Supply Department Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 101 Strauss Ave, Indian Head, MD 20640-5035

A -- 2.75 INCH EXTRUDED COMPOSITE PROPELLANT GRAIN INHIBITING TECHNOLOGY SOL BAA 98-007 POC Brenda Price, Contract Specialist, Code 1143B, (301) 743-6570, Fax (301) 743-6670 E-MAIL: BAA 98-007 synopsis, BrendaPrice@mail.ih.navy.mil. The Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center has an interest in proposals related to alternative methods of wet braiding an inhibitor onto the 2.75 Inch Rocket Motor Extruded Composite Propellant Grain to reduce unit cost. The technology should be mature, and commercially available to allow transition to weapon system acquisition within a two to three year period. Specific areas of interest are: Processing techniques, design, and production planning. To be ocnsidered for award, the full proposal must be received by Indian Head by 30 September 1998. Proposals submitted under this BAA could be considered for award at anytime up to 12 months after the closing date of this announcement if funding is available. Proposed work shoul have a base period of performance not to exceed twelve months, but may include multiple phased options that could extend beyond the initial period of performance. No award can be made without a proposal to perform a specific effort within an estimated cost and schedule. The white paper should not exceed ten (10) pages. The white paper shall consist of: (a) Title Page -- Clearly labeled "PROPOSAL ABSTRACT" including the BAA technical points-of-contact along with telephone and facsimile numbers, and signed by the authorized officer, (b) Summary -- an overview of the proposed technologies and/or concept and how they support the objectives of the program, deliveries associated with the research and development, including estimates of the cost for each major deliverable per year and total cost. It is expected that Indian Head technical review will be complete within 2 weeks of white paper receipt. The company will be contacted and provided feedback on the Navy's level of interest in the proposed project. Based upon the provided feedback, offerors can decide whether to continue the preparation of the full proposal for the described project. The following four sectins shall be addressed in the full proposal: a. Executive Summary b. Technical Objective/Approach c. Management Approach d. Cost/Funding Estimate Evaluatins will be conducted using the following evaluation criteria: 1. overall technical merits of the proposed effort; 2. understanding of the requirements and the technical and scientific innovation and risk to solve the equirements; 3. offeror's capabilities, related experience, and facilities that contribute to sucess of the proposed effort; 4. experience and background of the principle team members; 5. proposed costs and fees. Technical considrations will be given greater weight than cost in the selection decision. The Government resrves the right to select any, all, a part of, or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. All proposals submitted under this announcement shall be considered Government property. The Government may require unlimited data rights for work performed under resulting contracts. The magnitude of the effort and number of contracts awarded will depend upon availability of funds and shall be solely at the descretion of the Government. This announcement solicits the participation of all offers capable of satisfying the Government's needs NOTE: All offerors will be ineligible for award unless they have registered in DOD's Central Contractor Registration database. The Government will not cover any costs associated with proposal preparation, nor pay, as a direct expense preparation expense on awarded contracts. Direct abstracts, proposals and contracting questions to: Supply Department Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 101 Strauss Ave, Indian Head MD 20640-5035 POC Brenda Price, Contract Specialist, 1143B (301) 743-6570. Direct technical questions to : Weapon Engineering Department Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 4465 Strauss Ave, Indian Head MD 20640-5035 POC Steven Kim, Project Manager, Code 5710V, (301) 743-4455. The fax number is (301) 743-4410. (0167)

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