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

A -- DEFENSE SCIENCES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY SOL BAA00-36 DUE 062801 POC Dr. Steven G. Wax, DARPA/DSO, Fax: (703) 696-2281 PART II -- DEFENSE SCIENCES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY; SOL: BAA00-36; DUE: 28 June 01; POC: Dr. Steven G. Wax, DARPA/DSO; FAX: (703) 696-2281; WEB: http://www.darpa.mil/baa/; E-MAIL: BAA0036-@darpa.mil. FORMAT AND CONTENT OF FULL PROPOSAL: Full proposals shall consist of two volumes, technical and cost. Offerors should submit one (1) original and three (3) copies of the full proposal to the address shown below. Facsimile transmissions or electronic media transmissions will not be accepted. All pages shall be printed on 8-1/2 by 11 inch paper with type not smaller than 12 point and a minimum of one and one-half spacing. This includes the type on figures and charts. Copies of up to three papers referenced in the proposal may be included with the submission, but will be read at the discretion of the reviewers. Proposers are cautioned not to count on these papers in meeting the evaluation criteria described below. All other supporting materials including videotapes and CDs submitted with the proposal will be disregarded. Volume 1: Technical. The technical volume is limited to a maximum of 30 pages including all figures, references, tables, charts, cover sheet, and appendices and consists of the following sections: a) Executive Summary (two pages or less); b) Technical section that clearly describes the innovation of the work to be accomplished, specific metrics for the effort, the risks to achieving those metrics and approaches for mitigation of those risks. All milestones should be clearly delineated, especially those early milestones that are critical to demonstration of the concept or approach. Supporting rationale for performance enhancements should be included. The perceived need for this research and the potential impact on the DoD should be described, and a Statement of Work (SOW) that summarizes critical tasks to be accomplished should be presented; c) Time-phased schedule-milestone chart; d) Summary of relevant prior work; e) Brief description of applicable facilities and equipment; and f) Short resumes of key individuals. The level of effort and specific roles and qualifications of key individuals should be included. If the team is large (greater than 3 separate entities) a management plan for coordination of the effort should also be included. Volume 2: Cost. The cost volume shall contain a summary cost breakdown and a detailed cost breakdown. The summary cost breakdown should be shown to the level of major tasks and should indicate manpower levels of effort, equipment and supplies, travel, and miscellaneous expenses for the tasks of the entire program, broken out by performer and time. Details of any cost sharing to be undertaken by the offeror (if applicable) must be included in the summary section of volume 2 of the proposal. Detailed cost breakdown must be supported by back-up documentation sufficient to support the costs. The cost proposal shall be prepared in general accordance with FAR 15.403-5 and shall include the information from the Standard Form (SF) 1411, Contract Pricing Proposal Cover Sheet, with all supporting data in order to allow for a complete review by the Government. Cover Sheet: The first page of both the technical and cost volumes must be a cover sheet containing the following information: a) BAA number; b) Proposal title; c) Proposal abstract (< 100 words); d) Lead organization submitting proposal and its address; e) Technical area as defined above; f) Other team members (if applicable); g) Technical point of contact to include: salutation, last name, first name, street address, city, state, zip code, telephone, fax (if available), electronic mail (if available); h) Administrative point of contact to include: salutation, last name, first name, street address, city, state, zip code, telephone, fax (if available), electronic mail (if available); i) Proposal date; j) Date of proposal submission; and k) A summary of the total cost to the Government of the proposal. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Teaming and Team Composition: Teaming is encouraged, especially when interdisciplinary approaches to a problem are required. Offerors may include foreign firms to the degree that they are eligible to receive awards that result from this solicitation. Offerors may also include foreign personnel as part of their proposed resources to the degree that these personnel are eligible to perform research and development required by awards that may result from this solicitation. Successful proposers will be required to demonstrate that all export control laws are adhered to in the conduct of the effort. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions (MI) are encouraged to submit proposals and to join others in submitting proposals; however, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCUs or MIs because of the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable areas of research and development in this BAA. Awards made under this BAA are subject to the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.5, Organizational Conflicts of Interest. Consequently, all offerors and proposed subcontractors must, therefore, affirm whether they are providing scientific, engineering and technical assistance (SETA), or similar support, to 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 numbers. Affirmations should be furnished at the time of proposal submission. All facts relevant to the existence or potential existence of organizational conflicts of interest, as that term is defined at FAR 9.501, must be disclosed. The disclosure shall include a description of the action the offeror has taken or proposes to take to avoid, neutralize or mitigate such conflict. Technology Transition: Proposers are strongly encouraged to engage commercial and military end-users and commercial manufacturers from the program inception. The engagement of these communities also helps ensure that the various technologies being developed will be commercially viable (cost effective, manufacturability, etc.) and available to the military. Thus, proposals are strongly encouraged to include/involve the user-community that intends to bring the technology to practice as a result of this research. This relationship encourages the participation of researchers, end-users and manufacturers as collective contributors to the technology definition, implementation, and performance evaluation. Proprietary Information: All proprietary information should be marked on both the white paper and the full proposal. It is the policy of DARPA to treat all proposals as competitive information and to disclose their contents only for the purpose of evaluation. Standard proprietary disclaimers notwithstanding, proposals may be reviewed by non-Government technical experts who are exclusively in the employ of the DoD (including the Institute for Defense Analyses) unless the specific phrase "NOT TO BE REVIEWED BY NON-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES" appears on the cover sheet. In any case, personnel underexclusive contract with DARPA who have completed the appropriate nondisclosure agreements will handle the proposals for administrative purposes. Security: Proposals and white papers may contain classified information or data (up to the level of Top Secret/SCI). Offerors who intend to include classified information or data in their proposals above DoD SECRET should contact DARPA security at the address identified in this BAA (or alternatively, the point-of-contact for this BAA) for guidance and direction in advance of proposal preparation. Offerors must have existing approved capabilities (personnel and facilities) to perform research and development at the classification level they propose. EVALUATION CRITERIA: The following evaluation criteria are listed in order of decreasing importance. Proposals that are considered less than satisfactory in Scientific and Technical Merit will not be evaluated further. Scientific and Technical Merit: Proposers must demonstrate that their proposal is innovative and unique,that the technical approach is sound, that they have an understanding of critical technical issues and risk and that they have a plan for mitigation of those risks. All milestones must be clearly and quantitatively described. Value to Defense: Proposers must demonstrate the potential of successful research to radically change military capability or improve national security with a clear statement of the goals of their program and a quantitative comparison with existing technology. Capability of the Personnel and Facilities to Perform the Proposed Effort: Proposers must demonstrate that their team has the necessary background and experience to perform this project. The balance of the technical capabilities of the team must match that required in the program plan. The relevant experience of key personnel must be sufficient to provide confidence that the proposers can accomplish their objectives. Proposers must demonstrate that the combined facilities of the team are sufficient to accomplish the objectives of the proposal. Cost Realism: Costs of the proposal must be reasonable and provide a high value to the Government. Cost share, while not required, shows both a financial and technical commitment on the part of the proposing team and is encouraged. ADMINISTRATION: Address for Submission of White Papers or Full Proposals (Except Classified Proposals): DARPA/DSO, ATTN: BAA00-36, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. Guidance for Classified Information and Data: Proposers should contact Rick Hohman (rhohman@darpa.mil), Director, Security & Intelligence Directorate (703-696-2385) for information on security or for instructions for the submission of a classified proposal. All Other Correspondence: Fax: (703) 696-3999 (Addressed to: DARPA/DSO, BAA00-36), Electronic Mail: BAA00-36@darpa.mil. This announcement may be retrieved via the WWW at URL http://www.darpa.mil/baa. Posted 05/22/00 (W-SN457172). (0143)

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