A -- LONG RANGE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Notice Date

August 29, 2000

Adminstrative Office

Office of Naval Research, 800 North Quincy St., Arlington, VA 22217-5660

ZIP Code

22217-5660

Solicitation Number

00-018

Response Due

August 31, 2001

Point of Contact

Beverly Harris ONR OOST (703) 696-5419

Description

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested -in receiving proposals for Long-Range Science and Technology Projects which offer potential for advancement and improvement of naval operations. Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare ONR's broad role in competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science and engineering disciplines. No request for proposal (RFP), solicitation or other announcement of this opportunity will be made. This announcement will be open for approximately one year from date of publication until replaced by a successor Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). Proposals may be submitted any time during this period. Awards may take the form of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions. Proposal submission is not restricted in any way to any particular entity. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, and women owned small businesses are encouraged to participate. PROP0SAL PREPARATION Before preparing proposals, potential offerors are strongly encouraged to contact the ONR Program Officer whose program best matches the offeror's field of interest as listed in the Science and Technology section of the ONR Home Page accessible through World Wide Web at http://www.onr.navy.mil. THE ONR LONG RANGE BAA 00-018 IS A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION. PROPOSALS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION MUST CITE BAA 00-018 (PREFERABLY ON THE COVER PAGE). Proposals should also be accompanied by a completed certification package which can be accessed on the ONR Home Page at Contract & Grants "How to Submit a Proposal". For grant proposals (normally submitted by universities) the certification package is entitled "Certifications for Grants and Agreements". For contract proposals (normally submitted by commercial contractors) the certification package is entitled "Representations and Certifications for Contracts". WHERE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS Proposals should be sent to the attention of the ONR Program Officer whose program best matches the offeror's field of interest at the Office of Naval Research, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22201. POINTS OF CONTACT General questions can be submitted to Beverly S. Harris ONR OOST (703) 696-5419, email harrisb@onr.navy.mil Questions of a technical nature should be submitted to the ONR Program Officer whose program best matches the offeror's field of interest as listed in the Science and Technology section of the ONR Home Page accessible through World Wide Web at http://www.onr.navy.mil. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM The DoD High Performance Computing Program (HPCMP) furnishes the DoD S&T and DT&E communities with use-access to very powerful high performance computing systems. Awardees of ONR contracts/grants may be eligible to use HPCMP assets in support of their funded activities if the ONR Program Officer approval is obtained and if the security/screening requirements are favorably completed. Award decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a scientific/technical review. Additional information and an application may be found at http://www.hpcmo.hpc.mil/. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS Evaluations will be conducted using the following evaluation criteria: (1) overall scientific, technical and/or socio-economic merits of the proposal; (2) potential naval relevance and contributions of the effort to the agency's specific mission; (3) the offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives; (4) the qualifications, capabilities and experience of the proposed Principal Investigator, team leader and key personnel who are critical in achieving the proposal objectives; (5) realism of the proposed cost and availability of funds. INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA PARTNERING ONR highly encourages partnering among industry and academia with a view to speeding the incorporation of new science and technology into fielded systems. Proposals that utilize industry-academic partnering which enhances the development of novel S&T advances will be given favorable consideration. SOCIO-ECONOMIC MERIT EVALUATION For awards made as contracts, the socio-economic merits of each proposal will be evaluated based on the commitment to provide meaningful subcontracting opportunities for Small Businesses, HUBZone small businesses, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business Concerns, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. In addition, contract proposals that exceed $500,000, submitted by all but small business concerns, must be accompanied by a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 541710 (which corresponds with the standard industrial classification code of 8731) with the small business size standard of 500 employees.

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