Attachment_2_-_PROPOSAL_TEMPLATE_-_ABBREVIATED_TECHNICAL_VOLUME_11FEB26.docx

Abbreviated Technical Volume Instructions and Template

Use of this template is mandatory for all abbreviated technical volume (Gate 2) submissions to this RA. This document must include all components described herein and must be submitted in PDF or Microsoft Word formats. All submissions must be written in English, and all pages shall be formatted for printing on 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper with 1-inch margins and font size no smaller than 12-point. Font sizes of 8 or 10-point may be used for figures, tables, and charts.

Abstracts shall not exceed a maximum of 5 pages. Submissions should be at the UNCLASSIFIED or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) level. All proprietary data and information should be appropriately marked.

Technical Ability

Tasking and Cost

Proposers are required to submit an abbreviated technical volume before submitting a full proposal. DARPA will respond to submissions with a statement as to whether DARPA:

a. requests the proposer submit a full proposal or,

b. declines submission of further materials.

Proposers should note that a favorable response to an abbreviated technical volume is not a guarantee that a proposal will ultimately be selected for award. Official responses will be sent via email to the Technical POC and/or Administrative POC identified on the coversheet.

Abbreviated technical volumes must be submitted per the instructions outlined herein and received by DARPA no later than the due date and time listed in the Overview Information section in the RA. Technical volumes received after this time and date will not be reviewed. Please visit Proposer Instructions and General Terms and Conditions for instructions on how to submit your technical volume through DARPA’s Broad Agency Announcement Tool (BAAT).

COVER SHEET

[PRIME ORGANIZATION LOGO]

Abstract Title

Proposer Organization

Mailing Address:

Telephone:

Email:

Mailing Address:

Telephone:

Email:

Organization:

Technical POC Name:

Organization:

Identify any other solicitation(s) to which this concept has been proposed.

CAGE Code (Optional)

DARPARA2601

Competition Information Sensitive

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Executive Summary (1 Page limit) [The executive summary is intended to introduce the proposal to each government participant on the scientific review board. This section is to include each of the following items: i) Primary goal of the proposal, ii) Relation of proposed strategy to current state-of-the-art, iii) DoD Impact/ National Security Relevance, and iv) Innovation. The length of each subsection is up to the proposer but should ultimately attempt to best summarize the value of the proposal to a reviewer.

Technical Approach (2.5 to 3 Pages) [Provide answers to the following questions:

· What is the proposed work attempting to accomplish or do?

· How will the work be performed and how does each subsection contribute to achieving program goals?

· What is new in your approach, and why do you think it will be successful?

· How will risk be mitigated?] Technical Ability (0.5 to 1 page):

[Provide a brief summary of the expertise of the team, including subawardees/consultants and key personnel. Include relevant past experience, organizational capabilities or anything else that demonstrates competence in designing and executing the Protean Program. While teaming arrangements do not need to be finalized at the time of submission, mention of potential teaming/collaboration arrangements is highly encouraged. Identify a principal investigator for the project and include a description of the team’s organization, including roles and responsibilities.]

Prime

Non-U.S. Individual:¨ Yes¨ No

Subawardees/Consultants

Non-U.S. Individual:¨ Yes¨ No

Non-U.S. Individual:¨ Yes¨ No

Tasking and Cost (0.5 to 1 Page) [Provide a cost estimate for resources (e.g. labor, materials) and any subawardees over the entire program (base + options), broken down by Contractor Fiscal Year.

List major technical tasks that will be completed throughout the period performance in bulleted or numeric form. “E.g. Task 1.; Task 1.1.; Task 2.”]

Organizational Conflict of Interest Affirmations and Disclosure [In accordance with the requirements of the BAA, provide the following information.]

a. Are any of the proposed individual team members or their respective organizations (whether prime or subawardee or consultant) currently providing SETA, A&AS or similar support to DARPA? ¨ No ¨ Yes

b. Did any of the proposed individual team members or their respective organizations (whether prime or subawardee or consultant) provide SETA, A&AS or similar support to DARPA within one calendar year of this proposal submission? ¨ No ¨ Yes

[If you answered “Yes” to 6.a OR 6.b, provide the following information for each applicable team member:

· The name of the DARPA office receiving the support;

· The prime contract number;

· Identification of proposed team member (subawardee, consultant) providing the support; and

· An OCI mitigation plan in accordance with FAR 9.5.]

c. Are there any other potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest involving any of the proposed individual team members or their respective organizations (whether prime or subawardee or consultant)? ¨ No ¨ Yes [If yes, provide the following information for each applicable team member:

· Identification of applicable team member; and

· An OCI mitigation plan in accordance with FAR 9.5.] Novelty of Proposed Work Has the proposed work been submitted to any other Government solicitation?

¨ No ¨ Yes [If yes, provide the following information:

· Solicitation number ________________________

· Agency _________________________

· Proposed work has already received funding or a positive funding decision.

¨ No ¨ Yes ¨ Decision pending] Representations and Certifications

· For proposers requesting Other Transactions, please download, complete, and submit within this volume “2-SAMPLE OT certifications” available at the following link: DARPA Representations and Certifications

· For proposers requesting Cooperative Agreements, please download, complete, and submit within this volume “Cooperative Agreement Grants - Certifications” available at the following link: Proposer Instructions: Grants/Cooperative Agreements Intellectual Property (IP) Please provide the following information, as applicable. Note: The Government will assume unlimited rights to all IP not explicitly identified as restricted in the proposal.

a. Technical Data and Computer Software Are you asserting any IP restrictions on any technical data or non-commercial computer software that will be delivered to the Government? ¨ No ¨ Yes [If yes, list all proprietary claims to results, prototypes, deliverables or systems supporting and/or necessary for the use of the proposed research, results, prototypes and/or deliverables. Provide a short summary for each item asserted with less than unlimited rights that describes the nature of the restriction and the intended use of the intellectual property in the conduct of the proposed research. Use the following format for these lists.]

NONCOMMERCIAL

Asserted Rights Category

Name of Person Asserting Restrictions

Are you proposing any commercial software that will be delivered to the Government? ¨ No ¨ Yes [If yes, please provide licensing terms.]

COMMERCIAL

Asserted Rights Category

Name of Person Asserting Restrictions

b. Patents Does the proposed effort involve using patented inventions that are owned by or assigned to the proposing organization or individual? ¨ No ¨ Yes [If yes, provide documentation proving ownership or possession of appropriate licensing rights to all patented inventions to be used for the proposed project. If a patent application has been filed for an invention, but it includes proprietary information and is not publicly available, provide documentation that includes: the patent number, inventor name(s), assignee names (if any), filing date, filing date of any related provisional application, and summary of the patent title, with either: (1) a representation of invention ownership; or (2) proof of possession of appropriate licensing rights in the invention (i.e., an agreement from the owner of the patent granting license to the proposer).] Relevant References (Optional) [A brief (no more than 1 page) bibliography maybe be provided with links to relevant papers, references, reports, etc.]