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BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

BAA-07-DE-08

Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate CALL 0001 – Questions and Answers

Solicitation Number: BAA 07-DE-08

Classification Code: A—Research & Development

Contracting Office Address:

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, AFRL, “Directed Energy Directorate, 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB NM 87117

1a) Since there are two statements-of-work (SOW) provided, is it possible for an offeror to submit two separate proposals with each proposal addressing the tasks in each SOW (Tasks 1, 2 and 3 for the SOW of TO01, and Task 4 for the SOW for TO02) or are you expecting a single response covering both SOWs?

Each Task Order SOW requires a full-up separate technical/cost/business proposal as per the requirements in BAA 07-DE-08. In addition, a separate over-arching CSOW covering all sections in CALL 0001 plus Section 5 added by Amendment 01 will be submitted.

1b) If an offeror wishes to respond to all tasks and can submit only a single proposal addressing all tasks (both SOWs) does the 20-page limit include the two contractor’s SOWs?

See response to question number 1a) 1c) Are we submitting proposals for each task order?

See response to question number 1a).

2) If an offeror can submit a proposal for the tasks in each SOW separately, would the 20-page limit apply to each separate response?

Yes, as per the requirements in BAA 07-DE-08.

3) Are we submitting a proposal for the CALL itself?

The proposal(s) submitted will be against the SOW(s) in CALL 0001. The requirement for an additional CSOW is addressed in Question 1a).

4) Are we to include the Government task order SOWs in our proposals instead of the contractor-generated CSOWs required by the baseline BAA proposal preparation instructions?

No. The CSOW required will be placed against the basic IDIQ contract (see response to question 1a). The Government Task Order SOW will be included in individual Task Order Award.

5a) If we are to generate our own CSOWs and submit them with our proposals, are we permitted to tailor the Government SOW technical requirements so our CSOWs include only the technical requirements to which we would like to propose?

The CSOW can be a tailored version of the Government’s SOW. However, the offeror is taking a risk in proposing on something other than the stated requirements.

5b) If we are to include the Government SOWs in our proposals, are we permitted to revise them to comply with the CSOW format required by the baseline BAA?

Yes, you may modify the CSOW format. Note that BAA 07-DE-08 identifies a recommended format with 3 required sections.

6) If we are to include the Government SOWs as written and are not allowed to tailor or reformat them, would the Government consider excluding the SOWs from the page count limitation specified in the baseline BAA?”

This is not applicable. Please refer to all answers above.