MODIFICATION
A -- BAA TO ESTABLISH GOVERNMENT/UNIVERSITY COOP AGREEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
- Notice Date
- 2/13/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Pax River, Building 441, 21983 Bundy Road Unit 7, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20670
- Solicitation Number
- N00421-12-R-0026
- Archive Date
- 2/9/2013
- Point of Contact
- Krista K Hayden, Phone: (301) 757-9069, Salia J Price, Phone: (301) 757-5919
- E-Mail Address
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krista.hayden@navy.mil, salia.price@navy.mil
(krista.hayden@navy.mil, salia.price@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THE INTENT OF THIS BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO ESTABLISH GOVERNMENT-UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND INTRODUCTION The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is soliciting white papers from universities, colleges, and educational research institutes to establish Cooperative Agreements (CAs) to collaborate in a broad range of research areas. Cooperative Agreements are a legal instrument defining a relationship between the United States Government and a State, or local College or University or other recipient where 1) the principal purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the State, local government, and / or other recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States instead of acquiring (by purchase lease, or barter) property or services for the direct benefit or use of the United States Government; and 2) substantial involvement is expected between the executive agency and the State, local government, College, University or other recipient when carrying out the activity contemplated in the agreement. NAVAIR is pursuing agreements to research revolutionary capabilities for US Naval forces to mature and transition advances in Science and Technology (S&T). This is to improve US Naval capabilities, respond to current critical needs, maintain broad technology investments to anticipate and counter potential technology surprises. To support this mission, the white paper must provide S&T solutions that will enable the future force while simultaneously seizing opportunities to enhance current readiness. White papers must also discuss the potential commercial applications of the proposed development and its impact on the market. NAVAIR S&T challenges are, broad and inherently multidisciplinary in nature. S&T core capabilities being developed at NAVAIR include but are not limited to, structures, avionics, materials science, aerodynamics, navigation, sensors, human factors, propulsion and power. These efforts will be conducted primarily at the agreement holder's site but NAVAIR facilities may also be available and/or used depending on project needs. Access and use of NAVAIR facilities will require security clearances and US citizenship. 2. BACKGROUND The purpose of this broad agency announcement is to establish a cooperative agreement between NAVAIR and universities, colleges, or other educational research Institutes to advance basic and applied research in support of Naval Aviation. Under cooperative agreements, agreement holders may work on a broad range of research projects in close cooperation with NAVAIR subject matter experts (SMES) to provide support to Naval Aviation S&T areas that has the potential to serve a public purpose. By establishing these collaborative agreements the overall ability to conduct research needed to solve current and future technological challenges pertinent to Naval Aviation will be improved. The work to be performed shall be in direct support of the NAVAIR. Activities shall include but are not limited to: • Conducting research in current and emerging future technologies. NAVAIR's S&T philosophy spans the continuum from science to product. • Teaming with academia and DOD agencies to find the most appropriate solution to current and future war fighter requirements. • Promoting technology transfer using NAVAIR facilities including operational aircraft test beds • Providing technical assistance and training associated with different types, model and series aircrafts. • Providing SMEs in the aviation specific area of expertise. • Providing research and development for projects in the areas of planning, design, development, construction, and training of fixed and rotary wing aircraft. • Conducting short courses and seminars to address unique topics and issues as determined by NAVAIR SME for current and future aircrafts. • Participating in summer internships for professors and senior students. 3. AREAS OF INTEREST NAVAIR has spent considerable time identifying and defining areas of research core to current and future development and support of Naval Aviation. Specific core areas of research addressed by this broad agency announcement include but are not limited to the following: a) Air Vehicles • Advanced Airframe Materials, & Structures • Corrosion Prevention & Control • Air Vehicle Aerodynamics & Flight Controls • Shipboard Interaction • Advanced Modeling & Simulation • Life Management of Naval Airframes/Subsystems • Thermal Management, Fire & Ice Protection • Hydraulics, Pneumatics & Landing Gear Systems • Fuel Containment/Aerial Refueling • Mechanical Systems b) Propulsion and Power • Advanced Cycle Propulsion Systems • State Based Management of Dynamic Components • Highly Integrated Control System • Low Observable Signature Technologies (Noise, Radar, IR) • Emissions and Pollution Control • High Speed Aerodynamics • High Power Density Electrical Systems c) Avionics • Sensor/Data Fusion • EW/Airborne Electronic Attack • Fiber Optics/Networking • Acoustics Sensors • Radar & Antenna Systems • Communications • EO/Special Mission Sensors • Information Assurance • Maritime Domain Awareness d) Human Systems • Command & Control • Human, Social, Behavioral, Cultural Modeling • Human Performance Assessment & Modeling • Interactive Experimentation • Protection, Performance & Survivability • Virtual Environments & Simulation e) Weapons and Energetic • Energetic Materials & Energetics Systems • Weapon Airframe Engineering • Weapon Guidance and Control • Weapon Systems Engineering f) Support Equipment (SE) and Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) • Electromagnetics • Diagnostics of Avionics • Networks, Information Systems & Intelligent Agents • Controls, Sensors & Instrumentation, Prognostics & Health Monitoring • Cameras, Displays, Optics • Robotics g) Warfare analysis: • Engagement/Mission/Campaign Analyses • Operational Suitability/Effectiveness Analyses • Weapon System Performance Analyses • Aircraft Suitability Utility Analyses Science and Technology (S&T) Gap Analyses h) Research and Intelligence • Materials research • Image and Signal processing • Employment of unmanned systems • Optics research and fabrication • Chemical detection i) Test, Evaluation and Engineering • Systems Evaluation, Experimentation & Test • Air Vehicle Testing • Shore based and shipboard PALS Certification • Stores Compatibility testing • Mission Systems Testing • Weapons Testing • Ranges • Air Vehicle Modification & Instrumentation Testing • Survivability Flight Test • TSPI Information • Mission Systems Flight Test • Weapon Effectiveness Testing • Aero-Mechanical Flight Test • Threat/Target Systems • Target Engineering • Target Airborne Threat Simulation • Target Combat Environment Testing • Seaborne Targets • Integrated Battle-space Simulation & Test • Physical and simulated environments for Platform, System of System (SoS), and Family of System (FoS) Test and Evaluation • Generation of threat simulations/signals for installed system testing • Weapons and Aircraft systems hardware-in-the-loop testing • Interoperability evaluations for communications signals/data • Aircraft Flight Simulation and Stimulation T&E • Electromagnetic Environment Effects (E3) T&E • Ground Radar Cross Section (RCS) Measurement and Analysis j) Simulation and Modeling • Weapons training systems • Low-cost photo texture/data bases • Virtual environment training technology • Tactical decision-making under stress • Parallel computing as applied to simulation and modeling 4. AGREEMENT TYPE NAVAIR intends to issue Cooperative Agreement as a result of this announcement. NOTE: Typically, research findings result in the need for additional services/supplies, which are not possible to anticipate or project. Modifications to the agreements may be executed to satisfy these requirements; thereby providing for flexibility in technology assessment (with technology transition the ultimate goal). In the event that this is required, it shall be considered to be within the scope of this BAA and the resulting agreement, and therefore will have met the requirements of the Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (DODGARS). 5. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION The submission is two-phased approach as described below. PHASE II IS BY INVITATION ONLY. No further Request for Information (RFI), solicitation or other announcement of this opportunity will be made. Proposals may be submitted at any time up and to the closing date of the BAA. Offerors may submit proposals within one or more of the areas of interest listed in previous paragraphs. 5.1 PHASE I - PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS Submit a technical white paper, not to exceed five pages. The white papers will be evaluated quarterly (at a minimum) with an approximate Government response time of 90 days after submission. All proprietary portions of the abstract shall be clearly identified and will be treated with the strictest confidence. The white paper shall include: the need for the proposed research and how Naval Aviation / the Warfighter will benefit (including commercial applications if applicable); the technology challenges that must be overcome; a brief description of the technical approach and facilities involved; a rough order of magnitude cost estimate (per year); and, if applicable, the anticipated sharing arrangement between government and submitting organization (facilities, equipment, people). Submission of a proposal shall constitute consent to disclose proprietary information to all Government source selection participants. The sheet for the white paper shall identify: 1. BAA Number; 2. Organization Name; 3. Other Team Members and type of business for each; 4. Technical Points of contact (including phone, fax, and e-mail information); 5. Administrative Point of Contact; 6. One paragraph that summarizes the relationship of the proposal to the BAA. Overview of the Proposed Work shall include: A summary of proposed concept, an estimated timeframe for project completion, a brief description of the facilities involved, and a brief resume of the principle investigator(s); and a rough order of cost magnitude and, if applicable, the anticipated sharing arrangement. Proposal abstract/white papers (Phase I) submitted in response to this announcement will be reviewed by NAVAIR's Science and Technology community. Only Offerors who's Phase I - White Papers that are of interest to the government and considered capable of meeting Program requirements will be requested to submit a Phase II - Full Proposals. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE AGREEMENT HOLDERS: Current registration in the DoD's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database is a prerequisite for receiving an award resulting from this BAA. For more information please contact the CCR Assistance Center at 1-888-227-2423 or go to their website at: http://www.ccr.gov/vendor.asp. Abstracts may be submitted electronically to the BAA Manager and TPOC. 5.2 PHASE II - FULL PROPOSAL 5.2.1 General Information Request and/or submission of a full proposal does not constitute an agreement and does not guarantee award selection. Offerors will not be reimbursed for bid and proposal costs. Proposals shall be submitted in original, with the signature of an authorizing official, with five (5) copies to the address noted above. Proposal submission is not restricted in any way to any particular entity. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities are encouraged to participate. The NAICS Code for this BAA is 541710. Submit Full Proposals in two (2) volumes; Volume 1 Technical, Volume II Cost. (1) VOLUME I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL, are not to exceed thirty (30) pages, and include the following three sections: 1) Section 1 - Executive Summary: Provide a brief technical and business description of the contents of the proposal. The technical area should address the proposal's technical goals, approach, and expected results. The business area should address business and/or commercial applications of the proposal technology. 2) Section 2 - Technical Issues: Provide a detailed technical approach, objectives, staffing and resources relating to the development of the proposed technology for military and commercial (if applicable) use; discuss specifically the technical objectives of this proposed effort; provide a Statement of Work (SOW) that discusses the specific tasks to be accomplished, tied to the specific approach and goals of the project; provide resumes for Principle Investigator(s) and other key research personnel; describe the current and planned facilities and equipment to accomplish the research objectives; and, give a description of past performance on similar efforts including initial office set-up. The Statement of Work shall not be marked as proprietary as the SOW will be utilized in the resultant order. 3) Section 3 - Business Issues: Discuss the business issues relating to the commercial applications of the proposed development and its impact on the market; detail benefits to the Department of Defense (DoD), if applicable. (2) VOLUME II - COST/FUNDING PROPOSAL. Cost/funding proposals are not restricted in length, have no specific page layout requirements, but should address funding periods of performance. Formal work breakdown structures (WBS) and certified cost or pricing data are neither required nor desired. However, NAVAIR reserves the right to request this information. Organize Cost/Funding proposals to include four (4) sections in the following order: Section 1 - Total Project Cost. Provide a summary sheet outlining the total cost by project, including labor, material, and travel for each project proposed and a total cost for the entire proposal. In addition, provide a detailed breakdown of costs of the project. Cost should also be broken down for each task appearing in the Statement of Work (SOW) and should include all of the proposed costs to the Government and cost shared by the offeror. Present the following information for each phase of the effort: total cost of the particular project phase; total offeror cost share; funding requested from the Government; and elements of cost (labor, direct materials, travel, other direct costs, equipment, software, patents, royalties, indirect costs, escalation, fee or profit, and cost of money). Sufficient information should be provided in supporting documents to allow the Government to evaluate the reasonableness of these proposed costs, including salaries, overhead, equipment purchases, fair market rental value of leased items, and the method used for making such valuations. Documents may include DCAA Forward Pricing Rate Agreements, payroll verification, three years of historical actual indirect rates, and invoices or quotes for material purchases. Profit should not be included as a cost element if the contract type to be awarded will be cost sharing. Section 2 - Cost Sharing and In-Kind Contributions: This section will include: (i) the sources of cash and amounts to be used for matching requirements; (ii) the specific in-kind contributions proposed, their value in monetary terms, and the methods by which their values were derived; and (iii) evidence of the existence of adequate cash or commitments to provide sufficient cash in the future. Affirmative, signed statements are required from outside sources of cash. Provide sufficient information regarding the sources of the offerors' cost share so that a determination may be made by the Government regarding the availability, timeliness, and control of these resources. For example: How will the funds and resources be applied to advance the progress of the proposed effort? What is the role of any proposed in-kind contributions? Section 3 - Cost to the Government: This section will specify the total costs proposed to be borne by the Government and any technical or other assistance including equipment, facilities, and personnel of Federal laboratories, if any, required to support these activities. The cost to the Government should be that portion of the proposed effort, which is not covered, by the contractor's portion of the cost share. The costs incurred and work performed by any DoD or national laboratory "partnering" with the offeror under the proposal shall normally be considered costs of the Government and not costs of the offeror for purposes of the cost-sharing requirement. Present sufficient information regarding the resources to be provided by the Government so that an evaluation of their availability, timeliness, and control may be made. Section 4 - Off-Budget Supporting Resources: This section will show cash or in-kind resources which will support the proposed activity but which are not intended to be included in the total project cost. Items in this category do not count as cost share or as Federal funds, which must be matched. Examples of items to place in this category include: Commitments of cash or in-kind resources from other Federal sources, such as national laboratories, and projections of fee-based income where there is substantial uncertainty about the level which will actually be collected and where the income is not needed to meet cost-share requirements. 6. EVALUATION CRITERIA The government will evaluate proposals responsive to any or all of the areas of interest discussed herein. Proposals will not be evaluated against each other. 6.1 EVALUATION CRITERIA The primary evaluation criteria are: a) Scientific and technical merits of the proposed research to include, (1) the degree to which proposed research and development objectives support the targeted technical topic and (2) validity of the technical basis for the approach offered b) The offeror's capabilities, related experience, past performance on similar efforts, research investigators/personnel, facilities, techniques or unique combination of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives c) The realism and reasonableness of cost, including proposed cost sharing. 7. AWARDS NAVAIR is planning to make awards within the overall Program Objectives stated in Section 2 and 3. All awards will be based on merit competition. The Government reserves the right to select all, some, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. Any awards are subject to the availability of appropriations. There is no commitment by the Navy to be responsible for any monies expended by the offeror before award of an agreement. Contracting Office Address: NAWC-AD 22299 Exploration Drive, Suite 301 Lexington Park, MD 20653-2058 United States Place of Performance: Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division Patuxent River, Maryland United States Primary Point of Contact.: Krista Hayden Phone: 301-737-2915
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