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A -- ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY REDUCTION AND SUPPORT SOL N66001-00-X-6003 DUE 033101 POC Maureen Battern, (619) 553-4489 WEB: click here to download a copy of the BAA, e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil/. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting specialist, battern@spawar.navy.mil. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego (SPAWARSYSCEN) in support of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center (CTAC) is soliciting white papers and proposals for innovative research and development projects in counterdrug enforcement and support. The BAA's intent is to identify technologies that provide near-, mid-, and long-term enhancements in the drug crime operational capabilities of Federal (i.e., ONDCP, U. S. Coast Guard, Customs, INS, U.S. Border Patrol, DOE, FBI, DEA, HQ National Guard) as well as state and local Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). AREAS OF INTEREST: The goal of this research and development (R&D) program is to develop innovative technological approaches that provide counterdrug enforcement agencies with increased capabilities. This BAA is focused on three major areas: 1) tactical technologies, 2) non-intrusive inspection, 3) wide area surveillance,. (1) Tactical Technologies: Projects to be considered includetechnologies to disrupt drug crime organizations in all phases of drug operations. This area would include, but not be limited to, innovative technology development projects to detect and track currency, integrate and extract tracking information for field agent use, disrupt and intercept drug-related communications, disrupt the growth or eliminate drug crops, identify assets of organizations and individuals for seizure, and disruption of drug shipping routes. Technology areas are command, control, communications, intelligence, tracking and surveillance, monitoring and surveillance, data compression and miniaturized electronics, forensics, data fusion, chemical, biological, and radiological detection, electronic support measures, and low probability of intercept/detection communications. (2) Non-intrusive Inspection: Projects to be considered include substance detection technologies applicable to the examination of cargoes, vehicles and other large and small containers for detection of illicit contraband or currency materials without requiring manual inspection. Projects to be considered would include, but are not limited to, prototype development projects for individual inspections devices, improvements to existing devices, intelligent pre-screening techniques, signal processing algorithms for detection enhancement and fusing of multiple types of sensors, inspection facilities and test bed designs, and the measurement and compilation of a completed and target substance signature database for various detection technologies. It is anticipated that these systems would employ nuclear, gamma, x-ray, electro-optical and vapor/particle sensors. (3) Wide Area Surveillance: Projects in these areas would apply technologies to monitor and detect the growth, processing, shipment, and distribution of illegal drugs. Projects would include, but are not limited to, applications of radar, infrared (IR), ultra-violet (UV), and optical sensors. SYNOPSIS/PROPOSALS To save preparation costs and other resources, offerors are strongly encouraged to submit an initial synopsis (commonly referred to as "white paper") not to exceed 10 pages with technical description of the effort, a preliminary schedule, identification of risks, and a rough cost estimate. Offerors must submit seven (7) copies of all synopsis/white papers and must clearly reference this BAA number. The Government reserves the right to request a proposal from any, all, part of, or none of the white papers. Upon favorable notification the Offeror will be invited to submit a complete proposal within 45 calendar days of notification by the Contracting Officer. Such notification will confirm that the offeror's white paper addresses areas of interest has a reasonable chance for a competitive award based on subsequent evaluation of the offeror's full proposal. No debriefings of white papers will occur. Offerors submitting full proposals should obtain a Proposer's Information Pamphlet (PIP) entitled "BAA 00-X-6003 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN DRUG SUPPLY REDUCTION AND SUPPORT. " The PIP provides further information on the submissions and proposal formats. This pamphlet may be obtained from the web site, e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil,under Business Opportunities for SPAWAR SYSCEN San Diego, referenced to this BAA number. If the Proposer does not have a means to access the web site, the pamphlet can be obtained by fax, electronic mail, or mail request to the administrative contact address given below. Proposals not meeting the format described in the pamphlet may not be reviewed. BAA MILESTONES: White papers may be submitted at any time prior to the closing date of 31 March 2001. White papers received within 30 calendar days of this BAA publication date will be assessed as the first group; white papers received in the next four months will be assessed in the second group; white papers received after that will be assessed on an the basis of funds availability. EVALUATION CRITERIA/PROCEDURES White papers and proposals will be selected through a formal procedure encompassing an academic/technical/scientific/LEA and counterdrug decision review process. Proposers are advised that white papers and full proposals may be viewed or evaluated by non-government personnel such as former law enforcement officials or consultants, each of whom will have signed both a non-disclosure agreement and an organizational conflict of interest statement. All selected proposals may not be funded due to budgetary or program constraints. Both white papers and invited proposals will be evaluated with respect to the following criteria in descending order of importance: (1) Overall scientific and technical merit; -- feasibility of proposed project; -- awareness of challenges; -- awareness of past and on-going research and related applications worldwide; -- potential for advancement of scientific understanding of the problem; -- degree of creativity and innovation. (2) Potential contribution, relevance, and impact to the National Drug Control Policy 's Goals and Objectives, as they relate to Supply Reduction. The ONDCP Goals and Objectives are posted on the ONDCP web site, www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov; -- how the proposed work addresses solutions to the technological problems, -- the scientific basis for the proposed solutions and advanced technology applications -- understanding of the operational importance of solving the technological problem, -- potential for transition of program results into the ONDCP/CTAC Technology Transfer Program. (3) Capabilities, demonstrated production, and experience -- qualifications and experience of the proposed project team; -- sound management plan and experience; -- adequacy of laboratory resources; -- attention to a sound transition plan. (4) Cost and schedule realism -- costs relative to perceived benefits; -- project's plans and schedule; -- appropriate budgets, levels of efforts with reasonable description of details OFFEROR INFORMATION: Numerous awards may result from this BAA. The number of proposals funded will dependupon the quality and merit of proposals received and available funding. There will be no formal Request for Proposals or other solicitation with regard to this BAA, nor does the issuance of this BAA obligate the Government to fund any subsequently invited proposals, nor pays any proposal preparation costs. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. Although no portion of this announcement is set aside for historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's) or minority institutions (MI's) participation, proposals are invited from all sources. The administrative address for this BAA is: Ms. Maureen Battern Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCOM), D212 53560 Hull Street San Diego, CA 95215-5001 Any administrative questions may be addressed to Ms Maureen Battern at (619) 553-4489, battern@spawar.navy.mil. Questions of a technical nature may be submitted, by email only, to Dr. Wadad Brooke Dubbelday, email dubbelda@spawar.navy.mil. Proposals may be submitted anytime during the open period of this announcement and should be unclassified. The Government reserves the right to select for award, all, some, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. The Government may also only select specific tasks within a proposal for award. The Government further reserves the right to issue contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions. This NO HARD COPY VERSIONS OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE Posted 03/06/00 (W-SN431355). (0066)

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