HQ0147-15-C-6007_Award_Annoucement.docx

MDA AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (UAH)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is announcing the award of a competitive, cost reimbursement contract to UAH located in Huntsville, Alabama, under contract # HQ0147-15-C-6007. The total value of this contract is $1,983,913. Under this new contract, the contractor will identify game changing propulsion and power technology for use in future BMDS interceptor applications, provide technology investment strategies, perform modeling, simulation and laboratory experiments of promising candidates to truly understand the science behind the enabling technologies. UAH will serve as an independent technology evaluation agent for MDA evaluating subcontractor technology developer claims regarding technology performance and their understanding of the science and physics supporting technology behavior. The work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama at the Propulsion Research Center (PRC) and other facilities located on UAH campus. The base performance period is from March 30th, 2015 through March 29th, 2016 with the two contract options each 12 months in length. This contract was competitively procured via publication on the Federal Business Opportunities website in response to the MDA’s Broad Agency Announcement for Advanced Technology Innovation; HQ0147-13-ATI-BAA. Fiscal year 2015 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, funds in the amount of $828,474 are being obligated on this award. In accordance with FAR 35.006 (c), the use of a cost reimbursement contract for this research and development effort is appropriate. This is not a Foreign Military Sales acquisition. The Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama is the contracting activity. (HQ0147-15-C-6007).

Contracting Office point of contact: Thomas Keller (256) 450-5228 Information release date: 03/26/2015