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BAA #N0016425SNB10

I. OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH

OPPORTUNITY

This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for awards by any federal entity as described under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016, the Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARS) 32 CFR 22.315(a) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Other Transaction Guide version 2.0 dated July 2023. A formal Request for Proposals (RFP), solicitation regarding this announcement will not be issued. Additional information regarding this announcement can be requested on SIPRNET at betsy.l.marschand1@navy.smil.mil.

The Joint Airborne Mission Survivability Integrated Product Team (JAMS IPT) organization reserves the right to fund, all, some, or none of the white papers received under this BAA. The JAMS IPT provides no funding for direct reimbursement of white paper development costs.

Technical and cost proposals (or any other material) submitted in response to the BAA will not be returned. It is the policy of the JAMS IPT, the Department of Defense (DoD), US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps, and US Army to treat all white papers submitted under this BAA as sensitive competitive information.

A. Required Overview Content

1. Federal Awarding Agency Name:

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division 300 Highway 361 Crane, Indiana 47522-5001 Email: Lance.a.buechler.civ@us.navy.mil *All Federal Agencies utilizing the BAA will need to send inquiries to Lance Buechler at Lance.a.buechler.civ@us.navy.mil.

2. Agency Contact:

Contracting Officer: Lance Buechler (Lance.a.buechler.civ@us.navy.mil)

Requiring Technical Activity: Betsy Marschand (betsy.l.marschand.civ@us.navy.mil)

3. Opportunity Title: Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Joint Airborne

Mission Survivability IPT

Anticipated individual awards: Multiple awards are anticipated.

Anticipated funding type: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

Types of instruments that may be awarded: Procurement contract (FAR based), grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction.

4. Announcement Type: Initial Announcement

5. Funding Opportunity Number: N0016425SNB10

6. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA): 12.910 Research and Technology Development

7. Key Dates:

Dates: (All times listed herein are Eastern Time)

Posting Date: Initial Announcement posted on 5 November 2024 White Paper Due Date: White Paper must be submitted by 11:59 PM, 05 December 2024 Selection Notification Date: 03 January 2025 Briefing Due Date: Selected white papers will submit a briefing by 11:59 PM

17 January 2025 via the appropriate network in the announcement.

Closing Date: 05 December 2024

8. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:

541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

II. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE

OPPORTUNITY

A. Description

The JAMS IPT is seeking wide-ranging Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) technologies at Technical Readiness Level (TRL) 3 and higher, for accelerated development in relation to modern missile threat systems.

Overview

Global advancement and the pace of adversary missile threat-system development highlights an immediate need to improve U.S. airborne asset protection and survivability, against current and future threats.

The JAMS IPT is a joint working group focused on defensive air survivability against modern air threats that are stressing ASE on current and future air platforms. The mission of JAMS is to maintain a warfighting advantage, by identifying, evaluating, and rapidly deploying innovative solutions for U.S. aircraft in emergent operational Areas of Responsibility (AORs), seizing upon opportunities that will benefit the services across the DoD. There is a strong desire within the ASE community to share costs and provide common solutions across platforms as much as possible.

While most are familiar with red kill chains, there is a corollary for blue ASE protection. The JAMS IPT is broadly looking for technologies in the ASE protection chain, including:

Threat Detection: Sensing and identifying a threat;

Fix: Geo-location and threat avoidance;

Signature: Tactics and procedures to reduce signatures but also equipment that can modify or alter an aircraft’s signature;

Defeat: This includes traditional jammers, expendables, towed decoys but also new solutions launched from the aircraft or escort aircraft to degrade, seduce or confuse a threat; and

Assess: The ability to evaluate the effects of avoidance, signature management or defeat.

However, beyond these protection capabilities, are enabling tools required for developing, testing and fielding solutions, particularly in Modeling and Simulation (M&S), and Test and Evaluation (T&E) activities.

This announcement seeks revolutionary ideas and technology demonstrators that offer potential material solutions, M&S solutions, and T&E solutions at a TRL 3 or higher with a robust plan to achieve TRL 6. Solutions with an open architecture will be favored. A classified secret addendum with examples of stressing adversarial technologies can be requested on SIPRNET at betsy.l.marschand1@navy.smil.mil.

Topics of Interest

a. ASE Capabilities (JAMS is looking for the ability to perform both M&S and T&E activities in relation to the following capabilities)

i. Threat Detection/Early Warning

Long Range sensing High Altitude sensing Distributed sensing Threat class identification (Imaging Infrared (IR) or Radio Frequency (RF) or Imaging IR and RF) Signal collection recording capability with automated analysis Infrared Search and Track (IRST) End Game Warning Detection of Passive Tracking (Imaging Electro-Optic (EO)/IR or RF) Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) use to detect threats Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) augmentation for RF spectrum Missile Warning System (MWS) for active IR

ii. Fix

Geolocation and avoidance Time to go/Threat range Digital Interoperability: A box to do sensor integration on same aircraft and multi-aircraft Cuing Countermeasure (CM) support from escort aircraft

iii. Signature

Signature Reduction Signature Augmentation

Maneuver Planner

iv. Defeat

Photonic Based CMs Generic Threat Class Defeat Threat Hard-Kill solutions including interceptors, directed energy, electromagnetic pulse, high power microwave, Unmanned System (UxS) or other technologies.

Denial of IRST acquisition Multi-Mode defeat Networked CMs Imaging IR Passive RF, Anti-Radiation homing, Semi-Active RF, Active RF Home on Jam, Track on Jam CM support from escort aircraft

v. Threat Assessment

Real-Time Effectiveness assessments of avoidance, signature management or defeat mechanisms

Efficient Self-Protection use of CMs

b. Additional M&S considerations:

A combined EO/IR and RF M&S environment that allows for high fidelity/physics based/signal level modeling;

A combined EO/IR/RF environment compatible with current platform, threat and countermeasure models;

Early warning/threat detection models that tie into both IR and RF modeling environments (high fidelity/signal level/physics based);

A high fidelity/physics based model of a basic Integrated Air Defense System (IADS) having:

o a surveillance radar, a fire and control radar, and a ground launched Surface-to- Air Missile (SAM) with flyout, o a vehicle RF SAM capable of being cued by an EO/IR imager, with flyout, o Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) cued by radar;

A high fidelity/single level/physics based modeling capability for CM protection provided by escort aircraft;

3rd party targeting complete with data links;

General data link models capable of being used in current M&S environments;

Kill web with plug and play modules of sensors, threats and data links;

Platform modeling tool using wire frame models to produce signatures including EO/IR and RF;

Models of track-on-jam and home-on-jam techniques;

Models of swarms;

Models of multi-mode threats with fly-out;

Modeling for countermeasure systems deconfliction;

Other M&S capabilities related to future threat capabilities are encouraged.

c. Additional T&E considerations:

Mobile RF signature measurement system One aircraft vs salvos of like threats One aircraft vs salvos of mixed threats (e.g. IR, RF, IR/RF multi-mode, UXS) Few Aircraft vs salvos of like threats Few Aircraft vs salvos of mixed threats (e.g. IR, RF, IR/RF multi-mode, UXS) One aircraft vs Full networked IADS with passive EO/IR and RF tracking Multi aircraft vs Full networked IADS with passive EO/IR and RF tracking Hardware in the Loop (HWIL) EO/IR/RF for multi-mode T&E Open Air EO/IR/RF T&E

B. Federal Award Information

1. Eligibility for Competition

White papers for supplementation of existing projects are eligible to compete with applications for new Federal awards under this BAA.

2. Contracted Fundamental Research

If there are any restrictions on the conduct or outcome of work funded under this BAA, the guidance and definition of “contracted fundamental research” as provided in the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) Memorandum of 24 May 2010 will be followed. The memorandum can be found at DoD Policy on Fundamental Research (osd.mil).

As defined therein, the definition of “contracted fundamental research,” in a DoD contractual context, includes research performed under grants and contracts that are

(a) funded by Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) Budget Activity 1 (Basic Research), whether performed by universities or industry or (b) funded by Budget Activity 2 (Applied Research) and performed on campus at a university. The research shall not be considered fundamental in those rare and exceptional circumstances where the applied research effort presents a high likelihood of disclosing performance characteristics of military systems or manufacturing technologies that are unique and critical to defense, and where agreement on restrictions have been recorded in the contract or grant.

Pursuant to DoD policy, research performed under grants and contracts that are (a) funded by Budget Activity 2 (Applied Research) and NOT performed on campus at a university or (b) funded by Budget Activity 3 (Advanced Technology Development) or Budget Activity 4 (Advanced Component Development and Prototypes) does not meet the definition of “contracted fundamental research.” In conformance with the USD (AT&L) guidance and National Security Decision Directive found at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi/docs/National_Security_Decision_Directive_1 89.pdf, no restriction will be placed on the conduct or reporting of unclassified “contracted fundamental research,” except as otherwise required by statute, regulation, or executive order. For certain research projects, it may be possible that although the research beign performed by the prime contractor is restricted research, a subcontractor may be conducting “contracted fundamental research.” In those cases, it is the prime contractor’s responsibility in the white paper to identify and describe the subcontracted unclassified research and include a statement confirming that the work has been scoped, negotiated, and determined to be fundamental research according to the prime contractor and research performer.

Normally, fundamental research is awarded under grants with universities and under contracts with industry. Non-fundamental research is normally awarded under contracts and may require restrictions during the conduct of the research and DoD pre-publication review of such research results due to subject matter sensitivity.

Potential offerors should consult with the appropriate technical Point of Contacts (POCs) to determine whether the proposed effort would constitute fundamental or non-fundamental research.

3. Funded Amount and Period of Performance

The funded amount and period of performance of each white paper selected for award may vary depending on the technology area and the technical approach to be pursued by the offeror selected.

4. Instrument Type(s)

Awards may take the form of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, technology investment agreements, and other transaction agreements, as appropriate. The following provides brief descriptions of potential instrument types:

a. Procurement Contract

A legal instrument, consistent with 31 U.S.C. § 6303, which reflects a relationship between the Federal Government and another entity / contractor when the principal purpose of the instrument is to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the Federal Government.

b. Assistance Instruments

i. Any assistance instrument awarded under this announcement will be governed by the award terms and conditions that conform to DoD’s implementation of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circulars applicable to financial assistance.

ii. Grant: A legal instrument, consistent with 31 U.S.C. § 6304, is used to enter a relationship:

The principal purpose of which is to transfer a thing of value to the recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States, rather than to acquire property or services for the Federal Government’s direct benefit or use.

In which substantial involvement is not expected between the Federal Government and the recipient when carrying out the activity contemplated by the grant.

Per 2 CFR § 1128.325, no fee or profit is allowed.

iii. Cooperative Agreement: A legal instrument which, consistent with 31 U.S.C. § 6305, is used to enter the same kind of relationship as a grant, except:

Substantial involvement is expected between the Federal Government and the recipient when carrying out the activity contemplated by the cooperative agreement. (For information on the substantial involvement the DoD expects to have in cooperative agreements, prospective offerors should contact the Technical Point of Contact identified in the technology area of interest.)

Per 2 CFR § 1128.325, no fee or profit is allowed.

iv. Technology Investment Agreement (TIA): An assistance instrument as described in 32 CFR Part 37. A TIA may be a cooperative agreement with provisions tailored for involving commercial firms. An assistance transaction may be used when the use of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is not feasible or appropriate for basic, applied, and advanced research projects, but the research shall not be duplicative of research being conducted under an existing DoD program. To the maximum extent practicable, TIAs shall provide for a 50/50 cost share between the Government and the applicant. An applicant’s cost share may take the form of cash, independent research, and development (IR&D), foregone intellectual property rights, equipment, access to unique facilities, or other means. Due to the extent of cost share, and the fact that a TIA does not qualify as a “funding agreement” as defined at 37 CFR 401.2(a), the intellectual property provisions of a TIA can be negotiated to provide expanded protection to an applicant’s intellectual property.

No fee or profit is allowed on TIAs.

c. Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) for Prototypes

A Prototype OTA is a legal instrument, consistent with 10 U.S.C. § 4022, which may be used for prototype projects directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel and the supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the DoD, or for improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials in use by the armed forces. The effort covered under an OTA shall not be duplicative of effort being conducted under an existing DoD program. Please refer to the DoD “Other Transactions Guide” version 2.0 dated July 2023, for additional information.

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

All responsible sources from academia, industry and the research community may submit white papers under this BAA. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit white papers and join others in submitting white papers. However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCUs/MIs, small businesses, or other socio-economic participation. All businesses, both small and large, are encouraged to submit white papers for future funding consideration.

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are eligible to receive awards under this BAA.

DoD laboratories, military universities, and warfare centers as well as other DoD and civilian agency laboratories are eligible to receive awards under this BAA.

University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) are eligible to submit white papers under this BAA unless precluded from doing so by their DoD UARC contract.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching

Cost sharing is not expected and will not be used as a factor during the merit review of any white paper hereunder. However, the Government may consider voluntary cost sharing if proposed.

D. Application and Submission Information

1. Adress to Request (Access) Application Package

This BAA may be accessed from the sites below. Amendments, if any, to this BAA will be posted to these websites when they occur. Interested parties are encouraged to periodically check these websites for updates and amendments.

a. Grants.gov (https://www.grants.gov)

b. SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/content/home)

2. Content and Format of Application Submission

a. General Information

All submissions will be protected from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with FAR Subpart 15.207, applicable law, and DoD regulations.

Offerors are expected to appropriately mark each page of their submission that contains proprietary information.

Titles given to the submission should be descriptive of the work they cover and not be merely a copy of the title of this announcement.

b. Security Classification For classified white papers, applicants will ensure all industrial, personnel and information systems processing security requirements are in place and at the appropriate level (e.g. Facility Clearance Level (FCL), automated Information Security (AIS), Certification and Accreditation (C&A) and any Foreign Ownership Control and Influence (FOCI) issues are mitigated prior to submission). Additional information on these subjects can be found at https://www.dcsa.mil.

All Classified National Security Information as defined by Executive Order 13526, must be appropriately and conspicuously marked with the appropriate classification level and a declassification date. If the classification of a submission is in question, the submission must be appropriately and conspicuously marked with the proposed classification level and declassification date. Submissions requiring a final classification determination shall be marked as follows:

“CLASSIFICATION DETERMINATION PENDING. Protect as though classified _______________________(insert the recommended classification level, e.g. Top Secret, Secret, or Confidential).”

Submissions containing both classified information and CUI must be appropriately and conspicuously marked with the proposed classification level as well as ensuring CUI is marked in accordance with DoDI 5200.48.

Proposers must (1) ensure they have permission from an authorized individual at the cognizant Government agency; (2) the white paper is marked in accordance with the source Security Classification Guide (SCG) from with the material is derived; and (3) the source SCG is referenced within the white paper.

Classified proposals may not be emailed on Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet).

c. White Paper Requirements Multiple white papers shall be submitted if responding to more than one topic of interest or for numerous solutions for a specific topic of interest.

i. White Paper Format

White papers should follow the following format:

The cover sheet should be clearly marked “WHITE PAPER”;

The total length of Section II should not exceed 5 pages, which includes all figures, tables, and charts;

All pages shall fit on 8.5 x 11 inch pages;

Minimum Margin of 1 inch; and Types should be Time New Roman or other standard font not smaller than 12 point. (Smaller font may be used for figures, tables and charts.)

All monetary references shall be in U.S. Dollars.

ii. Section I: Administrative

Cover sheet shall include:

BAA Number; N0016425SNB10 JAMS Topic (s) of Interest (see section II);

Lead Organization submitting white paper;

Proposer’s internal reference number (if any);

Other team members (if applicable) and type of organization for each;

White Paper Title;

Technical point of contact to include:

Salutation, surname, first name, street address, city, state, zip code, telephone, email;

Funding requirements to reach TRL 6;

iii. Section II: White Paper Details

Summary of the Technology Threat/Threat Technology being addressed Technical Capabilities and Current TRL Proposed Capabilities Military Relevance Operational Concepts Approach to reach TRL 6 Discussion of Risks and Mitigation Cost and Schedule to reach TRL 6 Facilities and Equipment

iv. Submission Information

White papers submitted under this BAA may be at any classification level to include unclassified, controlled unclassified information (CUI), classified secret, classified top secret (TS), or classified TS/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI). Submissions may NOT be mailed. White papers and technical questions shall be submitted electronically to either of the following addresses:

SIPR: betsy.l.marschand1@navy.smil.mil

JWICS: betsy.l.marschand@coe.ic.gov

An unclassified email will acknowledge receipt of the white paper sent to the listed point of contact.

3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) All offerors submitting white papers must:

a. Be registered in the SAM prior to submission;

b. Maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application under consideration by any agency; and

c. Provide its DUNS number in each application or white paper it submits to the agency.

SAM may be accessed at https://www.sam.gov/SAM.

E. Application Review Information

1. Criteria

Awards under this BAA will be made in accordance with FAR 35.016(e). The JAMS steering committee will review submitted white papers based on the following criteria listed in order of importance:

Significance of Threat technologies being addressed;

The soundness of concept and Technical Approach;

Time, Schedule and Cost;

Effort required to reach TRL 6;

Degree of innovation;

Risks;

Demonstrated understanding of the scope of the problem;

Entity background and experience: facilities, techniques or unique combinations of technology that are integral to ASE; and Qualifications, capabilities and experience of the proposed Principal

Investigator (PI), team leader and key personnel who are critical to the project.

2. Review and Selection Process

a. Steering Committee The JAMS steering committee is comprised of subject matter experts across the DoD including warfighters, scientists, engineers, intelligence personnel and program managers.

FAR 3.104-4 and 15.207 protects the unauthorized disclosure of technical and cost information. Restrictive notices notwithstanding, one or more support contractors may aid in selection as subject matter expert consultants. However, white paper selections are solely the responsibility of Government personnel. Prior to any involvement of a support contractor requires a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to access any technical and cost information submitted in response to this BAA. This NDA includes third-party beneficiary language giving the submitter of proprietary information a right of direct action against the contractor employee and/or his/her employer in the event of a violation of the NDA.

b. Selections Using the above criteria and weighing the white papers within their respective topic areas, the steering committee will invite selected white papers to brief at the next JAMS meeting in St. Louis at National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) on January 28-30, 2025.

Once down selection occurs, selectees will be notified of briefing criteria. These meetings typically have 120-150 participants from various governmental organization, comprised of warfighter and government civilians, involved in the development and fielding of ASE.

c. Options The Government will evaluate options for award purposes by adding the total cost for all options to the total cost for the basic requirement.

Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the options during contract or grant performance. The Government reserves the right to exercise options at time of award.

d. Evaluation Panel Technical and cost proposals submitted under this BAA will be protected from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with FAR 3.104-4 and

15.207. The cognizant Program Officer and other Government scientific experts will perform the evaluation of white papers. Restrictive notices notwithstanding, one or more support contractors may be utilized as subject-matter-expert technical consultants. However, white paper selection and award decisions are solely the responsibility of Government personnel. Each support contractor’s employee having access to technical and cost proposals submitted in response to this BAA will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for Contractor Support prior to receipt of any white paper submissions.

This NDA includes third-party beneficiary language giving the submitter of proprietary information a right of direct action against the contractor employee and/or his/her employer in the event that the NDA is violated.

F. Federal Award Administration Information

1. Federal Award Notices Awards under this BAA are under the sole discretion of individual services, organizations and programs. Common solutions across platforms and services are strongly encouraged in an effort to promote interoperability, compatibility, and cost sharing in an effort to shorten the time to field solutions. To this end, services, organizations and platforms may combine resources for awards.

Applicants will receive a notification email advising if their white paper has been selected for award.

Applicants whose white papers are recommended for award may be contacted by a Contract Specialist or Purchasing Agent to discuss additional information required for award. This may include representations and certifications, revised budgets or budget explanations, certificate of current cost or pricing data, subcontracting plan for small businesses, and/or other information as applicable to the proposed award.

The notification email must not be regarded as an authorization to commit or expend funds. The Government is not obligated to provide any funding until a Government Contracting Officer, Agreements Officer, or Grants Officer, as applicable, signs the award document.

Only the award document signed by the Contracting Officer, Agreements Officer, or Grants Officer is the official go-ahead to commence the project.

Award/modification documents are only available via the DoD Electronic Document Access System (EDA) within the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) (https://wawf.eb.mil/).

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

a. Applicable to All Awards

i. Export Control:

Offerors should be aware of recent changes in export control laws.

Offerors are responsible for ensuring compliance with all U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120-130) and Export Administration Regulation (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730-774), as applicable. In some cases, developmental items funded by the DoD are now included on the United States Munitions List (USML) (22 CFR Part 121) and are therefore subject to ITAR jurisdiction. In other cases, items that were previously included on the USML have been moved to the EAR Commerce Control List (CCL). Offerors should address in their white papers whether ITAR or EAR restrictions apply to the work they are proposing to perform. The ITAR and EAR are available online at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse.

Offerors must comply with all U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the ITAR and EAR, in the performance of any award or agreement resulting from this BAA. Offerors shall be responsible for obtaining any required licenses or other approvals, or license exemptions or exceptions if applicable, for exports of hardware, technical data, and software (including deemed exports), or for the provision of technical assistance.

ii. Security Classification:

If access to classified material will be required at any point during performance, the Offeror must clearly identify such need.

If it is determined that access to classified information will be required during the performance of an award, a Department of Defense (DD) Form 254 will be attached to the award, and FAR 52.204-2 – Security Requirements will be incorporated into the contract.

Access to classified material under grants or cooperative agreements will not be provided.