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A -- ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INITIATIVE SOL BAA 98-014 DUE 052898 POC LCDR Randy Souza Code N6OR, 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20350-2000 (703) 601-1451 BAA 98-014 The Office of Naval Research (ONR), serving as executive agent for the Department of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, Director of Space Information Warfare, Command and Control (N6), is seeking proposals to accelerate, within the university community, certain research activities affecting advanced communications and information technologies. Proposals are sought from qualified Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) with strong capabilities in all of the following six areas of research related to communications and information technology: 1. Broad user communications testbeds; 2. Systems engineering; 3. Fiber optics sensors and transmission devices; 4. Secure and reliable wireless communications, 5. Effective user-friendly human computer interfaces, and 6. Scientific visualization. This initiative will improve the Navy=s capabilities to support distributed computing, integrated services training, education, information dissemination, and simulation. While identifying projects whichoffer potential advancement and improvement in mission readiness, proposals must stipulate the specific savings in research or other federal expenditures that will accrue from accelerated research by the proposed agreement. It is anticipated that a single award will result from this solicitation and will include federal funding not to exceed $3 Million. The performance period is expected to run from the date of award through 30 September 2002. The offeror is required to contribute at least two times the amount of federal funds as cost sharing or matching (refer to OMB Circular A-110 for definition of cost sharing or matching). Proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria which are listed in descending order of importance. 1. overall technical merit of the proposed research, including demonstration of the savings in federal funds that will accrue from acceptance of the proposal; 2. potential contribution to Joint command, control, and communications; 3. offeror's demonstrated capabilities, related experience, and existing facilities which relate to these 6 identified areas of interest in communications research; 4. qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the proposed key personnel and team leader; and 5. realism of the proposed costs and proposed cost sharing. Prior to preparing or submitting a proposal, offerors may contact the POC Lieutenant Commander Randy Souza, USN. Proposals submitted by offerors must be sent to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, (Attn: LCDR Randy Souza) Code N60R, 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20350-2000, (Phone Number (703) 601-1451, Fax Number (703) 601-3137, E-Mail Address souza.randy@hq.navy.mil) and must be received by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, N60R, not later than 4:00 p.m. local time on 28 May 1998. Business questions may be addressed to the Office of Naval Research, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlingtion VA 22217-5660, (Attn: Terry Young, Code 254, Room 720, Phone Number (703) 696-5389, Fax (703) 696-3365, E-Mail Address youngt@onr.navy.mil), Offerors must state in their proposal that it is submitted in response to this specific BAA. Offeror's proposals should be accompanied with a completed certification package which can be accessed through the ONR Home Page (http://www.onr.navy.mil) at "How To Submit a Proposal." (0113)

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