BAA-AFRL-RQKM-2016-0007 Amend 3.pdf

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: AFRL/RXA Functional Materials Open

BAA

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Amendment No. 3

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: BAA-AFRL-RQKM-2016-0007

THIS NOTICE OF THE OPEN BAA IS A REQUIREMENT PURSUANT TO FAR 35.016.

White Papers are still being accepted against this BAA. Please refer to the initial BAA Announcement, dated April 18, 2016, for specific details on submitting your white papers. As noted below, the original submission deadline for white papers is being extended from 19 April 2021 to 19 October 2021.

This amendment updates the BAA with the following changes:

1. Overview Information is amended as follows:

Address technical questions to the following points of contact:

George Orzel, Program Manager (AFRL/RXAS), 2941 Hobson Way, Bldg.

654, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7746, e-mail address:

george.orzel@us.af.mil, phone: (937) 371-5314 (Primary POC), or

Marc Martin, Technical Business Manager (AFRL/RXAP), 3005 Hobson Way, Bldg. 651, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, e-mail address:

marc.martin@us.af.mil, phone: (937) 255-9645 (Secondary POC)

Address contracting questions to the following contracting Points of Contact:

Gary Victor, Contract Negotiator (AFRL/RXKMA), e-mail address: 2130 8th Street, Area B, Bldg. 45, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7541, e-mail address: Gary.Victor@us.af.mil; phone: (937) 602-7480 (Direct)

2. Section IV - White Paper/Proposal and Submission Information is amended as follows:

a. The period to submit white papers under the subject BAA has been extended by six (6) months, and therefore offerors may submit white papers under this BAA at any time until 19 October 2021.

b. Offerors submitting a White Paper (in fulfillment of the First Step in the BAA) should at a minimum send one (1) electronic submission via e-mail to the Contracting POC: Gary.Victor@us.af.mil.

3. FAR 52.204-25 entitled “Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment” (Aug 2020) is hereby incorporated in the BAA.

a. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Case 2019-009 Interim Rule amended the FAR to implement Section 889(a)(1)(B) of Title VII of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, which is summarized below.

b. Section 889 Paragraph (a)(1)(B) prohibits executive agencies from entering into, or extending or renewing, a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, as defined at FAR 4.2101, on or after August 13, 2020, unless an exception applies or a waiver is granted. This rule applies to all acquisitions, including acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold and acquisitions of commercial items, including off-the-shelf items.

c. To implement paragraph (a)(1)(B) of section 889, and as prescribed in FAR 4.2105(a), this amendment serves to notify offerors of the intention to incorporate FAR Provision 52.204–24 (Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment – August 2020), into the subject BAA. Offerors will be required to provide representation to the Government that it is in compliance with paragraph (a)(1)(B) of Section 889.

4. FAR 52.209-6 entitled “Protecting The Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed For Debarment” (Jun 2020) is hereby incorporated in the BAA.

5. DFARS 252.204-7012 entitled “Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting” (Dec 2019) is hereby incorporated in the BAA.

6. DFARS 252.204-7020 entitled “NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements” (Nov 2020) is hereby incorporated in the BAA. This clause applies to covered contractor information systems that are required to comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation System (DFARS) clause at 252.204-7012 entitled “Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting”.

7. DFARS 252.222-7999 entitled “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” (DEVIATION 2021-O0001) is hereby incorporated in the BAA. Use of this clause applies when a contract is contemplated that will include the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity or its Alternate I. This DFARS Class Deviation implements Section 4 of E.O. 13950, which seeks to promote economy and efficiency in Federal contracting in order to promote unity in the Federal workforce, and to combat race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating.

8. Subcontracting Plans (reference FAR 19.704) are required pursuant to the requirements in FAR 19.301-2(e) and FAR 19.702(a)(1)(i)(ii) and (iii) that are expected to exceed $750,000.00 in dollar value (formerly $700,000.00).

9. BAA Link: The link to this Announcement is posted to the Government’s official location for Contract Opportunities, which is beta.SAM.gov (this announcement was formerly posted under FBO.gov):

https://beta.sam.gov/search?keywords=BAA-AFRL-RQKM-2016- 0007&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1

10. OPSEC Requirements: OPSEC requirements pursuant to this Announcement have been revised to reflect the most current information that is applicable to the nature of research proposed:

FAR-BASED ACQUISITIONS:

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Operations Security (OPSEC)

The contractor shall participate in all activities associated with the disciplines of the organization’s Industrial Security, Information Security, Personnel Security, Operations Security (OPSEC), and Antiterrorism programs, following appropriate measures in each program as required for this particular contract. Security measures are required to reduce program vulnerability from successful adversary collection, exploitation of critical information, and violations of export control requirements. The prime contractor shall ensure all subcontractors, if applicable, conform to these requirements as required by the prime contractor.

PROGRAM PROTECTION PLAN (PPP) REQUIREMENTS

Any potential critical program information (CPI) generated as part of this effort will be reviewed to determine the need for a PPP or to be included as part of an existing

PPP.

ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENTS:

Operations Security (OPSEC)

The recipient shall participate in all activities associated with the disciplines of the organization’s Industrial Security, Information Security, Personnel Security, Operations Security (OPSEC), and Antiterrorism programs, following appropriate measures in each program as required for this particular agreement. Security measures are required to reduce program vulnerability from successful adversary collection, exploitation of critical information, and violations of export control requirements. The prime recipient shall ensure all subrecipients, if applicable, conform to these requirements as required by the prime recipient.

PROGRAM PROTECTION PLAN (PPP) REQUIREMENTS

Any potential critical program information (CPI) generated as part of this effort will be reviewed to determine the need for a PPP or to be included as part of an existing

PPP.

11. All other terms of the BAA remain unchanged by this Amendment.