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A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EXPEDITIONARY MOORING SYSTEM FOR ANCHORING FLOATING CAUSEWAY PIER SOL N47408-98-R-3915 DUE 030298 POC Contract Specialist, Rosalie M. Hammonds, 805-982-5097 This announcement constitutes the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC) under FAR 6.102 (d)(2) to solicit proposals for basic and applied research for new and innovative technology solutions. Part of the proposed project area listed in the BAA is being considered 100% set-aside for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or Minority Institutions (MIs) as defined by the clause at 252.226-7000 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. Interested HBCUs and MIs should provide the contracting office as early as possible, but not later than 15 days after this notice, evidence of their capability to perform the contract, and a positive statement of their eligibility as an HBUC or MI. If adequate response is not received form HBUCs/MIs, the solicitation will instead be issued, without further notice, as unrestricted, to academic institutions, non-profit organizations and private industry. The effective period of this BAA is one year from the publication date. Awards may be made at any time throughout the year. Award decisions on proposals will be based on a competitive selection of proposals from a peer/scientific review. Evaluations will be conducted using the following evaluation criteria: (1) overall scientific and technical merits of the proposal, (2) potential contributions of the proposed effort to the United States Navy's JLOTS operation (3) past performance, (4) the realism of the proposed cost and availability of funds, and (5) understanding of the research effort proposed, and experience and qualifications of the principal project personnel and/or institution or corporation submitting the proposal. Persons contemplating submission of a proposal should obtain further information and forms required for submitting a proposal by writing to the Command Officer Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office, Code 2714, Bldg. 41, Naval Construction Battalion Center, 1000 23rd Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301, Attn: Rosalie Hammonds. All requests for the solicitation package and questions regarding this BAA may be faxed to (805) 982-3015. The NFESC technical point of contact is Mr.Jeff Girard (805) 982-1308. Contact with the NFESC engineer identified in this announcement is encouraged to determine the extent of interest in this specific research project. All proposals should be submitted in original and three copies to the address noted above. In addition, all submissions should reference this announcement and should specifically identify the research area the proposal is responding to. Proposals will not be evaluated against each other since each is a unique technology with no common work statement. Proposals identified for funding may result in a contract, however, there is no commitment by the Navy to make any awards, to make a specific number of awards or to be responsible for monies expended by the proposer before award of a contract. The following is a description of the research required for BAA Topic 98-002, EXPEDITIONARY MOORING SYSTEM FOR ANCHORING FLOATING CAUSEWAY PIER. The objective of this announcement is to improve the anchoring of U. S. Navy and Army floating causeway piers used during a Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) operation. A JLOTS operation is conducted to move cargo from ship to shore when fixed port facilities are either unavailable or inadequate. Lighters are used to shuttle cargo between sealift ships, which are typically anchored a few miles offshore, and the beach discharge site, which can be either a bare beach, a floating causeway pier or an elevated pier. This announcement is to specifically address the research and development of an expeditionary mooring system suitable for anchoring the floating causeway pier. The system should be rapidly and easily installed in theater, and ideally would utilize reduced shipping cube and weight requirements. Though the existing wire rope and drag embedment anchor system has been adequate, the Navy would like to take this opportunity to investigate and/ordevelop new and innovative mooring systems prior to fielding a new sea state three (SS3) capable causeway system. For the purpose of this development effort, the floating causeway can be assumed to extend from the shore (mean high water line) seaward for a maximum of 1500-ft or until the mean low water depth is 20-ft at the sea end. The causeway will be 24-ft wide, withstand a tidal range of 8 feet and a beam current of 4 knots, operate in SS3 and survive SS5 conditions, and be capable of sustained operations 24-hrs per day for 180 days continuously. Anchoring systems should be capable of operating in a variety of seafloor soils, on a range of typical seafloor slopes, and in water depths from the shoreline to 20-ft. Solutions offered should reflect the expeditionary nature of a JLOTS operation, i.e., by being easily transported, rapidly installed with existing JLOTS watercraft with minimal training and effort, readily maintained and quickly repaired. Persons contemplating submission of a proposal should reach the NFESC technical point of contact for further technical information on floating causeways, and results of a recently completed background search and brainstorming session on this topic. The proposals will be evaluated for potential funding by the Navy under the Exploratory Development (6.2) program. The Phase I effort of submitted proposals should not exceed $40,000 and should be completed by August 17, 1998. (0015)

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