U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DS), Warren, MI 48397-5000

A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS SOL DAAE07-98-Q-BAA3 DUE 073198 POC Mr. John Newton [810] 574-6793 WEB: To view the full announcement, visit the TACOM Acquisition, http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/baa/baapage.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, newtonj@cc.tacom.army.mil. The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) is pursuing better relationships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs). To that end, this notice constitutes a broad agency announcement (BAA) as authorized by 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) which provides for the competitive selection of basic and applied research proposals. Because this BAA is a solicitation, there will be no formal request for proposals or further solicitations regarding this announcement. Potential offerors should monitor the TACOM Acquisition Home Page for potential changes to this announcement. The Government reserves the right to select for award any, all, part or none of the proposals received in response to this announcement. Offerors may submit proposals for any number of topics but only one topic per proposal is permitted. This BAA is two-phased. The first portion closes on 31 July 1998 (with awards being made up to 31 December 1998) and the second portion closes on 31 December 1998 (with awards being made up to 31 December 1999). These dates may be accelerated extended, cancelled or withdrawn. TOPICS: The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command is soliciting HBCU/MI proposals for innovative technologies for: 1. Damage Studies in Composites induced by impact at various temperatures. A combined experimental and analytical program should investigate the impact damage and damage tolerance in composites used in military ground vehicles. Damage-mechanics-based finite elements analysis combined with approximate elastodynamic solutions should validate the experimental results. 2. Combat vehicle electronics, embedded systems architecture development, embedded system development tools, simulation, virtual prototype, visualization, robotics, actuator control techniques, perception technologies, image processing, and soldier machine interfaces. 3. Physics-based modeling methodology and related techniques for theanalytical prediction and analysis of reliability characteristics of technologies, components, subsystems and systems. Using failure mode data and stress histories for US Army ground vehicles, components and technologies, develop analytical, physics based reliability modeling methodologies and apply them to typical programs. This Physics based reliability prediction methodology will be integrated into the CAD/CAE process currently in use, for virtually all design work, for both Defense and commercial applications. 4. Soil dynamics with emphasis on enhancing tire traction for robotic ground vehicle systems. Understanding the interactions between tire tread patterns and various terrain and soil conditions is crucial to improved traction performance for wheeled vehicle systems. Such an understanding can be obtained through modeling, simulation, and analysis which will aid in developing the "smart tire" concept to enhance vehicle traction and mobility. 5. Advanced safety products for the Crew Compartment. Advanced absorption for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Chemical agent warning systems. 6. If an offeror has a topic which he or she believes may be of interest to TACOM related to armaments technology, water and petroleum technologies or combat and tactical vehicle technologies, he or she may submit a proposal on that topic. Offerors who respond based on this topic are advised to provide a one-page abstract of their proposal 20 days prior to submission of a proposal. We will attempt to advise you within 3 working days as to whether or not we have interest in the topic and desire you to submit a full proposal. All correspondence and questions on this BAA should be submitted to the Contract Specialist, John Newton at newtonj@cc.tacom.army.mil or by U.S. Postal Mail to the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-LGC (Building 200/Mailstop 274), Warren, MI 48397-5000. See CBD numbered Note 5. (0168)

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