SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- AWB BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT
- Notice Date
- 10/27/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, 366 CONS, 366 Gunfighter Ave Ste 498, Mountain Home AFB, ID, 83648-5296
- ZIP Code
- 83648-5296
- Solicitation Number
- BAA-AWB-05-0001
- Response Due
- 9/30/2005
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2005
- Description
- Description Air Warfare Battlelab (AWB) Broad Agency Announcement FY05 A. THIS IS A BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA AWB 05-0001) FOR AIR WARFARE BATTLELAB OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 (1 October 2004 through 30 September 2005). B. INTRODUCTION The Air Warfare Battlelab (AWB) invites concept papers with preliminary cost estimates on innovative Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) and Combat Air Forces (CAF) concepts. This BAA is issued under the provisions of paragraph 6.102(d)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) which provides for the competitive selection of technology demonstration proposals. Contracts awarded based on responses to this BAA are considered to be the result of full and open competition and in full compliance with the provisions of Public Law 98-369, "The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984". Concept papers in response to this announcement shall be submitted to 366 CONS/LGCB, marked for BAA AWB-04-0001, 366 Gunfighter Ave, Bldg 512 Suite 498, Attn: Mrs. Becky Briggs, Mountain Home AFB ID 83648. Electronic submission of concept papers may be made to becky.briggs@mountainhome.af.mil by attaching the document to e-mail. Responses should reference the above BAA number and provide telephone and email contact information. This announcement is open and effective until 30 SEP 05. Concept papers in response to this announcement may be submitted at any time during this period. There will be no other solicitation issued for this topic and offerors should be on the alert for any BAA amendments that may be published. Additionally, this BAA and all amendments and information related to this announcement will be posted electronically on the INTERNET at: http://www.mountainhome.af.mil/AWB and to the Federal Business Opportunities at http://www.eps.gov C. OBJECTIVE (1) Technical Description: The mission of the Air Warfare Battlelab is to rapidly identify and prove the worth of innovative ideas for enhancing the deployability, sustainability, survivability, and lethality of contingency Air Expeditionary Forces for Global Engagement. It is focused in two areas: combat air forces and agile combat support. This BAA requests concept papers to identify material and non-materiel solutions to make forces lighter, leaner and more lethal. Concepts should directly benefit deployed expeditionary forces, although the entire cradle-to-grave continuum of warfare should be considered. The proposed concept will be based on the demonstration of a MATURE, COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY. All responses to this BAA will be evaluated for applicability to the aforementioned need. Should an offeror submit a concept that is better aligned with the needs of another Battlelab or requiring activity, the Air Warfare Battlelab will send written notice of this fact with reference to the appropriate activity. D. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Potential offerors are requested to provide their Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Number and reference number BAA AWB 05-0001 with their submissions. Potential offerors are required to register their company information at www.ccr.gov before any contracts can be awarded to that company. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to apply. Notice to Foreign Owned Firms: Such firms are asked to immediately notify the Air Force point of contact, Mrs. Becky Briggs at (208) 828-3108 or email to: becky.briggs@mountainhome.af.mil upon deciding to respond to this announcement. Foreign contractors shall be aware that restrictions may apply which could preclude their participation in this program. E. CONCEPT PAPER PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS The cost of preparing concept papers in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct charge to any other contract, but may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost IAW FAR 31.205-18. Every effort will be made to protect the confidentiality of the concept paper and any evaluations. The submitter must mark the concept paper with a protective legend IAW FAR 3.104-5. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or proposals are not desired. Offerors are strongly encouraged to submit concept papers, not to exceed five (5) pages, to the electronic addresses listed in section A of this announcement. However, if you do not have the capability of transmitting the concept paper electronically, submit three (3) copies, not to exceed 5 pages, of the proposed concept to Mrs. Briggs at the address in Section A of this BAA. The concept paper shall be formatted as follows: Section A: Title, Submitter, Date, E-Mail Account, Phone#, Fax #, Organization/Office Symbol, Address; Period of Performance, Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost of effort. Section B: Problem Statement, Need Statement or Operational Impact statement which concisely summarizes how the product of the demonstration will enhance Air Force AEF and/or CAF operations. Section C: Proposed Solution summarizing innovative concept and use of commercial or non-developmental items (NDI) to accomplish the demonstration. Section D: Proposed Concept Demonstration concisely describing the demonstration and execution methodology. Section E: Support Components required for the demonstration to include hardware, software, data, facilities and training. Section F: Expected Results, Benefits or Product of the demonstration. Section G: Proposed AF and DoD operational users of the concept; and Section H: Identify similar contracts to include the point of contact?s current telephone # and address. For papers marked proprietary, the offeror shall submit a non-proprietary title and summary, not to exceed one (1) additional page. Multiple concept papers addressing different research areas may be submitted by each offeror; however, each concept paper should address only one concept. Those concept papers found to be consistent with the intent of the BAA and of interest to the Government may be invited to submit a complete technical and price proposal. AN INVITATION BASED UPON A SUBMITTED CONCEPT PAPER DOES NOT ASSURE THAT THE OFFEROR WILL BE AWARDED A SUBSEQUENT CONTRACT. F. BASIS FOR AWARD (1) Concept papers will be evaluated as they are received based on acceptability or non-acceptability without regard to other concepts submitted under this announcement. Concept papers will be evaluated under the following criteria listed in descending order of importance: (a) The extent to which the proposed concept makes the Air Force lighter, leaner or more lethal, (b) Impact of the proposed concept on one or more of the six Air Force Distinctive Capabilities (Air and Space Superiority, Global Attack, Rapid Global Mobility, Precision Engagement, Information Superiority, Agile Combat Support), (c) Technical merit of the proposed concept with an emphasis on novel, creative, and innovative solutions, and (d) Proposed cost. All four areas, (a) through (d), will be evaluated at the same time during the evaluation process. No further evaluation criteria will be used in selecting the concept papers. (2) Anticipated Period of Performance: Average duration of demonstrations will be up to 15 months from time of award through complete evaluation and demonstration of the operational concept. However, some initiatives may require more resources depending on complexity of the concept. Type of contract(s) expected: Firm-Fixed Price (Unless another contract type is determined by the contracting officer to be more appropriate). Primary appropriation type: Operations and Maintenance G. POINTS OF CONTACT Questions on the objectives or preparation of the technical proposal should be addressed to: Capt Mike Vigueria, Chief of Contracting, AWB, Commercial Phone (208) 828-3542, e-mail: michael.vigueria@mountainhome.af.mil. Questions related to contracting or cost issues should be directed first to Mrs. Becky Briggs, Contract Specialist, email: becky.briggs@mountainhome.af.mil, Phone (208) 828-3108, Fax (208) 828-2658, address: 366 CONS/LGCB, 366 Gunfighter Ave, Bldg 512 Suite 498, Mountain Home AFB ID 83648 and then to TSgt. Jody G. Desormeaux, NCOIC, Commodities Flight, email: jody.desormeaux@mountainhome.af.mil Phone (208) 828-3109. Original Point of Contact Mrs. Becky Briggs, Contract Specialist, Phone 208-828-3108, Fax 208-828-2658, Email becky.briggs@mountainhome.af.mil - Michael Vigueria, Chief of Contracting, AW Battlelab, Phone 208-828-3542, Fax 208-828-1452, Email michael.vigueria@mountainhome.af.mil
- Place of Performance
- Address: Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, ID
- Zip Code: 83648
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 83648
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