SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Personnel Security Thesis, Dissertation, and Institutional Research Awards
- Notice Date
- 11/19/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- DOI - NBC, Ft. Huachuca AZ P.O. Box 12924 ATTN: Eileen Bradley 520-538-0426 Fort Huachcua AZ 85670
- ZIP Code
- 85670
- Solicitation Number
- BAA 03-01-FH
- Archive Date
- 11/19/2003
- Point of Contact
- Lawrence Carter COR 5205331213 Lawrence_H_Carter@nbc.gov
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) (BAA-03-01-FH) constitutes the entire solicitation for this effort. No additional information is available, nor will a formal request for proposal or other solicitation regarding this notice will be issued, requests for the same will be disregarded. INTRODUCTION: The Department of Interior, National Business Center, Acquisition Services Division, Southwest Branch, Fort Huachuca, AZ, acting as the contracting agent for the Personnel Security Research Center (PERSEREC), is issuing a BAA to solicit research proposals addressing issues pertinent to personnel security policy. Multiple acquisition awards are anticipated with typical periods of performance of 12 months including final reports and/or demonstrations. Information in this BAA is supplemented by a Proposer Information Pamphlet (PIP) that provides further information on the eligibility, support, research areas, multidisciplinary approaches, preparation and submission of proposals, and selection criteria available from the World Wide Web at http://www.nbc.gov/persecbaa.cfm. This pamphlet may also be obtained by fax, electronic mail, or official mail. Send requests for PIP to the Department of Interior, Fort Huachuca by email to Lawrence_H_Carter@nbc.gov or call 520-533-1213. TECHNICAL AND RESEARCH AREAS: The technical areas covered by this funding program include financial and credit, candidate screening and crime detection procedures, prescreening, background investigation, adjudication, continuing evaluation, employee assistance programs, security awareness, and security education. By providing financial support for masters thesis, doctoral dissertations and institutional research, PERSEREC intends to respond to needs identified by the industrial and personnel security research communities and to reiterate the Department of Defense's commitment to fostering innovation within the field of personnel security. There are four (4) research areas involved in this solicitation: (1) Vetting Systems; (2) Continuing Evaluation; (3) Automated Systems for Personnel Security; and (4) Trust Betrayal. A brief description of each research area is as follows: Vetting Systems: DoD personnel security vetting systems have three principle components: prescreening, a background investigation, and an adjudication that determines an individual's eligibility for a particular position. A variety of policies and procedures exist in DoD to vet individuals for employment suitability, access to classified information, suitability for other positions of trust, and reliability for handling nuclear material for weapons. Our research in this area aims to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and fairness of these personnel security vetting systems. Continuing Evaluation: This area involves research aimed at helping to ensure the continued reliability, trustworthiness and loyalty of cleared personnel. We hope to systematically examine and improve three key post-vetting functions of personnel security systems: monitoring or continuing evaluation, security education, and intervention and employee assistance. Mentoring or continuing evaluation includes the reporting of information that may bear on an individual's continued eligibility to hold a clearance or have access to privileged information. Security education focuses on enhancing in the minds of trusted employees an awareness of the threat and of human and technical vulnerabilities to adversaries. Finally, intervention and employee assistance looks at how security programs can help cleared individuals with personal problems seek assistance and thereby maintain their security clearance eligibility. Automated Systems for Personnel Security: The primary aim of research in this area is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the investigative process by developing systems that electronically acquire and analyze relevant investigative data from commercial and government databases. Research that would help design or develop systems to detect and deter financial irresponsible or illegal activity is of interest. Research pertinent to automated systems that incorporate other types of individual data useful for continuing evaluation and counterintelligence purposes would also be helpful. Trust Betrayal: The research in this area is focused on understanding the phenomenon of trust betrayal, particularly espionage. There has been no shortage of journalistic and biographic writing about individual American spies and their stories. However, there is a continuing need to put this data together into an organized framework so that we can generate comparative analyses and arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of espionage and other forms of trust betrayal. This should yield information useful to security and counterintelligence policymakers as well as those responsible for security and threat awareness training and education. A recent emphasis in trust betrayal research is a focus on ensuring the continued reliability of IT personnel entrusted with the administration and control of Defense information systems. These personnel may or may not have access to classified information, but have the potential for rendering our operational systems, and the sensitive information they contain, vulnerable to adversarial interests. PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: This announcement is an expression of interest only and does not commit the government to pay for proposal preparation costs. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this BAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or to any other contract. However, it may be an allowable expense to normal bid and proposal indirect costs as specified in FAR 31.205-18. Discussions with any of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the government. Any responsible offeror considering itself capable of satisfying the needs identified in this BAA may submit a proposal. Further, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set-aside for HBCU and MI participation due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or servable areas of this research for exclusive competition among these entities. This BAA will remain open through 15 July 2003 for the purposes of receiving proposals. In order to be considered for an award, proposals must be received by the Department of Interior at the Administrative Address identified below on or before 15 July 2003. Proposals received after the closing date of this BAA will not be considered. PERSEREC will, on a continuing basis, evaluate and fund, through the Department of Interior, National Business Center, Acquisition Services Division, Southwest Branch, selected proposals received at any time during the open period. As soon as the proposal evaluation is completed, the proposer will be notified of selectability or non-selectability. Selectable proposals will be considered for funding; non-selectable proposals will be retained for filing purposes. FORMAT: The proposal solicited under this BAA must be self-contained (no videos) and no longer than 25 pages excluding curriculum vitae. The page format shall be 12 point or larger type, single spaced, one inch margins, single sided, 8.5 by 11 inch pages. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired. The proposal should include the informational statements described in the PIP (i.e., Title Page, Proposal Narrative, Budget, Thesis or Dissertation Committee's Chair's Statement and Description of Researcher(s) Background). Proposers must submit an original, signed by an official authorized to commit the institution contractually, and 1 copy of the full proposal and 2 electronic copies (i.e., 2 separate disks) of the full proposal (in Microsoft Word '98 for IBM-compatible, PDF, on 3.5-inch floppy disk(s) or CD. Each disk(s) or CD must be clearly labeled with BAA 03-01-FH, proposer's organization, proposal title (short title recommended) and Copy Number (i.e., 1 of 2, etc). The full proposal (original and designated number of hard and electronic copies) must be submitted to the Administrative Address for this BAA by 15 July 2003, 4:00 PM (MST), in order to be considered during the evaluation phase. Proposals must not be submitted by fax or email; any so sent will be disregarded. The BAA will remain open until 15 July 2003, 4:00 PM (MST). The Department of Interior, National Business Center, Acquisition Services Division, Southwest Branch will acknowledge receipt of submissions and assign control numbers that should be used in all further correspondence regarding proposals. Information or data contained in the proposal deemed proprietary by the offeror should be clearly marked. EVALUATION AND SELECTION: Proposers should obtain a copy of the Proposer Information Package (PIP), which includes expanded proposal evaluation criteria. The PIP may be obtained from the World Wide Web at http://www.nbc.gov/persecbaa.cfm or by requesting a copy via email at Lawrence_H_Carter@nbc.gov, or call 520-533-1213. Proposals will be selected through a technical/scientific/business decision process using the following criteria in descending order of relative importance: (1) Practical applicability of results; (2) The perceived need for the subject matter in the personnel security body of knowledge; (3) Originality of the research; (4) Quality and feasibility of the research methods; (5) Strength of the evidence showing the applicant(s) possess the necessary qualification to produce an acceptable research product; and (6) Realism and reasonableness of the estimated expenses. Criteria (1) and (2) must exceed the ratings of fair or unsatisfactory or proposal will not be considered for award. Criteria (1) and (2) are more important than criteria (3), (4), (5), and (6). Awards under this BAA will be made to responsible offerors on the basis of the evaluation criteria above and a BEST VALUE approach to the Government. Awards will be subject to the availability of funds. Awards may take the form of a procurement contract or grant depending upon the nature of the work proposed and other factors. The Government reserves the right to (1) select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received, and (2) incrementally fund any award instrument. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Proposers may submit multiple proposals. Proposals may cover individual or multiple technical topic areas. To be considered, full proposals (in original) must be received at the Department of Interior, National Business Center, Acquisition Services Division, Southwest Branch, Building 22208, 2nd Floor, Auger Street, Attention: Larry Carter, Fort Huachuca, Arizona 85613, on or before 14 July 2003, 4:00 PM Mountain Standard Time. The full proposal (original and designated number of hard and electronic copies) must be submitted to the Administrative Address for BAA 03-01-FH by 15 July 2003, 4:00 PM (MST), in order to be considered during the evaluation phase. ADMINISTRATIVE ADDRESS: Proposals based on this announcement may be submitted any time through 15 July 2003. PERSEREC will, on a continuing basis, evaluate and fund through DOI/NBC, selected proposals received at any time during the open period. Proposals should be sent to the following address: Department of the Interior National Business Center Acquisition Services Division, Southwest Branch Attention: L. Carter PO Box 12924 Fort Huachuca, AZ 85670-2924 For FEDEX deliveries, proposals should be sent to the following address: Department of the Interior National Business Center Acquisition Services Division, Southwest Branch Attention: L. Carter Building 22208, 2nd Floor, Auger Street Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613 Additional Information Telephone, mail, and electronic mail inquiries about the Personnel Security Research Programs are welcome. Inquiries related to research issues should be directed to: Director, Defense Personnel Security Research Center 99 Pacific Street, Suite 455-E Monterey, CA 93940-2497 Tel: (831) 657-3000 FAX (831) 657-0153 perserec@osd.pentagon.mil Inquiries related to administrative or contractual issues should be directed to: Lawrence H. Carter Department of the Interior National Business Center Acquisition Services Division, Southwest Branch PO Box 12924 Fort Huachuca, AZ 85670-2924 Lawrence_H_Carter@nbc.gov
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- Zip Code: 85635
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 85635
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