Rome Laboratory/PKPX, Griffiss AFB NY 13441-4514

A -- WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE, HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) RADAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) SOL BAA 95-08-PKPX POC CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER HANSEN, PROGRAM MANAGER, 315-330-7279; JOETTA BERNHARD, CONTRACTING OFFICER, 315-330-2308. A - Wide Area Surveillance, HF RADAR R&D SOL BAA 95-08-PKPX POC Capt Christopher Hansen, Program Manager, 315-330-7279, Joetta Bernhard, Contracting Officer, 315-330-2308. The Surveillance and Photonics Directorate of Rome Lab is soliciting white papers for innovative approaches in the areas of over-the-horizon (OTH) and high frequency (HF) radars. New and innovative advances in system architectures, algorithms, hardware, and software improvements will be considered for this BAA. The primary emphasis is to identify and demonstrate promising technology that may significantly improve the performance of Relocatable Over The Horizon Radar (ROTHR) for the counter drug missions. It is in this area that initial funding is expected. Other emphasis includes intelligence applications and wide area surveillance for war fighting. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: track fusion, improved radar system performance prediction model, mitigation of clutter & environmental/noise effects, improved real time tracking of slow and/or maneuvering aircraft (in dense target environment), improved track accuracy, optimization of operational radar systems' capabilities via expert management system, ship detection, altitude estimation, cooperative aircraft transponder, monitoring takeoff & landing, target classification, improved registration and accuracy of OTH radar and bistatics. Also of interest are OTH system concepts that can be moved around the world and set up quickly for a theater application. Concepts and OTH/HF technologies for all aspects of war fighting and intelligence gathering are also being considered. If an OTH radar facility is required to conduct the proposed R&D it is the offerors responsibility to identify the requirements and the means to access the radar. In some cases, Rome Laboratory may be able to provide insight and suggestions. Contact Capt Hansen. Rome Laboratory issues this Broad Agency Announcement RL-BAA-95-08-PKPX under the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 6.102(d)(2)). Principal funding for proposals selected from this announcement will begin in FY96. The duration of selected efforts shall not exceed 36 months and offerors should structure their proposals around approximately 12 month periods with clearly defined conclusions at the end of each period. Initial funding for this BAA is expected in FY96. At that time this BAA will be republished. There is a small possibility of FY95 funds. Potential offerors are encouraged to contact Capt Hansen prior to initial submission of white papers. The following instructions will also be contained in the re-announcement: Offerors are required to submit three (3) copies of white papers of ten (10) pages or less with a cover letter indicating whether the offeror is a large, small, woman-owned small or small disadvantaged business or Historically Black College, University or Minority Institution. The white paper should be formatted as follows: Section A: Title, period of performance, cost of effort, and name of company, Section B: Task Objective, and Section C: Technical Summary. In addition to the technical content, the white papers should include the amount of data collection required (i.e., approximate number of days/hours) and the intended facility. All responses to this Announcement must be addressed to: Capt Christopher Hansen, Rome Laboratory/OCSA, 26 Electronics Pky, Griffiss AFB NY 13441-4514, e-mail address: hansenc@rl.af.mil. Also, send one (1) copy of the cover letter only, by First Class Mail (DO NOT SEND CLASSIFIED), to ATTN: Ms Janis Norelli, Director of Small Business, Rome Laboratory/BC, 26 Electronic Pky, Griffiss AFB, NY 13441-4514. Multiple white papers within the purview of this announcement may be submitted. The purpose of the white papers is to preclude unwarranted effort on the part of an offeror whose proposed work is not of interest under this BAA. Those white papers found to be consistent with the intent of this BAA and of interest to the Government may be invited to submit a proposal. Complete instructions for proposal preparation and submission will be forwarded with any proposal invitation. Such invitation does not assure that the submitting organization will be awarded a subsequent contract. Proposals submitted will be evaluated as they are received. Individual proposal evaluations will be based on acceptability or non-acceptability without regard to other proposals submitted under the announcement. Evaluation of proposals will be performed using the following criteria: (1) the overall scientific and/or technical merits of the proposal, (2) the innovativeness of and/or technical merits of the proposal, (3) the reasonableness and realism of proposed costs and fees, if any. In addition, the Government may consider other factors, such as past and present performance on recent Government contracts and the capacity and capability to perform the requirements of this effort. No further evaluation criteria will be used in selecting proposals. The criteria used to evaluate the proposals will also be used to determine whether the white papers submitted are consistent with the intent of this BAA and of interest to the Government. The total value of all awards for efforts under this BAA shall not exceed $15.9 million. Options are discouraged and unpriced options will not be considered for award. Respondents are requested to provide their Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) number and reference number BAA 95-08-PKPX with their submissions. Foreign or foreign-owned offerors are advised that their participation is subject to a foreign disclosure review. Foreign or foreign-owned offerors should immediately contact the contracting focal point, Joetta A Bernhard, Rome Laboratory/PKPX, 26 Electronic Pky, Griffiss AFB, NY 13441-4514, or phone at (315)330-2308 or e-mail bernhardj@rl.af.mil, for information if they contemplate responding. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this announcement is not considered allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or any other contract, but may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost specified in FAR 31.205-18. Ten percent (10%) of this BAA will be reserved for Historically Black Colleges, Universities, and Minority institutions. In the event sufficient acceptable proposals are not received to fulfill the reserved portion, that portion will be awarded to offerors of other acceptable proposals. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be ''significant concerns'' and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Joetta A. Bernhard, 315-330-2308. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. To receive a copy of the Rome Laboratory ''BAA & PRDA: A Guide for Industry,'' March 1994 (Rev), write to ATTN: Lucille Argenzia, Rome Laboratory/PKR, 26 Electronic Pky, Griffiss AFB, NY 13441-4514. All responsible organizations may submit a white paper which shall be considered. This announcement is open and effective until further notice. White papers received within 30 days of the publication will be considered for initial FY96 funding. White papers submitted after 30 days will also be considered but funding may be limited. Proposers are warned that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government. For more information contact Capt Christopher Hansen, Laboratory Program Manager, 315-330-7292 or email: hansenc@rl.af.mil. (0220)

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