311th HSW/PKO, 8005 9th St, Bldg 625, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5353

U -- PROVIDE IDENTIFICATION & IN-DEPTH CORPORATE ANALYSIS/ASSESSMENT OF SPECIFIC SMALL BUSINESS, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND NECESSARY TRAINING TO ENHANCE SMALL BUSINESS CAPABILITIES. SOL BAA-00-0001 DUE 081100 POC Julia Silvas 210/536-6326 or Henry Ornelas 210/536-6576 WEB: Technical Assistance Borad Agency Announcement (BAA, http://sarah.brooks.af.mil/sarah/. E-MAIL: julia.silvas@brooks.af.mil, Technical Assistance Broad Agency Announcement (BAA 00-0001). BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA-00-0001), U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM (TAPP) FOR THE AIR FORCE OUTREACH PROGRAM OFFICE (AFOPO). POC: Julia Silvas, Procuring Contract Negotiator/Administrator, (210) 536-6326. A. INTRODUCTION: Information regarding this acquisition is available through the Internet on the HSW San Antonio Request For Proposal (RFP) and Acquisition Highway (SARAH): http://sarah.brooks.af.mil/sarah/. BAA updates, all amendments, and information related to this announcement will be available only through the SARAH website. Interested parties are responsible for reviewing the SARAH website for current information. Registration through the SARAH website will provide automatic email notification whenever the website is updated. This is a request for white papers and a rough order of magnitude (ROM) only at this time. DO NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS AT THIS TIME. Offerors are strongly encouraged to submit three (3) copies of a not to exceed fifteen (15) page white paper on their proposed approach to the below listed Air Force Objective. White papers submitted in response to this announcement shall be mailed to: 311th HSW/PKOV, ATTN: Julia Silvas, 8005 9th Street, Brooks AFB TX 78235-5353. White papers must be received by 11 August 00, 12:00 noon, Central Standard Time, in order to be considered for the initial round of awards. The Commerce Business Daily (CBD) and Internet release will be simultaneous. This BAA announcement will remain open until 23 JUNE 01. The white paper technical proposal shall be formatted as follows: Section A: Title, BAA announcement number, Corporate Information (Name, Address, etc.), Period of Performance, and ROM, Section B: Task Objective/Market Analysis, Section C: Technical Summary, and Section D: Related Work and Key Personnel. Multiple white papers addressing different thrust areas identified in paragraph B below may be submitted by each offeror. The purpose of this whiwte paper is to preclude effort on the part of an offeror whose proposed work is not of interest to the Government. Offerors with acceptable white papers may be invited to submit technical and cost proposals. Offerors who do not submit white papers may still submit technical and cost proposals. An invitation based on a submitted white paper does not assure that the submitting organization will be awarded a subsequent contract. Successful offerors must comply with the Privacy Act, AFR 12-35. The Government intends to make contract awards as funding becomes available throughout the open period of the announcement, with the initial awards scheduled on or about 27 October 00. Contract awards based on responses to this BAA are considered to be the result of full and open competition. B. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this Air Force Program is to provide the Air Force with a diverse, reliable supplier network of small businesses that can cost-effectively produce parts and systems and provide necessary services to meet performance and quality specifications for peace time operations as well as time-critical military campaigns. This is done through enhancing small business' capabilities to satisfy DOD and other contract and subcontract requirements; to increase the overall participation of small business as prime and subcontractors under DOD contracts, other government agency contracts, and commercial contracts; and to foster long term business relationships between and among small businesses and prime contractors. Under this program, companies approved for award will provide identification and in-depth corporate analysis/assessment of specific small businesses, and provide technical assistance, requirements identification and necessary training to enhance small business capabilities in the following technology areas: information technology, engineering services, professional services, base operating support services, environmental services, and construction services. Each response shall address an individual technology area named above. Companies may submit only one proposal per technology area, but may submit multiple responses addressing separate technology areas. In addition, responses may address specific business types to receive the technical assistance, such as, woman-owned business, historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone) businesses, small disadvantaged business, Native American business, veteran-owned, etc., or may direct their services to the entire small business community. Additionally, contract awards may be made within specific states dependent on funding constraints; therefore, proposals may address a state-specific program or a nation-wide program for assistance. For example, you may submit a proposal to provide information technology technical assistance to Native American firms in a specific state. The technical assistance provided, regardless of technology area, shall include requirement identification (opportunities for bid), technology transfer, electronic collaboration/teaming, engineering and technical assistance such as production management, inventory control, workforce skills training, quality assurance, and any other assistance necessary to develop the capabilities of small business. C. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The 311th Human Systems Wing/PKOV intends to award Cost Plus Fixed Fee and/or Award Term contracts with eligible companies. The anticipated period of performance will be one year from date of award with three additional option years, dependent upon funding. Awards shall first and foremost focus on the identification of opportunities for bid, as prime contractors as well as subcontracting and/or teaming opportunities, for the targeted small businesses. Additional emphasis will be placed on proven expertise in providing technical and business assistance to small businesses, including the necessary networks in place to facilitate outreach, and the ability to receive, maintain, and integrate corporate information (such as specific machinery, capabilities, capacity, etc.) with government and/or commercial needs. White papers must demonstrate that a comprehensive market analysis has been performed prior to submittal. The market analysis should focus on a specific technology area or business type (as addressed in B above), or both, and should include current and projected market needs assessment focused on opportunities/requirements. White papers consisting primarily of business infrastructure and management assistance will not be considered. Offerors are requested to provide their Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) number and reference this BAA number with their submissions. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to apply. Notice to Foreign-Owned Firms: Such firms are asked to immediately notify the Air Force point of contact upon deciding to respond to this announcement. Foreign contractors shall be aware that restrictions may apply which could preclude their participation in this acquisition. The cost of preparing white papers in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct charge to anycontract awarded under this BAA or any other contract. It may however, be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost as specified in FAR 31.205-18, or OMB circulars A-21 or A-122. Offerors are advised that only contracting officers are legally authorized to commit the government to an award under this BAA and each award is subject to availability of funds. Every effort will be made to protect the confidentiality of the white paper and any evaluations. The submitter must mark the white paper with a protective legend IAW FAR 52-215-12. D. BASIS FOR AWARD: White papers received will be evaluated on how well their proposal satisfies the criteria listed below in descending order of importance: 1) Technical merit of the proposal with an emphasis on novel, creative, and integrative solutions to maximizing small business opportunities, as well as providing appropriate technical assistance meeting the needs of the focused market area small businesses 2) Market Analysis: Prime and subcontracting opportunities identified (current and projected) as well as the mechanism to identify and track those opportunities 3) Corporate capability: Unique capabilities of the offeror, related experience, relevant activities, facilities, techniques or unique combinations of these factors that are integral to achieving the objective, including demonstrated experience and expertise in providing just-in-time, specific technical assistance to small business 4) Relevance to Air Force and DOD programs and mission 5) Management plan showing project staffing and methods to resolve problems 6) Organizational commitment to utilization of small businesses measured by corporate resources and qualifications of the proposed principal/key personnel and supporting staff 7) Realism and reasonableness of the proposed cost Preference may be given to white papers submitted by and/or those incorporating the usage of small business, not for profit organizations, and/or institutions of higher learning (esp., HBCU/MIs). Consideration will be given to relevant past and present performance. Contractors are hereby notified that a private contractor may assist the Government in the evaluation of the white papers. White papers will be evaluated as they are received. Individual proposal evaluations will be based on acceptability or non-acceptability without regard to other proposals submitted under this announcement. Offerors with acceptable white papers may be requested to submit full proposals. Oral technical proposals are anticipated. Awards will be based upon most acceptable proposal per technology area and may be further restricted based upon legislative funding constraints. The dollar value of the awards may vary, however typical awards are expected to be between $1 and $2 Million per one-year period of performance. The Government intends to make multiple awards over the open period of the announcement. The Government intends to award without discussions. The remaining acceptably rated white papers, not initially awarded, will remain onfile until the announcement closing date. White papers received after the initial submittal will be evaluated against the above stated criteria and will be rated as either acceptable or non-acceptable and held pending funding until announcement close. E. POST AWARD CONFERENCE: The Air Force intends to hold a post award conference with each successful awardee at Brooks AFB, after each award. G. ADDITIONAL POINTS OF CONTACT: Ms Lynette Ward is the Air Force Program Manager, Technical Assistance Pilot Program, Air Force Outreach Program Office (AFOPO), (210) 536-1317. Ms Julia Silvas is the Contract Administrator, 311th HSW/PKOV. All questions or comments should be emailed to the Contract Administrator at julia.silvas@brooks.af.mil. No telephone inquiries will be taken due to the anticipated volume of offerors and workload. Posted 06/12/00 (W-SN463900). (0164)

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