Attachment_F_Accelerated_Award_Option_Amended_Oct_2024.docx

Attachment F Accelerated Award Option

DARPA has recognized a benefit in getting awards under the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) Office-wide BAA executed as rapidly as possible, as these efforts often serve as valuable foundational “seedlings” for future MTO programs. Because earlier awards almost certainly would benefit proposers as well, proposers may select an Accelerated Award Option as part of their full proposal submissions for efforts that do not exceed $2,000,000. This would allow proposers to agree in advance to prescribed terms and conditions in exchange for DARPA’s commitment to award the contract or Other Transaction (OT) for Prototypes agreement no later than 30 days after the proposer’s receipt of selection notification.

The stipulations are as follows:

· Total award value not to exceed $2,000,000

· Procurement Contract or Other Transaction for Prototypes award

· Unclassified efforts only

· Unlimited Rights, Government Purpose Rights, or SBIR Rights for all data and software to be delivered under the award (Data Rights Assertions table must be included)

· Required use of DARPA Cost Proposal Spreadsheet

· Substantiating information for all proposed cost elements included in proposal

Applicable to Procurement Contract awards only:

· Accounting system reviewed by DCAA* and determined adequate for award of a cost reimbursement contract (documentation must be included with proposal)

· Anticipated FAR/DFARS clauses (subject to amendment as FAR/DFARS updates are implemented) included in the model contracts outlined in Attachment G – Accelerated Contract Award Option Model Contract (Large Business**) or Attachment H – Accelerated Contract Award Option Model Contract (Small Business***)

· Small business subcontracting plan, if applicable****, included with proposal

· Fee calculation percentage not to exceed 8%

Applicable to OT for Prototypes awards only:

· Agreement to the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment K – Model OT Agreement (proposer should complete the areas highlighted in blue and submit with proposal)

· Profit calculation percentage not to exceed 10%

· Subcontractors (if applicable) must abide by the applicable (see Attachment I) stipulations above

*Universities may instead provide evidence of ONR or DHHS approval **Large Business covers any entity that is not considered a small business relative to the NAICS 541715 size standard; this includes universities and non- profit organizations ***Relative to the NAICS 541715 size standard ****Required from other than small business proposers for proposals > $750K that include subcontracting possibilities; any proposer claiming no subcontracting possibilities must include rationale for this claim in its proposal

Any proposer that is interested in this accelerated award option must simply, via an individual authorized to bind the organization, sign and submit as part of the proposal package Attachment I – Accelerated Award Option Election Form and Attestation. As Attachment I states, should any of the above stipulations not be honored by a proposer or subcontractor, DARPA will revoke its commitment to an accelerated award.

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