SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Information Technology for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) Applications
- Notice Date
- 11/29/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514
- ZIP Code
- 13441-4514
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-BAA-03-02-IFKA
- Point of Contact
- IFKA ContractingOfficer, Contracting Officer, Phone 315/330-4767,
- E-Mail Address
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IFKA@rl.af.mil
- Description
- Technical POC: Mr. John V. McNamara, 315-330-4175, e-mail: John.McNamara@rl.af.mil. Program Manager, Mr. Jerry F. Lipa , 315-330-4494, email: Jerry.Lipa@rl.af.mil. Contracting POC: IFKA, Contracting Officer, email: IFKA@rl.af.mil. The Information Directorate, Systems Concepts and Applications Branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Rome Research Site, is soliciting white papers under this announcement for innovative technologies to support Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) applications. Of particular interest are technologies that can significantly reduce the time between information technology availability and its employment into the research and development programs that support legacy and new military electronic systems. Also of interest are commercial technologies that can improve the functionality, performance, reliability, longevity, and useability of these new and legacy military electronic systems. Access to Rome Research Site laboratories, including such legacy systems as Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS), Master Caution Panel (MCP), Joint Defensive Planner (JDP), and others, will be provided as necessary. This effort will investigate the application and/or development of emerging and in-use commercial information technologies, products and standards as they relate to the following technical areas: (1) Legacy and evolving Air Force C4I systems: This area covers not only technological upgrades to the existing Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) command and control structure/functions, but also revolutionary concepts for future operations centers, such as the Advanced Technology Air and Space Operations Center (AT-AOC). Examples of the applicable technologies are advanced distributed architectures, publish/subscribe concepts and architectures, distributed computing environments, real-time processing, digital graphics, portable/wearable/mobile computational devices, and advanced displays/user interfaces. (2) Simulation and modeling technologies applicable to Air Force C4I systems: Simulation and modeling for this purpose represent the full range of applications from supporting the development of the individual components within an Air Force C4I system to developing course of action evaluation tools to facilitate the AOC planning function. Examples of these technologies include: model abstraction, multi-resolution modeling, model interoperability, real-time simulation systems, advanced simulation architectures, C4I concept evaluations, long haul networked simulations utilizing HLA and other standard protocols, and application of these, or other, technologies to the concepts of rehearsal, dynamic planning/execution, and dynamic battle management. (3) Technology for integration, test and demonstration of Air Force C4I systems: Systems integration and demonstration are used here to represent the spectrum of testing, evaluation, and demonstration that is typically conducted during the development, integration, and fielding phases of an Air Force C4I system and any of its component parts. Examples of these technologies are those that are involved with the integration, measurement, assessment, and demonstration of information, Command and Control, communications, and enterprise systems as they relate to, or are part of, legacy and developing Air Force C4I systems. (4) Development of appropriate information technology to enhance the capabilities of current and future Air Force C4I systems: This area encompasses all information technology that could potentially contribute to enhancing the functionality, performance, reliability, longevity, and usability of legacy or planned Air Force C4I systems/applications. Examples of these technologies are data retrieval/mining, data storage, software/system monitors, data visualization, data busses, publish/subscribe mechanisms, digital moving maps, and decision making techniques. (5) Development of technology to enhance and enable the use of collaborative environments in AF C4ISR systems and enterprises: This refers to development of individual collaboration tools, as well as the larger collaborative environment which results from networking the individual tools for simultaneous employment with multiple users that are widely dispersed. Examples of these technologies are collaborative engineering and virtual prototyping environments which enable the collaborative development and application of information, air planning, and enterprise technologies/applications THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION. DO NOT SUBMIT A FORMAL PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME. Offerors are required to submit three (3) copies of a 2-3 page white paper with a cover letter. The white paper will be formatted as follows: Section A: Title, Period of Performance, Cost of Task, Name of Company; Section B: Task Objective; and Section C: Technical Summary. Offerors must mark their white papers/proposals with the restrictive language stated in FAR 15.609(a). All responses to this announcement must be addressed to ATTN: Jerry F. Lipa, Reference BAA-03-02-IFKA, Rome Research Site/IFKA, 525 Brooks Road, Rome NY 13441-4505. Multiple white papers within the purview of this announcement may be submitted by each offeror. The purpose of the white paper is to preclude unwarranted effort on the part of an offeror whose proposed work is not of interest to the Government. Those white papers found to be consistent with the intent of this BAA may be invited to submit a technical and cost proposal. Such invitation does not assure that the submitting organization will be awarded a contract. Complete instructions for proposal preparation will be forwarded with the invitation for proposal submission. An informational briefing is not planned. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or any other contract, but may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost specified in FAR 31.205-18. Evaluation of proposals will be performed using the following criteria: (1) The overall scientific and technical merits of the proposal, (2) the innovativeness of the proposed approach and technologies, (3) the applicability of the proposed technologies to proposed and legacy military electronic systems, and (4) the reasonableness and realism of the proposed costs and fees. The offeror?s capability and capacity to achieve the objectives of this BAA will also be evaluated. The technical criteria (1-3 above) will also be used to determine whether white papers submitted are consistent with the intent of this BAA and are of interest to the Government. White papers submitted will be evaluated as they are received. Individual white paper and proposal evaluations will be based on acceptability or unacceptability without regard to other proposals submitted under this BAA. Options are discouraged and unpriced options will not be considered for award. Principal funding of this BAA and the anticipated award of contracts will start approximately the second quarter of FY-03. Individual awards will normally not exceed 24 months in duration, with dollar amounts ranging from $100K to $500K. Total funding for this BAA is approximately $25M. Questions, clarification, or concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition should be communicated directly to the IFKA Contracting Officer at AFRL email IFKA@rl.af.mil. The e-mail must reference the title and solicitation number of the acquisition. A copy of the Rome "BAA & PRDA: A Guide for Industry," Sep 1996 (Rev), may be accessed at: http://www.if.afrl.af.mil/div/IFK/bp-guide.html. This BAA is open and effective until 30 Sep 05. It is recommended that white papers be received by the following dates to maximize the possibility of award. White papers for FY-03 should be submitted by 15 Jan 03, for FY-04 by 1 Oct 03, for FY-05 by 1 Aug 04, and for FY-06 by 1 Aug 05. White papers will be accepted at any time, but it is less likely that funding will be available in each respective Fiscal Year after the dates cited. All responsible organizations may submit a white paper which shall be considered. Depending on the work to be performed, the offeror may require a SECRET facility clearance and safeguarding capability; therefore, personnel identified for assignment to a classified effort must be cleared for access to SECRET information at the time of award. In addition, the offeror may be required to have, or have access to, a certified and Government-approved facility to support work under this BAA. Data subject to export control constraints may be involved and only firms on the Certified Contractor Access List (CCAL) will be allowed access to such data. Foreign or foreign-owned offerors are advised that their participation is subject to a foreign disclosure review. Foreign or foreign-owned offerors should immediately contact the contracting focal point at email: IFKA@rl.af.mil, for information if they contemplate responding. The e-mail must reference the title and solicitation number of the acquisition. Proposers are warned that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.
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