BAA-03-05-PRKAmend12.doc

BAA 03-05-PRK AMENDMENT 12

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) NUMBER

BAA 03-05-PRK

POWER AND THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIR AND SPACE (PTTAS)

AMENDMENT 12

CONTRACTING POC: The contracting POC for this amendment is: Scott Savory, Contracting Officer, AFRL/PKPA, (937) 255-0335, e-mail: scott.savory@wpafb.af.mil; USPS mail address: AFRL/PKPA, Bldg 167, 2310 8th St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7801.

The purpose of this amendment is to revise Broad Agency Announcement BAA-03-05-PRK to incorporate updated links to the Model Contracts and to the AFRL PRDA/BAA Guide for Industry. The links contained in the original announcement are out of date.

Part 1, Introduction:

The last paragraph of the Introduction section is hereby replaced by the following:

Potential offerors are notified that effective 01 Jan 2005 to be eligible for an award, they must submit annual Electronic Representations and Certifications, otherwise known as On-line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) via the Business Partner Network (BPN) at http://www.bpn.gov/orca. These FAR level representations and certifications are required in addition to the representations and certifications specific to this acquisition. Before submitting the Electronic Representations and Certifications, contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. On-line registration instructions can be accessed from the Wright Research Site Contracting Office home page at http://www.afrl.af.mil/contract/ or the DISA CCR home page at http://www.ccr.gov/ .

PART 1, Section C, Proposal Preparation Instructions:

Subsection 1. “General Instructions,” paragraph e. “Model Contracts” is hereby revised as follows to update the link to the sample contracts and assistance instruments:

e. Model Contracts: Samples of typical contracts/assistance instruments for both large business and small business are available for review at http://www.afrl.af.mil/contract/select-model-documents.htm. However, be advised that the document awarded may include contract line items (CLINs)/clauses/articles in addition to those in the models, and/or some of the CLINs/clauses/articles in the models may be deleted, depending on the specific circumstances of the individual program. Any additions or deletions will be discussed with the offeror prior to award.

Subsection 1. “General Instructions,” paragraph f. is hereby revised as follows to update the link to the AFRL PRDA/BAA Guide for Industry:

f. Offerors should review the proposal preparation instructions contained in the AFRL PRDA/BAA Guide for Industry located at http://www.afrl.af.mil/contract/default.htm. Scroll down to “BAA and PRDA Industry Guide” to download this document. This guide was specifically designed to assist offerors in understanding the PRDA/BAA proposal process.

Subsection 2. “Technical/Management Proposal,” paragraph d. is hereby revised as follows to update the link to the AFRL PRDA/BAA Guide for Industry:

d. The proposal shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research and the technical approach. Additional information on prior work in this area, descriptions of available equipment, data and facilities and resumes of personnel who will be participating in this effort should also be included as attachments to the technical proposal. This volume shall include a SOW detailing the technical tasks proposed to be accomplished under the proposed effort and suitable for contract incorporation. Do not include any proprietary information in the SOW. Refer to the AFRL PRDA/BAA Guide for Industry located at http://www.afrl.af.mil/contract/default.htm to assist in SOW preparation.

Subsection 3. “Cost/Business Proposal,” paragraph a. (2) is hereby revised as follows to update the link to the AFRL PRDA/BAA Guide for Industry:

(2) The cost section shall be furnished with supporting schedules and shall contain a personhour breakdown per task. Refer to the AFRL PRDA/BAA Guide for Industry located at http://www.afrl.af.mil/contract/default.htm, Chapter 3, entitled: “Guidelines for Cost Proposal”, for detailed cost proposal preparation instructions.