SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program Vessel Stopping Technology Broad Area Announcement
- Notice Date
- 4/5/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- M67854 Quantico, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- M6785407R7035
- Response Due
- 4/30/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/30/2007
- Description
- The Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD) is soliciting proposals for research, development, integration, and demonstration of next-generation vessel stopping non-lethal weapons (NLW) and capabilities. The objective of this BAA is to stimulate research, development, prototyping, testing, and maturation of NLW vessel stopping technologies in an attempt to address known NLW vessel stopping technology gaps. Proposals supported by this BAA should overcome the current limitations of existing vessel stopping NL systems. These limitations generally include but are not limited to: 1) Range, accuracy and precision. 2) Effectiveness and the ability to quantify it. 3) Providing a universal, repeatable and robust NL effect. 4) Target safety, particularly across a wide-spectrum of the population. 5) Deployability, to include weight and volume. 6) Employability, to include use in complex maritime environments. 7) High unit costs, non-reusable Submissions should specifically address technology and research objectives to: A) Research and/or develop and/or test and/or improve design through innovative approaches in order to effectively demonstrate state-of-the art aerial deployed vessel stopping and/or entanglement approaches for port security, homeland defense, and maritime interdiction. The technical approach demonstrated should be effective in safely stopping/arresting or significantly impeding the movement of vessels while minimizing damage to the target vessel. EVALUATION CRITERIA: Proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria in descending order of importance: 1) Quality and Technical Merit. 2) Contributions/Relevance to Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program (JNLWP) and Department of Defense (DoD). 3) Capabilities, Experience, and past performance. 4) Plans and Capabilities to Accomplish Technology Transfer. 5) Total Cost and Cost Realism. See attached Proposer Information Package (PIP) for a further explanation on specific evaluation criteria. All awards made in response to this BAA will be subject to availability of government funds. Evaluations and selection or non-selection of proposals for funding will be made on the basis of the evaluation criteria listed. GENERAL INFORMATION: The JNLWD has available approximately $1.1 million for this effort. Multiple awards typically of 12-36 month duration are possible. Offerors should prepare proposals with a baseline period of performance of 12 months and include one or two options each with a 12-month period of performance based on an anticipated contract award date of June 2007. The 12-month baseline or Phase I of the proposal shall have as a minimum two (2) system or NLW capability demonstrations or program milestones within the first 12 month period of performance so as to provide data/evidence/support for consideration for follow-on or year 2 funding. This BAA will remain open for one (1) year after the release date. Technical proposals are not to exceed fifteen pages and must be accompanied by a full cost proposal valid until 31 December 2007 and include one ?QUAD-Chart? (the cost proposal and the Quad-Chart are not part of the five page limit). The offer must be provided in electronic format commensurate with a Microsoft Office software product (e.g., Word, Excel, or PowerPoint). Submission shall be via email to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Peggy Smith, peggy.l.smith1@usmc.mil . Note: Due to email server and pipeline limitations, please limit the size of each email with attachments to 3 megabytes. It is the Offeror?s responsibility to 1) read the BAA and all related documents carefully and completely, 2) ensure/verify the Government receives their submission on or before the date/time specified, and 3) monitor NECO for any updates on the BAA on a regular basis. In order to be considered for FY2007 funding, technical and full cost proposals are due on or before 4:00 PM (EST) 30 April 2007. Similarly, proposals are due on or before 4:00 PM (EST) 30 November 2007 in order to be considered for FY08 funding. It is the policy of the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD) to treat all proposals as competitive information and to disclose the contents only for the purposes of evaluation. Nondisclosure notices notwithstanding, employees of JNLWD and support contractors, American Systems Corporation and Booz, Allen and Hamilton, may handle proposals for administrative and evaluation purposes; however, only Government evaluators will make final selections under this BAA. This announcement, in conjunction with the pamphlet BAA07 Vessel Stopping Proposer Information Package (PIP), constitutes the Broad Agency Announcement as contemplated by FAR 6.102(d)(2). Addresses for obtaining the PIP are provided at the end of this notice. A formal RFP or other solicitation regarding this announcement will not be issued. Requests for same will be disregarded. The Government reserves the right to select for award any, all, part, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. In addition, the Government reserves the right to award multiple contracts, grants, or other instruments determined to be of benefit to the government in achieving the goals and objectives of this program. Award(s) is/are subject to the provisions of the FAR Subpart 9.5, Organizational Conflict of Interest. All offerors and proposed subcontractors must affirmatively state whether they are supporting any other JNLWP and/or Marine Corps contracts through an active contract or subcontract. All affirmations must state which office(s) the offeror supports and identify the prime contract number. Affirmation shall be furnished at the time of proposal submission. All facts relevant to the existence or potential existence of organizational conflicts of interest, as that term is defined in the FAR 9.501, must be disclosed. The disclosure shall include a description of the action the offeror has taken, or proposes to take, to avoid, neutralize or mitigate such conflict. This BAA is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to pay any proposal preparation costs. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit proposals, which will be evaluated. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions (MI) 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 severable areas of research related to Non-Lethal Weapons developments. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION: Offerors are required to obtain the BAA Vessel Stopping Proposer Information Package (PIP) which will be made available to industry through the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program website: https://JNLWP.com. The PIP provides further information on proposal format, the submission process, evaluation and funding processes, and other general information. Proposals not meeting the format described in the PIP may not be reviewed. Facsimile transmissions or electronic media transmissions of the proposal will not be accepted; any so sent will be disregarded. All administrative correspondence or questions on this BAA should be directed to the following email address: peggy.l.smith1@usmc.mil
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