Munitions metal parts manufacturing

The purpose of this amendment is to conduct another open season for this BAA and to change the point of contact from Jennifer Rockefeller to Rachael Houle.

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the US Army Armament Research Developmentand Engineering Center (ARDEC), Business Interface Office (EIB). Proposals are sought from educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and commercial organizations. The requirement is for new materials, new and novel manufacturing & processing technology, advancements in modeling and simulation,advanced design methodologies, and new technologies for sustainment, systems health monitoring, and supply chain management in support of the ammunition and associated systems. Additionally, efforts that internalize manufacturing science in an Integrated Data Environment (IDE) to address any of the above areas of interest are strongly encouraged.

The submission dates are as follows:White Paper Due Date: April 7, 2010ARDEC Response to White Papers: April 21, 2010Proposal Due Date: May 19, 2010

This BAA will be a continuously open announcement valid throughout the periodfrom the date of issuance through April 2011, unless announced otherwise.Award instruments will be FAR based contracts.

The points of contact for this announcement are Rachael Houle, Contract Specialist, rachael.houle@us.army.mil or Timothy Jensen, Contracting Officer, timothy.jensen@us.army.mil.

The purpose of this amendment is to conduct another open season for this BAA and to change the point of contact from Jennifer Rockefeller to Rachael Houle.

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the US Army Armament Research Developmentand Engineering Center (ARDEC), Business Interface Office (EIB). Proposals are sought from educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and commercial organizations. The requirement is for new materials, new and novel manufacturing & processing technology, advancements in modeling and simulation,advanced design methodologies, and new technologies for sustainment, systems health monitoring, and supply chain management in support of the ammunition and associated systems. Additionally, efforts that internalize manufacturing science in an Integrated Data Environment (IDE) to address any of the above areas of interest are strongly encouraged.

The submission dates are as follows:

White Paper Due Date: April 7, 2010

ARDEC Response to White Papers: April 21, 2010

Proposal Due Date: May 19, 2010

This BAA will be a continuously open announcement valid throughout the periodfrom the date of issuance through April 2011, unless announced otherwise.Award instruments will be FAR based contracts.

The points of contact for this announcement are Rachael Houle, Contract Specialist, rachael.houle@us.army.mil or Timothy Jensen, Contracting Officer, timothy.jensen@us.army.mil.

The point of contact for this action is changed from Jennifer Rockefeller to Rachael Houle, rachael.houle@us.army.mil

The purpose of this Amendment is to change the Point of Contact FROM RachaelHoule TO Jennifer Rockefeller. Please contact me through email at Jennifer.Rockefeller@us.army.mil

The purpose of this Amendment is to provide the model format referenced in G-1 Current and Pending Support Section of BAA W15QKN-08-R-0241. This is only a suggested format; contractor format is acceptable. As long as the information referenced in G-1 is included. The model format has been added as an attachment.

All other terms and conditions of this BAA remain unchanged.

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the US Army Armament Research Developmentand Engineering Center (ARDEC), Business Interface Office (EIB). Proposals are sought from educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and commercial organizations. The requirement is for new materials, new and novel manufacturing & processing technology, advancements in modeling and simulation,advanced design methodologies, and new technologies for sustainment, systemshealth monitoring, and supply chain management in support of the ammunition andassociated systems. Additionally, efforts that internalize manufacturing science in an Integrated Data Environment (IDE) to address any of the above areas of interest are strongly encouraged.

The submission dates are as follows:

BAA Issued: 17 April 2008

White Paper Due Date: 8 May 2008

ARDEC Response to White Papers: 29 May 2008

Proposal Due Date: 26 June 2008

This BAA will be a continuously open announcement valid throughout the periodfrom the date of issuance through April 2011, unless announced otherwise.Award instruments will be FAR based contracts.



The points of contact for this announcement are Rachael Houle, Contract Specialist, rachael.houle@us.army.mil or Katherine Conklin, Contracting Officer, katherine.conklin@us.army.mil.