SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- The U.S. Army Research Office together with the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization makes available a Broad Agency Announcement for the detection of Improvised Explosive Devices. - March 2007
- Notice Date
- 3/9/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Acquisition Center - Research Triangle Park, ATTN: AMSSB-ACR, Research Triangle Park Contracting Division, P.O. Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211
- ZIP Code
- 27709-2211
- Solicitation Number
- W911NF-07-R-0008
- Response Due
- 6/4/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/3/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) together with the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) announces the availability of the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. W911NF-07-R-0008 for the detection of Improvised Explosive Dev ices (IEDs). ARO is soliciting proposals from degree-granting universities in conjunction with government laboratories and/or industry partners to invent, explore, and evaluate new approaches for detection of explosives. Proposals are sought in one category only: Standoff Detection of Explosive Threats. The Government anticipates the award of instruments to support several university-based centers in the United States to conduct the research sought in this BAA. The center(s) may draw on university programs in physical, engineering, and mathematical scienc es. Each center must have active, working collaborations with established industry partners and/or US government laboratories to aid in the transition of technology. These partnerships must represent at least 20% of the proposed effort. Multiple universiti es/ organizations may participate in a single center. Support for each center is estimated to be $1M/year, inclusive of partnerships with industry and/or government laboratories. Theory and Experiment: Explosives detection inherently requires the discrimination of a weak signal within a noisy environment. This effort aims to build on previous advances in spectroscopy and remote chemical sensing by, using multiple orthogonal, nonl inear or newly developed spectroscopic approaches. Modeling and Simulation: Among the range of possible approaches, proper modeling and simulation will enable the best systems to be chosen for experimental development and evaluation. Modeling and simulation will also provide objective measures of success for evaluating new systems and comparing one system against another. Interested offerors are required to submit white papers in accordance with instructions provided in Section IV of this BAA. Informal white papers no more than ten pages in length outlining the proposed project, a summary of investigator qualifications, a nd a budget estimate must be received by 4:00 PM Local (NC) Time on Monday, April 16, 2007. White papers are required prior to proposal submission. White papers must be transmitted to the following e-mail address: whitepapers@arl.army.mil. The e-mail sub ject line should contain the following: W911NF-07-R-0008 Proposal White Paper. The broad agency announcement for this program is located at the ARO web site: http://www.arl.army.mil/main/main/default.cfm?Action=6&Page=8. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541710 -- Research and Development in the Physi cal, Engineering, and Life Sciences. The Government reserves the right to not make an award if it is not in the best interest of the Government.
- Place of Performance
- Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Research Triangle Park ATTN: AMSSB-ACR, Research Triangle Park Contracting Division, P.O. Box 12211 Research Triangle Park NC
- Zip Code: 27709-2211
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 27709-2211
- Record
- SN01247720-W 20070311/070309221756 (fbodaily.com)
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