SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- University and Non-Profit Scientific and Engineering Research
- Notice Date
- 3/25/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- N00178 17320 Dahlgren Road Dahlgren, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0017804Q3021
- Response Due
- 9/30/2004
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2005
- Point of Contact
- xds13-5 540-653-7765
- Description
- The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), through the Dahlgren Laboratory at Dahlgren, VA is soliciting scientific and engineering research "white papers" to identify capabilities of University and Non-Profit Institutions to conduct basic research, applied research, and advanced research projects in a wide variety of scientific and engineering disciplines. PLEASE NOTE: We are NOT seeking specific research proposals at this time ? we are requesting submission of capability statements only. Specific research proposals may be returned to the submitting institution with a request to submit a capability statement. Offerors that submitted white papers under BAA N00178-03-Q-3000 DO NOT need to resubmit unless a change or update to that submission is necessary. N00178-02-Q-3002 white papers will be considered as candidate sources until 30 Sept 2004. N001 78-03-Q-3002 white papers will be considered as candidate sources until 30 Sept 2005. White papers submitted under BAA N00178-01-Q-3004 are no longer being considered. Research projects are expected to require a high level of technical expertise, primarily involving PhD level personnel; personnel requirements include, but are not limited to, the following categories: distinguished postdoctoral, senior postdoctoral, postdoctoral, professors, and graduate students. Awards under this BAA are expected to take the form of grants, cooperative agreements, other transactions, or contracts. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541710 -- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences. Representative research areas requiring scientific and engineering research expertise for which "white papers" (capability statements) are s olicited include: a. Advance Data Mining and Visualization: Explore new approaches to using advanced processors and algorithms to mine data from disparate sources, archive and merge the data, and provide innovative approaches for visualizing the data, including cluster and trend analysis, probabilistic future state estimation, using such approaches as (but not limited to) subject-oriented analytical systems, statistical techniques, neural Networks, evolutionary programming, memory based reasoning, decision trees, genetic algorithms, nonlinear regression methods. Visualization methods might include dynamics, colors and multi-dimensions. b. Human-computer interaction at the individual, team, and organizational levels to include system engineering tools, human performance and workload modeling and evaluation, decision aids and advanced training technologies for the com plex systems environment, control environments and intelligent aiding, and development of intelligent agents. c. Technologies for video and data compression, for use in real time and near real time scenarios. Development of new technologies in the area of High Frequency (HF) Over-the-Horizon (OTH) radar. Consideration will be given to technologies for improved sky-wave and surface wave radar detection and tracking of 30-120 ft. low cross-section maritime targets of interest. Specific areas include but are not limited to: 1. Traveling Ionospheric Disturbance (TID) mitigation 2. Methods to improve range and cross-range positional accuracy 3. Hardware designs and technologies for improved clutter mitigation, system diagnostics, waveform generation, frequency management 4. Signal Processing for improved ocean and ionospheric clutter mitigation, target signal enhan cement, noise excision, vessel classification at HF 5. Methods to mitigate hardware noise effects 6. Studies and tests for improved understanding of ocean and ionospheric effects and impacts on system performance. d. Pulsed Power Technologies including electrical energy storage and switching, electric and electro thermal guns, compact high-voltage sources, ultra-wideband technology, and photoconductive switches. e. Technologies, evaluation methodologies, analysis techniques and test results for information transfer technologies applicable to navy shipboard use in areas that include but are not limited to, multicast communications, fault tolerance mechanisms, information assurance, wireless sensor networks, network resource management, and network time synchronization. All white papers received will be maintained for a period not to exceed three years and will b e considered as candidate sources for research projects during that period. Offerors may replace, update, or withdraw white paper submissions at any time. All white papers submitted for topics may be considered for research efforts at the Dahlgren Laboratory. The Dahlgren Laboratory anticipates making multiple awards of grants, cooperative agreements, other transactions, or contracts. When appropriate, research grants will be the preferred award method. All white papers received that indicate interest in a particular research area will be reviewed for potential research projects in that area. Please identify the area in which your research is to be considered. Selection of a source for each separate research project will be based primarily on "best match" of technical merit (offeror?s interest, expertise, and capability) and potential for contribution to accomplishmen t of Navy/DOD missions, as presented in the white papers and considering other relevant information available to the evaluator. Anticipated cost will be considered in the selection, but cost will not be the primary determining factor. The selected source for each project will be requested to submit a detailed proposal. Submission of a white paper or a detailed proposal does not assure the offeror of a subsequent award. White papers should be submitted as a MS Word file either (1) as an email attachment to xds13@nswc.navy.mil OR (2) on CD or ZIP disk to Grants Officer (N00178-04-Q-3021), NSWCDD (Code XDS13), 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100. Hard copy submissions (other than the grant certification package) are neither required nor desired. White papers should be formatted as follows: A. Cover Page (one page) - identify offeror by name and address, i nclude point of contact (Office of Sponsored Programs, etc.) with telephone number and email address, include date of submission, indicate that submission is in response to this BAA; B. Overview (one page) - provide overview of offeror?s capabilities (physical plant and equipment as well as human resources); C. Costing (one page) - provide representative salary costs (hourly rates) for the following labor categories: distinguished postdoctoral, senior postdoctoral, postdoctoral, professors, and graduate students. In addition, identify and provide all applicable indirect (facility and administration) rates that would be charged on each research project; provide name, address, and point of contact, including telephone number, of applicable government auditor and government Administrative Grants Officer/Administrative Contracting Officer; D. Specific Research Are a Information [one page for each research area (listed above) in which you have interest/capability to conduct research projects] ? provide specific capability information applicable to the research area to supplement information provided in the overview; identify/discuss specific human resources expertise, specific facilities or equipment relevant to the research area, offeror?s prior participation in related research projects, and any other relevant information. DO NOT submit a specific research proposal unless requested. Please identify the topic area applicable to your white paper submission. In addition, all offerors should submit (in hard copy to the address shown above) a completed and signed NSWCDD Grant Certification package that can be accessed at the NSWCDD Home Page (http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply). Each grant or cooperative agreement that may be awarded to an institution of higher education under this announcement must contain the Military Recruiting on Campus clause in DODGARS 22.520(f), which may be accessed at http://web7.whs.osd.mil/html/32106r.htm). Any institution that has been identified under the procedures established by the Secretary of Defense to implement P.L. 103-337, section 558, is not eligible to receive a grant or cooperative agreement in response to this solicitation. Questions regarding this announcement may be submitted to Grants Officer (N00178-04-Q-3021), NSWCDD (Code XDS13), 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100, to email xds13@nswc.navy.mil, or to facsimile (540) 653-6810. This announcement will remain open and white papers will be accepted through 30 September 2004. Awards may be made at any time after this notification is published, but only those offerors who have submitted white p apers will be considered. This notice constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for University and Non-Profit Scientific and Engineering Research for the Dahlgren Laboratory, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, and, as such, solicits the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government?s needs. This BAA should not be construed as a commitment or authorization to incur costs in anticipation of a grant, cooperative agreement, other transaction, or contract; the Government is not bound to make any awards under this announcement.
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