BAA-03-05-PRKAmend09.doc

BAA 03-05-PRK AMENDMENT 09

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) NUMBER

BAA 03-05-PRK

POWER AND THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIR AND SPACE (PTTAS)

AMENDMENT 09 AND

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

CURRENT CALL TITLE: ADVANCED AIRCRAFT THERMAL MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION APPLICATIONS TECHNICAL POC: The technical POC for this call is: Rengasamy Ponnappan, AFRL/PRPS, Phone (937) 255-2922, e-mail: rengasamy.ponnappan@wpafb.af.mil; USPS mail address: AFRL/PRPS, 1950 Fifth Street, Bldg. 18, WPAFB, OH 45433 or John Nairus, AFRL/PRPS, Phone (937) 255-5948, e-mail: john.nairus@wpafb.af.mil; USPS mail address: AFRL/PRPS, 1950 Fifth Street, Bldg. 18, WPAFB, OH 45433

CONTRACTING POC: The contracting POC for this call is: Melissa Starry, Contract Negotiator, AFRL/PKPA, (937) 656-4016, e-mail: melissa.starry@wpafb.af.mil; USPS mail address: AFRL/PKPA, Bldg 167, 2310 8th St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7801 or Susan Day, Contracting Officer, AFRL/PKPA, (937) 255-5499, e-mail: susan.day@wpafb.af.mil; USPS mail address: AFRL/PKPA, Bldg 167, 2310 8th St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7801.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: 31 August 2006, 3:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time.

****NOTICE:***** Proposals received after the due date and time shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3).

Proposals should be submitted only to the following Contracting Point of Contact (POC) : Melissa Starry, AFRL/PKPA, Bldg 167, 2310 8th St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7801. Proposals may NOT be submitted electronically. Any proposals received electronically will be rejected.

Note: Intent to Propose: Offerors that anticipate submitting a proposal are requested to submit an e-mail to Melissa Starry, Contract Negotiator, at Melissa.Starry@wpafb.af.mil containing the name of the contractor, the POC, and the contractor’s intent to submit a proposal. This “Intent to Propose” is requested by 14 August 2006, 3:00 P.M. EDT.

PART 1:

INTRODUCTION:

The Power Division (AFRL/PRP) of the Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate is currently soliciting proposals under Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 03-05-PRK in the areas of (1) Power Management and Distribution and (2) Subsystem Integration. This call (Amendment 09) is seeking proposals for “Advanced Aircraft Thermal Management Technology Transition Applications”. Details for the technical aspects of this call are contained in PART 5 of this Amendment Detailed information on the over arching Power and Thermal Technologies for Air and Space (PTTAS) program is provided in the initial BAA announcement. The initial solicitation and subsequent amendments also provide detailed information and instructions concerning award information, proposal preparation instructions, data requirements, basis for award, and evaluation category definitions. Interested offerors may view and/or download the full text of the BAA 03-05-PRK with all amendments by accessing the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) homepage at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ Offerors are notified that BAA-03-05-PRK “Introduction” Section A through Section E, Part 2 “Contract Date Requirements List” (CDRL) and Part 4 “Proposal Evaluation Category Definitions” govern this call for proposals. Changes to any part of the foregoing are identified in this amendment. Accordingly; offerors are strongly encouraged to review the entire solicitation, including all amendments, prior to preparing and submitting a proposal for the current call.

SECTION A—Paragraph 4-Other Requirements – See Basic Announcement and Amendments for general information.

See Amendment 06 for information on Item Identification and Valuation if deliverable hardware is proposed.

SECTION D- BASIS FOR AWARD

1. Paragraph a. of the Technical Evaluation Criteria IS MODIFIED FOR THIS CALL ONLY as follows:

(1) The proposal must reflect a new and creative solution that clearly demonstrates technical or scientific merit and be highly relevant to Air Force needs.

(2) Successful development of the proposed effort must have a significant impact on advancing technology for aircraft power and thermal applications.

(3) The proposal, including the proposed Statement of Work (SOW), must reflect a sound technical approach.

(4) The proposal must indicate that competent experienced engineering, scientific, and technical personnel are available to support the program and that necessary research/test/laboratory facilities are available.

(5) The proposal must indicate that the offeror has quality experience with the technology to be developed.

(6) The offeror’s understanding of the application of their technology to airframe and advanced aircraft engine and power systems.

PART 4 PROPOSAL EVALUATION CATEGORY DEFINITIONS

1. As stated in previous amendments, the following Proposal Evaluation Category Definitions apply to this call:

i. Category I: Well conceived scientifically and technically sound proposals pertinent to program goals and objectives, and offered by a responsible contractor with the competent scientific and technical staff and supporting resources needed to ensure satisfactory program results. Proposals in Category I are recommended for acceptance subject to funding constraints.

ii. Category II: Proposals not technically sound or do not meet agency needs.

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

BAA-03-05-PRK AMENDMENT 09

Part 5 – CURRENT SOLICITATION TOPIC

PROGRAM TITLE: Advanced Aircraft Thermal Management Technology Transition Applications ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: 27 October 2006 TYPE OF AWARD: As the technology has commercial applications, cost sharing is highly encouraged.

NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Air Force anticipates making one award for each task. Offerors may propose on one or both tasks. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award any, all, part or none of the proposals received.

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: All proposals must be prepared in accordance with the Proposal Preparation Instructions contained in Part I - Section C of solicitation BAA 03-05-PRK available at the Fed Biz Ops website http://www1.eps.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLWRS/BAA%2D03%2D05%2DPRK/listing.html.

RELATED IR&D: Offerors shall identify any independent research and development programs conducted within the last three years in the technical areas of this solicitation. The significant results of such programs should be presented in the proposals. Include this information in the technical/management volume of your proposal.

SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN:

(1) Offerors are notified that in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.702, any contract that is expected to exceed $500,000 and that has subcontracting possibilities requires a subcontracting plan. Proposed subcontracting plan must be submitted with the offeror’s proposal. Small business concerns are exempt from this requirement (FAR 19-702(b)).

REPS AND CERTS PACKAGES: A completed representations and certifications package must be included with submission of your proposal. Representations and certifications are provided with this BAA Amendment. Do not utilize the representations and certifications provided with the open ended BAA.

OMBUDSMAN: The Ombudsman clause, 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Aug 2005) will be contained in any award resulting from this Solicitation. The AFRL Ombudsman is Amy K. Smith, Deputy Director of Contracting, AFRL/PK, (937)255-3079, email: Amy.Smith@wpafb.af.mil.

Statement Of Objectives (SOO)

Background:

Thermal management of propulsion and power systems for advanced aircraft continues to be a challenging field of research. Many new technologies and advanced material systems have emerged over the past decade and potentially offer significant vehicle-level benefits for aircraft applications. If properly exploited, these new technologies such as advanced heat exchangers, spray cooling, high conductivity heat spreaders, thermal energy storage, high temperature capable electronics, loop heat pipes, foam heat exchange devices, etc, could offer significant improvements to aircraft propulsion, power and thermal management systems (TMS). Both the Power and Turbine Engine Divisions of the AFRL Propulsion Directorate are interested in exploring these advancements. A recent survey of state of the art (SOTA) among leading TMS component and system suppliers revealed that many maturing technologies, now at technology readiness level (TRL) 3-4, are ready to be further developed for transitioning into applications. The intent of this solicitation is to focus attention on two specific thermal management technology areas with high potentials and to mature them to TRL 6+ for transitioning into legacy and emerging tactical air platforms. These areas are described as Task 1: Advanced Heat Exchanger and Task 2: Thermal Management for High Temperature Capable Power Electronics.

Traditionally, heat exchangers have been designed based on tube and shell or plate and fin concepts and these are inefficient and heavy. New emerging technology trends of heat exchangers are promising to offer significant cost, weight and performance improvements. For high temperature power electronics, SiC devices offer the ability to operate in -40 to 200 deg C ambient temperature range with additional benefits such as higher efficiency & thermal conductivity, faster switching and rad-hard capability. These high temperature power electronics will also require thermal management systems.

TASK 1: Advanced Heat Exchanger:

OBJECTIVES: Develop an efficient liquid-to-air heat exchanger using advanced concepts for future AF tactical air platforms. Any suggested modifications to an existing design shall address a specific deficiency on the existing design; shall improve comparable heat exchange system performance by at least 50%; shall not have any detrimental effect on other components, LRUs or other systems; and shall not have any negative impact on the overall aircraft engine performance. Return (re-circulated) Fuel-to-Air Fuel Cooler (RFAC) is the suggested candidate for this effort and any modification shall not affect the interface between the engine and the cold and hot sides of the heat exchange mediums. The modifications shall fit within the envelope of these heat exchangers and mate to the existing interfaces.

DESCRIPTION: Advanced aircraft engines such as those used on tactical platforms use several types of heat exchangers to transfer heat energies from air to air, fuel to air and oil to oil or fuel. Currently, there is AFRL-funded materials and heat exchanger development ongoing for high temperature heat exchanger applications. AFRL/PRP plans to sponsor development of advanced heat exchanger concepts suitable for transition into today’s tactical air platforms. As a start, PRP’s investment will directly address RFAC applications. This new technology could potentially improve HX performance in fighter aircraft thus increasing TMS margin, especially if applied to all heat exchangers on the aircraft. RFAC design goals are listed in Table 1.

Table 1: RFAC Design Goals

TASK-2: Thermal Management for High Temperature Capable Power Electronics:

OBJECTIVES: Develop/demonstrate thermal management technologies applied for and integrated with power electronics to enable their use in environments challenging for power electronics today. This shall be applicable not only to secondary power systems, but also to new engine systems where electrically-driven accessories (pumps, actuators, etc) and high temperature capable Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) could provide vehicle benefits. These thermal management concepts can be demonstrated with silicon-based power electronics provided the approach is expandable to SiC power electronics in the future or enables the state of the art power electronics package to survive higher ambient conditions. Benefits of high temperature power electronics include (a) up to 200 deg C package level operating temperature of the power electronic systems which helps reduce TMS size and cost by allowing the heat to be rejected to a higher temperature ambient, (b) improved efficiency and therefore a reduction in waste heat generation and (c) reduction in volume and weight of the traditional power electronics package.

DESCRIPTION: High temperature electronics have become a critical technology for several aircraft applications. Silicon carbide (SiC) based power electronics offer the ability to operate motor drives (for electric flight control or engine accessories), power converters, etc, at higher temperatures, reduced size, faster switching speed, and higher efficiencies. One of the advantages of operating these power electronic products at higher temperatures is to provide the required temperature delta for rejecting heat to mediums at higher temperatures that are limited today for silicon-based power electronics (but temperatures still below the maximum allowed for SiC). Additionally FADEC temperature limits can be the “weakest link” in an aircraft thermal management system that determines a maximum allowable fuel temperature that is used to cool electronics. The intent of this effort is to develop and integrate novel thermal management concepts into an aircraft application as described above that permits the power electronics (Si or SiC) to operate in higher ambient temperature environments to offload the aircraft thermal management system as used today. The offeror is expected to focus attention on the overall electronics package which includes other (passive) components such as resistors, capacitors, wiring cables, enclosure, etc, in addition to the switching devices. The offeror should also perform analysis that quantifies the impact/benefit of the novel packaging approach (incorporating the new thermal management).

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Technical Effort Complete: Thirty (30)

Months After Effective Date of

Award

Final Report Due:

Four Months After Completion of Technical Effort

ANTICIPATED FUNDING:

The funding profile shown below reflects the anticipated funding for the Advanced Aircraft Thermal Management Technology Transition Applications Program. This funding profile is an estimate only and is not a promise of funding. Funding is uncertain and is subject to change. Changes in availability may occur as a result of the exercise of Government discretion and availability.

Funding in ($M)

FY06

FY07

FY08

FY09

Total

Task 1

$.100

$.500

$.800

$.600

$2.000

Task 2

$.100

$.500

$.800

$.600

$2.000

Total

$.200

$1.000 $1.600 $1.200 $4.000

COST SHARING:

Based on the potential for commercial application of this technology, cost sharing is strongly encouraged.

APPLICABLE CDRLS:

Advanced Aircraft Thermal Management Technology Transition Applications

APPLICABLE OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Security Classification

Unclassified

ITAR/Export Control PL 98-94

Does not apply for this effort

Notice to Foreign Owned Firms

Possible restrictions apply for this effort. Contract Contracting POC for more information.

Organizational Conflict of Interest

Does not apply for this effort

Government Furnished Property

No government furnished property is anticipated for this effort

Base Support

No base support is anticipated for this effort

Hazardous Material

This effort will not require the use of hazardous materials.

Associate Contractor Provision

Does not apply for this effort

Computer and Network Access Requirements for Users and Equipment

Access to Government computer systems and government computer networks will not be provided

Power and Thermal Technologies for Air & Space (PTTAS) –

Advanced Aircraft Thermal Management Technology Transition Applications

Representations & Certifications I. NOTICE: The following solicitation provisions pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference:

DEFENSE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

252.209-7001

DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL BY THE GOVERNMENT OF A

TERRORIST COUNTRY (SEP 2004)

II. NOTICE: The following solicitation provisions pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated in full text:

A. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SOLICITATION PROVISIONS IN FULL TEXT

52.204-03 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION (OCT 1998)

(a) Definitions.

Common parent, as used in this provision, means that corporate entity that owns or controls an affiliated group of corporations that files its Federal income tax returns on a consolidated basis, and of which the offeror is a member.

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), as used in this provision, means the number required by the

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be used by the offeror in reporting income tax and other returns. The

TIN may be either a Social Security Number or an Employer Identification Number.

(b) All offerors must submit the information required in paragraphs (d) through (f) of this provision to comply with debt collection requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d), reporting requirements of

26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M, and implementing regulations issued by the IRS. If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements described in Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) 4.904, the failure or refusal by the offeror to furnish the information may result in a 31 percent reduction of payments otherwise due under the contract.

(c) The TIN may be used by the Government to collect and report on any delinquent amounts arising out of the offeror's relationship with the Government (31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(3)). If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements described in FAR 4.904, the TIN provided hereunder may be matched with IRS records to verify the accuracy of the offeror's TIN.

(d) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

[ ] TIN:.-------------------------------------------------------

[ ]TIN has been applied for.

[ ] TIN is not required because:

[ ]Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation, or foreign partnership that does not have income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and does not have an office or place of business or a fiscal paying agent in the United States;

[ ] Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government;

[ ] Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.

(e) Type of organization.

[ ] Sole proprietorship;

[ ] Partnership;

[ ] Corporate entity (not tax-exempt);

[ ] Corporate entity (tax-exempt);

[ ] Government entity (Federal, State, or local);

[ ] Foreign government;

[ ] International organization per 26 CFR 1.6049-4;

[ ] Other-------------------------------------------------------

(f) Common parent.

[ ] Offeror is not owned or controlled by a common parent as defined in paragraph (a) of this provision.

[ ] Name and TIN of common parent:

Name------------------------------------------------------------------

TIN-------------------------------------------------------------------

52.204-08 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2005)

(a)

(1) If the clause at 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (b) of this provision applies.

(2) If the clause at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in CCR, and has completed the ORCA electronically, the offeror may choose to use paragraph

(b) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certification in the solicitation. The offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

[ ] (i) Paragraph (b) applies.

[ ] (ii) Paragraph (b) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(b) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the

Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below

[offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR Clause

Title

Date

Change Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on ORCA.

52.227-06 ROYALTY INFORMATION (APR 1984)

(a) Cost or charges for royalties. When the response to this solicitation contains costs or charges for royalties totaling more than $250, the following information shall be included in the response relating to each separate item of royalty or license fee:

(1) Name and address of licensor.

(2) Date of license agreement.

(3) Patent numbers, patent application serial numbers, or other basis on which the royalty is payable.

(4) Brief description, including any part or model numbers of each contract item or component on which the royalty is payable.

(5) Percentage or dollar rate of royalty per unit.

(6) Unit price of contract item.

(7) Number of units.

(8) Total dollar amount of royalties.

(b) Copies of current licenses. In addition, if specifically requested by the Contracting Officer before execution of the contract, the offeror shall furnish a copy of the current license agreement and an identification of applicable claims of specific patents.

B. DEFENSE FAR SUPP SOLICITATION PROVISIONS IN FULL TEXT

252.227-7017 IDENTIFICATION AND ASSERTION OF USE, RELEASE, OR DISCLOSURE

RESTRICTIONS (JUN 1995)

(a) The terms used in this provision are defined in following clause or clauses contained in this solicitation-

(1) If a successful offeror will be required to deliver technical data, the Rights in

Technical Data--Noncommercial Items clause, or, if this solicitation contemplates a contract under the

Small Business Innovative Research Program, the Rights in Noncommercial Technical Data and

Computer Software--Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program clause.

(2) If a successful offeror will not be required to deliver technical data, the Rights in

Noncommercial Computer Software and Noncommercial Computer Software Documentation clause, or, if this solicitation contemplates a contract under the Small Business Innovative Research Program, the

Rights in Noncommercial Technical Data and Computer Software--Small Business Innovative Research

(SBIR) Program clause.

(b) The identification and assertion requirements in this provision apply only to technical data, including computer software documentation, or computer software to be delivered with other than unlimited rights. For contracts to be awarded under the Small Business Innovative Research Program, the notification and identification requirements do not apply to technical data or computer software that will be generated under the resulting contract. Notification and identification is not required for restrictions based solely on copyright.

(c) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall identify, to the extent known at the time an offer is submitted to the Government, the technical data or computer software that the Offeror, its subcontractors or suppliers, or potential subcontractors or suppliers, assert should be furnished to the

Government with restrictions on use, release, or disclosure.

(d) The Offeror's assertions, including the assertions of its subcontractors or suppliers or potential subcontractors or suppliers shall be submitted as an attachment to its offer in the following format, dated and signed by an official authorized to contractually obligate the Offeror:

Identification and Assertion of Restrictions on the Government's Use, Release, or Disclosure of Technical

Data or Computer Software.

The Offeror asserts for itself, or the persons identified below, that the Government's rights to use, release, or disclose the following technical data or computer software should be restricted:

Technical Data or

Basis for Asserted

Name of Person

Computer Software

Assertion** Rights

Asserting to be Furnished

Category***

Restrictions****

With Restrictions*

*For technical data (other than computer software documentation) pertaining to items, components, or processes developed at private expense, identify both the deliverable technical data and each such item, component, or process. For computer software or computer software documentation identify the software or documentation.

**Generally, development at private expense, either exclusively or partially, is the only basis for asserting restrictions. For technical data, other than computer software documentation, development refers to development of the item, component, or process to which the data pertain. The Government's rights in computer software documentation generally may not be restricted. For computer software, development refers to the software. Indicate whether development was accomplished exclusively or partially at private expense. If development was not accomplished at private expense, or for computer software documentation, enter the specific basis for asserting restrictions.

***Enter asserted rights category (e.g., government purpose license rights from a prior contract, rights in

SBIR data generated under another contract, limited, restricted, or government purpose rights under this or a prior contract, or specially negotiated licenses).

****Corporation, individual, or other person, as appropriate.

*****Enter "none" when all data or software will be submitted without restrictions.

Date

Printed Name and Title

Signature

(End of identification and assertion)

(e) An offeror's failure to submit, complete, or sign the notification and identification required by paragraph (d) of this provision with its offer may render the offer ineligible for award.

(f) If the Offeror is awarded a contract, the assertions identified in paragraph (d) of this provision shall be listed in an attachment to that contract. Upon request by the Contracting Officer, the Offeror shall provide sufficient information to enable the Contracting Officer to evaluate any listed assertion.

252.247-7022 REPRESENTATION OF EXTENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY SEA (AUG 1992)

(a) The Offeror shall indicate by checking the appropriate blank in paragraph (b) of this provision whether transportation of supplies by sea is anticipated under the resultant contract. The term "supplies" is defined in the Transportation of Supplies by Sea clause of this solicitation.

(b) Representation. The Offeror represents that it- ____Does anticipate that supplies will be transported by sea in the performance of any contract or subcontract resulting from this solicitation.

____ Does not anticipate that supplies will be transported by sea in the performance of any contract or subcontract resulting from this solicitation.

(c) Any contract resulting from this solicitation will include the Transportation of Supplies by Sea clause. If the Offeror represents that it will not use ocean transportation, the resulting contract will also include the Defense FAR Supplement clause at 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea.

END OF CERTIFICATIONS