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A -- INTEGRATED HIGH PAYOFF ROCKET PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY (PART 2 0F 2) SOL PRDA-00-01-PKAE DUE 050800 POC Teresa Weber, Contract Negotiator, AFFTC/PKAE, 661.277.3344, Liliana Richwine, Contracting Officer, AFFTC/PKAE, 661.277.3531 WEB: DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, http://bsx.org/cbd/. E-MAIL: DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, Teresa.Weber@edwards.af.mil. INTRODUCTION: Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology V. This announcement is in two parts. Part 2 of 2, PRDA 00-01-PKAE. BASIS OF AWARD: The Government reserves the right to select for contract award any, all, part or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. Multiple awards to the same topic area are also possible. The selection of the sources for contract award shall be based upon an integrated best value assessment considering technical merit and cost/price. A scientific and engineering evaluation will be conducted on all proposals received. The purpose of this evaluation is to determine the relative merit of the technical approach proposed in response to this announcement. This evaluation shall consider technical aspects and cost as related to technical effort. The technical evaluation area will be ranked as first priority in the evaluation. The cost area, while considered substantial, will be second in priority. The Technical evaluation will be based on the following criteria: 1. Soundness of offeror's technical approach with regard to feasibility of the project, probability of the technology being a viable candidate for selection/application into an operational system, and understanding the scope of the technical effort. 2. Relevance of the proposed effort to the achievement/demonstration of the goals of the Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology (IHPRPT) program. 3. Capability of the offeror to successfully accomplish the proposed effort, which includes demonstrated relevant past/present performance, the availability of the necessary resources such as experienced and competent technical and management personnel, and the availability, from any source, of required laboratory, shop, and test facilities. 3. Low risk of the proposed solution. Organization and clarity of information are critical to all of the evaluation criteria. Criteria 1 and 2 are of equal importance to each other and most important in the technical area. Criteria 3 and 4 are also of equal importance to each other, but are of less importance than criteria 1 and 2. Cost, which includes consideration of proposed budgets and funding profiles, and cost elements as they relate to the technical effort is the second evaluation area. It is anticipated that adequate price competition (APC) will be achieved between the offers received. Only that data deemed essential for determining a fair and reasonable contract price and for the performance of a cost realism analysis will be requested. [Cost Criteria (a) below applies.] If APC is not achieved, the offerors will be requested to submit cost or pricing data IAW FAR 15.403-4. [Cost Criteria (a) and (b) below apply.] The cost evaluation criteria will include: (a) realism of costs for the work to be performed; clear understanding of the requirements, and consistency with the various elements of the proposal; (b) reasonableness of individual cost elements. Proposal Risk Assessment: Proposal risk will be individually assessed for the technical, cost and schedule area. Proposal risk relates to the identification and assessment of the risks associated with an offeror's proposed approach as it relates to accomplishing the proposed effort. Tradeoffs of the assessed risk will be weighed against the potential payoff. No further evaluation criteria will be used in assessing the proposals. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. GENERAL INFORMATION: To obtain the Supplemental Package offerors should contact the Contract Negotiator, Ms. Teresa Weber at AFFTC/PKAE, (661) 277-3344. All information contained in this synopsis and companion supplemental package is available electronically via the On-Line Acquisition Solicitation Information System (OASIS) at Edwards AFB, CA. See below for address. Questions of a technical nature regarding the IHPRPT program and this PRDA should be directed to Mr James Lynge, AFRL/PRRS, (661) 275-5698. Technical questions specific to a particular topic should be directed to the POC indicated in the topic description found in the Supplemental Package. Proposals in response to this PRDA shall reference the technical project being proposed against as well as PRDA 00-01-PKAE. Proposals submitted after the respective cutoff dates specified herein shall be treated IAW the restrictions of FAR 52.215-1. NOTE: All contractors must comply with all provisions of FAR 52.215-1 (Oct 97) “Instructions to Offerors -- - Competitive Acquisitions”. A copy of this provision may be obtained from the contracting point of contact. Anticipated types of contracts to be awarded are cost-plus-fixed-fee or cost share. Other contract types will be considered if proposed and substantiated. Total funding for this PRDA is $2.5 million. Principal funding of this PRDA and the anticipated awards are contemplated to start in FY 00. Offerors should state that their proposals will be valid for 180 days from submission. The Government reserves the right to award contracts up to one year from issuance of this announcement. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this announcement is not an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or any other contract, but it may be an allowable expense to normal bid and proposal indirect cost specified in FAR 31.205-18. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but to communicate Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the selection decision. Interested parties are invited to contact Col Mary Cooper, AFFTC/PK, telephone (661) 277-2006, e-mail Mary.Cooper@edwards.af.mil. All routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to Teresa Weber, Contract Negotiator, telephone (661) 277-3344, e-mail Teresa.Weber@edwards.af.mil. All technical related issues should be directed to Jim Lynge, (661) 275-5698, e-mail James.Lynge@ple.af.mil. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. Note: Offerors are advised that only contracting officers are legally authorized to commit the Government. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by that agency. ACQUISITION MILESTONES -- PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS DUE: 08 May 2000; CONTRACT AWARDS: Jul 2000. (End of Part 2) Posted 03/23/00 (D-SN437732). (0083)

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