[Commerce
Business Daily: Posted in CBDNet on August 29, 2000]
[Printed Issue Date:
August 31, 2000]
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PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT
PROCUREMENTS (MODIFICATION)
SUBPART: SERVICES
CLASSCOD: A--Research
and Development
OFFADD: Bid Office, SPAWARSYSCEN, Code D21B, 53570
Silvergate
Avenue, Bldg. A33,
Room 0061, San Diego, CA 92152-5112
SUBJECT: A--ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR
HUMAN AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
INTERACTIONS
SOL N66001-98-X-6905
DUE 083101
POC Bill
Miller, 619-553-3445
DESC: The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San
Diego (SSC-SD)
Broad Agency
Announcement (BAA) entitled "Advanced Technologies
for Human and Information System
Interactions" (No. Number:
N66001-98-X-6905) was originally published in the CBD on 8
September 1998, and was modified in the
CBDNet on 31 August
1999. This
BAA is hereby renewed and further revised to read
as follows: "SSC SD invites proposals
for research in the area
of human
and information system interaction infrastructure.
With a vision of ANYTIME-ANYWHERE
information system resource
accessibility, this invitation includes research in the areas
of language dependent and independent
communications between
humans and
information systems; processing by information systems
of human originated inputs and queries;
agent-based or other
intelligent
information query formation and processing; intelligent
and rapid, domain dependent and independent
information detection,
extraction, and retrieval; information and network infrastructure;
and intelligent and dynamic information
summarization and presentation.
Also included in this request is research in the areas of
information
system infrastructure
including networking technologies and
architectures that support interaction between humans and
information
systems; and
collaboration infrastructures and applications.
Research proposals are also invited in the areas of
human-information
system
interaction in distributed computing environments, including
command system applications; innovative
technology and component
integration and corresponding conceptual design and documentation,
including multimedia representations;
technology transformation
from
R&D to operational and commercial use; and reference prototype
implementations. Research proposals in the
areas of technology
visualization
are also encouraged. Offerors are invited to
submit white papers that will be reviewed to identify
valuable
research for further
consideration. If a proposed area of research
and the accompanying research approach is considered
potentially
valuable, and within
funding limits, a full proposal will then
be requested. Due to time and resource constraints, no
other
reponses to white papers
can be provided. Instructions for
the preparation and submission of full proposals will be provided
with the request. A web site has been
established which contains
the
text of this BAA, and instructions for submission of a
white paper. All answers to questions and
any additional information
pertaining to this BAA will be posted on this web site as
available.
It is the
responsibility of any potential offeror to monitor
this web site for any additional
information. The web site
address
is http://magellan.spawar.navy.mil/N66001-98-X-6905/.
White papers are limited to three pages,
including all figures,
tables,
attachments and the estimated annual schedule and cost.
Reviewers will not load software or
simulations in the conduct
of
white paper reviews. However, web sites containing concise
simulations or other information not readily
represented in
the static format
of a document may be hyperlinked from the
white paper. Innovative approaches to information
presentation
are encouraged. White papers shall include
the name, address,
voice phone
number, facsimile number, and email address of
the proposing organization and the principal point of
contact.
The white paper shall
also include the names of other organizations
participating as part of the research team. For
readability,
most text based
information should be in 12 point Arial, though
other fonts and sizes may be utilized as necessary in
tables,
headings, drawings, other
art, and etc. White papers shall
be produced using Microsoft Word, Excel and/or Power Point;
or may be submitted as Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
files. SSC SD will
acknowledge
receipt of white papers, and will notify offerors
whether a full proposal is requested. All
white papers and
proposals shall
be UNCLASSIFIED. The government's preference
is to obtain unlimited rights (as defined by DFARS
252.227-7013
"Rights in
Technical Data - Noncommercial Items") to the results
and products of this research. Any proposed
research that will
restrict the
government's rights, and the degree to which those
rights will be restricted, shall be clearly
delineated in the
white paper.
Evaluation of white papers and full proposals
will be performed utilizing the following criteria listed
in
descending order of
importance: (1) Overall scientific and
technical merit; (2) Potential contribution to the SPAWAR Systems
Center, San Diego research efforts; (3)
Capabilities and related
experience of the offeror; (4) Plans and capabilities for technology
transition; and (5) Cost realism. Full
proposals will be considered
to
be either selectable or non-selectable based on their evaluation
in accordance with the criteria herein.
Offerors will be promptly
notified of the evaluation results for full proposals. Only
selectable proposals will be considered for
funding. Not all
proposals deemed
selectable will be funded. Decisions to fund
selectable proposals will be based on funds availability,
overall
scientific and technical
merit, and potential contribution
to the SSC SD mission. Proposals may be considered for funding
for a period of up to one year from
notification of selectability.
The Government reserves the right to select for award all,
some, or none of the proposals received.
Proposals identified
for funding
may result in a procurement contract, grant, cooperative
agreement, or other transaction depending
upon the nature of
the work
proposed, the required degree of interaction between
the parties, and other factors. Prior to
submittal of white
papers,
technical inquiries can be made to: Bob Younger Space
and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Code D411,
53140 Systems
Street San Diego,
CA 92152, Email: younger@spawar.navy.mil
Responses to inquiries will be by email or telephone. This
BAA will remain open for submission of white
papers for a period
of one year
from the date of initial publication or renewal
in the Commerce Business Daily. It is anticipated that any
awards will be for from one to three years
and for less than
$3,000,000
overall. Proposals should be structured accordingly.
All responsible sources capable of
satisfying the government's
needs
may submit a white paper proposal that shall be considered.
Historically Black College and Universities
(HBCU) and Minority
Institutions
(MI) are encouraged to submit proposals and join
others in submitting; however, no portion of
this BAA will
be set aside to
HBCU and MI participation due to the impracticality
of reserving discrete or severable areas of
research for exclusive
competition among these entities. Questions of a contractual
nature should be directed to the Contract
Specialist: Mr. Bill
Miller, Code
D211, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center -
San Diego, 53560 Hull Street, San Diego, CA 92152-5001
Email:
millerb@spawar.navy.mil.
LINKURL:
http://magellan.spawar.navy.mil/N66001-98-X-6905/
LINKDESC: information
pertaining to this BAA will be posted on
this web site as available
EMAILADD: millerb@spawar.navy.mil
EMAILDESC:
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CITE: (W-242
SN491223)