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A -- DOD STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM POC Point of contact: Anna Mae Weston, ONR Code 252 (703) 696-4509. This modification replaces the announcement published in the 16 January 1997 edition of the CBD in its entirety. The Department of Defense (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Office is interested in receiving proposals for research focusing on the areas of Cleanup, Compliance, Conservation and Pollution Prevention technologies. This notice constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2). Proposers should state in their proposal that it is submitted in response to this BAA. Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare DOD/SERDP's intent to competitively fund research and development for innovative and new environmental technologies that meet the focuses set forth in Appendix B to the SERDP Program Announcement. The Program Announcement can be found on the DOD/SERDP Home Page accessible through the World Wide Web at http://www.hgl.com/serdp. No request for proposals (RFP), solicitation, or other announcement of this opportunity will be made. Awards may take the form of contracts, grants or cooperative agreements. Submission of proposals is not restricted in any way to any particular entity. Before preparing a proposal, potential proposers should read the information provided in the SERDP Program Announcement for details regarding proposal submission, the evaluation of proposals, as well as the individual Statements of Need (SON) set forth in Appendix B. To be eligible for consideration, readers wishing to respond to this announcement must submit a preproposal, including a signed original copy, five additional copies, and one copy on a 3-1/2" diskette (DOS-formatted, with text in a convertible word processor), referencing this BAA to Brenda Batch, SERDP Program Office, Suite 303, 901 North Stuart Street, Arlington, VA 22203. Preproposals sent via fax or electronic mail will be rejected. Preproposals must be received no later than 4:00 PM EST on Tuesday, 25 February 1997. Preproposals must be in abstract form describing the merits and objectives of the proposers project. The abstract should concisely describe what the proposer has to offer the SERDP Program with sections discussing but not limited to: (a) overall innovation, scientific/technical merits, and objectives proposed, (b) the proposer's capabilities, related experience, techniques, or unique combination of these which are integral factors in achieving a proposed objective, (c) the qualifications, capabilities and experience of the principal investigator, team leader, or key personnel who are critical in achieving the objectives of the proposal. Preproposals shall be no longer than five pages, single-sided, and 11 pt pitch. One attachment of up to three single-sided pages of test data may also be submitted. Preproposals should contain the following: (1) a title descriptive of the research to be performed with a reference in the title to the specific Statement of Need (SON) Title and Number, (2) a discussion of how the program described in the preproposal satisfies the focused need in the SON, (3) the name and address of the individual, company or educational institution submitting the preproposal, (4) the name and phone number of the principal investigator or senior researcher who would be in charge of the project, (5) the duration of the project along with a milestone chart with significant events, (6) the estimated labor cost, materials cost, burdens, and profit (if any) by year, (7) one or more paragraphs describing the approach to be taken in the course of the research and the scientific basis, and (8) a one-page curriculum vitae of the principal investigator. As a result of the preproposal process a number of organizations may be requested to submit a full proposal. Persons submitting a preproposal identified as potentially beneficial to the SERDP objectives may be contacted for further information and may be requested to submit a full proposal. A request for submission of a full proposal does not indicate a decision has been made to make an award for that work. Multiple awards may be made from proposals pursuant to a SON, however, in most cases not more than one award will be made to meet the needs of a given SON. It is expected that awards will result from proposals received for approximately one half of the SONs, totaling approximately $3.5M. Preproposals and full proposals will be evaluated against the following factors, listed in descending order of importance: (1) SERDP relevance (PASS/FAIL)-potential relevance to SERDP environmental requirements, both DOD and Department of Energy (DOE), (2) overall scientific, technical and socio-economic merits of the proposal, (3) the qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the proposed Principal Investigator, team leader, or key personnel who are critical in achieving the proposed objectives, (4) potential to execute the proposed work as demonstrated by a comprehensive management plan leading to the completion of the project, (5) potential for transition of the proposed research, (6) availability of other funding sponsors forthe proposed effort, and (7) realism of the proposed cost and availability of funds. For awards made as contracts, the socio-economic merits of each proposal will be evaluated based on the commitment to provide meaningful subcontracting opportunities for small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business concerns, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions. The standard industrial classification code is 8731 with the small business size standard of 500 employees. In addition, contract proposals that exceed $500,000 submitted by all but small business concerns must be accompanied by a Small, Small Disadvantaged and Woman-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9. (0016)

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