, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Complete BAA with information on submission of conceptpapers and proposals is available on-line in the USASMDC Contracts Home Page at the following web site: http://www.smdc.army.mil. Posted 02/29/00 (W-SN429513). (0060)

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