Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Research Development and Engineering Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE JET INTERACTION SYSTEM SOL DAAH01-00-R-RB03 DUE 050900 POC Andy Eiermann, Contract Specialist, 256-876-8278 or Judy Lundy, Contracting Officer, 256-876-1430 SECTION 1. DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) is soliciting as a 100% small business set-a-side proposals for a special purpose jet interaction (J I) computational system that would have application for understanding and development of U.S. Army missile control systems. The contractor shall deliver a J I computational system that meet the requirements of the government as stated in the technical requirements section. This system will be used to demonstrate understanding the state-of-the-art of J I missile control systems and to determine control forces for missiles flying hypersonically. SECTION 2. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS -- GENERAL: The development and execution of the computational techniques and resources required to understand the complex propulsion driven Jet Interaction control system, model the physical processes associated, and validate this model are the objectives of this effort. SECTION 3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS -- SPECIFIC: 3.1 Computational System Scope The special purpose propulsion driven J I control Computational System shall consist of a TBD number of computational assets (Computer Centers) that are dedicated to this problem. These assets shall be connected by TBD very high speed associated network centers. The network control center shall be located in the immediate Huntsville, AL geographical area (Redstone Arsenal/Research Park/SMDC area). The network control center shall direct and control access to the assets in order to insure direct access to the computational source at all times. Space shall be provided to house these computational assets and the control center as well as utilities, linkages, operational readiness, and maintenance. A network shall be established and maintained that is capable of providing the computational assets to the Army at all times. The contractor shall also provide the resources to develop the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)/Propulsion/Radiative computational techniques consistent with the development of an accurate physical representation of the J I problem. This will include algorithm development, graphical presentation methodology, computer load balancing, domain decomposition, multi-system parallel architecture, memory structure, and computational system architecture. A plan shall be formulated laying out the various elements, the various options available for multi-site computational capability, system architecture, required computational assets, networking schemes, control strategies, data handling, data reduction, data presentation, programming support, maintenance, and operation of the computational system. This effort is a multi-year effort that is expected to take 5 years to complete and involve multiple sites linked together to provide a seamless computational capability. 3.2 Computational System Plan The contractor shall develop a plan to establish the JI Computational System. This plan shall include the physical resources, human resources, theoretical concept of operation, and funding requirements for the system.3.2.1 The contractor shall determine the site(s) selected to house the system that will produce an optimum computational system in terms of computational availability and minimized cost for such capability. 3.2.2 The contractor shall determine the system architecture that will produce the highest throughput for the minimum computational cost. 3.2.3 The contractor shall determine the computational assets required to achieve a satisfactory resolution of the JI problem within a 5 year period of dedicated computation. 3.2.4 The contractor shall determine the networking scheme required to link the system together into a cohesive element that will provide a seamless computational capability. 3.2.5 The contractor shall determine the control strategies required to insure continuous availability of the system for computations at all times. 3.2.6 The contractor shall determine the methodology for development of data handling processes that will insure a minimum time requirement to present the computed data to the analyst. 3.2.7 The contractor shall determine a data reduction scheme that will minimize the involvement of the data analyst by providing the maximum information to the analyst at his/her site. 3.2.8 The contractor shall determine the methodology for development of data presentation that will provide a maximized visual content for a diverse set of aero/thermal/chemical/optical data. 3.2.9 The contractor shall determine the method for supporting the J I analyst with programming, system architecture, and networking problems. 3.2.10 The contractor shall determine the method of providing maintenance for the computational system to insure constant readiness for the minimum expenditure of funds. 3.2.11 The contractor shall develop an overall strategy for operation and control of the computational system. 3.2.12 The contractor shall develop algorithms which can be used to mathematically model the J I phenomenology with economy of computer resources and simultaneously with accuracy of solution and minimization of residual error. 3.2.13 The contractor shall develop methodology to optimize domain decomposition for application to the JI problem. 3.2.14 The contractor shall develop methodology to provide load balancing in order to achieve optimum run times for the JI solution algorithm. 3.2.15 The contractor shall develop a multi-system parallel architecture that optimizes computer assets for the JI problem. 3.2.16 The contractor shall develop a memory structure that optimizes computer resources for the J I problem. 3.2.17 The contractor shall develop a computational system architecture that optimizes computer resources for the J I problem. 3.3 Computational System Execution 3.3.1 The contractor shall present the plan developed in 3.2 to the government for approval. Elements of the plan may be submitted at any time. It is not expected that the entire plan will be approved at the same time. 3.3.2 If approval/disapproval of the contractor plan is not forthcoming after two weeks from the date of receipt by the government, the contractor shall assume government approval. 3.3.3 The approved elements of the plan shall be executed according to the plan consistent with funding availability. 3.3.4 The government retains the right to approve/disapprove of contractor proposed subcontractors. 3.3.5 The government retains the right to use alternate methods of purchasing property or equipment when it is felt to be in the best interest of the government. 3.4 Computational System Operation 3.4.1 The contractor shall develop a concept of operation for the system and present this plan for government approval. If approval/disapproval of the contractor plan is not forthcoming from the government after two weeks from the date of submission, the contractor shall assume government approval. 3.4.2 Based on the concept of operation, the contractor shall execute the approved concept of operation plan to achieve constant readiness of the computational system. 3.5 Computational System Maintenance 3.5.1 The contractor shall develop a concept of maintenance for the system and present this plan for government approval. If approval/disapproval of the contractor plan is not forthcoming from the government after two weeks from the date of submission, the contractor shall assume government approval. 3.5.2 Based on the concept of operation, the contractor shall execute the approved concept of operation plan to achieve constant readiness of the computational system 3.6 Computational System Studies 3.6.1 The contractor shall perform general studies as required to validate input into computational system requirements. These requirements may result from either hardware or software changes to the missile. 3.7 Documentation 3.7.1 The contractor shall provide the following documentation in contractor format: Computational System Plan -- Due 3 months after award of contract (AOC); Concept of Operation for J I Computational System -- Due 4 months after AOC; Concept of Maintenance for J I Computational System -- Due 4 months after AOC; Monthly Cost and Performance Summaries -- Due 15 days after each month of contract effort; Final Technical Report -- Due 90 days after end of contract 3.8 Deliverables 3.8.1 The contractor shall deliver a final special purpose J I computational system to the government that is housed in the contractor's facility. This system shall meet the requirements of the government as stated in the technical requirements section of this document. This system shall be kept operational by the contractor for the government on a continuous basis. The contractor shall maintain this system and keep it operational. In addition, the contractor shall provide interim capability to the government as noted in p3.8.1 -- 3.8.4. 3.8.2 The contractor shall provide an interim, operational system that can be used to make JI computations at or before the end of the first year of this effort. 3.8.3 The contractor shall deliver an improved version of the system described in 3.8.1 for delivery to the government at or before the end of the 2nd year of this effort. 3.8.4The contractor shall deliver an improved version of the system described in 3.8.2 for delivery to the government at or before the end of the 3rd year of this effort. 3.8.5 The contractor shall deliver an improved version of the system described in 3.8.3 for delivery to the government at or before the end of the 4th year of this effort. SECTION 4. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: An original and three copies of the proposal shall be submitted. The proposal shall consist of three parts, technical, management and cost. Past performance is specifically included in the technical section. Management will be evaluated on a go/no go basis. The technical section shall not exceed 50 pages (12 point text), excluding appendices. The management section shall not exceed 10 pages. The proposal shall contain a one-page abstract summarizing the proposed effort that is unclassified and releasable to the public. Part I may include classified information up the SECRET level. All pages of the proposal, except the abstract andclassified pages, shall be marked with "For Official Use Only: Source Selection Information: See FAR 3.104", and any proprietary pages should be marked accordingly. The evaluation criteria for this BAA are included in this notice. Part I (Technical) of the proposal shall include: 1. Cover page to include: Title, technical Points of Contact (POC), administrative POC, pertinent phone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses. 2. Summary page(s) of organizations participating in the proposal with title, technical POC, administrative POC, pertinent phone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses. 3. A one page abstract that is unclassified and not competition sensitive describing the proposal. 4. Overall technical plans and analysis to show how the J I Computational System will meet the technical requirements of the announcement. 5. An overall program schedule to include deliverable items. Part II (Management) of the proposal shall include: 1. The management structure for the program including key personnel resumes and how these personnel will be structured to achieve the requirements of the proposal. Part III (Cost) of the proposal shall include: 1. A one to two page cost summary. Include the names and addresses of the cognizant DCMC and DCAA offices. 2. Supporting pages that include a detailed breakdown of labor, materials and other costs to include direct and indirect costs. 3-1/2 inch floppy disk(s) containing the detailed cost information in EXCEL format. Note that since proposals are not submitted in accordance with a common work statement, cost reasonableness is evaluated based on the merits of the individual proposal, therefore, certified cost and pricing data are required. SECTION 5. PROPOSAL EVALUATION: Proposals shall be evaluated in accordance with the following specified BAA Evaluation Criteria: The evaluation criteria are delineated by areas and factors within an area and subfactors within the factor. The three areas of this evaluation are Technical, Management/Risk, and Cost. The Technical area issignificantly more important than Management/Risk. Management/Risk and Cost are equal in importance to one another. Award will be made on a Best Value to the government basis. 1. Technical The technical content of the proposal will be evaluated on the basis of three factors listed below. Technical Approach and Technical Experience are weighted the same and are each significantly more important than Understanding the Problem. A. Understanding of the Problem The Understanding of the Problem will be evaluated considering the Contractor's ability to understand the full range of options for the system addressed in the SOW as well as an understanding of computational resources, modern analysis tools, practices, and techniques required to conduct the analysis will be evaluated. Component, sub-system, and system level ability will be considered. B. Technical Approach The Technical Approach will be evaluated using the five subfactors cited below. The subfactors will be weighted with equal importance and will be evaluated for the degree to which the offeror's proposal demonstrates innovative solutions to the problem. (1)Adequacy of the concept of operation as evidenced by expert knowledge, competent technical foundation, and state-of-the-art expertise. (2)Adequacy of the computational system architecture of the multi-system facility as evidenced by expert knowledge, competent technical foundation, and state-of-the-art expertise (3)Adequacy of the computational algorithms and techniques for the JI problem as evidenced by expert knowledge, competent technical foundation, and state-of-the-art expertise (4)Adequacy of the graphical presentation methodology for the JI problem as evidenced by expert knowledge, competent technical foundation, and state-of-the-art expertise (5)Adequacy of the load balancing load methodology for the JI problem as evidenced by expert knowledge, competent technical foundation, and state-of-the-art expertise C. Technical Experience Technical Experience will be evaluated using the seven subfactorscited below. The subfactors will be weighted with equal importance and will be evaluated for the degree to which the offeror's proposal demonstrates this technical experience. (1) Technical experience in providing large scale computational facilities . (2)Technical experience in providing large scale networking solutions. (3)Technical experience in providing large scale solution methodology for this type of problem. (4)Technical experience in developing large scale computational facilities . (5)Technical experience in providing large scale computational facility maintenance. (6)Technical experience in providing operation of large scale computational facilities. (7)Technical experience in providing large scale system software solutions for problems of this type 2. Management/Risk This area will be evaluated on a "go/no go" basis. In order to receive a "go" rating and to be eligible for award under this management/risk evaluation area, the offeror must demonstrate the following: (A) Efficient management structure and organization which indicates the ability to plan, staff and direct work under this type of contract. (B) Adequate provisions to subcontract/team for any of the stated tasks and efficient approach for management of subcontractors. In addition, proper skill mix of subcontractors must be demonstrated. (C) Efficient management of resources in response to the needs of this effort. (D) Corporate experience directly related to the technical requirements set forth in the statement of work. 3. Cost The cost will be evaluated on the basis of reasonableness of the proposal and how realistic the cost numbers are that are presented. (A) Labor -- Labor costs will be the sum of cost of the basic contract labor for each year of the contract. (B) Material Costs -- Material costs will be the sum of material cost for each year of the contract . (C) Subcontractor Costs -- Cost of all subcontracted effort under this contract. (D) Travel Costs -- Travel cost will be the sum of travel costs for each year of thecontract (E) Any necessary price adjustments will be made for additional GFE or offeror identified costs (ODC) not included in labor, material, or travel. SECTION 6. OTHER INFORMATION/SUBMISSION: This BAA is recognized as a competitive procedure in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) paragraph 6.102 (d)(2). The government will accept proposals no later than 09 MAY 2000. The government will not accept proposals after this date. The government reserves the right to select for award any, all, part, or none of the responses received and may fund any resultant agreement. Note that only the contracting officer has authorization to award government agreements pursuant to this BAA. The government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest offeror. The evaluation will be based on best value to the government. The government anticipates awarding a single contract for this effort for less than $50,000,000. The government plans to fund this requirement with a basic effort and options. Basic Effort -- Computational System Site Selection. Option I: Computational System Plan, Computational System Execution, Computational System Operation, and Computational System Maintenance. Option II: Computational System Plan, Computational System Execution, Computational System Operation, and Computational System Maintenance. Option III: Computational System Plan, Computational System Execution, Computational System Operation and Computational System Maintenance. Option IV: Computational System Plan, Computational System Execution, Computational System Operation and Computational System Maintenance. Option V: Computational System Plan, Computational System Execution, Computational System Operation, Computational System Maintenance. Documentation in contractor format: Computational System Plan; Concept of Operation for JI Computational System; Concept of Maintenance for JI Computational System; Monthly Cost and Performance Summaries. The government expects to fund this effort in roughly equal amounts overa 5 year period of performance. This requirement is issued as a 100% small business set-a-side competitive contract; SIC is 8731. A cost plus fixed fee completion type contract is contemplated as a result of this notice. Receipt of proposals will be restricted to contractors with facilities in the immediate vicinity of Redstone Arsenal (Greater Huntsville area) who possess a SECRET security clearance. Certain data relative to this notice is restricted to "US ONLY". Furthermore, software to be used and developed under this effort will be Export Controlled, Critical Technology. Therefore, participation at the prime and subcontracting levels is restricted to contractors possessing a final US facility clearance. Submit all correspondence and proposals to: U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Building 5400/ Room B-139/ Mr. Andy Eiermann, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5270. Proposals submitted via facsimile machine shall not be considered. There shall be no formal request for proposal or any further solicitation document issued in regard to this BAA, however, offerors should monitor the CBD for any changes to this notice. All correspondence must reference BAA -- DAAH01-00-R-RB03. Written proposals shall be evaluated approximately 30 calendar days after they are due in to the government. The government audit should be completed in 30 calendar days after the proposal evaluation is complete. After an award decision is made, the government intends to negotiate applicable te Posted 03/22/00 (W-SN436977). (0082)

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