BAA-03-05-PRKAmend13.doc

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) NUMBER

BAA 03-05-PRK

POWER AND THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIR AND SPACE (PTTAS)

AMENDMENT 13 AND

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

CURRENT CALL TITLE: Dispersion Strengthening of Soft Magnetic Materials

TECHNICAL POC: The technical POC for this call is: Earl Gregory, AFRL/PRPG, Phone (937) 255-255-6205, e-mail: earl.gregory@wpafb.af.mil; USPS mail address: AFRL/PRPG, 1950 Fifth Street, Bldg. 18, WPAFB, OH 45433.

CONTRACTING POC: The contracting POC for this call is: Kelly Ashworth, Contract Negotiator, AFRL/PKPA, (937) 656-9031, e-mail: kelly.ashworth@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: 8 January 2007, 3:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time.

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

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

Note: Intent to Propose: Offerors that anticipate submitting a proposal are requested to submit an e-mail to Kelly Ashworth, Contract Negotiator, at Kelly.Ashworth@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 15 Dec 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 area of Power Generation. This call (Amendment 13) is seeking proposals for “Dispersion Strengthening of Soft Magnetic Materials”. 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 for proposals.

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 C— The page limits set forth in the original Broad Agency Announcement, as revised by Amendment 02, shall apply to this call for proposals, and are being summarized below for convenience:

1) The technical/management volume is limited to sixty (60) pages. This page limit includes all information, e.g., indices, photographs, foldouts, appendices, attachments, etc. This page limit does not include the offeror’s proposed Statement of Work, which is limited to five (5) pages. The Government will not consider pages in excess of these limitations. Pages shall be double-spaced, single-sided 8.5 by 11 inches. Font size shall be no smaller than 10 point. Offerors must submit one original and two paper copies. In addition to the paper copies, offerors are required to submit a CD-ROM containing the technical/management volume in MS-Word format and the cost/business volume in MS-Excel format.

2) Instructions to Offerors Proposing a Cooperative Agreement: The following paragraph concerning submission of proposals for Assistance Instruments (added in Amendment 11) is being repeated for clarity:

Instructions to Offerors Proposing an Assistance Instrument (Cooperative Agreement)

a) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: Proposals for assistance instruments (Cooperative Agreements) may be submitted either (1) directly to the AFRL/PKPA Contracting POC listed in page one this announcement (RECOMMENDED), or (2) electronically through the Grants.gov government-wide electronic portal. You must notify your contracting POC within 10 days of this notice if you decide to submit your proposal electronically through Grants.gov.

b) FOR HARD COPY SUBMISSION:

The original proposal and the number of copies specified in this announcement must be delivered directly to the contracting POC in AFRL /PKPA (listed on page 1 of this amendment) by the proposal due date and time specified in this announcement.

***NOTE***As stated earlier in this amendment, proposals may NOT be submitted electronically to the AFRL/PKPA contracting POC. Any proposal received electronically by AFRL will be rejected.

c) FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:

(1) Advance Preparation for submitting proposals to Grants.Gov: – Electronic proposals must be submitted through Grants.gov. There are several one-time actions your organization must have completed prior to the electronic submission. Long before the proposal submission deadline, you should verify that the persons authorized to submit proposals for your organization have completed these actions. If not, it may take them up to 21 days to complete the actions before they will be able to submit proposals.

All electronic proposals for grants or assistance must include SF 424 (R&R) as a cover page. Forms are available on Grants.gov. To access the forms, go to http://grants.gov/agencies/aforms_repository_information.jsp The process your organization must complete includes: (1) obtaining a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number; (2) registering the Central Contract Registry (CCR); (3) registering with the credential provider, and; (4) registering with Grants.gov. Designating an E-Business Point of Contact (EBiz POC) and obtaining a special password called MPIN are important steps in the registration process. Go to www.Grants.gov/GetStarted.

Your organization’s E-Business POC, identified during CCR Registration, must authorize someone to become an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR). This safeguards your organization from individuals who may attempt to submit proposals without permission. Note: In some organizations, a person may serve as both an E-Business POC and an AOR.

The Grants.gov Organization Registration Checklist is located at http://www.Grants.gov/section3/OrganizationRegCheck.pdf to guide you through the process.

If a proposal is submitted through Grants.gov, PureEdge Viewer will need to be downloaded. This small, free program will allow you to access, complete, and submit applications electronically and securely. For a free version of the software, visit the following web site: www.Grants.gov/DownloadViewer.

Should you have questions relating to the registration process, system requirements, how an application form works or the submittal process, call Grants.gov at 1-800-518-4726 or support@Grants.gov.

(2) Submitting the Electronic Proposal to Grants.gov – Application forms and instructions are available at Grants.gov. To access these materials, go to http://www.grants.gov Select “Apply for Grant”, and then select “Download Application Package”. Enter the CFDA number (typically 12.800). You should also enter the BAA number (BAA 03-05-PRK, Amendment 13), and then follow the prompts to download the application package.

The applicant will receive a confirmation page upon completing the submission to Grants.gov. This confirmation page is a record of the time and date stamp that is used to determine whether the proposal was submitted by the deadline. A proposal received after the deadline is “late” and will not be considered for an award.

Future Broad Agency Announcements for basic research that may result in grants or assistance instruments issued by this office will invite electronic proposal submission through the grants.gov apply government-wide portal.

Section 2 above “Content and Form of Proposal Submission” is identical for assistance instruments (in hard copy or electronic) and contract proposals. The instructions in Section 3 should be used for preparing your Technical/Management Proposal, Cost/Business Proposal, and Proposal Content Summary. These should be attachments to your SF 424 (R&R).

SECTION D- BASIS FOR AWARD

1. Paragraph a. of the Technical Evaluation Criteria as set forth in the basic announcement and repeated here for clarity, shall apply to this call for proposals:

(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 air and/or space power 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.

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 13

Part 5 – CURRENT SOLICITATION TOPIC

PROGRAM TITLE: Dispersion Strengthening of Soft Magnetic Materials

ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: 05 March 2007

TYPE OF AWARD: The Air Force anticipates award of a cooperative agreement (Assistance Instrument). Offerors are highly encouraged to propose a cost sharing arrangement. A sample Cooperative Agreement is available from the contracting POC upon request. The Air Force reserves the right to award a procurement contract.

NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Air Force anticipates making one award. 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://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLWRS/BAA%2D03%2D05%2DPRK/listing.html.

WIDE ARE WORK FLOW: There is currently no implementation of Wide Area Work Flow for Assistance Instruments (cooperative agreements). Offerors proposing a contract (procurement) should reviews amendment 04 of this BAA for further information.

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) A small and disadvantaged business subcontracting plan is NOT required for offerors submitting proposals for a cooperative agreement.

(2) 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 for Assistance Instruments are provided with this BAA Amendment, and must be included with the submission of your proposal. Do not utilize the representations and certifications provided with the open ended BAA.

***NOTE*** Offerors proposing a contract must comply with ORCA requirements and must submit the additional Reps & Certs Package for contracts that are included in this amendment.

OMBUDSMAN: 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) Title: Dispersion Strengthened Soft Magnetic Material

Overview: More electric vehicles of all types are finding acceptance in both the military and commercial arenas. We now see these vehicles proposed for land, air, and sea based applications. Along with their obvious advantages, these vehicles require an ever increasing capability for electrical power generation and utilization. Each new generation of electric vehicle greatly increases capability over its predecessor, and with every new capability the overall electrical power demand is increased. To meet this increasing power need, as well as provide volume to place new capabilities, the power generation and utilization machinery have been forced to become more and more compact. To accomplish this, these electrical machines operate at higher temperatures and faster rotational speeds than ever before. Many designs are now limited by the physical limitations of the machine’s component materials. Designers are currently forced to incorporate elaborate cooling schemes into the most power dense machine designs, costing the overall system weight, volume, and complexity. Another solution to providing this increased capability is to improve the materials themselves. A material that operates at higher temperatures and higher stresses would have greatly reduced cooling requirements, and would therefore lead to significant increases in a machine’s power density and the overall power handling capability for a given system.

This effort seeks to improve the physical characteristics of iron-cobalt soft magnetic material through the use of dispersion strengthening. Dispersion strengthening has been successfully used in other high temperature, high stress applications like turbine blades. For this application, careful control of the dispersion particle distribution and volumetric densities will be required to keep from adversely affecting the magnetic characteristics of the material.

Objective: The specific objective of this program is to implement dispersion strengthening of soft magnetic material as it applies to creep resistance in high strength, high temperature iron-cobalt. Also of interest is the ability of the dispersion material to limit growth of the material's grains at these high temperatures, and possibly the changing of the materials properties. Methodologies should be developed so that these materials can be fashioned into the required shapes, be they bulk pieces or laminations. The Air Force desires that these materials have core losses not much in excess of standard FeCo. Upon completion of this effort there will exist a soft magnetic material that has demonstrated the physical properties required in future high energy density electrical machines. It is not expected that this effort will result in an actual prototype demonstration, but rather that the material will undergo relevant detailed physical characterization. Performance objectives of the material are listed below.

Parameter

Target Value Material Strength:

1 - 1.5 GPa @ 550 °C

Creep Rate:

5 x 10-10/sec @ 550 °C, 600 MPa

Core Loss:

< 1000 W/kg @ 5000 Hz, 2Tesla, 550 °C

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Technical Effort Complete: Thirty-two (32)

Months after Effective Date of

Award

Final Report Due:

Sixty days after completion of Technical Effort (Cooperative Agreement);

Four Months after Completion of Technical Effort Contract

ANTICIPATED FUNDING:

The funding profile shown below reflects the anticipated funding for the Dispersion Strengthening of Soft Magnetic Materials 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 TOTAL:

FY07 FY08 FY09

TOTAL

$225K $225K $225K 675K

COST SHARING:

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

REPORTS FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT: Annual Program Plan quarterly Interim Performance and financial report. Final report is due 60 days after completion of technical effort.

DELIVERABLES: Material Samples

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

Note: Technology may be subject to ITAR or PL 98-94 in the future.

Notice to Foreign Owned Firms

Does not apply for this effort, but technology may be subject to ITAR or PL 98-94 in the future. Contact Technical POC for additional 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

Does not apply to Assistance Instruments (Cooperative Agreement).

Power and Thermal Technologies for Air & Space (PTTAS)

Dispersion Strengthening of Soft Magnetic Materials

Representations & Certifications

For

Assistance Instruments

1. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters--Primary Covered Transactions

(1) The prospective primary participant certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it and its principals:

(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded by any Federal department or agency;

(b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;

(c) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this certification; and

(d) Have not within a three-year period preceding this application/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, State or local) terminated for cause or default.

(2) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

2. Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

Alternate I. (Grantees Other Than Individuals)

A. The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a drug-free workplace by:

(a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition;

(b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform employees about—

(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;

(2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;

(3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and

(4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace;

(c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a);

(d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will—

(1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and

(2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction;

(e) Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days after receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to every grants officer or other designee on whose grant activity the convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agency has designated a central point for the receipt of such notices. Notice shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant;

(f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days of receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2), with respect to any employee who is so convicted—

(1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or

(2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; (g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f).

B. The grantee may insert in the space provided below the site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the specific grant:

Place of Performance (Street address, city, county, State, zip code)

Check □ if there are workplaces on file that are not identified here.

Alternate II. (Grantees Who Are Individuals)

(a) The grantee certifies that as a condition of the grant, he or she will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance in conducting any activity with the grant;

(b) If convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting from a violation occurring during the conduct of any grant activity, he or she will report the conviction in writing, within 10 calendar days of the conviction, to every grant office or other designee, unless the Federal agency designates a central point for the receipt of such notices. When notice is made to such a central point, it shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant.

3. Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in accordance with its instructions.

(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.

This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.

4. As an authorized representative, I hereby make the above certifications on behalf of the offeror.

Broad Agency Announcement No.:

Proposal Title:

Name of offeror:

Typed or printed name and title of official certifying on behalf of offeror:

Signature of official certifying on behalf of offeror:

Date:

5. Offeror shall provide the following information:

a. Offeror's Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN): _________________________

b. Offeror's applicable Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code: __________ Power and Thermal Technologies for Air & Space (PTTAS) –

Advanced Aircraft Thermal Management Technology Transition Applications

Representations & Certifications

FOR CONTRACTS

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.

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(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.

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