U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Operations Dir, Fort Monmouth Site Contracts Branch, ATTN:AMSRL-OP-FM-PR(PET) Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5601

A -- USA ELECTRONICS & POWER SOURCES DIRECTORATE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT IN THREE PARTS FOR BAA 95-MHDL, ENTITLED MIMIC HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE POC Theresa Petersen, Contract Specialist, (908)544-3684 CORRECTION: This announcement was previously published in the CBD on 4 Nov 94, 21 Nov 94 and 11 Jan 95 as Electronics and Power Sources Directorate ARL Broad Agency Announcement for MIMIC Hardware Description Language (MHDL). Questions concerning submission may be directed at Marie S. Rice, Contracting Officer at (908)544-3700 or Theresa Petersen at (908)544-3684. CLOSING DATES: Abstracts are due 30 Jan 95 and Full Proposals are due by 31 Mar 95. All other information in Part I remains unchanged. PART II EVALUATION CRITERIA AND FUNDING SECTION is amended as follows: Proposal abstracts and full proposals will not be evaluated against each other since they are not submitted in accordance with a common work statement. Evaluation of proposal abstracts and full proposals will be accomplished through a technical review of each proposal using the following criteria which are listed in descending order of relative importance: * Magnitude of Technological/Programmatic Contribution to MHDL Implementation/Deployment and Feasibility of Success * Business Plan and Previous Experience (Track Record) of Offeror in Producing CAD Products * Experience and Educational Background of Personnel to be Assigned to Project in Developing Microwave/Analog CAD Products * Offeror;s Role or Future Role in Development and Adoption of Industry Wide Standards and Standard Formats * Cost Realism * Availability of Less Restrictive Data Rights. NOTE: Data Rights Issues will be considered only in areas where Commercialization of Results does not directly apply. Submission Process is amended as follows: Proposers are strongly encouraged to submit a proposal abstract in advance of full proposals. This procedure is intended to minimize unnecessary effort in proposal preparation and review. Abstracts are limited to a length of 10 pages. An original and sixteen (16) copies of the proposal abstract must be submitted to the addresses shown below on or before 4:00 P.M., January 30, 1995 in accordance with the number of copies specified for each site. Proposal abstracts received after this date may not be reviewed. ARL will assign a control number which will be used in subsequent correspondence and an acknowledgment will be sent via Email or Fax upon receipt of the original abstract at ARL. ARPA and the tri-services will review and respond to proposal abstracts on or about February 21, 1995. There is no specific format for abstracts, but the technical abstract review will be conducted in accordance with the evaluation factors previously cited. Regardless of any recommendation, the decision to propose is the responsibility of the proposer. All submitted proposals will be fully reviewed regardless of the disposition of the proposal abstract. Full proposals will be due on or before 4:00 P.M., March 31, 1995 and will have priority over those arriving later. Full proposals must be submitted in the same quantity and locations as specified for abstracts. Full proposals not meeting the format described below may not be reviewed. Proposals and proposal abstracts may not be submitted by fax or e-mail; any so sent will be disregarded. Restrictive notices not withstanding, proposals may be handled, for administrative purposes only, by a support contractor. This support contractor is prohibited from competition in ARPA/tri-service technical research and is bound by appropriate non-disclosure requirements. The Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal which shall be considered. 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. All administrative correspondence and questions on this solicitation, including requests for information on how to submit a proposal abstract or proposal to this BAA, should be directed to the administrative address below; e-mail or fax is preferred. Electronic mail and/or fax correspondence may be used in regard to this BAA; however, proposals and proposal abstracts may not be submitted by fax or e-mail (any so sent will be disregarded). Administrative address for this BAA: Army Research Laboratory, AMSRL-OP-PR-FM (PET), Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5601, FAX: 908-544-3767, EMAIL: TPETERSE@ARL.MIL. Proposal and proposal-abstract submission addresses and quantities: Original and four copies: Attn: MHDL BAA, Army Research Laboratory AMSRL-OP-PR-FM (PET), Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5601. Two copies each: David Rhodes, Army Research Laboratory, AMSRL-EP-MA, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5601. J.P. Letellier, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 5320, Washington, DC 20375-5000. John Hines, US Air Force, Area B - Bldg 620, WL/ELED, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-6543. Greg Creech, US Air Force, Area B - Bldg 620, WL/ELMT, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-6543. James Hanna, Rome Laboratories, ERDD, Griffis AFB, NY 13441. One copy each Eliot Cohen, ARPA/ESTO, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. All Other Information in PART II Remains unchanged. PART III PROPOSAL FORMAT, VOLUME 2, COST PROPOSAL is amended as follows: (no page limit}, shall be submitted in accordance with Standard Form 1411 (SF1411) and contain a one page cost summary and detailed cost information. A cost breakdown to the level of major tasks and equipment for the entire contract and for each contract year shall be provided. Where the effort consists of multiple portions which could reasonably be partitioned for purposes of funding, these should be identified as contract options with separate cost estimates for each. Details of any cost sharing should be included. A complete and signed copy of Standard Form 1411 (SF1411) Contract Pricing Proposal Cover Sheet shall be submitted with the cost proposal. When cost of money is being proposed, the offeror is required to submit a DD Form 1861. The breakdown of cost data shall include all costs expected to be incurred under the contract. All details, broken down by cost element, are to be prepared for each major task along with supporting rationale. All cost details shall be broken down to coincide with the offeror's accounting periods as related to the specific period of performance as indicated in proposed milestone charts. The cost proposal shall include all supporting information including, but not limited to: breakdown of labor hours by category, materials (vendor quotes or method of establishing cost), travel, direct and indirect costs. Prime contractors are responsible for insuring that all proposed subcontracts in excess of $100,000 are supported by an executed SF 1411. All other information in PART III Remains unchanged. (0019)

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