A -- JIGSAW PROJECT

Notice Date

December 15, 2000

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

20783-1197

Solicitation Number

BAA01-15

Response Due

January 26, 2001

Point of Contact

E-Mail Only: RMAC-Adelphi@arl.army.mil

E-Mail Address

Click here if you have questions or requests (baa01-15@darpa.mil)

Description

JIGSAW PROJECT SOL BAA01-15 DUE 020501 POC Dr. Robert Hummel, E-MAIL: contact Jigsaw Project, baa01-15@darpa.mil. Jigsaw Project SOL BAA01-15, proposals due 5 February 2001, POC: Dr. Robert Hummel, Program Manager, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Special Projects Office (SPO), 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1714. Facsimile: (703) 516-7360, (e-mail contact preferred). This CBD Announcement and the BAA01-15 Proposer's Information Package (PIP) constitutes the entire solicitation. Proposals should conform to the format and instructions in the PIP; non-conforming proposals risk being rejected by the Source Selection Authority. OBJECTIVE: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Special Projects Office (SPO) is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations for the Jigsaw Project, under BAA 01-15. The Jigsaw Project will develop advanced LADAR systems to be used for reliable Combat ID by a human. The Government solicits proposals in support of two parts of the Jigsaw Project: "Sensor Design Efforts" (SDEs) as well as "Technology Development Efforts" (TDEs). In SDEs, performance will take place in two Phases. Phase I will last one year, during which participants will perform a design study for an objective system, and will design a prototype system whose purpose will be to answer critical technical issues for the objective system and to demonstrate the performance that a LADAR sensor can achieve for Combat ID. In addition, SDEs will include contractor-proposed risk reduction activities during Phase I, as necessary to ensure success in Phase II. For those designs that show promise, Phase II of the Jigsaw Project, which will last approximately 18 months, will include the construction of the prototype LADAR sensor, gathering and analysis of data with that sensor, a demonstration of LADAR sensors for Combat ID by the end of CY2002, and design of an objective system. The TDEs will take place during the first year of Jigsaw (Phase I). These activities will answer technical questions associated with the application of LADAR to Combat ID. TDE performers will be required to share their results with all SDE developers during Phase I, to support the system designs underway in SDE activities. FUNDING: DARPA anticipates Phase I awards will consist of up to three SDEs for approximately $1.0 million each and between four to six TDEs for between $250K to $350K each. DARPA anticipates funding only one or two of the original SDE teams in Phase II, which may incorporate successful TDEs and other new team members as warranted. For Phase II, the Government anticipates that approximately $6 million will be available in FY02 and up to $10 million in FY03, in aggregate, for all tasks. PROPOSAL CONTENT: Proposals are to be prepared as an unclassified document containing an HTML web structure, containing sections on Technical Approach, Personnel and Organization, Statement of Work and Program Plan, and Cost. Precise requirements for the structure, size, and format can be found in the Proposer's Information Package at http://www.darpa.mil/spo/Solicitations/BAA01-15/JIGSAW-PIP/htm, which must be consulted for proposal preparation. Full cost proposals will be required of all subcontractors and team members by the proposal submission deadline. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Proposals may either be submitted using the "Zip Upload" method, or in duplicate on CD-ROMs by the proposal deadline. In either case, proposers with the intention to submit a proposal must register at http://www.darpa.mil/SPO/Solicitations/BAA01-15/register.htm before the registration deadline. OTHER INFORMATION: Information about the Jigsaw project, the PIP, and other information can be found at http://www.darpa.mil/SPO/Solicitations/BAA01-15/jigsaw.htm. Questions and requests may be sent to baa01-15@darpa.mil. PROGRAM DEADLINES: Technical questions may be addressed by DARPA until 4 PM EST on January 26, 2001. The registration deadline is 4 PM EST on January 26, 2001. The proposal deadline is 4 PM EST on February 5, 2001. DARPA anticipates that contracts will be awarded by March 20, 2001. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The Government may use selected support contractor personnel from Emergent Information Technologies and Schafer Associates to assist in administration and review process. These personnel have signed appropriate non-disclosure and conflict of interest statements and will not participate in the final source selection process. SPONSOR: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). CONTRACTING AGENT: Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197; Email: RMAC-Adelphi@arl.army.mil , Email contact exclusively, with mandatory subject line of 'BAA01-15'.

Web Link

Click here for information about the Jigsaw project, (http://www.darpa.mil/spo/Solicitations/BAA01-15/JIGSAW-PIP/htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001219/ASOL001.HTM (W-350 SN509001)