A -- KINETIC ENERGY BOOST PHASE CAPABILITY

Notice Date

December 21, 2001

Contracting Office

Other Defense Agencies, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, (BMDO), Deputy for Contracting (BMDO/CT), 7100 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC, 20301-7100

ZIP Code

20301-7100

Solicitation Number

BAA-02-01

Response Due

December 31, 2002

Point of Contact

Donald Bobby, Procurement Analyst, Phone 703-695-9125, Fax 703-697-7907, Email donald.bobby@bmdo.osd.mil

Description

The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization is soliciting White Papers for technology development and experiments to increase understanding and capabilities in the area of Kinetic Energy Boost Phase Missile Defense. A kinetic energy boost phase element?s mission is to intercept ballistic missiles prior to termination of powered flight. This is the most desirable phase in which to engage a missile, since the missile cannot release its warhead(s) and other midcourse countermeasures until powered flight is complete. At the end of this phase, the missile is traveling as high as 15,000 miles per hour ? making accurate, timely interception a challenge. Executing this mission also requires quick reaction times, continuous monitoring and vigilance, and high confidence in decision-making. The objectives of the KE boost program are to identify and develop technology and to achieve a demonstration of the technical feasibility of intercepting primarily ICBM-class missiles in their boost phase by 2005.=20 Innovative research approaches are being sought in the kinetic energy boost areas of, (1) technology development and demonstration in the fundamental components of a boost defense element including sensors for early detect, track and identification of the target, advanced interceptors and interceptor subcomponents, battle management, command and control and weapons platforms, and (2) critical experiments that characterize element attributes and timelines as well as demonstrate the feasibility of an effective kinetic energy boost phase concept. Critical experiments will address space based concepts as well as other platforms. Priority will be given to those ideas which most significantly increase our confidence that a capabilities based kinetic energy boost element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System can be deployed in the next decade.=20 DO NOT SUBMIT A PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME. PROPOSALS WILL BE REQUESTED AND PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED TO OFFERORS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A WHITE PAPER, WHICH HAS RECEIVED A FAVORABLE EVALUATION. INSTRUCTIONS TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT WHITE PAPERS FOLLOW. WHITE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING DESCRIBED BELOW ? FROM 11 JANUARY 2002 AND ON. THEY WILL BE EVALUATED AS THEY ARE RECEIVED. =20 =20 All interested offerors capable of satisfying the Government?s needs are required to submit three (3) copies of a 3 -5 page (8 ? x 11 inch single spaced) White Paper with a cover letter indicating whether the offeror is a foreign firm, a large, small, women-owned small, or small disadvantaged business, or Historically Black College, University, or Minority Institution. Foreign firm means a business entity owned or controlled by one or more foreign nationals or a business entity in which more than 50 percent of the stock is owned or controlled by one or more foreign nationals. No topics have been set aside for small business, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI). =20 The white papers should be formatted as follows: Section A: Title, Period of Performance, Cost of Task, Name of Company, Section B: Task Objective, and Section C: Technical Summary. All responses to this announcement must be addressed to ATTN: Mr. Donald J. Bobby, Solicitation BAA-02-01, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, 7100 Defense Pentagon, Washington D.C. 20301-7100. Multiple white papers within the purview of this announcement may be submitted by each offeror. The purpose of the white paper is to preclude unwarranted effort on the part of an offeror whose proposed work is not of interest to the Government. If there is sufficient interest in the white paper, a formal technical and cost proposal will be requested. Such invitation does not assure that the submitting organization will be awarded a contract. Complete instructions for proposal preparation will be provided if and when a proposal is requested. This announcement does not obligate the Government to make any awards. Contractor support personnel will be used to evaluate white papers and proposals received in response to this BAA. Individuals with access to proprietary data shall sign non-disclosure statements that shall be maintained on file and will not be allowed to submit proposals. Submission of information in response to this BAA constitutes permission to disclose information to contractor support personnel under these conditions. =20 Proposals will be evaluated by a peer or scientific review process in accordance with the following criteria: (1) The overall scientific and/ or technical merits of the proposal, (2) innovativeness of proposed approach and/ or techniques, (3) assessed improvement to kinetic energy boost capabilities, (4) the offer's capability and capacity to achieve the objectives of this BAA, and (5) the reasonableness and realism of the proposed cost and fees. Criteria (1) through (4) are of equal importance. Criteria (5) is of lesser importance.=20 =20 White papers will also be evaluated by a peer or scientific review process in accordance with evaluation criteria, (1) through (4) above, to determine whether they are consistent with the intent of this BAA and of interest to the Government. Cost will also be considered An unclassified Kinetic Energy Boost Phase capability informational briefing will be held at the Johns Hopkins University/ Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) in Laurel, MD on 10 January 2002 beginning at 0900 EST. Two attendees per prospective offeror will be permitted. Attendees should register with Ms. Lora Richardson or Ms. Sue Hall at (703) 553-2600. For directions to JHU/ APL and for visitor information contact Ms. Gina Fraser at (240) 228-4705.=20 Funding of this BAA and the anticipated award of contracts will start in FY02.=20 Topic areas may involve technology that is subject to U.S. Export Control Laws. Foreign owned firms may submit white papers, but are advised they may be precluded from proposing. =20 The cost of preparing white papers and/or proposals in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or any other contract, but may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost specified in FAR 31.205-18.=20 This BAA is open and effective until canceled. Offerors are warned that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.=20 =20

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Record

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