SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Persistent Ocean Surveillance (POS)
- Notice Date
- 7/30/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- BAA04-33
- Response Due
- 9/28/2004
- Archive Date
- 10/13/2004
- Point of Contact
- Anthony Cicala, Contracting Officer, Phone (571)218-4639, Fax (703)248-1927,
- E-Mail Address
-
acicala@darpa.mil
- Description
- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) 04-33 Persistent Ocean Surveillance (POS); CLOSING DATE: July 29, 2005; FULL PROPOSALS FOR FIRST SELECTIONS: 12:00 Noon Arlington, VA local time, September 28, 2004; POC: Khine Latt, DARPA/ATO; Email: POS@darpa.mil; Web: http://www.darpa.mil/ato/solicit/POS/index.htm PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency?s (DARPA) Advanced Technology Office (ATO) is soliciting proposals under this BAA for the performance of research, development, design, and testing to support the DARPA Persistent Ocean Surveillance Program (POS). The POS program will enable naval forces to conduct maritime operations in the presence of diesel submarine threats and surface craft capable of launching anti-access weapons. To effect rapid kill of anti-access defenses requires the deployment of networked sensors (agents) that are persistent and pervasive throughout the littoral. This effort will demonstrate the feasibility of a floating field of smart, long-term, station-keeping sensors capable of observing the ocean environment at a known location over an extended period of time. The program will exploit local environmental effects (wind, waves, solar energy, temperature differentials, etc.), and geo-location technologies to establish long-term, station keeping ocean environment sensors. The anticipated products are: o Station-keeping and energy harvesting technologies using local environmental effects capable of maintaining less than a 250m watch radius for 90% of the time and a 2,500 meter watch radius for 100% of the time over a four week period in currents as high as 2 knots; and o Prototype (tactical sized) ocean sensing buoy with continuous RF communications. DARPA is seeking concepts that will provide either an entirely new military capability or will enhance existing capability by orders of magnitude (based on demonstrable relevant metrics), rather than extensions to existing systems or minor improvements to present capability. This BAA shall remain open for one (1) year from the date of publication on www.fedbizopps.gov and www.fedgrants.gov. Although the Government may select proposals for award at any time during this period, it is anticipated that the majority of funding for this program will be committed during the initial selections. Proposers may submit a full proposal in accordance with the instruction provided in the Proposer Information Pamphlet (PIP) at any time up to the proposal due date. In order to be considered during the initial round of funding, full proposals must be submitted to DARPA, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714 (Attn: BAA04-33) on or before 12:00 Noon Arlington, VA local time, September 28, 2004. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal that shall be considered by DARPA. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable areas of this research for exclusive competition among these entities. This BAA affords proposers the choice of submitting proposals for the award of a Grant, Cooperative Agreement, Contract, Technology Investment Agreement, Other Transaction for Prototype Agreement, or such other appropriate award instrument. The type of procurement or assistance vehicle is subject to negotiations. EVALUATION CRITERIA: The criteria to be used to evaluate and select proposals for this project are, in order of importance: (a) Technical Approach; (b) Operational Utility; (c) Potential Contribution and Relevance to the DARPA Mission; and (d) Cost Realism. Each proposal will be evaluated on the merit and relevance of the specific proposal as it relates to the program rather than against other proposals for research in the same general area, since no common work statement exists. The Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received in response to this BAA and to make award without discussions. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE: Proposers choosing to respond to this BAA must read the associated PIP available at www.fedbizopps.gov and www.fedgrants.gov which provides specific information about this BAA, including instructions on how to respond. In the event that there is a discrepancy between information posted here and on www.fedbizopps.gov and www.fedgrants.gov, the www.fedbizopps.gov site takes precedence.
- Record
- SN00634258-W 20040801/040730213020 (fbodaily.com)
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