Directorate of R&D Contracing, 2530 C St, Bldg 7, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607

A -- MILLIMETER WAVE POWER AMPLIFIER SOL BAA # 95-05-AAKE DUE 052695 POC Contact Michele L. Dickman, Contracting Officer, (513) 255-3379. Wright Laboratory (WL/AAKE) is interested in receiving proposals (technical and cost) on the research effort described below. Proposals in response to this BAA shall be submitted by 26 May 95, 1500 hours Eastern Time, addressed to Wright Laboratory, Directorate of R&D Contracting, Building 7, Area B, Attn: Michele Dickman, WL/AAKE), 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607. This is an unrestricted solicitation. Small businesses are encouraged to propose on all or any part of this solicitation. Proposals submitted shall be in accordance with this announcement. Proposal submission after the cutoff date specified herein shall be treated in accordance with restrictions of FAR 52.215-10, a copy of this provision may be obtained from the contracting point of contact. There will be no other solicitation issued in regard to this requirement. Offerors should be alert for any BAA amendments that may be published. Offerors should request a copy of the WL Guide entitled, ''PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry.'' This guide was specifically designed to assist offerors in understanding the PRDA/BAA proposal process. Copies may be requested from WL/AAKE, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7607, telephone (513) 255-3379. B--REQUIREMENTS, (1) Technical Description: The Air Force is interested in procuring a program to develop and demonstrate low cost, highly integrated monolithic Ka-band power amplifiers for future system applications including: Airborne Radar, Electronic Warfare, Communications, and Missile Seeker applications. The demonstration goal of this program is 5 W CW, 25% efficiency, and 7 dB gain from a monolithic circuit. Extensive work has been done in developing solid state modules for power amplifiers. Most work to date, however, has been directed at lower frequencies. Monolithic power amplifiers generally combine transistors in series arranged gain stages with the final stage combining many cells in parallel to maximize the output power. The amplifier efficiency is largely determined by the quality of the individual transistor cells, effective device impedance matching, and the minimization of lossy circuit combining technology. Power transmitters, in turn, combine amplifiers, and benefit greatly in size and efficiency from the lowest number of high quality components. It is required that the component developed on this effort have an intended application. A top level requirement flow down from a selected system configuration to the amplifier specifications must be shown. RF and DC requirements as well as rough ideas on transmitter/amplifier size, weight, configuration, and prime power requirements and operation parameters must be factored into the MMIC amplifier designs. The bidder will select a system application to be used for Ka-band transmitter flow down requirements. This is a two task BAA. Both tasks must be bid. Task #1 is a transistor device development. Transistor designs and development approaches shall utilize as much as possible existing materials and device technology and focus on device power and efficiency. Transistor cell redesign and reprocessing for optimization is required under Task #1, but redesign should not involve investigation of completely different material systems (e.g., indium phosphide vs gallium arsenide) or device types (e.g. heterojunction bipolar transistor vs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor) from those initiated at the start of this investigation. Material sourcing or system requirements obtained from industry, when available, vs restricting material selection or system applications to internal corporate suppliers or planning is permitted. Task #2 shall focus on aggressive monolithic circuit design to include cell combining and circuit compaction technology. This could involve complete new designs in GaAs or InP monolithic circuit architecture. Task #1 and Task #2 sub-tasks are similar. They involve the selection of (1) a candidate material and device type and (2) a transistor cell and circuit combining design to achieve amplifier requirements. Multiple designs iterations shall be investigated under each task. Amplifier designs shall be performed to the extent possible using CAD modules and component simulation design software. Amplifier designs should consider potential usage of high density three dimensional interconnect and packaging schemes. A minimum of two design, fabrication, and test cycles shall be performed on the selected circuit designs. Three amplifiers of the final design shall be delivered. Yield and cost projections on fabricated amplifiers shall be performed. (2) Deliverable Items: The following deliverable data items shall be proposed: (a) Status Report, DI-MGMT-80368/T, monthly, (b) Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Report DI-FNCl-80331/T (c) Project Planning Chart, DI-MGMT-80507A/T, monthly, (d) Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR), DI-F-6004B/T, quarterly, (e) Presentation Material DI-ADMN-81373, as required, (f) Scientific and Technical Reports, Contractor's Billing Voucher, DI-MISC-80711/T, monthly, and (g) Scientific and Technical Reports, DI-MISC-80711/T, (Draft and Reproducible Final). At the conclusion of the program three (3) monolithic power amplifiers shall be delivered to the Air Force. (3) Security Requirements: None. (4) Other Special Requirements: International Trade in Arms Restrictions apply. C--ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) Anticipated Period of Performance: The total length of the technical effort is estimated to be 36 months. The contractor shall also provide for an additional 4 months for processing/completion of the final report. (2) Expected Award Date: September 1995. (3) Government Estimate: The government anticipates total program funding of $1,300,000. (4) Type of Contract: Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or Cost (no fee). Any grants or cooperative agreements awarded will be cost (no fee). (5) Government Furnished Property: None contemplated. (6) Size Status: For the purpose of this acquisition, the size standard is 500 employees (SIC 8731). (7) Notice to Foreign-Owned Firms: Such firms are asked to immediately notify the Air Force point cited below upon deciding to respond to this announcement. Foreign contractors should be aware that restrictions may apply which could preclude their participation in this acquisition. D--PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: (1) General Instructions: Offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision at FAR 52.215-12, Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, to trade secrets or privileged commercial and financial information contained in their proposals. Proposal questions should be directed to one of the points of contact listed elsewhere herein. Offerors should consider instructions contained in the WL ''PRDA and BAA Guide for Industry'' referenced in Section A of this announcement. Technical and cost proposals, submitted in separate volumes, are required and must be valid for 180 days. Proposals must reference the above BAA number. Proposals shall be submitted in an original and five (5) copies. Proposals shall not be submitted via facsimile. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered against the criteria set forth herein. Offerors are advised that only contracting officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the government. (2) Cost Proposal: The accompanying cost proposal/price breakdown shall be supplied on an SF 1411, together with supporting schedules, and shall contain a person-hours breakdown per task/phase. Copies of the above-referenced forms may be obtained from the contracting office cited. (3) Technical Proposal: The technical proposal shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research and the technical approach. Additional information on prior work in this area, descriptions of available equipment and facilities, and resumes of personnel who will be participating in this effort should also be included as attachments to the technical proposal and are not included in the page limit. The technical proposal shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks/phases proposed to be accomplished under the proposed effort and suitable for contract incorporation. Offerors should refer to the WL Guide referenced in Section A to assist in SOW preparation. Any questions concerning the technical proposal or SOW preparation shall be referred to the Technical Point of Contact cited in this announcement. (4) Page Limitations: The technical proposal shall be limited to 100 pages (12 pitch or larger type), double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 by 11 inches. The page limitation includes all technical information, i.e. indexes, photographs, foldouts, appendices, attachments, etc. (other than the specific exemptions stated above). Pages in excess of this limitation will not be considered by the government. Cost proposals have no limitations, however, offerors are requested to keep cost proposals to 75 pages as a goal. (5) Preparation Cost: This announcement does not commit the Government to pay for any response preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this BAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting or any other contract. However, it may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost as specified in FAR 31.205-18. E--BASIS FOR AWARD: The selection of one or more sources for award will be based on an evaluation of an offeror's response (both technical and cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to the announcement. The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order of priority, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria: (a) Soundness of Technical Approach, (b) Understanding of Problem, (c) New and Innovative Solutions, (d) Specific Experience and Facilities, and (e) Compliance with Requirements. Cost is ranked as the second order of priority. No other evaluation criteria will be used. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award of a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant any, all, part, or none of the proposals received. Award of a grant, in lieu of a contract, to universities and nonprofit institutions will be considered and will be subject to the mutual agreement of the parties. F--POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Technical Contact Point: Engineer, John King, WL/ELMD, Bldg 620, 2241 Avionics Circle Suite 25, Wright-Patterson AFB, Oh 45433-7327, (513) 255-7659. (2) Contracting Point of Contact: Contracting Officer, Michele Dickman, WL/AAKE, Bldg 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7607, (513) 255-3379. (0100)

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