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A -- A BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA 95-005) FOR NEAR-TERM BEACH AREA MINE CLEARANCE TECHNOLOGIES. SOL N00174 POC Contact Donna Coates, Contract Specialist, 1141V, 301-743-6662, Celeste Mills, Contracting Officer, 1141. The Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (IHDIVNAVSURFWARCEN), Countermeasures and Underwater Weapons Division has a need to develop and demonstrate technology to neutralize mines in the beach area using mechanically emplaced shaped charge munitions. There will be no formal RFP or other solicitation requests regarding this requirement. Proposals are sought for advanced and innovative research and development in te following areas: (1) mechanical deployment of shaped charge munitions, (2) automated fabrication of explosive and inert rope arrays, (3) explosive (detonation cord) array development, (4) explosive array initiation, (5) munition performance and producibility, (6) automatic terrain following/sensing, and (7) chain array obstacle clearance. White papers, not exceeding ten pages, may be submitted for evaluation. Multiple papers may be submitted if more than one area is addressed. The white papers shall consist of three primary sections - Technical, Managerial, and Cost. The Technical section shall state which area is being addressed and shall include a clear statement of objectives, the proposed method or approach, expected results, and project history/background (if any). The Management section shall include key personnel, experience, facilities, and a plan of action and milestones. Information on previous work in related areas may be included in this section. The Cost portion shall include a cost breakdown of the proposed effort. The duration of the proposed effort shall not exceed two years. All white papers submitted under this announcement shall be considered Government property. The Government may require unlimited data rights for work performed under resulting contracts. Each paper shall be evaluated against the following criteria: (1) overall scientific and technical merits of the proposed effort; (2) understanding of the unique requirements and the technical and scientific innovation and risk to solve the requirements; (3) offeror's capabilities, related experience, and facilities that contribute to the success of the proposed effort; (4) experience and background of the principal team members; and (5) proposed cost and fees. Technical considerations will be given greater weight than cost in the selection decision. After evaluation, the Government may solicit full proposals from selected candiates. The proposals shall follow the same format of the white papers with the technical section limited to 25 pages. A more detailed cost breakdown may be required with submitted proposals. Final selection of proposals shll be made in accordance with the evaluation criteria used for the white papers. The Government reserves the right to select any, all, a part of, or none of the white papers and subsequent proposals for further development. The magnitude of the effort and number of contracts awarded will depend upon availability of funds and shall be solely at the discretion of the Government. This announcement solicits the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government's needs. The Government will not cover the cost of white paper or proposal preparation in any existing of future contract. Technical point of contact (POC) for this program is Mr. Eric Hoffman, Code 6310T, IHDIVNAVSURFWARCEN, 301-743-4822. Organizations wishing to participate in this program may submit an original and two copies of the white papers to the Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Attn: Ms. Donna Coates, Code 1141V, 101 Strauss Avenue, Bldg. 1558, Indian Head, MD 20640-5035. White Papers will be accepted until 30 SEP 95; however, because the Government plans to evaluate each proposal upon receipt, offerors are encouraged to submit papers as early as possible. A non-mandatory information conference will be conducted from 0900 to 1130 on 19 MAY 95 at the Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Conference Center, Bldg. 62. A brief summary of the program's current status will be presented by representatives from IHDIVNAVSURFWARCEN and Wright Laboratories, Air Base Technology Branch. The remainder of the conference will be open for question. Space is limited and will be on a first come basis. A maximum of two persons from each organization will be permitted to attend. Requests containing visitor and company names should be faxed to Ms. Donna Coates, re: Beach Area Mine Clearance BAA Conference, at 301-743-6546. (0090)

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