SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE TECHNOLOGIES TO DETECT, ACCESS, EXAMINE, RENDER SAFE, AND DISPOSE OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO)
- Notice Date
- 11/14/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- N0464A 2008 Stumpneck Rd Indian Head, MD
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- BAAN0464A0601
- Response Due
- 3/24/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/24/2006
- Description
- THE NAVAL EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (NAVEOTECHDIV) HAS A NEED TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE TECHNOLOGIES TO DETECT, ACCESS, EXAMINE, RENDER SAFE, AND DISPOSE OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO). WHITE PAPERS/FULL PROPOSALS FOR EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT ARE SOUGHT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1) LOCATE HIDDEN DEVICES: CURRENTLY THERE IS NO GOOD WAY FOR EOD TECHNICIANS TO EASILY DETERMINE IF A POTENTIAL COMMAND POST AREA MAY CONTAIN AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE. THE TECHNICIANS NEED A SMALL PORTABLE DEVICE THAT WILL GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO RAPIDLY DETERMINE IF AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE AND/OR RF INITIATOR IS LOCATED WITHIN A POTENTIAL COMMAND POST AREA. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE DETECTOR WILL BE ABLE TO LOCATE HIDDEN DEVICES WITHIN A 20 M RADIUS. 2) ENSURE UXO IS INACTIVE: THE ADVENT OF ELECTRONICALLY SAFED AND ARMED FUZE (ESAF) DEVICES YIELDS FUZES THAT CANNOT BE READILY INSPECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR SOLID-STATE CONFIGURATION. ADDITIONALLY, INTERROGATION OF THE FUZES FROM THE OUTSIDE IS AT BEST DIFFICULT DUE TO THE SHIELDING AROUND THE FUZE. ELECTRONICS NEED TO BE DEVELOPED THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO ESAFS WHICH WHEN REMOTELY POLLED BY EOD TECHNICIANS WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUZE STATUS. 3) DETECTION/LOCATION OF SUBMERGED UXO: CURRENTLY, LIMITED TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE TO DETECT SUBMERGED UXO. TECHNOLOGY IS NEEDED THAT CAN AID THE EOD TECHNICIAN IN DETECTING AND LOCATING BOTH FERROUS AND NONFERROUS UXO SUBMERGED IN SALT OR FRESH WATER AND POTENTIALLY COVERED BY MUD AND SILT. 4) DETERMINE FUZE MATERIALS: IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY MODEL RENDER SAFE PROCEDURES FOR FUZES IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MATERIALS THAT MAKE UP THE FUZE. THERE IS A NEED FOR TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL DETERMINE THE TYPES OF MATERIALS USED IN FUZES FROM A STANDOFF DISTANCE AND PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO THE EOD TECHNICIAN. 5) EXAMINE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES (IEDS) WITHOUT ACTUATING SENSORS: THE EQUIPMENT CURRENTLY USED BY THE EOD TECHNICIAN TO EXAMINE AN IED COULD CAUSE INITIATION OF ADVANCED ANTI-TAMPERING SENSORS. NEW EXAMINATION SENSORS AND TECHNIQUES ARE NEEDED THAT WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPONENTS OF THE IED AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT ITS STATUS. 6) EXPLOSIVES DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES: THE NAVAL EOD TECHNOLOGY DIVISION IS INTERESTED IN EXPLORING THE USEFULNESS OF X-RAY FLUORESCENCE FOR DETECTING EXPLOSIVES IN VARIOUS CONTAINERS AND VEHICLES. 7) ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR: CURRENT ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS USED BY EOD HAVE A VERY LIMITED LEVEL OF DEXTERITY. THERE IS A NEED TO DEVELOP MANIPULATORS THAT CAN PICK UP AND HANDLE OBJECTS LESS THAN 2 INCHES IN SIZE (E.G. WIRE, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, AND SMALL PRESSURE SENSITIVE EXPLOSIVE DETONATORS) WITHOUT PHYSICALLY DAMAGING THE OBJECT. ADDITIONALLY, THE MANIPULATOR MUST BE ABLE TO BE MOUNTED ON A MOBILE ROBOTIC PLATFORM AND HAVE THE REQUISITE AUTOMATION OR CONTROLLABILITY TO BE EFFECTIVELY EMPLOYED BY THE EOD OPERATOR TO PERFORM DIFFICULT TASKS (E.G. GRASPING AND MANIPULATING SMALL OBJECTS). 8) ROBOTIC ARM: CURRENT EOD ROBOTIC ARMS HAVE VERY LIMITED DEGREES OF FREEDOM. THERE IS A NEED TO DEVELOP A MULTI-ARTICULATED ROBOTIC ARM AND ROBOTIC SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO AID IN RENDERING SAFE EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. 9) TACTILE TECHNOLOGY: CURRENT EOD ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS PROVIDE NO TACTILE FEEDBACK TO THE USERS. THERE IS A NEED TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN PROVIDE TACTILE FEEDBACK TO EOD TECHNICIANS AS WELL AS USE THEIR HAND AND ARM MOVEMENTS TO AID IN CONTROLLING THE ROBOTIC ARM AND ACTUATOR. 10) PRODUCT FAMILY CONCEPTS FOR EOD ROBOTS: CURRENT EOD UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES ARE STANDALONE SYSTEMS, EACH HAVING PROPRIETARY HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE COST AND INCREASE SUPPORTABILITY AND RELIABILITY THERE IS A NEED TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL USE OF PRODUCT FAMILIES FOR FUTURE EOD ROBOTIC SYSTEMS. THE USE OF PRODUCT FAMILIES WOULD ALLOW MULTIPLE EOD ROBOTS OF DIFFERENT SIZES TO SHARE COMMON OR SCALED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS. WHITE PAPERS/FULL PROPOSALS ARE SOUGHT FOR STUDIES THAT EXPLORE HOW THIS CONCEPT CAN BE APPLIED TO EOD ROBOTICS GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WHITE PAPERS AND FULL PROPOSALS: WHITE PAPERS/FULL PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: NAVAL EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGY DIVISION, ATTN: MARGARET BOOTH, CODE 052, BLDG. 2112, 2008 STUMP NECK ROAD, INDIAN HEAD, MD 20640-5070. WHITE PAPER/FULL PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN HARD COPY, WITH ONE (1) ORIGINAL COPY AND THREE (3) PHOTOCOPIES. WHITE PAPERS/FULL PROPOSALS SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY OR BY FAX WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE. EACH OFFEROR SHOULD SUBMIT A COVER SHEET WITH ITS WHITE PAPER/PROPOSAL. THIS COVER SHEET, WHICH WILL NOT BE COUNTED AGAINST ANY PAGE RESTRICTIONS REFERENCED IN THE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA), SHOULD INCLUDE THE BAA NUMBER BAA N0464A-06-01, THE AREA IN WHICH THE PROPOSAL FALLS UNDER, NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS POINTS OF CONTACT ON THE PROJECT. WHITE PAPERS: INTERESTED OFFERORS ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT A WHITE PAPER, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO PRECLUDE UNWARRANTED EFFORT BY THE OFFEROR IN PREPARING A FULL TECHNICAL AND COST PROPOSAL NOT CONSIDERED TO BE RESPONSIVE. EACH WHITE PAPER IS LIMITED TO FIVE PAGES IN LENGTH AND MAY ADDRESS ONLY ONE OF THE ABOVE AREAS. THE WHITE PAPER WILL CONSIST OF THREE PRIMARY SECTIONS: TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND COST. THE TECHNICAL SECTION SHALL STATE WHICH CATEGORY IS BEING ADDRESSED AND SHALL CONSIST OF CLEAR DESCRIPTIONS OF OBJECTIVES, TECHNICAL ISSUES WHICH MUST BE RESOLVED TO ACCOMPLISH OBJECTIVES, APPROACH TO RESOLVING THESE ISSUES, AND PARTICULAR PRIOR EXPERIENCE OF OFFEROR IN THE TARGETED TECHNOLOGY AREA. THE MANAGEMENT PORTION SHALL INCLUDE KEY PERSONNEL (INCLUDE CURRICULUM VITAE), EXPERIENCE, FACILITIES AND A PLAN OF ACTION WITH MILESTONES. THE COST PORTION SHALL INCLUDE A COST BREAKDOWN OF THE EFFORT BEING PROPOSED. THE EFFORT SHOULD NOT EXCEED THREE YEARS IN LENGTH AND THE TOTAL COST SHOULD NOT EXCEED $1,500,000. WHITE PAPERS ARE DUE TO THE ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE BY 1600 (EDT) ON 24 MARCH 2006. THE GOVERNMENT WILL EVALUATE WHITE PAPERS AND IF THE GOVERNMENT IS INTERESTED, THE GOVERNMENT WILL REQUEST FULL PROPOSALS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE EVALUATION OF THE WHITE PAPERS WILL BE COMPLETED AND DISSEMINATED TO OFFERORS BY 28 APRIL 2006. FULL PROPOSALS: IF REQUESTED BY THE GOVERNMENT, FULL PROPOSALS SHALL CONSIST OF THREE SEPARATE SECTIONS, ONE FOR TECHNICAL, ONE FOR MANAGEMENT, AND ONE FOR COST. ALL SECTIONS SHALL REFERENCE THE BAA NUMBER AND INCLUDE THE OFFEROR'S PROJECT TITLES. TITLES GIVEN TO THE WHITE PAPERS/PROPOSALS SHOULD ADDRESS THE AREAS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED. PROPOSALS SUBMITTED SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: (A) COVER PAGE INCLUDING TITLE AND BOTH TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POINTS OF CONTACT, (B) SOW DETAILING SCOPE OF WORK AND A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH TASK, (C) LIST OF INFORMATION AND GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT (GFE) REQUIRED, (D) A DETAILED COST BREAKDOWN BY TASK INCLUDING LABOR CATEGORIES, LABOR RATES, HOURS, SUBCONTRACTS, MATERIALS, TRAVEL, AND ANY REMAINING DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS, (E) A DESCRIPTION OF DELIVERABLES (F) A SCHEDULE INCLUDING MILESTONES AND A TIME/COST PROFILE (G) A DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFEROR'S FACILITIES, KEY PERSONNEL AND EXPERIENCE IN THE AREA OF INTEREST. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT FULL PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE IN THE MAY/JUNE 2006 TIMEFRAME. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ISSUE AWARDS BASED ON THE OPTIMUM COMBINATION OF PROPOSALS THAT OFFERS THE BEST OVERALL VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT. ONE OR MORE TECHNOLOGY AREAS MAY RECEIVE NO FUNDING. ALSO THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SELECT FOR AWARD SOME PORTION(S) OF THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS BAA. IN THAT EVENT, THE GOVERNMENT MAY SELECT FOR NEGOTIATION ALL, OR PORTIONS, OF A GIVEN PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT MAY INCREMENTALLY FUND ANY AWARD ISSUED UNDER THIS BAA. EVALUATION OF WHITE PAPERS/FULL PROPOSALS: EVALUATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED USING THE FOLLOWING SELECTION CRITERIA, WHICH ARE LISTED IN DESCENDING ORDER OF IMPORTANCE: (1) OVERALL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MERITS, (2) THE UNDERSTANDING OF EOD REQUIREMENTS AND THE TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION AND RISK TO SOLVE THE REQUIREMENT, (3) POTENTIAL FOR TRANSITION TO FLEET/FIELD CAPABILITY, (4) THE OFFEROR'S CAPABILITIES, RELATED EXPERIENCE, FACILITIES, TECHNIQUES OR UNIQUE COMBINATIONS OF THESE WHICH ARE INTEGRAL FACTORS FOR ACHIEVING THE PROPOSAL OBJECTIVES, (5) POTENTIAL CAPABILITY GAINED BY EOD (6) PROPOSED COST AND FEES. THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC MERITS OF EACH PROPOSAL SEEKING A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT WILL BE EVALUATED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. THE EVALUATION PROCESS WILL CONSIDER THE EXTENT OF COMMITMENT IN PROVIDING MEANINGFUL SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, HUB ZONE SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES, WOMAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS, VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE FOR THIS SOLICITATION, 541710 (WHICH CORRESPONDS WITH THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION CODE OF 8731), SPECIFIES A SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD OF 500 EMPLOYEES OR LESS. A SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52.219-9 MUST ACCOMPANY CONTRACT PROPOSALS (FULL PROPOSALS) THAT EXCEED $500,000 SUBMITTED BY ALL BUT SMALL BUSINESSES. ENTITIES THAT MUST SUBMIT A SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN FOR CONTRACT PROPOSALS THAT EXCEED $500,000 INCLUDE UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES, NONPROFITS, AND LARGE BUSINESSES. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS (MI) ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS AND/OR 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 FUNCTIONALLY SEPARABLE AREAS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY FOR EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION AMONG THESE ENTITIES. OTHER BAA INFORMATION: THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES A BAA AS CONTEMPLATED BY FAR 6.102(D)(2). OFFERORS SHOULD STATE IN THEIR PROPOSALS THAT IT IS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO BAA N0464A-06-01. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED HEREIN, NO ADDITIONAL WRITTEN INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, NOR WILL A FORMAL RFP OR OTHER SOLICITATION REGARDING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BE ISSUED. REQUESTS FOR THE SAME WILL BE DISREGARDED. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SELECT ALL, SOME, OR NONE OF THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE AWARDS UNDER THIS BAA THROUGH 3 YEARS AFTER DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED TO RESPOND TO THIS SYNOPSIS. NO HARD COPY VERSION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION COSTS. THE COST OF PREPARING PROPOSALS (INCLUDING WHITE PAPERS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS) IN RESPONSE TO THIS BAA IS NOT ALLOWABLE AS A DIRECT CHARGE TO ANY CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS! BAA OR TO ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT CONTRACT. OFFERORS ARE ADVISED THAT ONLY CONTRACTING OFFICERS ARE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO CONTRACTUALLY BIND OR OTHERWISE COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING CONTRACTUAL MATTERS, PLEASE CONTACT: MARGARET BOOTH, CODE 052, NAVEODTECHDIVIH, (301) 744-6886. FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING TECHNICAL MATTERS, PLEASE CONTACT: SCOTT STEWARD, CODE 503B, NAVEODTECHDIV, (301) 744-6850, EXT 292. NOTE: OFFERORS WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD UNLESS IT HAS REGISTERED IN THE DOD'S CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION.
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