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A -- FEATURELESS WAVEFORM COUNTERMEASURES. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS IN TWO PARTS. THIS IS PART 2 OF 2 PARTS. SOL PRDA 97-04-AAK POC Contact Brad Kneisly, Contract Negotiator, (937) 255-2902 or Vicki Fry, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-5201. A--Part 2 of 2 Parts: (3) Technical Proposal: The technical proposal shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research and the technical approach. The technical proposal shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) detailing the technical tasks proposed to be accomplished under the proposed effort and suitable for contract incorporation. Additional information on prior work in this area, descriptions of available equipment, data and facilities, and resumes of personnel who will be participating in this effort should also be included as attachments to the technical proposal and are not included in the page limit. Offerors should refer to the WL Guide referenced in Section A to assist in SOW preparation. Offerors must submit approved DD Form 2345, Export Controlled DoD Technical Data Agreement with their proposal. Any questions concerning the technical proposal or SOW preparation shall be referred to the Technical Point of Contact cited in this announcement. (4) Page Limitation: The technical proposal shall be limited to 75 pages (12 pitch or larger type), double-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 by 11 inches. The page limitation includes all information except the additional information described above under Technical Proposal. Pages in excess of this limitation will not be considered by the government. Cost Proposals should be submitted in the sugges ted format, tailored as needed, and should not exceed 15 pages in length. (5) Preparation Cost: This announcement does not commit the Government to pay for any response preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this PRDA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting or any other contract. However, it may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost as specified in FAR 31.205-18. EBASIS FOR AWARD: The selection of one or more sources for award will be based on an evaluation of an offeror's response (both technical and cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to the announcement. The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order of priority, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria which are of equal importance: (a) new and creative solutions, (b) the offeror's understanding of the scope of the technical effort, (c) soundness of offeror's technical approach, (d) the availability of qualified technical personnel and their experience with applicable technologies, (e) the offeror's past experience with electronic countermeasures and signal processing techniques and technologies, (f) organization, clarity, and thoroughness of the proposed SOW. Cost and/or price which includes consideration of proposed budgets and funding profiles, is a substantial factor, but ranked as the second order of priority. No other evaluation criteria will be used. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement any, all, part, or none of the received. Award of a grant or cooperative agreement, in lieu of a contract, to universities and nonprofit institutions will be considered and will be subject to the mutual agreement of the parties. FPOINTS OF CONTACT: An Ombudsman has been appointed for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors with serious concerns only are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Daniel L. Kugel, ASC/SY, Bldg 52, 2475 K Street, Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7642. Phone number is (937) 255-3855. Direct all routine communication concerning this acquisition to Mr Kneisly, WL/AAKR. (1) Technical Contact Point: Engineer, James P. Stephens, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7333, (937)255-4933. (2) Contracting/Cost Point of Contact: Questions related to the contract/cost issues should be directed Brad Kneisly, WL/AAKR, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7607, (937) 255-2902. See Note 26. End of Part 2 (0317)

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