Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Code 210000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

A -- DEVELOPMENT OF INSENSITIVE MUNITIONS PROPULSION -- PART 2 SOL N68936-98-R-0046 DUE 021298 POC Anita Dale, Contract Specialist, (760) 939-9656 (This is Part 2 of a 2-part synopsis.) PROPOSALS: Proposed work should be structured to have a base period of performance of twelve months, but may include multiple year phased options that could extend beyond the initial twelve month period. The effective period of this BAA is through September 30, 1998 for the purpose of making award and awards may be made at any time throughout the year. Award decisions on proposals will be based on a competitive selection of proposals from a peer/scientific review. The NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV anticipates that initial abstract selections will be made during the March/April 1998 time frame. This announcement will remain open for 35 days from the date of publication for the receipt of abstracts. Offerors may submit separate proposal abstracts on any or all of the specific areas of interest. Evaluation and selection of proposals for awards will be made on the basis of the potential benefits accruing to the Government when weighted against the cost of the proposal. Additional primary considerations will include an independent Government assessment of the probability of success of the proposed approach and the availability of funding. Proposals not considered to have sufficient scientific merit or relevance to the Navy's needs, or those in areas for which funds are not expected to be available, may be rejected without further review. Proposals may be reviewed and acted on as they arrive. The government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. It is the policy of NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV to treat all proposals as privileged information before award and to disclose the contents only for the purpose of evaluation. Any contract awarded, on the basis of a proposal submitted under this BAA, will control disclosure and use of proprietary information. At a minimum, Government Purpose Rights will be required at the completion of the contract. Offerors should submit abstracts to: NavalAir Warfare Center Weapons Division, Attn. Code 210000D (Anita Dale), 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100. To be considered in the initial contract award period, proposals should be submitted by offerors within 45 days of being notified that their abstract was found to be consistent with the BAA. PROPOSAL AND ABSTRACT EVALUATION: Evaluation of abstracts and proposals will be based on the following criteria listed in descending order of importance with items 4 and 5 being of equal importance: (1) the overall applicability to the Navy's mission and the suitability of approach presented for the selected system; (2) the technical merits of the proposed approach and its contribution to the IM solid propulsion technology base; (3) the offeror's capabilities, related experience and facilities or unique combinations of these qualities that are integral factors for achieving the proposed objective(s); (4) the experience of the principal investigator and of the team's key personnel who are critical to achievement of the proposal objective(s); (5) the offeror's record of performance in solid propulsion or directly related fields; and (6) the reasonableness and realism of proposed costs and the availability of funds. All proposals submitted to NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV shall be considered government property. This announcement solicits the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the government's needs. The government will not cover any costs associated with proposal preparation, nor pay, as a direct expense preparation cost on awarded contracts. This announcement constitutes the technical requirement in full text. No other solicitation or Request for Proposal will be issued. No portions of this BAA have been set-aside for competition by historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions. (END PART 2 of 2) (0005)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0011 19980107\A-0011.SOL)