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BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

BAA-VS-07-07

Air Force Research Laboratory/Directed Energy/Space Vehicles Directorate

PROPOSAL CALL ANNOUNCEMENT (CALL) 0001

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: Space-Based Advanced Sensing and Protection Open 5 Year Broad Agency Announcement

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: BAA-VS-07-07

PROPOSAL CALL ANNOUNCEMENT (CALL) TITLE: Topic 1, Space Focal Plane Arrays

PROPOSAL CALL ANOUNCEMENT (CALL) NUMBER: 0001

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT:

Technical points of contact for this call: Dr Vaidya Nathan, AFRL/RVSS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone (505) 846 4497, Email: vaidya.nathan@kirtland.af.mil, Alternate: Mr. Allan Hahn, AFRL/RVSS, (505) 846-8180, Email: allan.hahn@kirtland.af.mil CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT: The contracting points of contact for this CALL are:

Contracting Specialist:

Wayne Zitzka, Det 8 AFRL/RVKS, Kirtland AFB, NM Phone: 505-846-4987, Email: wayne.zitzka@kirtland.af.mil Contracting Officer:

Annette Griego-Shaw, Det 8 AFRL/RVKS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-6923, Email: Annette.griego-shaw@kirtland.af.mil

REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION:

AFRL is soliciting proposals under SPACE FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS, Topic 1 of the Broad Agency Announcement VS -07-07, posted on 9 May 2007.

Under this call Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking to develop high performance, high functionality, large format, radiation hardened, visible sensor chip assemblies (SCA) for Space Situational Awareness sensors. Desired features of the SCA include fast framing capability, windowing capability, and on-chip A/D conversion. Prospective offerors are encouraged to contact the technical Point of Contact to verify interest in the effort to be proposed as well as obtain the specific classified and unclassified goals of the call.

ANTICIPATED FUNDING: Anticipated funding for this CALL is: FY08: $0.75M, FY09 $1.50M, FY10 $1.25M. 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.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The anticipated period of performance for individual awards resulting from the CALL is between 24-27 months in duration. The period of performance is to be proposed in the format “include 24 months for the technical effort and 3 months for Final Report preparation.”

PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: The due date for proposals submitted in response to this CALL is no later than 12:00 p.m. MST on 16 January 2008. Proposal for any other technology area identified in the baseline BAA will not be accepted at this time unless a CALL for proposals in the specific area is open. Proposals received after the due date and time shall be governed the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3).

CALL AMENDMENTS: Offerors should monitor FedBizOps/EPS http://www.fbo.gov for any additional notices to this CALL that may permit extensions of the proposal submission date or otherwise modify this announcement.

ANTICIPATED TYPE OF CONTRACTS/INSTRUMENTS: The Air Force anticipates awarding a Cost Plus Fixed Fee type of Contract as a result of this CALL but reserves the right to award the instrument best suited to the nature of the research proposed.

ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Air Force anticipates possibly awarding one or more contracts. However, the Air Force reserves the right to make multiple awards or no awards to this CALL.

ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: 18 Mar 2008.

INTENT TO PROPOSE: Potential offerors are requested to advise the contracting point of contact (by Email) if they intend to submit a proposal in response to this CALL. Such notification is merely a courtesy and is not a commitment by the offeror to submit a proposal.

DELIVERABLE ITEMS:

The Government requires the contractor to provide monthly Technical and Financial Status Reports and a Final Technical report in accordance with PRS 61-201, Preparation of Final Report. In addition to the reports, the following data deliverable items are to be delivered: (1) Data: (a) Program Plan with updates as needed; (b) Presentation Material as needed in conjunction with technical interchange meetings; (2) Hardware: ten (10) radiation hardened SCA’s along with detailed information to operate them.

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:

1. Program security classification for this call is CLASSIFIED.

2. ITAR/Export Control: Status Reports and the Final Technical Report are subject to ITAR restrictions.

3. Government furnished property, equipment, or facilities needed for this requirement should be specified in the proposal.

4. Other: All information associated with this effort shall be protected as Unclassified//FOUO. It is a material condition of this arrangement that the contractor shall not use, or allow to be used, any information concerning this effort for advertisement, publicity, reference, or any other public purpose without specific approval of the Government sponsor. This includes statements in marketing tools, literature, or personal resumes. The contractor must also gain approval from the Government COTR for any technical publications based on the research conducted under this contract.

APPLICABILTIY OF BASELINE BAA: All requirements of BAA-VS-07-07 apply unless specifically amended and address in the CALL. For complete information regarding BAA-VS-07-07, refer to the initial opened-ended BAA as amended. It contains information applicable to all CALLS issued under the BAA and provides information on the overall program, proposal preparation and submission requirements, proposal review and evaluation criteria, award administration, agency contacts, etc. Direct questions to the points of contact identified above.

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