BAA-RV-12-06 WV BAND PHASE 1 WITH ATTACHMENTS.pdf

BAA-RV-12-06

ANNOUNCEMENT OVERVIEW

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BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Air Force Research Laboratory/Space Vehicles Directorate

NAICS CODE: 541712

FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Air Force Research Laboratory/Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: W/V-BAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

EXPERIMENT - PHASE 1

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCMENT TYPE: BAA Announcement (closed w/o calls)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: BAA-RV-12-06

PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: Proposals will be due by 12:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MDT) 45 days from the date of publication of the FedBizOpps notification and delivered to Det 8 AFRL/RVKVV, ATTN: Luisa A. Martinez-Medina, 3550 Aberdeen Ave., Bldg. 413, Rm. 160, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5776. Proposal received after this due date and time shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3).

BRIEF PROGRAM SUMMARY:

This is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) describing the research areas of interest for the W/V-Band Satellite Communications Experiment (WSCE) Phase 1 program. A minimum of one contract award is anticipated with a period of performance not to exceed 12 months.

ESTIMATED PROGRAM COST: Anticipated funding for the program is $2-$3M. This funding profile is an estimate only and will not be a contractual obligation for funding. All funding is subject to change due to Government discretion and availability. All potential offerors should be aware that due to unanticipated budget fluctuations, funding in any or all areas may change with little or no notice.

GENERAL INFORMATION: This acquisition is unrestricted. The applicable NAICS code for this announcement is 541712 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology), with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This BAA is issued under the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation paragraph 6.102(d)(2) that provides for the competitive selection of research proposals. Proposals submitted in response to this BAA that are selected for award are considered to be the result of full and open competition and in full compliance with the provisions of PL 98-369, the Competition In Contracting Act of 1984. There will be no other announcement issued for this requirement. Offerors MUST monitor FedBizOpps http://www.fbo.gov in the event this announcement is amended.

TYPE OF CONTRACT: The Air Force reserves the right to award the instrument best suited to the nature of research proposed. Accordingly, the Government may award any appropriate contract type under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. It is anticipated that an award under this BAA will be a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract which requires successful offerors to have an accounting system considered adequate for tracking costs applicable to the contract. There are no grant opportunities under this solicitation.

CCR REGISTRATION: Unless exempted by 2 CFR 25.110 all offerors must (1) Be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to submitting an application (for an award) or proposal; (2) Maintain an active CCR registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application or proposal under consideration by an agency; and (3) Provide its DUNS http://www.fbo.gov/

Pg. 2 of 2 number in each application or proposal it submits to the agency. On-line registration instructions can be accessed from the DISA CCR home page at http://www.ccr.gov.

ON-LINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: 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 and DFARS 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.

ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Air Force anticipates awarding a minimum of one contract.

However, the Air Force does reserve the right to make multiple awards or no awards pursuant to this

BAA.

TECHNICAL POINTS OF CONTACT:

Steven A. Lane, PhD, Program Manager

AFRL/RVSV

3550 Aberdeen Ave. SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776 Phone: (505) 846-9944 Email: Steven.Lane@kirtland.af.mil

William Cook, Principal Investigator

AFRL/RITE

Phone: (315) 330-7439 Email: William.Cook@rome.af.mil

CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT:

Luisa A. Martinez-Medina Contract Specialist Det 8 AFRL/RVKVV 3550 Aberdeen Ave., SE, Bldg. 472 Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776 Phone: (505) 853-1425 Email: Luisa.Martinez-Medina@kirtland.af.mil

David E. Romo-Garza Procurement Contracting Officer Det 8 AFRL/RVKVV 3550 Aberdeen Ave., SE, Bldg. 472 Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776 Phone: (505) 846-7201 Email: David.Romo-Garza@kirtland.af.mil http://www.ccr.gov/ http://www.bpn.gov/orca mailto:Steven.Lane@kirtland.af.mil mailto:William.Cook@rome.af.mil mailto:Luisa.Martinez-Medina@kirtland.af.mil mailto:David.Romo-Garza@kirtland.af.mil

FULL TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT

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BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate

NAICS CODE: 541712

FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: W/V-BAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

EXPERIMENT – PHASE 1

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: BAA-RV-12-06

PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: Proposals will be due by 12:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MDT) 45 days from the date of publication of the FedBizOpps notification and delivered to Det 8 AFRL/RVKVV, ATTN: Luisa A. Martinez-Medina, 3550 Aberdeen Ave., Bldg. 413, Rm. 160, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5776. Proposal received after this due date and time shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3).

1. REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION

a. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate (RV) is interested in receiving proposals from all offerors to advance the state-of-the-art and scientific knowledge regarding radio frequency bi-directional satellite communication at millimeter wavelengths, particularly 71 – 76 GHz (within the V-band) (downlink channel) and 81 – 86 GHz (within the W-band) (uplink channel).

b. This is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) describing the research areas of interest for the W/V-Band Satellite Communications Experiment (WSCE) Phase 1 program. The Air Force anticipates awarding a minimum of one contract with a total period of performance not to exceed 12 months. However, the Air Force does reserve the right to make multiple awards or no awards pursuant to this BAA. There are no grant opportunities under this solicitation.

c. TECHNOLOGY AREA DESCRIPTION

i. WSCE Program Objectives

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in collaboration with the Space and Missile Systems Center, Military Satellite Communications Directorate (SMC/MC), requires experimental measurements sufficient to statistically characterize atmospheric propagation physics at 71 – 76 GHz and 81 – 86 GHz to support systems engineering, assessment, and design of future operational military satellite communication architectures and systems.

The primary technical objective of this program is to statistically characterize and model V-band propagation phenomena (signal attenuation, phase distortion, and depolarization) and correlate to atmospheric and meteorological parameters. Models must be sufficiently validated and reliable to support systems engineering, assessment, and design of future operational military satellite communication architectures and systems. The approach to meet the primary technical objective is to operate a beacon at a geostationary orbit over the continental United States that emits a narrow-band reference signal that is then measured by multiple, disparate, Pg. 2 of 14 ground data measurement receivers. Channel propagation effects can be assessed by comparing the received signal to the transmitted reference signal.

The secondary technical objective of this program is to develop and validate communication link models over the 71 – 76 GHz and 81 – 86 GHz frequency bandwidths. This technical objective necessitates a higher level of sophistication as bi-directional, modulated data signal measurements are required. Key measurements include bit-error-rate, link margin, and availability. The approach to meet the secondary technical objective is to operate a transponder at a geostationary orbit over the continental United States. The transponder will receive (uplink) signals from a ground transceiver in the 81 – 86 GHz frequency band and retransmit (downlink) signals to the ground transceiver in the 71 – 76 GHz frequency band.

ii. WSCE Program Design Criteria and Assumptions

Preliminary research by the Government suggests that to accomplish meaningful research and experimental data collection, the system design criteria listed in Table 1 should be considered as a starting point for the beacon payload and companion ground data collection instruments. These are notional; initial system requirements will be established during the Phase 1 effort and then updated as necessary during the development cycle to meet changes in performance, cost, and schedule requirements. Clear-day link margins are suggested so as to provide ample signal strength to facilitate rain-fade measurements. Table 2 lists additional information and assumptions that will be updated as the program moves forward.

Table 1: Beacon Experiment Design Criteria

Duration of data collection Threshold: 36 months; Objective: 60 months Ground data collection sites Multiple – exact number to be determined Clear-day link margin Threshold: 30 dB; Objective: 36 dB

Signal Threshold: single tone at 73.5 GHz; Objective: three tones (e.g., at 71 GHz, 73.5 GHz, and 76 GHz)

Supplemental K-band beacon Threshold: not included; Objective: Included

Transmit power Design parameter to be determined Transmit aperture size Design parameter to be determined Receive aperture Design parameter to be determined

Table 2: Beacon Experiment Assumptions

Space segment Assume that the flight unit will be a hosted payload on a primary spacecraft/bus to be determined by the Government

Size, weight, and power constraints

To be determined once host spacecraft is identified, but size, weight and power should not be considered to be limiting design requirements at this stage of development; power will be provided by host spacecraft

Orbit Assume geostationary over CONUS (~100 degrees west longitude)

Aperture pointing Assume nadir deck location for pointing transmit aperture location on host spacecraft

Telemetry Assume that flight unit command, control, health and status will be accomplished through a communications link to the host spacecraft bus

Environment Transmit aperture will be mounted on nadir deck of host spacecraft;

electronic system will be mounted inside of spacecraft bus, which offers some thermal control and radiation protection

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In addition, preliminary research by the Government suggests the system design criteria listed in Table 3 should be considered as a starting point for the transponder payload and companion ground transceiver instruments. Given the increased difficulty of the transponder experiment, clear-day only operation may be the only feasible design approach. Information and assumptions given for the beacon are applicable to the transponder. These are notional; initial system requirements will be established during the Phase 1 effort and then updated as necessary during the development cycle to meet changes in performance, cost, and schedule requirements. To insure interoperability and to reduce technical risk, it can be assumed that the ground receivers (and / or transceivers) would be designed in parallel with the space segment.

Table 3: Transponder Experiment Design Criteria

Duration of data collection Threshold: 36 months; Objective: 60 months – both intermittently (~10% duty cycle)

Ground sites Threshold: single transceiver station; Objective: multiple transceiver stations (potentially using existing ground stations / antenna)

Clear-day link margin Design parameter to be determined

Signal bandwidth / data rate Threshold: bandwidth and signal-to-noise to support at least 19.2 kbps data rate; Objective: bandwidth and signal-to-noise to support at least 10 Mbps data rates

Number of carrier frequencies

Threshold: a single carrier frequency in the W-band (uplink) and a single carrier frequency in the V-band (downlink); Objective: three carriers in the W-band (uplink) (e.g., 81 GHz, 84.5 GHz, and 86 GHz), and a single V-band (downlink) carrier

Transmit power Design parameter to be determined Transmit aperture size Design parameter to be determined Receive aperture Design parameter to be determined

iii. WSCE Program Strategy

The W/V-Band Satellite Communications Experiment program will be separated into phases to better manage technical and programmatic risks. Although similar experiments were conducted to characterize the K-band in the 1990’s, it is understood that the lack of space-qualified W and V band electronic components and new software development pose peculiar risks to this effort. Table 4 lists the planned phases of this program.

Table 4: WSCE Planned Program Phases

Phase 1 Concept development to the Preliminary Design Review milestone

Phase 2 System design development to the Critical Design Review milestone;

will include laboratory demonstrations for concept / design validation

Phase 3 Development and delivery of the engineering demonstration unit, the flight-ready system, and ground data collection systems

Phase 4 Pre-launch assembly, integration, and test support of the flight hardware

Phase 5 On-orbit experiment support

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iv. Phase 1 Objectives

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) focuses on the Phase 1 effort. Phase 1 of this effort will develop candidate concepts and technologies for the space and ground systems to the Preliminary Design Review milestone. The technical period of performance for the Phase 1 effort is anticipated to not exceed 9 months. Table 5 lists objectives for the Phase 1 effort. Specific elements will be defined prior to contract award upon consideration of inputs provided by offerors.

Table 5: Phase 1 Objectives

1 System Requirements Review

Modeling and simulation to demonstrate that the proposed concept is feasible and will meet mission requirements (propagation channel, link, RF systems, size, weight, power requirements)

3 Risk identification and management

4 Sub-system design descriptions (space segment, ground segment, hardware, software)

5 Experiment planning and description 6 Interface descriptions 7 Assess spacecraft integration 8 Preliminary Design Review (tailored)

v. Phase 1 Deliverables

Table 6 lists anticipated Phase 1 documents and data deliverables. See Attachment 6 for a draft of the Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) for all data deliverables.

Table 6: Phase 1 Documents and Deliverables

1 Presentation Materials 2 Monthly Status / Execution Report 3 Final Technical Report 4 Integrated Master Schedule 5 Risk Assessment and Management Plan 6 System Design Description 7 Draft Experiment Plan 8 Draft Interface Definition 9 Draft Environment Definition

2. AWARD INFORMATION

a. ANTICIPATED FUNDING: Anticipated funding for the program is $2-$3M. This funding profile is an estimate only and will not be a contractual obligation for funding. All funding is subject to change due to Government discretion and availability. All potential offerors should be aware that due to unanticipated budget fluctuations, funding in any or all areas may change with little or no notice.

b. ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Air Force anticipates awarding a minimum of one contract with a total period of performance not to exceed 12 months. However, the Air Force does reserve the right to make multiple awards or no awards pursuant to this BAA.

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3. POINTS OF CONTACT

a. TECHNICAL POINTS OF CONTACT:

Steven A. Lane, PhD, Program Manager

AFRL/RVSV

3550 Aberdeen Ave. SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776 Phone: (505) 846-9944 Email: Steven.Lane@kirtland.af.mil

William Cook, Principal Investigator

AFRL/RITE

Phone: (315) 330-7439 Email: William.Cook@rome.af.mil

b. CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT:

Luisa A. Martinez-Medina Contract Specialist Det 8 AFRL/RVKVV 3550 Aberdeen Ave., SE, Bldg. 472 Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776 Phone: (505) 853-1425 Email: Luisa.Martinez-Medina@kirtland.af.mil

David E. Romo-Garza Procurement Contracting Officer Det 8 AFRL/RVKVV 3550 Aberdeen Ave., SE, Bldg. 472 Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776 Phone: (505) 846-7201 Email: David.Romo-Garza@kirtland.af.mil

c. OMBUDSMAN

AFFARS CLAUSE 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (APR 2010) is hereby incorporated into this BAA and will be made a part of any awards based on this solicitation. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition announcement. Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer listed above for resolution. The ombudsman for AFRL is identified below:

AFRL/PK

1864 4th Street, Bldg 15, Room 225 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7130 Phone: (937) 904-4407 Fax: (937) 904-7024 Email: Barbara.Gehrs@wpafb.af.mil mailto:Steven.Lane@kirtland.af.mil mailto:William.Cook@rome.af.mil mailto:Luisa.Martinez-Medina@kirtland.af.mil mailto:David.Romo-Garza@kirtland.af.mil mailto:Barbara.Gehrs@wpafb.af.mil

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4. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

a. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS/APPLICANTS: All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's requirements may submit a proposal. Small Businesses, Historically Black Colleges (HBCU), Minority Institutions (MI), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Woman- Owned Businesses, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses are encouraged to submit proposals; however no part of this announcement will be a set-aside. Foreign or foreign-owned offerors are advised that their participation is subject to foreign disclosure review procedures. Foreign or foreign-owned offerors should immediately contact the contracting office focal point for information if they contemplate responding. All correspondence must reference the BAA number and title.

b. COST SHARING OR MATCHING: The Government is not considering a cost sharing arrangement.

c. FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS: The following guidance is provided for other DoD sponsored and Non-DoD sponsored Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) contemplating submitting a proposal, as either a prime or subcontractor, against this BAA. FAR 35.017-1(c)(4) prohibits an FFRDC from competing with any non-FFRDC concern in response to a Federal agency request for proposal for other than the operation of an FFRDC (with exceptions stated in DFARS 235.017-1(c)(4)). There is no regulation prohibiting an FFRDC from responding to a solicitation. However, the FFRDC’s sponsoring agency must first make a determination that the effort being proposed falls within the purpose, mission, general scope of effort, or special competency of the FFRDC, and that determination must be included in the FFRDC’s proposal. In addition, the non-sponsoring agency must make a determination that the work proposed would not place the FFRDC in direct competition with domestic private industry.

Only after these determinations are made would a determination be made concerning the FFRDC’s eligibility to receive an award.

d. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: If a Government agency is interested in performing work please contact the Program Office identified in the BAA. If those discussions result in a mutual interest to pursue your agency's participation, the effort will be pursued independent of this broad agency announcement.

e. EXPORT CONTROL: Research areas may involve technology that is subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and U.S. Export Control Laws. Only offerors who are certified by the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) may submit proposals. For questions, contact DLIS on-line at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp or at DLIS, US/Canada Joint Certification Center, Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek MI 49017-4312,

(800) 352-3572. DFARS 252.204-7008, Export Controlled Items (APR 2010) is incorporated into this solicitation and will be in any awards resulting from this BAA.

5. COMMUNICATIONS

a. Prospective offerors are reminded to contact the technical point of contact to verify interest in the effort to be proposed and the funding availability PRIOR to committing any resources to the preparation of any proposals in response to this announcement.

b. Dialogue between prospective offerors and Government representatives is encouraged until submission of proposals. Discussions with any of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Offerors are advised that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.

http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp

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6. PROPOSAL/APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION

a. GENERAL INFORMATION

i. PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AGAINST THIS BAA: Proposals will be due by 12:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MDT) 45 days from the date of publication of the FedBizOpps notification and delivered to Det 8 AFRL/RVKVV, ATTN: Luisa A. Martinez-Medina, 3550 Aberdeen Ave., Bldg. 413, Rm. 160, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5776. Proposals received after the due date and time specified shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3). Proposals sent to any inappropriate address are ineligible for award. Proposals sent via facsimile or electronic means will not be accepted. It should be noted that this installation observes strict security procedures to enter the facility. These security procedures are NOT considered an interruption of normal Government processes, and proposals received after the above stated date and time as a result of security delays will be considered “late”. Furthermore, note that if offerors utilize commercial carriers in the delivery of proposals, they may not honor time-of-day delivery guarantees on military installations. Early proposal submission is encouraged. Please refer questions regarding base installation access to Luisa A. Martinez-Medina at 505-853-1425 or luisa.martinez-medina@kirtand.af.mil.

ii. The Government anticipates that proposals will be unclassified. However, if an offeror determines that the submission of classified information is necessary, prior to its submission should contact the technical points of contact listed in this solicitation.

The technical points of contact will determine the applicability of the information and if necessary coordinate the appropriate means of its submission. Offerors should notify the Government as early as possible to allow for adequate processing. Any information will be provided as an addendum to the technical proposal and is held to the same time and date proposal submission requirements. The security point of contact for this solicitation is Alvin Sullen, (505) 846-6724, alvin.sullen@kirtland.af.mil.

iii. There will be no other announcement issued for this requirement. Offerors MUST monitor FedBizOpps http://www.fbo.gov in the event this announcement is amended.

Offerors must monitor this system to ensure they receive the maximum proposal preparation time for subsequent amendments as this is the official notification vehicle to request proposals.

iv. Potential offerors are requested to advise the Contracting Officer if they intend to submit a proposal in response to this BAA. Such notification is merely a courtesy and is not a commitment by the offeror to submit a proposal.

v. This BAA is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to pay for proposal preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this BAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or to any other contract. However, it may be an allowable indirect expense as specified in

FAR 31.205-18.

vi. DoD policy, per DFARS 227.7103-1, is to acquire only the technical data and the rights in that data, necessary to satisfy Government needs. The Government anticipates receiving, as a minimum, “Government Purpose Rights” to all technical data developed under contracts awarded based on proposals received in response to this announcement. Data rights offered other than “Unlimited Rights,” as defined in DFARS 227.7103-5, should be identified in DFARS clause 252.227-7017, Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions, included in the representations and certifications.

mailto:luisa.martinez-medina@kirtand.af.mil mailto:alvin.sullen@kirtland.af.mil http://www.fbo.gov/

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vii. You may be ineligible for award if all requirements of this announcement and requirements in the BAA are not met by the proposal due date and time as identified in the BAA.

b. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

i. Offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision of FAR 52.215- 1(e) Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition. Properly marked proprietary information will be treated in accordance with DFARS 252.227-7016, Rights in Bid or Proposal Information.

ii. Technical/management and cost volumes should be submitted in separate volumes, and shall be valid for 180 days. Proposals must reference the BAA announcement number and include a unique contractor generated proposal identification number.

Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired.

iii. Submit a cover letter, a hard copy and one soft copy (CD-ROM, PC format) of the technical proposal and the cost/business proposal. The hard copy of the technical and cost/business proposal must be in separate volumes. The soft copy of the cost proposal worksheets must be in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 or later version and must contain all cell formulas.

iv. Offerors are advised that data included in the technical and cost/business proposals submitted to the Government in response to this BAA may be released to non- Government advisors for technical advice.

c. SPECIFIC PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

i. Cover letter: A cover letter shall accompany each proposal. The cover letter should identify the BAA number under which the proposal is submitted, a statement that the proposal is valid for 180 days from the due date specified in the BAA, provide technical and contracting points of contact, CAGE code, DUNS number, and include a statement indicating if the firm is a small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a), or women-owned small business concern. The proposal must be signed and dated by an authorized official of the organization.

ii. Technical Proposal:

1) Page Limitation: The technical proposal including the C-SOW shall be limited to 50 pages, single-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 by 11-inch pages.

Select an easy to read font no smaller than 12 pitch fixed or proportional font size 10 or larger. Smaller type may be used in figures and tables as long as it is clearly legible. The page limitation includes all information (i.e., indices, photographs, foldouts, appendices, attachments, resumes, C-SOW, etc.).

Blank pages, title pages, tables of content, lists, tabs or cover sheets are not included in the page count. The Government may not consider pages in excess of this limitation.

2) Content: The technical proposal must convey (1) an understanding of the overall W/V-Band Satellite Communications Experiment program objectives, (2) a program plan covering all 5 phases of the W/V-Band Satellite Communications Experiment program listed in Table 4, and (3)

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Proposals should be tailored by the offeror to clearly and logically convey their story, but should include the following items:

a. Executive Summary: Please provide a synopsis of the proposal.

Explain key benefits of the proposed approach and the relationship to the W/V-Band Satellite Communications Experiment program objectives. Please highlight any aspects of your approach that you consider particularly innovative and advantageous.

b. Program Description: Discussion of the proposed effort can be separated into an overall program description and a Phase 1 specific description. Please provide any relevant background and analysis necessary to understand and appreciate the proposed approach.

Please define the proposed concept; identify important open design trades, key risks, decision milestones, premises, and special considerations; and discuss any systems engineering accomplished that supports the proposed concept (particularly model and simulation analysis). Include a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) of schedule and cost for the overall program.

c. Program Plan: Describe in detail the planned approach for the overall system development and for the Phase 1 specific effort. This section should include all technical aspects of the approach. Provide technical detail and analysis necessary to support the technical approach proposed. Identify why proposed subcontractors and partners were selected and what tasks they are to perform. Identify any leveraged efforts or tasks to be performed using non- Government funding. Include an Integrated Master Schedule that indicates the proposed contractor work breakdown structure, task duration, and time-phasing of tasks.

d. Contractor’s Statement of Work (C-SOW): The C-SOW, a stand-alone document, should detail the tasks to be accomplished under the Phase 1 program. The C-SOW should be suitable for incorporation into the awarded document. The proposed C-SOW should summarize the technical methodology and the task description, but not to the extent to make the awarded instrument inflexible. Do not include any proprietary information in the C- SOW. Contractors may request copies of our contracts under the Freedom of Information Act. Consequently, it is imperative that no company-sensitive information be included in the C-SOW. The C- SOW should include the anticipated deliverables (hardware, software, reports, etc.).

The following is offered as a recommended format for the C-SOW.

The C-SOW should be structured in three sections; Scope, Applicable Documents, and Requirements.

SCOPE: This section includes a statement of what the program covers. This should include the technology area to be investigated, objectives/goals, and major milestones for the effort. It defines the breadth and limitations of the work to be done.

APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS: This section includes reference documents needed to identify or clarify the work to be performed.

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REQUIREMENTS: This section identifies the specific work to be performed. The work effort should be arranged into major tasks and identified in separately numbered paragraphs that correspond to the contractor work breakdown structure. Each numbered major task should delineate by subtask the work to be performed and should follow an outline numbering scheme. The C-SOW must identify all reviews and when/where (identify by milestone or task) that will be conducted. It must also identify any and all items (hardware, software, reports, etc.) to be delivered to the Government as a result of the program.

e. Milestone Chart: A Milestone Chart should indicate when specific objectives are expected to be met in the overall program schedule and should identify the specific accomplishments necessary to proceed to the next task. Provide a schedule of when the deliverable items identified are to be delivered. This can be addressed with an Integrated Master Schedule.

f. Facilities and Equipment Description: Describe the facilities that can be used to achieve the goals of the program, in terms of manufacturing capability, testing facilities, and/or any relevant specialized equipment. Please describe any anticipated facilities and equipment to be acquired to complete the program.

g. Description of Relevant Prior Work: Provide a list of related previous or current Government, commercial, or internally funded work during the past five years. For each such effort, provide the principal investigator, title of effort, contract number, a brief summary of results, dollar value, and a technical and contracting point of contact, including phone numbers, for the funding organizations.

h. Management Plan: Offerors should provide an approach that demonstrates the ability to effectively and efficiently manage and administer the research program to a successful conclusion.

i. Resumes of Key Individuals: Include brief summaries of resumes of relevant key individuals including any consultants or subcontractors that might be proposed.

iii. Business/Cost Proposal

Separate this proposal into a business section and a cost section.

1) Business Section: The business section should contain all business aspects to the proposed contractual arrangement, such as type of contract/instrument, any unique terms and conditions, any exceptions to terms and conditions of this announcement, and any information not technically related. Provide rationale for exceptions. As a goal, offerors are requested to keep the business section to 20 pages. This section should include the following items as appropriate:

a. Completed Section K, Representations & Certifications. See Attachment 1.

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b. Completed Proposal Content Checklist: failure to provide a complete proposal may result in a determination that the proposal is non-responsive and may be eliminated from consideration for award. See Attachment 2.

2) Cost Section: The cost proposal containing other than cost or pricing data shall be submitted in accordance with the FAR Cost Proposal Instructions (Attachment 3) and shall comply with the Air Force Proposal Adequacy Checklist (AFPAC) (Attachment 4), which is necessary for the Government to perform a cost realism analysis. Adequate price competition is anticipated for this BAA, unless stated otherwise in the announcement. A determination as to the existence of adequate price competition will be made by the cognizant Procuring Contracting Officer on a case by case basis. If adequate price competition is determined not to exist, the Government reserves the right to obtain certified cost or pricing data from the offeror. Based on the type of instrument proposed, use the appropriate cost proposal instructions to prepare the cost proposal. Cost proposals have no page limitations.

Please include the basis of estimate for the Phase 1 effort broken down according to the contractor work breakdown structure and correlated to the Integrated Master Schedule.

3) Proposal Content Summary: You may be ineligible for award if all requirements of this solicitation are not met on the proposal due date. Failure to provide a complete proposal may result in a determination that the proposal is non-responsive and may be eliminated from consideration for award.

7. PROPOSAL REVIEW AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

a. Criteria: The selection of an offeror for award will be based on an evaluation of each offeror’s proposal to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to this announcement. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 35.016. The proposals will be evaluated utilizing a peer or scientific review process and shall be evaluated based on the following criteria that are listed in descending order of importance:

i. Technical:

1) Overall scientific and technical merits of the proposal;

2) Importance to AFRL RV programs;

3) Affordability.

ii. Cost/Price: Cost/Price includes the reasonableness and realism of the proposed cost and fee and consideration of proposed budgets and funding profiles. Cost/Price is a substantial factor, but ranked as the second order of priority. (If an offeror proposes the use of Government Furnished Property (GFP), and that proposed GFP provides the offeror an unfair competitive advantage, then FAR 45.202 requires rental equivalent be applied to the Cost Factor for evaluation purposes only).

iii. Proposal Risk Assessment: Proposal risk for technical, cost, and schedule will be assessed as part of the evaluation of the above evaluation criteria. Proposal risk relates to the identification and assessment of the risks associated with an offeror's

Pg. 12 of 14 proposed approach as it relates to accomplishing the proposed effort. Tradeoffs of the assessed risk will be weighed against the potential payoff.

8. REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS

The technical and cost proposals will be evaluated at the same time and categorized as follows:

a. Category I: Proposal is well conceived, scientifically and technically sound, pertinent to the 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 availability of funds) and normally are displaced only by other Category I proposals.

b. Category II: Proposal is scientifically or technically sound, requiring further development and is recommended for acceptance, but at a lower priority than Category I.

c. Category III: Proposal is not technically sound or does not meet agency needs.

9. AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

a. Award Notice: Offerors will be notified whether their proposal is recommended for award, by letter or e-mail. An award recommendation is not to be construed to mean the award of a contract is assured, as availability of funds and successful negotiations are prerequisites to any award.

b. Debriefings: When requested, a debriefing will be provided. The debriefing process will follow the guidelines set out in FAR 15.505 and 15.506.

10. OTHER INFORMATION

a. Organizational Conflict of Interest may apply to this action but cannot be determined prior to issuance of this announcement. This issue and the need for applicable clauses will be resolved prior to the award of any contract resulting from an offeror’s proposal.

b. Support Contractors: Offerors are advised that data included in the technical and cost/business proposals submitted to the Government in response to this BAA may be released to non-Government advisors for review and analysis. Any non-Government advisors will strictly serve in an advisory capacity only to the Government evaluators. Non- Government advisors will have appropriate Organizational Conflict of Interest clauses in their contracts with AFRL and will initiate any required Non-Disclosure Agreements. All offerors must clearly indicate in their proposals if they have any objections or concerns regarding the use of non-Government advisors. Offerors will be contacted prior to the release of a proposal to a non-Government advisor.

c. Wide Area Work Flow Notice: Any contract award resulting from this announcement will contain the clause at DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, which requires electronic submission of all payment requests. The clause cites three possible electronic formats through which to submit electronic payment requests. Effective 01 October 2006, the Department of Defense adopted Wide Area Work Flow-Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA), as the electronic format for submission of electronic payment requests. Any contract resulting from this announcement will establish a requirement to use WAWF-RA for invoicing and receipt/acceptance, and provide coding instructions applicable to this contract. Contractors are encouraged to take advantage of available training (both web-based and through your cognizant DCMA office), and to register in the WAWF-RA system.

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Information regarding WAWF-RA, including the web-based training and registration, can be found at https://wawf.eb.mil/ .

d. Item Identification and Valuation: Any contract award resulting from this announcement may contain the clause at DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, (Aug 2008) which requires unique item identification and valuation of any deliverable item for which the Government’s unit acquisition cost is $5,000 or more; subassemblies, components, and parts embedded within an item valued at $5,000 or more; or items for which the Government’s unit acquisition cost is less than $5,000 when determined necessary by the requiring activity for serially managed, mission essential, or controlled inventory. Also included are any DoD serially managed subassembly, component, or part embedded within a delivered item and the parent item that contains the embedded subassembly, component, or part. Per DFARS 211.274-3 policy for valuation, it is DoD policy that contractors shall be required to identify the Government’s unit acquisition cost for all items delivered, even if none of the criteria for placing a unique item identification mark applies. Therefore, your proposal must clearly break out the unit acquisition cost for any deliverable items. Per DFARS 211.274-3 policy for valuation, “the Government’s unit acquisition cost is the contractor’s estimated fully burdened unit cost at time of delivery to the Government for cost type or undefinitized line, subline, or exhibit line items” (per DoD, “fully burdened unit costs” to the Government would include all direct, indirect, G&A costs, and an appropriate portion of fee.).

If you have questions regarding the unique item identification requirements, please contact the contracting point of contact listed above. For more information, see the following website:

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/uid/ . The contract will also include DFARS 252.211-7007, Reporting of Government-Furnished Equipment in the DoD Item Unique Identification (IUID) Registry IAW the clause. For more information, see the following website:

https://www.bpn.gov/iuid

e. Forward Pricing Rate Agreements: Offerors who have forward pricing rate agreements (FPRA’s) and forward pricing rate recommendations (FPRR’s) should submit them with their cost proposal.

f. Limitations on Pass-Through Charges. As prescribed in FAR 15.408(n)(1) & 15.408(n)(2), provisions 52.215-22, “Limitations on Pass Through Charges – Identification of Subcontract Effort (Oct 2009),” and 52.215-23, “Limitations on Pass-Through Charges (Oct 2009),” are contained in this solicitation. Any contract valued greater than the threshold for cost or pricing data threshold, except fixed price contracts awarded on the basis of adequate price competition, resulting from this solicitation, shall contain the Clause at FAR 52.215-23 (or Alt I).

g. Post-Award Small Business Program Representation: As prescribed in FAR 19.308, FAR Clause 52.219-28, “Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (Apr 2009),” is incorporated by reference in this solicitation. This clause will be contained in any contracts resulting from this solicitation. This clause requires a contractor to represent its size status when certain conditions apply. The clause provides detail on when the representation must be complete and what the contractor must do when a representation is required.

h. Notice to Large Business on Small Business Objectives: The Government anticipates that certain portions of this effort could be subcontracted to small businesses in order to meet the statutory goals. Large businesses should consider, to the highest extent possible, subcontracted opportunities with small businesses. For proposed awards to be made as contracts (that exceed $650,000) to other than small businesses, Subcontracting Plans will be required in accordance with the requirements set forth in FAR 19.704, Subcontracting Plan requirements, and DFARS 219.704. As such, Subcontracting Plans will be evaluated to ensure that submissions are compliant with FAR Subpart 19.7.

https://wawf.eb.mil/ http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/UID/ https://www.bpn.gov/iuid

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For proposed Subcontracting Plans that are below the statutory goals, the offeror will provide additional information which demonstrates how it intends to provide meaningful subcontracting opportunities and rationale to why the goals were not attainable.

Subcontracting FY 2011

Small Business - 36.7%

HUBZone SB - 3.0%

Sev-Disabled Vet - 3.0%

S Disadvantaged - 5.0%

Women-Owned SB - 5.0%

i. Indirect Cost Limitation for Basic Research Awards Notice: The purpose of this notice is to make offerors aware of the Indirect Cost Limitation for Basic Research Awards as originally set forth in Section 8115 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-

116) and subsequently included in following year Appropriation Acts. Section 8115 of the DoD Appropriations Act of 2008 (and subsequent Acts) limits payments of negotiated indirect cost rates on contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements (or similar arrangements), which are funded with FY 2008, FY 2009 and FY 2010 Basic Research appropriations and are awarded on or after November 14, 2007, to not more than 35 percent of the total cost of the contract. This limitation also applies to any new award made by another Federal agency to a non-Federal entity on behalf of the DoD using FY 2008, FY 2009 and FY 2010 Basic Research appropriations. The DoD Appropriations Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-10, Div A) does not carry forward a limitation to reimbursement of indirect costs under grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or similar arrangements using Basic Research funds.

j. Employment Eligibility Verification: As prescribed by FAR 22.1803, FAR Clause 52.222- 54, “Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009),” is hereby incorporated by reference in this solicitation. Any contract awarded as a result of this BAA that is above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, and contains a period of performance greater than 120 days, shall include this clause in its contract. This clause provides the requirement of contractors to enroll as a Federal Contractor in the E-Verify program within 30 days after contract award.

k. Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Sub-contract/Sub-recipient Awards:

As prescribed by FAR 4.1403(a), FAR 52.204-10, “Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards,” is hereby incorporated by reference in this solicitation. Any contract valued at $25,000 or more, excluding classified contracts or contractors with individuals, must contain this clause. Any grant or agreement award resulting from this announcement may contain the award term set forth in 2 CFR, Appendix A to Part 25 found at: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=c55a4687d6faa13b137a26d0eb436edb&rgn=div5&view=text&node=2:1.1.1.4 .1&idno=2#2:1.1.1.4.1.2.1.1.

11. ATTACHMENTS:

1. Section K, Representations & Certifications

2. Proposal Content Checklist

3. FAR Cost Proposal Instructions

4. Air Force Proposal Adequacy Checklist (AFPAC)

5. Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), DD Form 1423, A001-A009, Draft http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=c55a4687d6faa13b137a26d0eb436edb&rgn=div5&view=text&node=2:1.1.1.4.1&idno=2#2:1.1.1.4.1.2.1.1 http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=c55a4687d6faa13b137a26d0eb436edb&rgn=div5&view=text&node=2:1.1.1.4.1&idno=2#2:1.1.1.4.1.2.1.1 http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=c55a4687d6faa13b137a26d0eb436edb&rgn=div5&view=text&node=2:1.1.1.4.1&idno=2#2:1.1.1.4.1.2.1.1

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AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY

SPACE VEHICLES DIRECTORATE

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT, BAA-RV-12-06

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

NOTICE: The following solicitation provisions are in addition to the representations and certifications in ORCA

A. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SOLICITATION PROVISIONS BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 --Central Contractor Registration (Apr 2008) 52.215-22 -- Limitations on Pass-Through Charges—Identification of Subcontract Effort (Oct 2009) 52.215-23 -- Limitations on Pass-Through Charges (Oct 2009) 52.225-13 -- Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) 52.233-2 -- Service of Protest (Sep 2006) 52.242-1 -- Notice of Intent to Disallow Costs (Apr 1984) 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

B. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SOLICITATION PROVISIONS IN FULL TEXT

52.204-08 Annual Representations and Certifications (Nov 2011)

(a)

(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541712.

(2) The small business size standard is 1,000 employees.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)

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

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

(c)

(1) The following representations or certifications in ORCA are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—

(A) The acquisition is to be made under…