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A -- PROCURE ENHANCEMENT TO ELECTRONIC SIMULATION SOFTWARE SOL N66001-00-Q-1132 DUE 082900 POC Roger Haag, Contract Negotiator (619)553-7734 or Linda Mulligan, Contracting Officer (619)553-4538 E-MAIL: Roger Haag, Contract Negotiator or Linda Mulligan,, rhaag@spawar.navy.mil or mulligan@spawar.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are hereby being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is N66001-00-Q-1132. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ). Pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.5, this acquisition will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The incorporated FAR and DoD FAR Supplement (DFARS) provisions and clauses in this RFQ are those versions in effect on the date of issuance of this RFQ, FAC 97-19. This procurement is restricted to 100 percent small business set-aside. The associated SIC code is 7371 (18.0 million; size standard in millions of dollars). The award resultant from this RFQ will be a Firm Fixed-Price contract. Contract Line Item Number CLIN 0001: Software Enhancement/Modified Software; CLIN 0002: Effort of Services; CLIN 0003: Travel. CLIN 0004: Deliverables will not be separately priced. Deliverables include: Quarterly status report, final report, and software operating manual specifically prepared for the delivered software. 1.0 BACKGROUND. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego (SSC-SD) will procure services to modify electronic simulation software to provide analysis of signal distribution networks for broadband, multifunctional electronic systems. These codes must provide flexible input/output data formats to allow integration into a comprehensive design framework. 2.0 SCOPE. The scope of this effort involves linear/nonlinear modeling of radio frequency (RF) and microwave electronic systems. The analysis will include standard RF circuit components and multiple carrier signals. 3.0 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS. Software must accurately predict the propagation of multiple RF signals through an MxN broadband, multi-functional phased array antenna system and its signal distribution network. Analysis will include both linear and non-linear effects. Software must allow user to define large systems of many individual channels efficiently. The software must allow the user to independently specify the signals input into each channel. Multiple carrier input signals must be easily specified for each channel. The software must also have serial and parallel input/output data options. The software must provide the simultaneous spectral analysis of signals that propagate through the user-defined system. It must also predict nonlinear interference problems associated with a receiver in terms of adjacent signal suppression, signal rejection, spurious responses, dynamic range, harmonics, nonlinear compression characteristics; such as 1-dB compression point, inter-modulation products. The codes must produce accurate analysis of the desired signals in the presence of other independent signals. In addition, it must also have accurate determination of low-level inter-modulation products in the presence of a large signal excitation, and perform signal level dependence analysis, such as small/large signal analysis. Travel is anticipated to San Diego, CA and Washington, DC at two trips, two days each. DELIVERABLES: Deliveries must be F.O.B. Destination to Receiving Officer, Code D242, SSC-SD, 53560 Hull Street, San Diego, CA, 92152-5410, M/F Code D825, Dr. Serey Thai. Delivery schedule: CLIN 0001: (1 unit) to be delivered one year from date of award; CLIN 0004: Quarterly report providing status of progress to be delivered quarterly from award date; final report consisting of technology, approach, equations, formulas, and computer codes to be delivered within 30 days from the completion date of the award; and software operating manual specific to modified software to be delivered when CLIN 0001 is delivered. The FAR provision at 52.212-1 "Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial" applies to this acquisition. Award will be made to the source whose quote is the best value, not necessarily the lowest price. EVALUATION: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Software package (quoters shall provide a description and details of the proposed commercial software and a detailed description of how the software package already meets the technical requirements); (2) Specification of commercial software package (quoters shall provide the specification and address the technical approach); (3) Address the modifications of the software package that are necessary to meet the technical requirements; (4) Explain the risks involved with the approach to modify the software package. Also explain alternative risks not considered as acceptable; (5) Key personnel resume for Principal Investigator. Qualification of Principal Investigator is desired: Ph.D in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, and three (3) years experience in writing electromagnetic computer simulation code; (6) Past performance of the company to include the title, detailed description, point of contact, and current telephone number for each subfactor as follows: (a) Address the quoter's ability and willingness to meet the customer's requirements; (b) satisfactory performance of relevant and similar projects; (c) previous experience in writing electromagnetic computer simulation code to meet customer's needs. Describe the amount of detail involved in this effort, to include cost negotiated, cost with additional modifications for rewrites, date of completion negotiated, and final date of completion; (d) previous experience in modifying commercial software to meet customers' needs. Describe the amount of detail involved in this effort, to include cost negotiated, cost with additional modifications, date of completion negotiated, and final date of completion; and (7) Price. In addition, quoters shall provide a completed copy of the FAR provision at 52.212-3 and the DFARS provision at DFARS 252.212-7000 (both are Offeror's Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items) with their quote. The website to access the FAR and DFAR is http://www.arnet.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil. The FAR clause at 52.212-4 "Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items" and at 52.212-5 "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items" and the DFARS clause at 252.212-7001 "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items" apply to this acquisition. The following FAR and DFARS clauses also apply to this acquisition: 52.203-6 "Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I"; 52.219-8 "Utilization of Small Business Concerns"; 52.219-14 "Limitation on Subcontracting"; 52.222-21 "Prohibition of Segregated Facilities"; 52.222-26"Equal Opportunity"; 52.222-35 "Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era"; 52.222-36 "Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities"; 52.222-37 "Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era"; 52.232-33 "Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration"; 52.239-1 "Privacy or Security Safeguarding"; 252.225-7001 "Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program"; 252.225-7012 "Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities"; DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration"; 252.225-7021 "Trade Agreements"; 252.27-7015 "Technical Data-Commercial Items"; 252.227-7037 "Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data". Quotes are due by 12:00 noon PST on 29 August 2000 at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, Topside Building A33, Room 0061, 53560 Hull Street, San Diego CA 92152, and can be faxed to (619) 553-9507 (please call to confirm receipt of fax). For inquiries or information regarding this RFQ, contact Roger Haag at (619) 553-7734 or rhaag@spawar.navy.mil. See Note 1 Posted 08/15/00 (W-SN486094). (0228)

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