US Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center, Army Research Laboratory Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACA-P, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783-1197

A -- BALLISTIC RANGE SUPPORT SOL DAAD17-00-R-0006 POC Ted Weitzman, Contract Specialist,301-394-3165, Patricia Silsby, Contracting Officer, 301-394-3438 The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has a continuing need for basic and applied research in the ballistics phenomena occurring in the complex interactions of penetrators and shaped charges against various types of target materials and munitions. It is necessary to obtain a wide variety of technical ballistic data on new concepts or current improvements in munitions or armors utilizing newly developed analytical methods, materials, designs, or fabrication techniques. This action is for Ballistic Range Support and Research at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD for various ballistic programs where efforts will include, but are not limited to, the following: range preparation, installation, set up, and test execution; equipment repair, inventory, and maintenance; instrumentation development and use; sample preparation and mechanical testing; preparation and maintenance of data bases; the creation and preparation of computer graphics, video and photographic images, and documentation for presentations and publications; reports on the experiments being conducted at facilities not located at APG but which possess unique capabilities; research and development of energetic materials to include secondary explosives, pyrotechnic formulations, and gun powder; electronic circuit design, fabrication, circuit and system testing, and product assembly; research and experimental development work in the broad mission areas of physics of deformation under ballistic conditions and conventional warfare survivability technology; assist in the designing and diagramming of pulse-forming networks (PFNs) as well as safety and diagnostic equipment associated with electromagnetic gun/armor technology; conduct numerical analyses/simulations (e.g. finite element, finite volume, smoothed particle hydrodynamics, and Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian methods) to characterize material response and projectile-target interactions encountered during high-velocity impact; and, conduct research and development of warheads to include shaped charge, fragmentation, and multi-functional devices; The anticipated contract type is time and materials under which delivery orders will be issued. The following labor categories shall be utilized for this effort: Engineering Technician III, Engineering Technician IV, Engineering Technician V, and Engineering Technician VI (the aforementioned labor categories are labor categories from the Department of Labor Directory of Occupations) and various levels of Senior Scientists. The period of performance is for 5 years with an estimated contract ceiling of $14,500,000. It is presently estimated that delivery orders amounting to 79,500 hours (inclusive of 3,500 hours of overtime) will be issued yearly. This is a follow-on to contract DAAL01-95-C-0110 with Dynamic Science, Incorporated, of Phoenix, AZ. At the present time, this acquisition is expected to be full and open competition based on response to competition for current contract. In accordance with FAR 19.502-2(b), for the Government to establish this acquisition as a small business set-aside, the Government must reasonably expect that offers from two or more responsible small business concerns will be received and that award will be made at a fair market price. To that end, small business, HUBZONE and 8(a) concerns believing that they are qualified to perform the effort are encouraged should submit evidence supporting their qualifications to perform the effort no later than 15 days after the publication date of this synopsis. Offerors should address: the qualifications, experience, and availability of their personnel to support the estimated hours and type of work set forth above; the company's experience in performing ballistic range support and research and the company's experience working under various hazardous conditions; the company's ability to hold a Secret facility clearance as well as employing personnel capable of being cleared at the Secret level; and, the company's ability to provide necessary materials, parts, components and subcontracted services required for the performance of this contract. Mere assertions of capability without supporting documentation will not be considered, and the Government reserves the right not to request additional information from offerors submitting inadequate or incomplete information for evaluation. If, after evaluation of qualification information submitted, it is the opinion of the Contracting Officer that there is an expectation of receiving offers from two or more responsible small business concerns in response to this solicitation and that award will be made at a fair market price, this acquisition will convert to a small business set-aside. Interested parties are advised that there will be no paper copies of the solicitation issued. The solicitation will be made available on-line at http://w3.arl.mil/contracts/opport.htm, and solicitation amendments, if any, will also be found at the same location. Offerors are responsible for checking the website to ensure they have latest information available concerning this acquisition Offerorsshould note that there will be no resynopsizng of this requirement in the event it is converted to a small business set-aside. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this acquisition is 8711 -- Engineering Services with a size standard of $20 million dollars in annual receipts. Companies not found to be qualified on the basis of information submitted, as well as all responsible sources, may submit a bid or proposal which will be considered by the agency. Posted 06/12/00 (W-SN463776). (0164)

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