Atch I - Useofnongovernmentadvisors 15Jun2011.doc

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

BAA 11-RD-02

HIGH ENERGY LASER – JOINT TECHNOLOGY OFFICE (HEL-JTO)

USE OF NON-GOVERNMENT ADVISORS

Attachment I Note: See solicitation Section 9.A.7. This consent applies to all contractor submitted material relative to subject BAA and any resultant contract.

(a) Offerors are advised that technical and cost/price data submitted to the Government in response to this solicitation will be released to non-Government advisors for review and analysis. The non-Government advisor support will be provided by the HEL-JTO A&AS Support Contractor.

(b) Offerors shall complete paragraph (b)(2) or provide written objection to disclosure as indicated in paragraph (b)(1). If the offeror objects to disclosure of a portion of the proposal, the consent in (b)(2) should be provided for the remainder of the proposal.

(1) Any objection to disclosure:

(i) Shall be provided in writing to the contracting officer within 10 days of BAA issuance; and

(ii) Shall include a detailed statement of the basis for the objection. The detailed statement shall identify the specific portions of the proposal the offeror objects to disclosure to non-Government advisors.

(iii). Any objection shall be submitted within 10 calendar days after BAA issuance.

(2) I understand technical and cost/price data submitted to the Government in response to this solicitation may be released to non-Government advisors. I consent to release of any (unless objection is provided in (b)(1) above) proprietary, confidential, or privileged commercial or financial data provided by the firm(s) named below in response to this solicitation, to non-Government advisors for review and analysis:

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