SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Environmental Control Broad Agency Announcement
- Notice Date
- 11/14/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, US Army CECOM Contracting Center-Washington, US Army CECOM Contracting Center-Washington, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-W, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331-0700
- ZIP Code
- 22331-0700
- Solicitation Number
- W909MY-09-R-0001
- Response Due
- 9/30/2011
- Archive Date
- 11/29/2011
- Point of Contact
- Patricia Davis, 703-325-1713<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Army CECOM Contracting Center Washington announces the issuance of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) sponsored by the U. S. Army Communications-Electronics Command Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC). This announcement provides only a synopsis of the BAA. The complete BAA including proposal preparation instructions and evaluation criteria is available at the C-E LCMC Interactive Business Opportunities Page (IBOP), https://abop.monmouth.army.mil/. In order to be able to access the BAA and submit a proposal a contractor must first be registered on the IBOP. A CAGE Code and DUNS number are required to complete registration for proposal submissions. A contractor employee who is authorized to bind the contractor must complete the registration. The process could take several days to finalize the registration and contractors are encouraged to register as soon as possible. This BAA is issued under provisions of paragraph 6.102(d)(2) and paragraph 35.016 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) which provides for competitive selection of research and development proposals submitted in response to this announcement. Accordingly, proposals selected for award are considered to be the result of full and open competition and fully compliant with PL 98-369, The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. Prospective offerors should note that this BAA is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to make an award or pay proposal preparation costs generated in response to this announcement. The cost of proposal preparation for response to a BAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resultant contract or any other contract. However, it may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost specified in FAR 31.205-18. Funds are not presently available for the research interests represented in this BAA. No contract award will be made unless appropriated funds are available for payment for the effort being acquired. Potential offerors are reminded that only a duly warranted contracting officer may obligate the government to an agreement involving the expenditure of Government funds. Any resultant contract award would include all clauses required by Federal Acquisition Regulations and appropriate supplements. This BAA is intended for the development of research efforts in support of the RDEC Army Power Division. Specific information on program goals is provided in the following section, Program Description. In order for any proposals to be considered, the proposed effort MUST meet the definition of basic or applied research and development found at FAR 35.001. Submission of White Papers is mandatory prior to submission of a full proposal. The selection of one or more proposals for award will be based on a peer and scientific evaluation of each offerors response (to include both technical and cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to this announcement. White Papers/Proposals shall be submitted in electronic format via the Army Single Face to Industry Interactive Business Opportunities Page (IBOP). The URL for the IBOP is https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. The IBOP submittal shall include an electronic signature by an individual having authority to enter into a contract. In order to be able to access the RFP and submit a proposal a contractor must first be registered on the IBOP. A CAGE Code and DUNS number are required to complete registration for proposal submissions. A contractor employee who is authorized to bind the contractor must complete the registration. The process could take several days to finalize the registration and contractors are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Proposals shall be submitted via electronic media using Microsoft Office 2000 products (i.e., Microsoft Word and Excel, and Adobe Acrobat version 4.0), in separate files for each proposal volume as set forth below. All information pertaining to a particular volume shall be confined to that file. There will be no formal request for proposal or any further solicitation document issued in regard to this BAA. Therefore, interested parties should be alert for any amendments that maybe published. Amendments to this BAA will be issued through the Army Single Face to Industry Interactive Business Opportunities Page (IBOP) at https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. This BAA will be open for three (3) years from the date of issue. It is expected that the first round of white paper evaluations will begin in January 2009. Any white paper received by 5:00 pm local time on 31 December 2008 will be included in that evaluation cycle. Offerors shall not submit questions related to this BAA electronically using the Question format available in the Army IBOP BAA - Environmental Control Technology solicitation folder. Questions of a technical nature may be addressed to Mr. Frank Calkins at frank.calkins@us.army.mil with a carbon copy to Mr. James Boehm, Contract Specialist, at james.boehm1@us.army.mil. Questions of a contractual nature may be addressed directly to Mr. Boehm. NO TELEPHONIC REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Responses to questions relating to the BAA will be posted electronically on the IBOP and available to all vendors. Responses to questions relating to a specific vendors approach will be answered via email to that vendor. The Government requires a minimum of 1-week to staff solicitation questions. No discussion is to be held with offerors by the technical staff after proposal submission without the permission of the Contracting Officer. All potential offerors should be aware that due to unanticipated budget fluctuations, funding in any or all areas can change with little or no notice. Environmental Control technology is one of the key research and development candidates within the U S Army. The U S Army is interested in receiving white papers followed by proposals for basic and applied research, development, and demonstration of small, lightweight, efficient environmental control technology and associated components for use in various applications ranging from 6 kBTUh to 120 kBTUh. The technology shall operate within an ambient air temperature from 0 to +125 degrees Fahrenheit while providing cooling. Research and development of environmental control auxiliary components such as heat exchangers, fans, thermal expansion valves, electronic controls and other technologies that are associated with environmental control technology are also acceptable as a separate item or as part of a larger research and development proposal. These technologies shall utilize environmentally approved refrigerants with a 0 ODP and zero net Global Warming Potential (GWP). Heat actuated cooling technologies utilizing waste heat from a power source or direct combustion of diesel fuel are acceptable under this topic. Power generation technology which can be incorporated with the environmental control technology to form a self-powered capability and provide output exportable power that meets MIL-STD 1331 for power quality while simultaneously operating at full heating or cooling capacity are acceptable under this topic.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army CECOM Contracting Center-Washington ATTN: AMSEL-AC-W, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria VA<br />
- Zip Code: 22331-0700<br />
- Zip Code: 22331-0700<br />
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