MODIFICATION
A -- Laser Simulation, Analysis and Research (LSAR) - Solicitation 1
- Notice Date
- 10/23/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Directed Energy Directorate, 2251 Maxwell Ave, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, 87117
- ZIP Code
- 87117
- Solicitation Number
- BAA-RVKD-2014-0001
- Response Due
- 11/21/2017 12:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Marcus Mansfield, Phone: 505-846-4421, Luisa A. Martinez-Medina, Phone: 505-846-6865
- E-Mail Address
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marcus.mansfield@us.af.mil, luisa.martinez-medina@us.af.mil
(marcus.mansfield@us.af.mil, luisa.martinez-medina@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Attch 6 - Section K Reps and Certs Attch 5 - Cost Proposal Instructions (Non APC) 20161016 Attch 4 - COSMO Draft DD Form 254 Attch 3 - COSMO CDRLS A001-A003 20171023 Attch 2 - COSMO Supplemental Requirements 20171023 Attch 1 - COSMO SOO 20171023 BAA-RVKD-2014-0001 Call 0005 COSMO 20171023 **PLEASE ADHERE TO THE LSAR BAA, BAA-RVKD-2014-0001 AMENDMENT 02 (DATED 06 MARCH 2017), WHEN RESPONDING TO CALL 0005** BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate BAA-RVKD-2014-0001 Call 0005 BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE : Laser Simulation, Analysis and Research (LSAR) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: BAA-RVKD-2014-0001 PROPOSAL CALL ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: COmpact Semiconductor Mid- and long-wave Opto-electronics research (COSMO) PROPOSAL CALL ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: BAA-RVKD-2014-0001 Call 0005 _______________________________________________________________________ 1.0 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT (TPOC): The Technical Point of Contact for this Call is: Dr. Chunte Lu AFRL/RDL Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773 Phone: 505-846-6941 E-mail: chunte.lu.2@us.af.mil 2.0 CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT: The Contracting Points of Contact for this Call are: Mr. Marcus Mansfield Contract Specialist (Primary) AFRL Det 8/RVK Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773 Phone: 505-846-4421 E-mail: marcus.mansfield@us.af.mil Ms. Luisa A. Martinez-Medina Contracting Officer (Alternate) AFRL Det 8/RVK Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773 Phone: 505-846-6865 E-mail: luisa.martinez-medina@us.af.mil 3.0 PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AGAINST THIS CALL. Proposals are due no later than (NLT) 12:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) on 21 November 2017. Proposals received after the due date and time shall be governed by the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-1(c)(3) Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions (JAN 2017). 4.0 APPLICABILITY OF BASELINE BAA: All requirements of Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), BAA-RVKD-2014-0001 (herein referred to as the "baseline BAA"), apply unless specifically amended and addressed in this Call. The baseline BAA contains information applicable to all Calls issued under the BAA. The baseline BAA provides information on the overall program, proposal preparation and submission requirements, proposal review and evaluation criteria, award administration, agency contacts, etc. Offerors are advised to review the baseline BAA thoroughly when preparing proposals in response to this Call. For complete information regarding the baseline BAA, refer to BAA-RVKD-2014-0001 on FedBizOpps (FBO) at http://www.fbo.gov. 5.0 CALL AMENDMENTS: Offerors should monitor FBO (http://www.fbo.gov) for any additional notices to this Call that may permit extensions to the proposal submission date or otherwise modify this announcement. 6.0 TYPE OF CONTRACT: The Air Force reserves the right to award the appropriate contract type under the FAR best suited to the nature of research proposed. It is anticipated that any award(s) made as a result of this Call will generally be a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Completion type contract. Cost reimbursement type contracts require successful offerors to have an accounting system considered adequate for tracking costs applicable to the contract. No opportunities for Assistance Instruments or Grants exist under this Call. 7.0 ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Air Force anticipates awarding a minimum of one contract. However, the Air Force reserves the right to make multiple awards or no awards pursuant to this Call. The Air Force also reserves the right to award only a part of a proposal. 8.0 INTENT TO PROPOSE: Potential offerors are requested to advise the primary contracting point of contact if they intend to submit a proposal in response to the Call. Such notification is merely a courtesy and is not a commitment by the offeror to submit a proposal. 9.0 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: This Call is issued under Technical Area #8 of the baseline BAA, BAA-RVKD-2014-0001. Proposals for any other technology area identified in the baseline BAA will not be accepted at this time. Technical Area 8: Mid-Infrared (Mid-IR) Semiconductor Laser Devices: The objective of this Technical Area is to concentrate on the design, synthesis, test, and packaging of compact mid-infrared semiconductor lasers that are capable of high brightness and wavelength agility to satisfy AF and DoD needs. Semiconductor Diode Laser (DL) technology will be pursued to generate higher brightness in the mid-IR as well as the Long Wave Infra-Red (LWIR). DL will also be used to generate high peak power in the mid-IR. In parallel, Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL) will be developed in-house and lateral beam quality enhancement schemes will be applied to extract high brightness from broad-area devices. This Technical Area includes, but is not limited to: - Developing computational development and validation capabilities - Developing, computational development and validation, experimentation, and testing of high brightness semiconductor laser hardware and semiconductor devices - Researching epitaxial growth of semiconductor laser hetero-structures for mid-IR emission - Developing novel beam combining techniques - Conducting minimal maintenance on clean room components and molecular beam epitaxy equipment - Developing photolithographic processing techniques for semiconductor laser devices - Developing techniques for housing of semiconductor lasers for high thermal load operation - Developing techniques for housing of system level semiconductor devices The specific technical objectives for this effort are provided in the COSMO Statement of Objectives (SOO) included as Attachment 1 to this Call. 10.0 ANTICIPATED FUNDING: The anticipated funding for this effort (not per contract or award) is: FY18 $1M FY19 $3M FY20 $3M FY21 $3M FY22 $3M FY23 $1M TOTAL $14M The above funding profile is an estimate only and not a contractual obligation for funding. All funding is subject to change due to Government discretion and availability. All potential offerors should be aware that due to unanticipated budget fluctuations, funding in any or all areas may change with little or no notice. 11.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: It is intended for this effort to be a 57 month technical effort with an additional 3 months allotted for final report preparation and administrative closeout actions. 12.0 DELIVERABLES: The following Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) are representative of the data deliverables required for this effort. Draft CDRLs (A001-A003) are included as Attachment 3 to this Call. CDRL A001: Presentation Material CDRL A002: Status Report CDRL A003: Scientific and Technical Report and Checklist 13.0 OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: 13.1 Security Requirements: The program security classification for this effort is SECRET. A Department of Defense (DoD) Contract Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254, will be required during performance of the contract. A draft DD Form 254 is included as Attachment 4 to this Call. 13.2 Research areas may involve technology that is subject to U.S. Export Control Laws. Therefore, only offerors who are certified by the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) may submit proposals. For questions, contact DLIS on-line at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp or at DLIS, US/Canada Joint Certification Center, Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek MI 49017-4312, (800) 352-3572. DFARs 252.225-7048, Export Controlled Items (JUN 2013) is incorporated into this solicitation and will be in ALL awards resulting from the Calls. 13.3 Due to the nature of this requirement no foreign companies at the prime or subcontractor level shall be considered for award. 13.4 Per DFARS 227.7103-1, DoD policy is to acquire only the technical data and the rights in that data, necessary to satisfy Government needs. In exchange for paying for development of the data, the Government expects Technical Data, Non-Commercial Software (NCS), and NCS Documentation developed entirely at Government expense to be delivered with "Unlimited Rights" or a minimum of "Government Purpose Rights" for each contract awarded in response to this announcement. Data rights offered other than "Unlimited Rights," as defined in DFARS 227.7103-5, should be identified in DFARS clause 252.227-7017 (see Section K - Representations and Certifications included as Attachment 7 to this Call) and included in the Business Section of the proposal. 13.5 Proposal Review and Evaluation: Criteria: The selection of one or more sources for award will be based on an evaluation of each offeror's proposal to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to this announcement. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 35.016. The proposals will be evaluated utilizing a peer or scientific review process and shall be evaluated based on the following criteria that are listed in descending order of importance: (1) Overall scientific and technical merits of the proposal; (2) Importance to AFRL/RDL program requirements; (3) Fund(s) availability Once selected for possible award, price will be analyzed for Cost Realism and Price Reasonableness. Cost/Price is considered, but not an evaluation criteria. Adequate Price Competition is determined not to exist due to the absence of precise Government specifications and varying technical approaches proposed for R&D efforts. The Government will require certified cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-4. 13.6 Review and Selection Process: The technical proposals will be evaluated and categorized as follows: a) Highly Recommended: Well-conceived scientifically and technically sound proposal pertinent to accomplish program goals and objectives. Proposals are recommended for acceptance (subject to availability of funds) and normally are displaced only by other Highly Recommended proposals. b) Selectable: Scientifically or technically sound proposals that may require additional development. Proposals are recommended for acceptance if sufficient funding is available, but at a lower priority than Highly Recommended proposals. To ensure a diversity of approaches, a Selectable proposal may be prioritized over a Highly Recommended proposal if the Selectable proposal presents a unique approach unlike any of the Highly Recommended proposals. c) Not Selectable: Proposal is not technically sound or does not meet agency needs. Even if sufficient funding existed, the proposal should not be funded. Note: The Government reserves the right to award some, all, or none of the proposals. When the Government elects to award only part of a proposal, the selected part may be categorized as Highly Recommended or Selectable, through the proposal as a whole may not merit such a categorization. 13.7 Government Furnished Property (GFP): Scheduled GFP is not anticipated for this Call. However, any GFP requested for this effort shall be proposed in accordance with the baseline BAA. 13.8 Base Support: Base Support (including necessary space and equipment in Building 416) is available for offerors and shall be proposed in accordance with the COSMO Supplemental Requirements included as Attachment 2 to this Call. 13.9 Travel: Some travel is anticipated in support of this effort and shall be proposed and conducted in accordance with the COSMO Supplemental Requirements included as Attachment 2 to this Call. 13.10 Section K - Representations and Certifications: The Section K - Representations and Certifications, provided as Attachment 7 to this Call, shall be completed and submitted as a part of the Business Section of the proposal. 13.11 Organizational Conflict of Interest: In accordance with FAR 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest, the Contracting Officer has analyzed the planned acquisition and determined that no known actual or potential Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) situations exist with respect to this Call. Offerors shall perform their own OCI analysis (to include potential OCI situations associated with any teammates or subcontractors). Offerors shall describe the methodology used to identify any actual or potential OCI issues. If the offeror identifies any actual or potential OCIs, the offeror shall provide an OCI mitigation plan. The contractor's mitigation plan will be determined acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. If the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect other remedies deemed necessary. 14.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: All proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the baseline BAA, BAA-RVKD-2014-0001. Proposals shall be submitted to the primary contracting point of contact at the address listed below. Hand-delivered proposals, or proposals sent via facsimile or any other electronic means will NOT be accepted. AFRL Det 8/RVK ATTN: Marcus Mansfield (Contract Specialist) 3550 Aberdeen Avenue SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773 14.1 DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN THE PROPOSAL. 14.2 The Technical Proposal shall not exceed 20 pages and shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the baseline BAA, BAA-RVKD-2014-0001. 15.0 WORK AUTHORIZATION: Submission of proposal(s) is not an authorization to commence work or to incur any costs to perform the work described above. Work is not to be implemented until appropriate contractual actions are taken. Any work performed or expense incurred prior to that time (including bid and proposal costs) will be at the offeror's own risk. 16.0 ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1: COSMO Statement of Objectives (SOO), dated 23 October 2017 Attachment 2: COSMO Supplemental Requirements, dated 23 October 2017 Attachment 3: COSMO Draft Contract Data Requirements List CDRL), DD Form 1423, A001- A003 Attachment 4: COSMO Draft Department of Defense (DoD) Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254 Attachment 6: Cost Proposal Instructions, dated 19 October 2016 Attachment 7: Section K - Representations and Certifications
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, 87117, United States
- Zip Code: 87117
- Zip Code: 87117
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