10--MK45/MK49 Composite Gun Mount Efforts

This synopsis is being posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website located at http://www.fbo.gov, the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) website located at https://www.neco.navy.mil/, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Acquisition website located at http://www.crane.navy.mil/acquisition/homepage.htm. FBO is the primary point of entry to be used when access to synopses and solicitations from the World Wide Web is required. However, the NECO webpage as well as the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Acquisition webpage serve as alternatives if the FBO website is unavailable. POINT(S) OF CONTACT: Contracting: Nick Robbins NSWC Crane, Code 0562, email contact@example.gov, +1 (555) 000-0000; Technical: John Kleihege, NSWC Crane, Code JXNS, email contact@example.gov, 812-854- 5444 Description The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) conducts research and development in the area of remote and crew served small arms mounts. NSWC Crane is interested in receiving proposals for new/improved lightweight composite technologies to apply to the design of existing small arms mounts in an effort to reduce overall system weight. Proposals should be directed towards the development/testing/analysis of prototype parts to replace currently fielded mount components.White Paper Submission Requirements NSWC Crane is interested in receiving white papers for R&D in the aforementioned Topics for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding in these specific areas. This notice constitutes a combined synopsis/Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2). It is intended that this BAA be open until 31 December 2010 or until replaced by a successor BAA. However, early submissions are strongly encouraged. Proposals may be submitted by any non-governmental entity including commercial firms, institutions of higher education with degree-granting programs in science and/or engineering (universities), or by consortia led by such concerns. NSWC Crane encourages participation by small business, small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, and historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions. However, no part of this BAA is specifically reserved for these entities. The following guidelines apply to concept papers or proposals. Typically each white paper may be funded incrementally for up to one (1) year subject to the availability o! f appropriations and funded between $50,000 and $2,000,000, with the size of each dependent upon the topic(s) (although NSWC Crane reserves the right to entertain larger proposals based on the availability of funds). More than one effort may be funded for an individual topic area, and deliverables should demonstrate the results of scientific study and experimentation. Award of an effort under this BAA does not imply other than full and open competition in the future for follow-on acquisition(s) for the awarded task(s).Proposals for non-innovative, marginal improvements are inappropriate under BAA authority and would not be considered for funding. Additionally, theoretical concepts that do not lead to implementation and/or proposed studies are specifically excluded. All criteria as outlined in FAR 35.016 are applicable. In order to minimize the cost related to proposal preparation, as a preliminary step, interested parties shall submit an initial synopsis (commonly referred to as "white paper"). The white paper should not exceed four (4) pages, with a technical description of the effort, a preliminary schedule, identification of risks, a rough cost estimate, and any references. Interested parties may submit more than one white paper. White Papers should clearly identify which aforementioned topic they are responding to. Offerors should submit the white papers electronically. A title, BAA number, offeror name, project duration, approximate cost, and a brief abstract with information ! explicitly pertinent to the proposed work must accompany the white paper. The Government reserves the right to request a full technical and cost proposal from any, all, part of, or none of the offerors submitting white papers. Offerors submitting the most promising white papers will be encouraged to submit full technical and cost proposals on all or part of their white paper submission. However, any such encouragement does not guarantee funding or assure a subsequent award. A full technical and cost proposal may be required approximately three (2) weeks after notification that NSWC Crane has decided to pursue the offeror's approach as identified in their white paper submission. The Government will acknowledge the receipt of white papers and full technical and cost proposals by e-mail.White papers will be evaluated using the following evaluation criteria:(1) Overall scientific and technical merits of the proposed effort; (2) Potential relevance and contributions to the area of interest; (3) Degree to which new and creative solutions to technical issues important to the area of interest are proposed as well as the degree to which technical data and/or computer software developed under the proposed effort are to be delivered with unrestricted rights; (4) The offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives; (5) The qualifications, capabilities and experience of the proposed Principal Investigator, team leader or other key personnel who are critical in achieving the proposal objectives; and (6) Realism and reasonableness of the proposed costs (subject to the availability of funds). These criteria are listed in descending order of importance, and the non-price factors, when taken together, are significantly more im! portant than price, but evaluated prices/costs must be reasonable and realistic to enable the Government to make an award. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SELECT FOR FUNDING ANY, ALL, PART, OR NONE OF THE RESPONSES RECEIVED. Any responsible businesses may submit a proposal. White papers may be submitted at any time prior to expiration of the BAA. However, early submissions are strongly encouraged. Please send white papers via e-mail to contact@example.gov. Please refer to BAA number N00164-09-R-JN13 in all correspondence and communications.