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BAA-AFRL-RVKD-2015-0002

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

BAA-AFRL-RVKD-2015-0002

Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate

ANNOUNCEMENT OVERVIEW

NAICS CODE: 541712

SIZE STANDARD: 500 employees

FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, Laser Division (AFRL/RDL)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: SHiELD Turret Research in Aero eFfEcts

(STRAFE)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial announcement

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: BAA-AFRL-RVKD-2015-0002

CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA) NUMBER(S): Not Applicable (N/A).

PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: Proposals are due no later than 12:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MST) on 16 December 2015 and delivered to: AFRL Det 8/RVKDL, ATTN: Deborah Moyer, 3550 Aberdeen Avenue, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117- 5773. Proposals received after this due date and time shall be governed by the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-1(c)(3) Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisitions (JAN 2004). It should be noted that this installation observes strict security procedures to enter the facility. These security procedures are NOT considered an interruption of normal Government processes, and proposals received after the above stated date and time as a result of security delays will be considered “late”. Furthermore, note that if offerors utilize commercial carriers in the delivery of proposals, they may not honor time-of-day delivery guarantees on military installations. Early proposal submission is encouraged. Under no circumstances is classified material to be included in the proposal

DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL WITH THE PROPOSAL. Specific instructions for submitting a classified addendum, up to Secret Collateral, is provided in Section VII of the full text announcement.

BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a Closed One-Step BAA (without Calls) to solicit research proposals for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Directed Energy Directorate (RD), Laser Division (RDL) SHiELD Turret Research in Aero eFfEcts (STRAFE) project. A minimum of one contract award is anticipated with a period of performance not to exceed sixty (60) months.

The objective of STRAFE is to perform the research and development activities necessary to develop and deliver an advanced Beam Control System (BCS) with size, weight and power (SWaP) appropriate for integration as part of a complete laser system

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(laser, power, cooling and integrating structure subsystems) into a pod-like structure for a tactical aircraft.

The full text BAA is included below and is available at FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov) under notice number BAA-AFRL-RVKD-2015-0002.

ESTIMATED PROJECT COST: Anticipated funding for the project (not per contract or award):

FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 TOTAL

$19M $16M $4M $3M $2.5M $0.5M $45M

This funding profile is an estimate only and will not be a contractual obligation for funding. All funding is subject to change due to Government discretion and availability.

All potential offerors should be aware that due to unanticipated budget fluctuations, funding may change with little or no notice.

GENERAL INFORMATION: This acquisition is unrestricted. The applicable NAICS code for this announcement is 541712 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology), with a size standard of 500 employees. This BAA is issued under the provisions of FAR 6.102, Use of Competitive Procedures, that provides for the competitive selection of research proposals. Proposals submitted in response to this BAA that are selected for award are considered to be the result of full and open competition and in full compliance with the provisions of PL 98- 369, the Competition In Contracting Act of 1984. There will be no other announcement issued for this requirement. Offerors must monitor FedBizOpps (https://www.fbo.gov) in the event this announcement is amended.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION: FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (SAM) (JUL 2013), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2015) are included by reference. Potential offerors are notified that to be eligible for an award they must submit annual Electronic Representations and Certifications via SAM at https://www.sam.gov. These FAR and DFARS level representations and certification are required in addition to the representations and certifications specific to this announcement. Before submitting the Electronic Representations and Certifications potential offerors must be registered in SAM. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this announcement. SAM replaces CCR/FedReg, On-line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) and the Excluded Parties Lists System (EPLS).

TYPE OF CONTRACTS: The Air Force reserves the right to award the contract type best suited to the nature of research proposed. Accordingly, the Government may award any appropriate contract type under the FAR. It is anticipated that an award under this BAA will generally be a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) completion type contract.

Cost reimbursement contracts require successful offerors to have an accounting system considered adequate for tracking costs applicable to the contract. No opportunities for Grants, Cooperative Agreements or Assistance Instruments exist under this announcement.

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ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Air Force anticipates awarding a minimum of one contract. However, the Air Force reserves the right to make multiple awards or no awards pursuant to this BAA. The Air Force also reserves the right to award some, all or none of the proposals.

TECHNICAL POINTS OF CONTACT (TPOC):

1st Lt Joel Lau (Primary)

AFRL/RDLTS

Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 Phone: 505-846-1728 Email: joel.lau.2@us.af.mil

Dr. Donald (DJ) Wittich (Alternate)

AFRL/RDLTS

Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 Phone: 505-846-5071 Email: donald.wittich.1@us.af.ml

CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT:

Ms. Deborah Moyer Contract Specialist (Primary) AFRL Det 8/RVKDL Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 Phone: 505-846-2040 Email: deborah.moyer@us.af.mil

Ms. Susan Thorpe Contracting Officer (Alternate) AFRL Det 8/RVKDL Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 Phone: 505-846-3404 Email: susan.thorpe@us.af.mil

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

BAA-AFRL-RVKD-2015-0002

Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate

FULL TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT

I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate is interested in receiving proposals from all offerors for innovative and varying approaches to advance the state-of-the-art and scientific knowledge to develop a Beam Control System (BCS) in support of the SHiELD Turret Research in Aero-eFfEcts (STRAFE) project under the Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD). The BCS will mitigate aero-optical and aero-mechanical effects detrimental to laser propagation in aircraft flying at and up to transonic speeds and to characterize these aero-effects at supersonic speeds. The objective of the SHiELD ATD is to develop, demonstrate, and assess a moderate-power laser system’s effectiveness against tactically relevant airborne threats. In order to achieve this objective, the Government is seeking the technology to design, build, test, and demonstrate a flight qualified laser weapon system to Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6: a system demonstration in a relevant (in this case flight representative) environment. This demonstration will be accomplished by engaging a dynamic non-cooperative target from a maneuvering tactical platform in a transonic flight environment. In addition, the effort will include characterization of the supersonic environment, paving the way for a future TRL 6 demonstration in that regime.

B. The Government is contemplating a two phase demonstration schedule. The first phase employs the BCS to be developed in this effort, integrated with a low-power laser system in a flight capable pod. The pod developer will incorporate companion power, thermal management, integrating structure, and system control for system operation. The resultant integrated pod-based low-power system will demonstrate beam control performance in transonic flight, and characterize aero-effects for the supersonic flight regime against a provided beacon source. To reduce schedule risk, offerors are to include the cost of an option to build a second identical BCS (as the first phase BCS’ design closes) in their proposal. This second BCS may be used to troubleshoot issues offline, to explore potential adjustments or component swaps, or to quickly replace its sister BCS in contingencies. In the second phase, the BCS will be incorporated with a moderate power laser and accompanying power and thermal management subsystems, culminating in a laser system demonstration against dynamic non-cooperative targets.

C. The SHiELD ATD program is anticipating five potential procurements. STRAFE is the first of these procurements and is focused on an innovative beam control subsystem. The other four activities (which are not part of this BAA) will provide the flight-pod integration effort described above, systems engineering support, a moderate power laser source, and target/test diagnostic support. Because of these multiple procurements, STRAFE offerors should expect to work closely with other contractors to meet the objective of the SHiELD ATD.

D. A supplemental information package containing technical information for potential offerors is available. This package contains both Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Secret information. Offerors must have a valid U.S.

security clearance of Secret or higher in order to receive the information package classified at the Secret level. This package will only be released to offerors who have signed the non-Disclosure Agreement and have the appropriate clearances.

All classified material must be handled in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) (DoD 5220-22-M) and Industrial Security Regulation (DoD 5220.22-R). Instructions for requesting this information from the STRAFE Bidder’s Library is available on FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) under this announcement number (BAA-AFRL-RVKD-2015-0002 – STRAFE Bidder’s Library Notice).

E. In accordance with (IAW) FAR 35.002 Research and Development (R&D) contracts are directed toward objectives for which the work or methods cannot be precisely described in advance. It is difficult to judge the probabilities of success or required effort for technical approaches, some of which offer little or no early assurance of full success. Due to the R&D nature of this BAA, improvements in technology and/or theories may result in possible changes to the contractor’s technical proposal or C-SOW, whether prior to award or after technical performance has commenced. Offerors are advised that additional latitude for changing a contract may exist where the contract is for R&D, noting that the scope of such contracts is often flexible to all unanticipated changes due to lack of definitiveness of the Government’s objectives.

F. Technical Objectives

1. STRAFE Project Objectives: The objective of STRAFE is to perform the research and development activities necessary to develop and deliver an advanced BCS with size, weight and power (SWaP) appropriate for integration as part of a complete laser system (laser, power, cooling and integrating structure subsystems) into a pod-like structure for a tactical aircraft. To be successful, offerors will increase knowledge and understanding of aero-optic disturbances in a supersonic environment by collecting data over the field of regard during specific engagement scenarios and deliver a BCS capable of neutralizing threats with a moderate-power laser in forward and aft pointing geometries in the transonic flight regime.

The contemplated BCS should be capable of airworthy integration into a pod-like structure; demonstration of system performance including acquisition, tracking, pointing, and scoring; and characterization of the system environment, and incorporation with other laser subsystems. An option for a second BCS, with identical performance requirements, is desired. Refer to Attachment 1 for the Statement of Objectives (SOO).

2. Data Deliverables: The following deliverables are representative of the types of data that may be required for STRAFE. The offeror is free to propose additional content to these reports, in accordance with intent. Draft

Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) DD Form 1423-1 (A001 – A013) are at Attachment 2.

a) Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP)

b) Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS)

c) Status Reports

d) Presentation Material

e) Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR)

f) Design Review Information Packages (DRIP)

g) Test Plan

h) Scientific and Technical Reports

i) Technical Reports – Study/Services

j) Development Design Drawings/Models and Associated Lists

k) Computer Software Product End Items

l) Software User Manual (SUM)

m) Contractor Acquired Property

3. Other Deliverables:

a) Interim and final DD Form 882 (Report of Inventions and Subcontracts)

b) Hardware: BCS with an option for a second BCS

c) Software: BCS operation software

G. Schedule: The anticipated period of performance is 57 months technical performance plus 3 months for final reporting.

II. AWARD INFORMATION

A. Type of Contract: The Air Force reserves the right to award the contract type best suited to the nature of research proposed. Accordingly, the Government may award any appropriate contract type under the FAR. It is anticipated that an award under this BAA will generally be Cost Plus Fixed Fee completion type contract. Cost reimbursement contracts require successful offerors to have an accounting system considered adequate for tracking costs applicable to the contract. No opportunities for Grants, Cooperative Agreements or Assistance Instruments exist under this announcement.

B. Anticipated Funding: Anticipated funding for the project (not per contract or award):

FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 TOTAL

$19M $16M $4M $3M $2.5M $0.5M $45M

This funding profile is an estimate only and will not be a contractual obligation for funding. All funding is subject to change due to Government discretion and availability. All potential offerors should be aware that due to unanticipated budget fluctuations, funding may change with little or no notice.

C. Anticipated Number of Awards: The Air Force anticipates awarding a minimum of one contract. However, the Air Force reserves the right to make multiple awards or no awards. The Air Force also reserves the right to award some, all or none of the proposals.

III. POINTS OF CONTACT

A. Technical Points of Contact (TPOC):

1st Lt Joel Lau (Primary)

AFRL/RDLTS

Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 Phone: 505-846-1728 Email: joel.lau.2@us.af.mil

Dr. Donald Wittich (Alternate)

AFRL/RDLTS

Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 Phone: 505-846-5071 Email: donald.wittich.1@us.af.mil

B. Contracting Points of Contact:

Ms. Deborah Moyer Contract Specialist (Primary) AFRL Det 8/RVKDL Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 Phone: 505-846-2040 Email: deborah.moyer@us.af.mil

Ms. Susan Thorpe Contracting Officer (Alternate) AFRL Det 8/RVKDL Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 Phone: 505-846-3404 Email: susan.thorpe@us.af.mil

C. Ombudsman: Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (APR 2014) is hereby incorporated into this BAA and will be made a part of any awards based on this announcement. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition announcement.

Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements and/or recommendations to the Contracting Officer listed above for resolution. The ombudsman for AFRL is identified below:

Ms. Barbara Gehrs

AFRL/PK

1864 4th Street, Bldg 15, Room 225 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7130 Phone: 937-904-4407 Fax 937-904-7024 Email: barbara.gehrs@us.af.mil

IV. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

A. Eligible Offerors/Applicants: This is an unrestricted announcement. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government’s objective may submit a proposal. Small Businesses, Historically Black Colleges (HBCU), Minority Institutions (MI), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Woman-Owned Businesses, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses are encouraged to submit proposals; however, no part of this announcement will be a set-aside.

Due to the nature of this requirement no foreign companies at the prime or subcontractor level shall be considered for award.

B. Cost Sharing or Matching: The Government is not considering a cost sharing arrangement.

C. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs): The following guidance is provided for DoD sponsored and Non-DoD sponsored FFRDCs contemplating submitting a proposal, as either a prime or subcontractor, against this BAA. FAR 35.017-1(c)(4) prohibits an FFRDC from competing with any non-FFRDC concern in response to a Federal agency request for proposal for other than the operation of an FFRDC (with exceptions stated in DFARS 235.017-1(c)(4)). There is no regulation prohibiting an FFRDC from responding to an announcement. However, the FFRDC’s sponsoring agency must first make a determination that the effort being proposed falls within the purpose, mission, general scope of effort, or special competency of the FFRDC, and that determination must be included in the FFRDC’s proposal. In addition, the non-sponsoring agency must make a determination that the work proposed would not place the FFRDC in direct competition with domestic private industry. Only after these determinations are made would a determination be made concerning the FFRDC’s eligibility to receive an award.

D. Government Agencies: If a Government agency is interested in performing work, contact the TPOC identified in Section III.A. of this BAA. If those discussions result in a mutual interest to pursue your agency’s participation, the effort will be pursued independent of this announcement.

E. Export Control DD Form 2345 (Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement):

Information involved in this research effort is subject to U.S. Export Control laws (International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) 22 CFR 120-131, or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) 15 CFR 710-774. Only offerors who are registered and certified with the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC), and have a legitimate business purpose may participate in this announcement.

Contact the Defense Logistics Services Center, 74 Washington Avenue N., Battle Creek, Michigan, 40917-3084 (1-800-352-3572) for further information on the certification process. For questions, contact DLIS on-line at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp or at DLIS, US/Canada Joint Certification Center, Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek MI 49017-4312, (800) 352- 3572. DFARS 252.225-7048, Export Controlled Items (JUN 2013) is incorporated into this announcement and will be in any award resulting from this BAA.

Offerors are required to submit a certified DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement in the business section of their proposal.

F. Security Requirement: This effort will require access to and processing of classified information at the Top Secret level. FAR Subpart 4.4 requires that a Contract Security Classification Specification, DD Form 254 be incorporated when the contract may require access to classified information. The DD Form 254 provides to the contractor (or a subcontractor) the security requirements and the classification guidance necessary to perform on a classified contract. The successful offeror will need Top Secret facility clearance and Top Secret safeguarding clearances prior to award and throughout the period of performance. Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (SCI) is also required.

Offerors must verify their Cognizant Security Office information is current with Defense Security Service (DSS) at www.dss.mil. A draft DD Form 254 is included as Attachment 3 to this announcement.

V. COMMUNICATIONS

A. The acquisition team intends to manage communications in a manner best designed to facilitate the submittal of optimal proposals while not providing any unfair competitive advantages.

B. Dialogue between prospective offerors and Government representatives is encouraged until submission of proposals. Questions determined to provide a competitive advantage will be answered via FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov).

Dialogue with any of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Any dialogue that has taken place will not be considered during the evaluation of proposals. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.

C. After proposal receipt, all communication will be in writing to the contracting office. Only the Contracting Officer or Contract Specialist will discuss pricing or contractual issues.

D. The Government may contact an offeror to clarify certain aspects of the proposal.

The Government reserves the right to negotiate with the offeror whose proposal is selected for funding. In the event the Government is unable to conclude negotiations with the apparent successful offeror(s), it reserves the right to conduct negotiations with another acceptable offeror.

VI. OTHER

A. Available Government Furnished Property (GFP)/Government Furnished Information (GFI)

1. Offerors are not required to utilize GFP/GFI; however the Government anticipates requests for use of GFP/GFI. The Government will provide maximum accommodation possible for requests of GFP, GFI or other permitted assistance that arise during the performance of the contract. In accordance with FAR 45.201(b), the contractor is responsible for all costs related to making the property available for use, such as payment of all transportation, installation, or rehabilitation costs. The offeror shall submit information in the proposal relevant to use of GFP. A list of potential Scheduled GFP is included with this announcement as Attachment 4.

2. In accordance with FAR 45.201(c), if Government Furnished Property (other than any GFP identified in this announcement) is requested, offerors shall submit the following information with their offer:

a) A list or description of all Government property that the offeror or its subcontractors propose to use on a rent-free, non-interference basis.

The list shall identify the accountable contract under which the property is held and the authorization for its use (from the contracting officer having cognizance of the property);

b) The dates during which the property will be available for use (including the first, last, and all intervening months) and, for any property that will be used concurrently in performing two or more contracts, the amounts of the respective uses in sufficient detail to support prorating the rent;

c) The amount of rent that would otherwise be charged in accordance with

FAR 52.245-9, Use and Charges (APR 2012); and

d) A description of the offeror’s property management system, plan, and any customary commercial practices, voluntary consensus standards, or industry-leading practices and standards to be used by the offeror in managing Government property.

3. The following clauses will be incorporated into any cost reimbursement contracts resulting from this BAA: FAR 52.245-1 Government Property or Alternate I (APR 2012), FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges (APR 2012), DFARS 252.211-7007 Reporting of Government Furnished Property (AUG 2012), DFARS 252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling and Marking of GFP (APR 2012), DFARS 252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property (APR 2012), DFARS 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration (APR 2012) and DFARS 252.245-7004 Reporting Reutilization and Disposal (MAR 2015).

B. Contractor Acquired Property: The offeror shall propose Contractor Acquired

Property (CAP) to fulfill the proposed objective.

C. Available Base Facilities: If requested, AFRL facilities identified in the supplemental data package (Government Resources Test Overview STRAFE BFI.ppt) may be made available. Offerors shall specifically call out elements of the effort proposed to be conducted within the confines of Kirtland AFB, NM, and those that are to be performed off-site. Any differences in on-site versus off-site rates shall be specifically annotated in the proposal.

D. Data Rights: DoD policy, per DFARS 227.7103-1, is to acquire only the technical data and the rights in that data, necessary to satisfy Government needs. The Government anticipates receiving, as a minimum, “Government Purpose Rights” to technical data developed under contracts awarded based on proposals received in response to this announcement.

1. AFRL is engaged in the discovery, development and integration of warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyber forces. As such, rights in technical data and non-commercial software (NCS) developed or delivered under this contract are of significant importance to the Government and AFRL/RDL SHiELD ATD program.

2. In exchange for paying for development of the data, the Government expects technical data, NCS, and NCS documentation developed entirely at Government expense be delivered with Unlimited Rights.

3. Technical data, NCS and NCS documentation developed with mixed funding are expected to be delivered with at least Government Purpose Rights.

Offerors that propose delivery of technical data, NCS, or NCS documentation subject to Government Purpose Rights should fully explain what technical data, NCS, or NCS documentation developed with costs charged to indirect cost pools and/or costs not allocated to a Government contract will be incorporated, how the incorporation will benefit the project, and address whether those portions or processes are segregable. The Government expects that delivery of technical data, NCS, or NCS documentation subject to Government Purpose Rights will fully meet project needs.

4. Offerors that propose delivery of technical data, NCS, or NCS documentation subject to Limited Rights, Restricted Rights, or Specifically Negotiated License Rights will be considered. Proposals should fully explain what technical data, NCS, or NCS documentation developed with costs charged to indirect cost pools and/or costs not allocated to a Government contract will be incorporated and how the incorporation will benefit the project.

5. Offerors are reminded that the Identification and Assertion of Restrictions on the Government’s Use, Release or Disclosure of Technical Data or Computer Software (Attachment 6), required under DFARS clause 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data - Noncommercial Items (Feb 2014) and DFARS clause 252.227-7014 Rights in Noncommercial Computer Software and Noncommercial Computer Software Documentation (Feb 2014), and must be addressed in the business section of the Business/Cost volume. Assertions must be completed with specificity with regard to each item, component or process listed. Nonconforming assertions lists will be rejected.

6. Note that DFARS clause 252.227-7014(d) Rights in Noncommercial

Computer Software and Noncommercial Computer Software Documentation (Feb 2014) describes requirements for incorporation of third party computer software (commercial and noncommercial). Any commercial software to be incorporated into a deliverable must be clearly identified in the proposal.

Because many commercial software licenses may not be acceptable to the Government, commercial software licenses proposed for delivery to the Government must be approved by the contracting officer prior to award.

7. As used in this subparagraph, the terms Unlimited Rights, Government

Purpose Rights, Specifically Negotiated License Rights, and Limited Rights in technical data are as defined in DFARS clause 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data - Noncommercial Items (Feb 2014). The terms Unlimited

Rights, Government Purpose Rights, Specifically Negotiated License Rights, and Restricted Rights in noncommercial computer software and noncommercial software documentation are as defined in DFARS clause 252.227-7014. The term Commercial Computer Software is as defined in DFARS clause 252.227-7014.

8. Data rights offered other than “Unlimited Rights,” as defined in DFARS

227.7103-5, should be identified in DFARS clause 252.227-7017, Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions (JAN 2011) (Attachment 7, page K-15), and addressed in the business section of the Business/Cost volume. If no data rights are being asserted state “none” in the assertions.

E. Associate Contractor Agreements

1. Associate Contractor Agreements (ACAs) are agreements between

Contractors working on Government contract projects that specify requirements for them to share information, data, technical knowledge, expertise, or resources. The Contracting Officer may require ACAs when Contractors working on separate Government contracts must cooperate, share resources or otherwise jointly participate in working on contracts or projects. ACAs will be required with other SHiELD ATD contractors as awards are made. Prime Contractor to subcontractor relationships do not constitute ACAs.

a) The Contractor shall enter into Associate Contractor Agreements (ACA) for any portion of the contract requiring joint participation in the accomplishment of the Government’s requirement. The agreements shall include the basis for sharing information, data, technical knowledge, expertise, and/or resources essential to the SHiELD program, which shall ensure the greatest degree of cooperation for the development of the program to meet the terms of the contract. Associate contractors are listed in paragraph g) below.

b) ACAs shall include the following general information:

(1) Identify the associate contractors and their relationships.

(2) Identify the program involved and the relevant Government contracts of the associate contractors.

(3) Describe the associate contractor interfaces by general subject matter.

(4) Specify the categories of information to be exchanged or support to be provided.

(5) Include the expiration date (or event) of the ACA.

(6) Identify potential conflicts between relevant Government contracts and the ACA; include agreements on protection of proprietary data and restrictions on employees.

c) A copy of such agreement shall be provided to the Contracting Officer for review before execution of the document by the cooperating contractors.

d) The Contractor is not relieved of any contract requirements or entitled to any adjustments to the contract terms because of a failure to resolve a disagreement with an associate contractor.

e) Liability for the improper disclosure of any proprietary data contained in or referenced by any agreement shall rest with the parties to the agreement, and not the Government.

f) All costs associated with the agreements are included in the negotiated cost of this contract. Agreements may be amended as required by the Government during the performance of this contract.

g) The following contractors are associate contractors with whom agreements are required:

Contractor Address Program/Contract Leidos Leidos, Inc. 11951

Freedom Dr.

Reston, VA 20190-

W91CRB-11-D-0001

MZA Associates Corporation

2021 Girard Blvd.

SE Ste 150 Albuquerque, NM 87106-3140

FA9451-13-C-0311

The Aerospace Corporation

483 N. Aviation Blvd. El Segundo, CA 90245-2808

FA8802-14-C-0001

Additional ACAs

TBD

VII. PROPOSAL AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION

A. General Information

1. PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AGAINST THIS BAA. Proposals will be due no later than 12:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MST) on 16 December 2015 and delivered to: AFRL Det 8/RVKDL, ATTN: Deborah Moyer, 3550 Aberdeen Avenue, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773. Proposals received after the due date and time specified shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3) Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2004). Proposals submitted shall be in accordance with this announcement. There will be no other announcement issued in regard to this requirement. Offerors should be alert for any BAA amendments that may permit extensions to the proposal submission date or make other changes.

There is not additional information to be provided. Proposals sent to any inappropriate address are ineligible for award. Proposals that are hand-delivered, sent via facsimile or electronic means will not be accepted. It should be noted that this installation observes strict security procedures to enter the facility. These security procedures are NOT considered an interruption of normal Government processes, and proposals received after the above stated date and time as a result of security delays will be considered “late”. Furthermore, note that if offerors utilize commercial carriers in the delivery of proposals, they may not honor time-of-day delivery guarantees on military installations. Early proposal submission is encouraged.

Under no circumstances is classified material to be included in the proposal -- DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL WITH THE PROPOSAL. Specific instructions for submitting a classified addendum, up to Secret Collateral, is provided in Section VII.A.2.

2. The Government anticipates proposals will be unclassified. However the

Government also anticipates that submitting a classified addendum may be required to explain analysis used to estimate system performance (effective range, system trades, etc.). If an offeror determines that the submission of classified information is necessary, contact the TPOC listed in Section III.A.

of this announcement prior to submitting a classified addendum. The TPOC will determine the applicability of the information and if necessary coordinate the appropriate means of its submission. Offerors should notify the Government as early as possible to allow for adequate processing. Any information provided as an addendum to the technical volume will count towards the technical volume page limits, and is held to the same format, and time and date proposal submission requirements.

3. Prospective offerors are reminded to contact the technical point of contact to verify interest in the effort to be proposed and the funding availability PRIOR to committing any resources to the preparation of proposal in response to this announcement.

4. Potential offerors are requested to advise the Contracting Officer if they intend to submit a proposal in response to this BAA. Such notification is merely a courtesy and is not a commitment by the offeror to submit a proposal.

5. This BAA is an expression of interest only and does not commit the

Government to pay for proposal preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this BAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or to any other contract. However, it may be an allowable indirect expense as specified in FAR 31.205-18.

6. There are no limits to the number of proposals an offeror may submit. Each proposal will need to have its own unique contractor-generated proposal identification number and be submitted separately.

7. Information critical to developing complete and responsive offers to Phillips Research Site (PRS) Contracting opportunities can be found on the PRS Contracting Site which may be accessed at www.kirtland.af.mil/prs/. For additional information, a copy of the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Guide for Industry (Version 1.1, March 2015) is located at the following site:

https://cs.eis.afmc.af.mil/sites/contracting/AFRL/BAA%20Guidance/BAAIndG uide Mar 2015.pdf

8. The offeror may be ineligible for award if all requirements of this announcement are not met by the proposal due date and time as identified in the BAA.

B. Proposal Submission

1. System for Award Management Registration: FAR 52.204-7 System for

Award Management (SAM) (JUL 2013), and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2015) are included by reference.

Potential offerors are notified that to be eligible for an award they must submit annual Electronic Representations and Certifications via the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. SAM replaces CCR/FedReg, On-line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) and the Excluded Parties Lists System (EPLS). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this announcement. In addition, offerors will be required to complete representations and certifications specific to this announcement.

2. Offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision of

FAR 52.215-1(e) Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition (JAN 2004). Properly marked proprietary information will be treated in accordance with DFARS 252.227-7016, Rights in Bid or Proposal Information (JAN 2011).

3. Technical, Business/Cost sections must be submitted in separate volumes, and shall be valid for 180 days. Proposals must reference the BAA number and include a unique contractor-generated proposal identification number.

Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired.

4. Submit a cover letter, one (1) original, four (4) paper copies and three (3) electronic copies (CD-R, PC format) of the Technical volume and Business/Cost volume. CD-Rs should be labeled with the announcement number, company name and proposal title. Each volume should be on a separate CD. The paper copies of the proposal (Technical and Business/Cost) must be in separate volumes. The electronic copy of the cost section worksheets must be in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 or later version and must contain all cell formulas.

5. Offerors are advised that data included in the Technical and Business/Cost volumes submitted to the Government in response to this BAA may be released to non-Government advisors for technical advice. Any non- Government advisor will strictly serve in an advisory capacity only to the Government evaluators. Non-Government advisors will have appropriate Organizational Conflict of Interest clauses in their contracts with AFRL and will initiate any required Non-Disclosure Agreements. The Aerospace Corporation will provide advisor support. Offerors with objections or concerns regarding the use of non-Government advisors must clearly indicate as such IAW paragraph a) below. Offerors with no objections or concerns shall provide a response IAW the below paragraph b) in the business section of the Business/Cost volume of the proposal.

a) Any objection to disclosure:

(1) Shall be provided in writing to the contracting officer identified in Section III of this announcement within 10 days of announcement issuance; and

(2) 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.

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

Firm:

Name (individual authorized to commit firm):

Title:

Date of Execution:

C. Specific Proposal Preparation Instructions

1. Cover letter: A cover letter shall accompany each proposal. The cover letter shall identify the BAA number under which the proposal is submitted, a statement that the proposal is valid for 180 days (from the due date specified in the BAA), provide technical and contracting points of contact, CAGE code, DUNS number, and a statement indicating if the firm is a small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a), or woman-owned small business concern. The proposal must be signed and dated by an authorized official of the organization.

2. Technical Volume

a) Page Limitation: The technical volume shall be limited to 50 pages. The volume will be prepared and submitted in Microsoft Word format. Font shall be standard 12 point font Arial. Character spacing must be “normal,” not condensed in any manner. Pages shall be single-spaced, double-sided (each side counts as one page), 8.5 by 11 inches, with at least one-inch margins on all sides. Smaller type may be used in figures and tables as long as it is clearly legible. Pages shall be numbered starting with the cover page as Page 1. The page limitation covers all information including indices, photographs, foldouts (counted as one page for each 8.5 by 11 portion) tables, charts, appendices, attachments, etc.

Blank pages, title pages, tables of content, lists, tabs or cover sheets are not included in the page count. The volume page limit does not include the offeror’s proposed non-proprietary Contractor Statement of Work (C- SOW); however, the same formatting rules apply to the C-SOW. A CD-R with the Microsoft Word version of the technical volume and C-SOW must be submitted with hard copies of the proposal, and must match the hard copy. Note: The Government will check the volume and C-SOW for conformance to the stated requirements. Any pages in excess of the stated page limitation (after the format check) will not be considered.

b) Content: The technical volume shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research and the technical approach. The technical volume must address the problems or limitations of the technical area and the intended application(s). The technical volume shall include the following items:

(1) Executive Summary: Describe the proposed project, objectives, and approach. A description of the innovation and benefits of the proposed approach and relationship to previous efforts should be discussed. It should summarize the technical issues addressed by the offeror’s proposal without repeating the objectives. This should provide a vision of what will ultimately be achieved and what solution this effort will produce.

(2) Project Description: Describe the techniques, methods, materials, or ideas that will be addressed in this proposal, their innovativeness, and to what degree they advance the state-of-the-art. The Project Description should describe the offerors plan of how it will achieve the SOO objectives and shall address the following topics:

• Initial BCS conceptual design overview

• Top level vision

• Design walk-through describing conceptual approach, design substantiation information, initial assessments for achieving objectives, and ability to execute threat engagement scenarios

• Identification and discussion of technical performance measures

• Performance predictions and substantiation

• Discussion of conceptual approach for pod interface design

• System engineering processes

• Preliminary design processes & documentation

• Design verification

• Performance assessment approach

• External interface management

• Analysis plan

• Modeling & Simulation

• Special tooling

• Pathway to future operational capabilities

• Identification of additional areas of development that may be essential

• How program will generate data needed to support transition activities such as Air Force (AF) Analysis of Alternatives (AOA)s and technology insertion decisions

Provide a conceptual design for the STRAFE Beam Control Subsystem. Demonstrate that the subsystem conceptual design is traceable to system performance objectives stated in the information package (ATD Customer Requirements pdf). Identify and discuss any technical performance measures associated with the conceptual design. Address predicted conceptual design performance with respect to the performance parameters listed in the information package. These predictions are intended to provide an assessment of the conceptual design’s capability against the engagement scenarios (ATD Engagement Scenarios pdf) for the ATD provided in the information package. See Section I.D of this BAA for information on how to obtain the information package from the Bidder’s Library.

Present conceptual design substantiation to demonstrate confidence the proposed design approach closes on performance required.

Include details of models, simulations, analysis and any other relevant information used to substantiate performance and design confidence.

Provide an overview of the engineering processes to be used along with the organizational responsibilities and authority to implement best engineering practices for STRAFE. Describe the systems engineering approach to progressively refine the design through Preliminary Design Review (PDR), and subsequently how the systems engineering processes will be used to complete the final design and ensure the as-built BCS supports system performance objectives and design constraints. Discuss processes to be used to manage the STRAFE interfaces to external program elements. Describe the overall analysis plan, including analytical methodologies to be used, as well as modeling and simulation tools to be used in the execution of the program. In particular, address the approach for conducting analysis over the course of the program along with the approach to model validation.

(3) Program Plan: Describe in detail the planned approach and how the plan will be executed. This section should include all technical aspects of the approach. The solution to the problem(s) should be developed and analyzed in this section. Provide technical detail and analysis necessary to support the technical approach proposed.

Clearly identify the core of the intended approach. The “new and creative” solution to the problem(s) should be developed and analyzed in this section. Include a risk assessment of key technical, schedule or cost areas and their potential impact on the program.

Identify why proposed subcontractors were selected and what tasks they are to perform. Identify any GFP/GFI which may be required.

(4) Contractor’s Statement of Work (C-SOW): The C-SOW, a non-proprietary, stand-alone document, should detail the research to be accomplished under STRAFE and be suitable for incorporation into the awarded document. Do not include any proprietary information in the C-SOW. The proposed C-SOW should summarize the technical methodology and the task description, but not to the extent to make the awarded instrument inflexible. The C- SOW pages are to be prepared and submitted in Microsoft Word format, and subject to the same format and font guidelines as the technical volume. The C-SOW should include:

• The deliverables (hardware, software, reports, etc.) and submission dates, including the option for the second BCS.

• The ACA statement included in this announcement (Section VI, Paragraph E. (b), a. through g., including the complete table)

• Adherence to all applicable Environment, Safety and

Occupation Health identified in this announcement (Section XI, Paragraph K.)

For assistance in preparing the C-SOW, refer to Attachment 5, Contractor Statement of Work Preparation.

a) The SOO, included as Attachment 1, provides the Government’s overall objectives for this announcement. Offerors shall use the SOO, together with other applicable portions of this BAA, as the basis for preparing their proposal, including the CWBS, C-SOW and CDRLs. The offeror shall ensure all aspects of the SOO are addressed. The C-SOW should specify in clear, understandable terms the work to be done in developing or producing the goods to be delivered or services to be performed by the contractor.

b) Preparation of an effective C-SOW requires both an understanding of the goods or services that are needed to satisfy a particular requirement and an ability to define what is required in specific, performance based and quantitative terms. The offerors understanding of both the required goods or services, and work effort required to accomplish the objectives should be fully demonstrated in the offeror's proposed CWBS, C-SOW, and CDRLs.

c) The requirements listed in Section I, Paragraph F.2. are known minimum Government data requirements. The offeror may include additional data requirements. All data requirements shall be traceable to specific tasks defined in the C-SOW. Each specific data requirement shall be selected from DoD 5010.12-M and specified on DD Form 1423.

(5) Milestone Chart: A milestone chart should indicate when specific objectives are expected to be met in the overall program schedule and should identify specific accomplishments necessary to proceed to the next task. Provide a schedule of when deliverable items identified in the BAA are to be delivered. The Government considers key schedule events and delineates them in the SOO. The offeror may supplement these milestones with others unique to their program plan, and based on their programmatic approach, BCS design and Risk Management Plan. For those milestones associated with risk reduction activities, the offeror shall propose specific risk reduction milestone events and accomplishment criteria. At a minimum, the offeror shall define additional milestones such as:

• Interim design reviews

• Major demonstrations in accordance with offeror’s risk management plan

• Activities along the critical path for development such as long lead procurement

• Design updates resulting from data exchanges with the associated

SHiELD subsystems

• Software reviews

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