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A -- GPS RECEIVER APPLICATIONS MODULE-SELECTIVE AVAILABILITY/ANTI-SPOOFING MODULE (GRAM-SAASM) PROGRAM DUE 051398 POC Lt. Kevin Clark, (310) 363-5768; Contracting Officer: Mr. Charles D. Watson, (310) 363-0489 WEB: click here to download PRDA Number 98-31, http://www.laafb.af.mil/SMC/CZ/homepage/user/graasm.htm. PART 2 (CONT) D-PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: (1) General instructions: Potential Offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision at FAR 52.215-1(e), Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisitions, trade secrets or privileged commercial and financial information contained in their proposals. Technical/Management and cost proposals, submitted in separate volumes, are required and shall be valid for a minimum of 90 days. Proposals must reference the PRDA number 98-31. Proposals shall be submitted in an original (clearly identified as such) and five copies, plus one electronic copy in MS Word 6.0 or Adobe Acrobat formats on 3.5 inch diskette of PC format. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, (with the exception cited in B(3) above) 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. (a) No more than one proposal from each offeror. A single proposal that is submitted by a single company will be accepted. A single proposal that is submitted by a team represented by multiple companies will be accepted. A single company may be a member of more than one team. (b) No more than 2 form factors per proposal. One proposal with a bid for a single form factor will be accepted. One proposal with bids for two separate form factors will be accepted. The two form factors can be priced separately, together (additive deductive proposals), or both. (c) The government will fund no more than $2 million dollars per contract award for single form factors. No more than $4 million dollars per contract award for two or combined form factors. (2) Technical/Management Proposal: The technical/management proposal shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research, the technical approach, and associated challenges and risks. The proposal shall address each of the evaluation criteria listed in Section E. The offeror may propose a subset ofthe GRAM functions for a given form factor. In the proposal, the offeror shall provide a detailed explanation as to why a specific GRAM function is not applicable to the given form factor. The proposal shall identify the offeror's willingness to work with other GRAM-SAASM PRDA contractors to resolve commonality issues. This interaction shall involve up to four Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM). This interaction especially applies to PRDA contractors working on the same form factors to yield a single common ICD for that particular form factor. Additional information on prior work in relevant areas, to include most recent relevant contracts regardless of outcome; descriptions and availability of proposed equipment, data, facilities, and technical skills mix (including resumes of key personnel who will be participating in this effort). Offerors must also identify the nature and extent of work to be subcontracted, if any. Specifically, the technical/management proposal shall include (a) a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks to be accomplished under the proposed effort and suitable for contract incorporation, (b) an Integrated Master Plan (IMP) to define how the SOW will be implemented under the proposed effort (reference instructions in the Offeror's Library). The IMP should be less than 10 pages; and suitable for contract incorporation. The IMP shall depict an integrated product-oriented approach addressing events, significant accomplishments, and accomplishment criteria; as well as systems engineering process narrative.,(c) a discussion of planned deliverables under the program. (3) Cost Proposal: Since adequate price competition is expected, certified cost or pricing data is not contemplated in accordance with FAR 15.406-2. In accordance with FAR 15.403-3, information other than cost or pricing data is required to determine price reasonableness, cost realism and completeness. Such information shall be submitted using SF 1448. Information submitted on the SF 1448. Offerors can use their own format as directed by FAR 15.403-5. If after receipt of proposals the Contracting Officer determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness, cost realism and completeness and none of the exceptions in FAR15.403-1 apply, the offeror will be required to submit cost or pricing data. The cost proposal shall be submitted with an integrated master schedule, directly traceable to the IMP, and shall contain a person-hour breakdown by task. Offerors are to provide data that identifies their corporate IR&D budget for the GRAM-SAASM or related effort, a funding profile for accomplishing the GRAM-SAASM effort, actual expenses incurred to date and rational for the amount and use of Government funding being requested. IAW DFARS 252.227-7017, "Other Documentation" requires offerors to identify any use or disclosure of restrictions that they assert on technical data or computer software to be delivered under this contract. (4) Page Limitations: There are no page limits for the technical/management and cost proposals, but a goal of 100 pages (12 pitch or larger type), double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 by 11 inches is suggested. Classified portions of the proposal shall be submitted in a separate annex. (5) Preparation Cost: This announcement does not commit the Government to pay for any proposal preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this PRDA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting NAVSTAR contract or any other contract. However, it may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost 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/management factor and cost) to determine the overall merits of the proposal in response to the announcement. The government may request Offerors to present oral presentations after receipt of proposals. The technical/management is ranked as the first order of priority, cost is significant but secondary. The Technical/Management Factor will be assessed using assessment criteria of soundness of approach, proposal risk, and past performance. Technical/Management Subfactors include FORM FACTOR MARKET BASE, SCHEDULE, AND OFFEROR'S CAPABILITY; which are of equal importance. FORM FACTOR MARKET BASE Subfactor addresses: (a) Potential quantities (e.g., market base) for a given form factor. (b) Number of programs/platforms as potential users for a given form factor (c) Offeror's form factor applicability/user base. Status of existing contracts and willingness to insert GRAM-SAASM. Progress toward proposing GRAM-SAASM solution in the form factor for new or upcoming programs. SCHEDULE Subfactor addresses: (a) Offerors schedule availability for a pre-production GRAM/SAASM configuration. (b) Relative timing to the end of the period of performance of anticipated end user procurements for the given form factor OFFEROR'S CAPABILITY Subfactor addresses: (a) Offeror's SAASM qualifications. Currentstatus and progress as a SAASM developer IAW CZE-94-001. (b) Offeror's HAE qualifications for the proposed form factor. Current status and progress as an HAE developer IAW CZE-93-105A. (c) Offeror's HAE qualifications for GRAM. Current progress in developing a GRAM. (d) Offeror's HAE qualifications for GRAM in the proposed form factor. Current progress in developing a GRAM for the proposed form. PAST PERFORMANCE will address: (a) Offeror's past SAASM performance, (b) Offeror's past HAE performance. (c) Offeror's past GRAM performance. COST while ranked as the second order of priority, is a significant factor in the award decision, and will be evaluated for realism, reasonableness, and completeness. The degree of cost sharing by the offeror will also be evaluated. The Government reserves the right to award to a Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-Owned Business or to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions of Higher Learning (MI), if after evaluation, the capability to perform is determined. If proposals are received of equal caliber, preference will be given to SB, SDB, and HBCU/MI. Offerors are advised that employees of the Aerospace Corporation, ARINC Research Incorporated, Overlook Systems Technologies Incorporated and SAIC may assist the Government, as advisors, in performing technical evaluations of proposals submitted under this announcement. These advisors will be authorized access to all portions of the proposal data and discussions that are necessary to enable them to provide specific technical advice on specialized matters, or on particular problems. This includes access to cost or pricing evaluations/negotiations data. The resulting contract(s) will incorporate a special contract requirement to allow these advisors to review, evaluate and analyze documents generated during contract performance. Potential offerors having objections to non-government personnel evaluating their proposals and/or documents generated during contract performance should contact the Contracting Officer prior to submitting their proposals. Please check the GRAASM web page for updates and additional program information at the following Internet address: http://www.laafb.af.mil/SMC/CZ/homepage/user/grasasm.htm. F-POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Technical Contact Point: (a) For SAASM: Lt. Kevin Clark. (310) 363-5768 (b) For GRAM: Mr. Ramon Hilario, (310) 363-3818, (2) Contracting Point of Contact: Contracting Officer, Mr. Charles D. Watson, (310) 363-0489; Contract Specialist, Ms Lynette Bryant, (310) 363-6193. Mailing address for all contacts herein is HQ/SMC 2435 Vela Way, Suite 1613, Los Angeles AFB, El Segundo, CA 90245-5500. 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