BAA-RQKS-2015-0004.pdf

1-Step Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

BAA-RQKS-2015-0004

Microelectronics and Embedded Systems Assurance (MESA)

Overview Information NAICS Code: 541712

Federal Agency Name: Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RYW, Sensors Directorate

Broad Agency Announcement Title: Microelectronics and Embedded Systems Assurance

(MESA)

Broad Agency Announcement Type: This is the Initial Announcement.

Broad Agency Announcement Number: BAA-RQKS-2015-0004

Proposal Due Date and Time: Tuesday, 12 MAY 2015, at 2:00p.m. local time.

NOTE: Proposal receipt after the due date and time shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3). 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.

Be advised, if the U.S. Postal Service is used, this building only receives U.S. Postal Mail twice a week and delivery by that means may not meet the proposal due date and time established herein. Early proposal submission is encouraged.

Solicitation Request: Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RYW, Sensors Directorate, Wright Research Site is soliciting technical and cost proposals on the research effort described below. Proposals should be addressed/sent to the appropriate Point of Contacts (POC) stated in the Full Text Announcement (refer to Section IV. 6.). This is an unrestricted solicitation. Small businesses are encouraged to propose on this solicitation.

The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541712, and the small business size standard is 500 employees. Proposals submitted shall be in accordance with this announcement. There will be no other solicitation issued in regard to this requirement. Offerors should be alert for any BAA amendments that may permit extensions to the proposal submission date.

System for Award Management (SAM) Registration: FAR 52.204-7, System for

Award Management (SAM) (JUL 2013), and DFARS 252.204-7004, Alternate A - System for Award Management (SAM) (Feb 2014), are included by reference. SAM is the primary Government repository for prospective federal awardee information and the centralized

Government system for certain contracting, grants, and other assistance related processes.

It 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, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov or by calling 866-606-8220.

https://www.acquisition.gov/

Type of Contract/Instrument: The Air Force reserves the right to award the instrument best suited to the nature of the research proposed. Accordingly, the Government may award any appropriate contract type under the FAR. It is anticipated that awards under this BAA will be Fair Opportunity Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts with Cost Plus Fixed Fee completion task orders. Cost reimbursement contracts require successful offerors to have an accounting system considered adequate for tracking costs applicable to the contract.

Estimated Program Cost: $48,721,000

Anticipated Number of Awards: The Air Force anticipates awarding two (2) Basic IDIQ contracts with one (1) task order (TO) each for this announcement. However, the Air Force reserves the right to award zero, one, or more contracts for all, some, or none of the solicited effort based on the offeror’s ability to perform desired work.

Brief Program Summary: The objective of the MESA program is to conduct basic, applied, and advanced Research and Development (R&D) to develop, evaluate, and facilitate the transition of technologies to improve the security and reliability of microelectronics and embedded systems. This research will encompass a multi-faceted approach to assurance for Department of Defense (DoD) weapon systems at the microelectronics device and architecture level.

Communication Between Prospective Offerors and Government Representatives:

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. Technical communications will be managed by the Program Manager.

Technical questions may be addressed before and after BAA release. Questions determined to provide a competitive advantage will be answered via FedBizOpps. Dialogue between prospective offerors and Government representatives is encouraged until submission of proposals. Discussions with any of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only contracting officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.

Address technical questions to: Technical POC, Capt Michael Knight, Program

Manager, AFRL/RYWA, 2241 Avionics Circle, Bldg 620, WPAFB OH 45433-7304, michael.knight.18@us.af.mil, (937) 656-9590.

Address contracting questions to: Contracting POC, Ella Himes, Contract Specialist, AFRL/RQKSE, 2130 8th Street, Bldg 45, WPAFB OH 45433-7541, ella.himes@us.af.mil,

(937) 713-9971 or Dawn Dalhamer, Contracting Officer, AFRL/RQKSE, 2130 8th Street, Bldg 45, WPAFB OH 45433-7541, dawn.dalhamer@us.af.mil, (937) 713-9968.

Address security questions to: Security POC, Robin Grollmus, GSSO/Security

Specialist, AFRL/RYWA, 2241 Avionics Circle, Bldg 620, WPAFB OH 45433-7304, robin.grollmus@us.af.mil, (937) 656-5701.

mailto:michael.knight.18@us.af.mil mailto:ella.himes@us.af.mil mailto:dawn.dalhamer@us.af.mil mailto:robin.grollmus@us.af.mil

Full Text Announcement

I. Program Description: Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RYW is soliciting technical and cost proposals on the following research effort:

1. Statement of Objective/Needs:

a. Basic IDIQ: Microelectronics and Embedded Systems Assurance (MESA)

(1) The objective of the MESA program is to conduct basic, applied, and advanced Research and Development (R&D) to develop, evaluate, and facilitate the transition of technologies to improve the security and reliability of microelectronics and embedded systems. This research will encompass a multi-faceted approach to assurance for Department of Defense (DoD) weapon systems at the microelectronics device and architecture level.

(2) See Attachment 1 – Statement of Objectives (SOO) – Basic IDIQ

b. Task Order 0001 (TO1): Sentinel – Classified Addendum 1 (See I.5.a.)

c. Task Order 0002 (TO2): Spearhead – Classified Addendum 2 (See I.5.a.)

2. Deliverable Items:

a. Data Items: See Attached CDRLs (Attachment 2) and applicable SOO for Basic IDIQ (Attachment 1), TO1 (Classified Addendum 1) and TO2 (Classified

Addendum 2).

b. Hardware: See applicable SOO for Basic IDIQ, TO1 and TO2.

c. Software: See applicable SOO for Basic IDIQ, TO1 and TO2.

d. Other: See applicable SOO for Basic IDIQ, TO1 and TO2.

3. Schedule:

a. Overall effort:

(1) Basic IDIQ – 84 months with 60 month ordering period

(2) TO1 – 30 months (27 technical months with 3 months for final reporting)

(3) TO2 – 30 months (27 technical months with 3 months for final reporting)

b. Data Items: Specified on individual CDRL(s)

c. Hardware: To be determined (TBD) on individual TO, if applicable.

d. Software: TBD on individual TO, if applicable.

4. Other Requirements:

a. Program security classification/information: This effort requires a TOP SECRET facility clearance and TOP SECRET safeguarding capability. It is anticipated that the security requirements will be the same on the Basic IDIQ, Task Order 0001 and Task Order 0002. A solicitation-ready DD254 is included as Attachment 3 and should be considered applicable to the Basic IDIQ, TO1 and

TO2. Offerors must verify their Cognizant Security Office information is current with Defense Security Service (DSS) at www.dss.mil.

http://www.dss.mil/

Individuals must be US citizens and may be required to have SCI DCID 6/4 Top

Secret Eligibility based on a SSBI/SBPR to work classified efforts. Work will be required to be conducted within an accredited Special Access Program Facility

(SAPF) and/or a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). Specific security details and requirements will be outlined within future task orders. All classified efforts must be in compliance with the National Industrial Security

Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Other regulations/policy that may apply to this contract are JAFAN 6/0 (Revision 1); SAF/AAZ Memorandum “Air Force

Special Access Programs Nomination Process (SAPNP)” (30 Sep 2013); USD(I) Memorandum, Special Access Programs Nomination Process (20 May 2013);

the DoD Manual 5205.07, Volume 4 (10 Oct 2013); “Special Access Program

(SAP) Security Manual”: Marking; SAF/AAZ Implementation Memorandum (7 Nov 2013); United States Air Force Security Marking Guide for SAPs (17 Jul

2011) and Revision 1 (16 Oct 2013); DoD SAPCO Memorandum, JAFAN 6/9 (23 Mar 04), Change 1 (20 Dec 05) and JAFAN 6/3 (15 Oct 2004); JAFAN 6/3 Implementation Guide, Version 1 (Sep 2006); DoD SAPCO Memorandum, Transition to the Risk Management Framework (RMF) (18 Dec 2013); Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG) (9 Oct 2013); DoD

8570.1-M, Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program (24 Jan 2012 – incorporating Change 3); Intelligence Community Directives (ICD) 704 and 705; other applicable SCI regulations/policy; other applicable Security Classification Guides (SCG); and other applicable regulations/policy and subsequent revisions.

b. General Security: General OPSEC procedures, policies and awareness are required in an effort to reduce program vulnerability from successful adversary collection and exploitation of critical information. OPSEC will be applied throughout the lifecycle of the contract. The Critical Information List will be provided upon request by the RYOY Information Protection Office. While working on the government installation OPSEC will be provided by the RYOY

Information Protection Office. The contractor shall participate with the Government in the development of a Program Protection Plan (PPP), to include the identification of Critical Program Information (CPI), and shall also participate with the Government in determining countermeasures needed to safeguard the CPI throughout the acquisition process. The contractor shall plan for and execute program protection in accordance with the PPP and program guidance.

c. Export Control: Information involved in this research effort will be subject to Export Control (International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) 22 CFR 120-130 or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) 15 CFR 710-774). A Certified DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, will be required to be submitted with proposal.

d. Export-Controlled Items: As prescribed by DFARS 225-7901-4, DFARS

252.225-7048, “Export-Controlled Item (JUN 2013)”, is contained in this solicitation (as shown below). This clause shall be contained in ALL solicitations and resulting contracts.

EXPORT-CONTROLLED ITEMS (JUN 2013)

(a) Definition. “Export-controlled items”, as used in this clause, means items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730-774) or the International

Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120-130). The term includes:

(1) “Defense items” defined in the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2778(j)(4)(A), as defense articles, defense services, and related technical data and further defined in the

ITAR, 22 CFR Part 120.

(2) “Items” defined in the EAR as “commodities”, “software”, and “technology” terms that are also defined in the EAR, 15 CFR 772.1.

(b) The Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding export-controlled items, including but not limited to, the requirement for contractors to register with the Department of State in accordance with the ITAR. The Contractor shall consult with the Department of State regarding any questions relating to compliance with the ITAR and shall consult with the Department of Commerce regarding any questions relating to compliance with the EAR.

(c) The Contractor's responsibility to comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding export-controlled items exists independent of, and is not established or limited by, the information provided by this clause.

(d) Nothing in the terms of this contract adds, changes, supersedes, or waives any of the requirements of applicable Federal laws, Executive orders, and regulations including but not limited to—

(1) The Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. App 2401, et seq.);

(2) The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751, et seq.);

(3) The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.);

(4) The Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR Parts 730-774);

(5) The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR Parts 120-130); and

(6) Executive Order 13222, as extended.

(e) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e), in all subcontracts.

(End of clause)

e. Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): In order to mitigate any potential OCI (per FAR Subpart 9.5), AFFARS provisional clause 5352.209-9001 is incorporated below and AFFARS clause 5352.209-9000 will be added to any resultant contract(s). If an OCI is anticipated, contractor should provide appropriate mitigation plan for Government review as part of the IDIQ Business Proposal.

5352.209-9001 Potential Organizational Conflict of Interest (Oct 2010)

(a) There is potential organizational conflict of interest (see FAR Subpart 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest) due to the potential of the contractor to gain access to another contractor’s proprietary information during contract performance. Accordingly:

(1) Restrictions are needed to protect the proprietary information and prevent the contractor from an unfair competitive advantage in concurrent or future acquisitions.

The applicable time period for this restriction is during contract performance.

(2) As a part of the proposal, the offeror shall provide the Contracting Officer with complete information of previous or ongoing work that is in any way associated with the contemplated acquisition.

(b) If award is made to the offeror, the resulting contract may include an organizational conflict of interest limitation applicable to subsequent Government work, at either a prime contract level, at any subcontract tier, or both. During evaluation of proposals, the Government may, after discussions with the offeror and consideration of ways to avoid the conflict of interest, insert a special provision in the resulting contract which shall disqualify the offeror from further consideration for award of future contracts.

(c) The organizational conflict of interest clause included in this solicitation may be modified or deleted during negotiations.

f. DFARS 252.203-7998 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements— Representation. (DEVIATION 2015-O0010)

(1) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VIII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(2) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(3) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(End of provision)

g. DFARS 252.203-7999 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require

Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements. (DEVIATION 2015-O0010) (FEB 2015). This clause shall be contained in ALL solicitations and resulting contracts.

(a) The Contractor shall not require employees or subcontractors seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(b) The Contractor shall notify employees that the prohibitions and restrictions of any internal confidentiality agreements covered by this clause are no longer in effect.

(c) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(d) (1) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VIII, of the Consolidated and

Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015, (Pub. L. 113-235), use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act may be prohibited, if the Government determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause.

(2) The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the Contractor fails to perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract as a result of

Government action under this clause.

5. Other Information:

a. Classified Addendums

(1) In order to receive classified addendums along with a signed, solicitation

DD254; the contractor must submit a request via email to Robin Grollmus at robin.grollmus@us.af.mil and to Capt Michael Knight at michael.knight.18@us.af.mil. Request should contain the following information:

i. Subject Line: BAA-RQKS-2015-0004 (MESA)

ii. Request for BAA Classified Addendums 1 and 2

iii. Company name, address and CAGE code

iv. Security POC name, title, phone number and email address

v. Company address for receipt of Collateral Secret documents

vi. Copy of certified, non-expired DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical

Technical Data Agreement mailto:michael.knight.18@us.af.mil

(2) Once the Government Security POC has verified all pertinent contractor/facility security information, the classified addendums will be overnighted Monday-Thursday to the verified address.

Provided all given information is accurate and verifiable, addendums will be sent out within three (3) business days of receipt of request.

(3) Unsuccessful offerors shall destroy or return (See IV.6.b.) all classified/FOUO material that has been provided as a result of this solicitation within 10 days of a non-select notification. If an offeror chooses to destroy the material, a properly annotated Document Receipt and Destruction Certificate, AF IMT 310, shall be promptly returned to the AFRL/RYWA Security POC (See VII.3.) which will serve as evidence of destruction.

b. Government Furnished Property (GFP)* is not anticipated to be made available under TO1 and TO2. However, it is TBD whether any will be made available under subsequent TOs. As a result, the following clauses/provisions will apply:

(1) FAR 52.245-1, Government Property or FAR 52.245-1, Alternate II if the resulting contract is with a nonprofit organization or applied research at nonprofit organizations (APR 2012)

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

(3) DFARS 252.211.7007, Reporting of Government-Furnished Property

(AUG 2012)

(4) DFARS 252.245-7001, Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished Property (APR 2012)

(5) DFARS 252.245-7002, Reporting Loss of Government Property (APR

2012)

(6) DFARS 252.245-7003, Contractor Property Management System

Administration (APR 2012)

(7) DFARS 252.245-7004, Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal (MAY

2013)

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 and/or rehabilitation costs.

c. Base Support/Network access is anticipated to be made available under this contract. If contractor determines use of available base support to be in their best interest, it must be included as such in the proposal.

Use of available base support will not be assumed during technical evaluation unless proposed.

(1) Available Base Facilities: RY’s MESA Laboratory: Specialized laboratory equipment information is provided within Classified Addendums 1 and 2 (See I.5.a.).

(2) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP): Wright-Patterson AFB is participating in and is pursuing recognition under the Occupational

Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). VPP is a systems approach to identify, evaluate, prevent, and control occupational hazards to prevent injuries/illnesses by promoting effective worksite safety and health protection. VPP is required for applicable contractors defined as

“contractors working on an Air Force Installation for more than 1,000 hours per quarter to include construction and services contracts”.

Contractors are responsible for managing their own safety and health program (Public Law 91-596). Contractors are advised to become familiar with VPP and how their performance is linked to the installations pursuit of VPP recognition at the OSHA website, http:/www.osha.gov/dcsp/vpp/index.html. Applicable contractors are required to submit three years of Total Case Incidence Rate (TCIR)/ Day Away, Restricted, and/or Transfer Case Rate (DART) data with their proposal for the government’s evaluation. The TCIR and DART are the number of recordable injuries and illness cases per 100 full-time employees resulting in days away from work, restricted work activity, and/or job transfer that a site has experienced in a given timeframe. Instructions for computing the TCIR and DART data can be found at the OSHA website. Contractors must also provide a copy of their Safety and Health Plan and corresponding site checklist with their proposal which must be accepted by the installation safety officer prior to contract performance. The contractor’s plan shall include appropriate measures to ensure the contractor reacts promptly to investigate, correct, and track alleged safety and health violations and/or uncontrolled hazards in contractor work areas.

Additionally, installation specific references and policies may be included/attached. The plan shall:

Demonstrate management commitment to employee safety and health;

Identify the application of the safety and health plan to subcontractors;

Identify the roles and responsibilities of the following individuals:

Management, Supervisors, Employees, and Safety Coordinator;

Identify applicable safety rules and regulations;

Include a worksite hazard analysis to include base-line hazard identification and required control measures;

Identify a job site analysis to include hazards of tasks required to control measures;

Identify employee safety and health training requirements and the documentation process;

Include a workplace inspection frequency to include identifying the individual conducting the inspections;

Include employee hazard reporting procedures;

Identify individual(s) responsible for corrective actions hazards;

Identify first aid/injury procedures;

Identify procedures for accident investigation and reporting;

Identify emergency response procedures; and Identify the process for tracking controlled hazards in contractor work areas.

An applicable contractor is responsible for establishing these requirements for all subcontractors who qualify as applicable contractors under the resulting contract. In addition, applicable contractors will be required to submit their TCIR and DART rates and OSHA Form 300A annually to the contracting office for consolidation and submission as part of the installation’s annual VPP Safety and Health Management report. TCIR and DART rates are due by the 15th of January of each year.

The following clause will be included in the resultant Contract:

VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAM AND INCORPORATION OF SAFETY AND

HEALTH PLAN (JAN 2010)

1. The contractor accepted Safety and Health Plan dated ____________ is hereby incorporated by reference.

2. Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) applies only to contractors whose employees work more than 1,000 hours per quarter on a government installation. VPP requires that contractors provide their employees safety and health protection equal in quality to that provided to Air Force employees. Contractors are responsible for managing their safety and health program ensuring that the safety and health rules of the installation are followed and flowing down VPP requirements to all subcontractors whose employees work for more than 1,000 hours per quarter on a government installation under their agreement.

3. Contractors shall provide their Total Case Incidence Rate (TCIR) and Day Away, Restricted, and/or Transfer Case Rate (DART) data and OSHA Form 300A annually by the 15th of January to the Contracting Officer for inclusion in the installation’s annual VPP Safety and Health Management Report.

d. Multiple awards subject to Fair Opportunity are anticipated.

e. Data Rights Desired:

(1) Technical Data: Unlimited Rights

(2) Non-Commercial Software (NCS): Unlimited Rights

(3) NCS Documentation: Unlimited Rights

(4) Commercial Computer Software Rights: Customary License

The Air Force Research Laboratory is engaged in the discovery, development, and integration of warfighting technologies for our air, space, and cyberspace forces. As such, rights in technical data and NCS developed or delivered under this contract are of significant concern to the government. The Government will, therefore, carefully consider any restrictions on the use of technical data, NCS, and NCS documentation which could result in transition difficulty or less-than full and open competition for subsequent development of this technology.

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

Technical data, NCS, and NCS documentation developed with mixed funding are expected to be delivered with at least Government Purpose Rights. Offers 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 program, and address whether those portions or processes are segregable. The Government expects that delivery of technical data, NCS, and NCS documentation subject to Government Purpose Rights will fully meet program needs.

Offers 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 program.

Offerors are reminded that the Identification and Assertion of Restrictions on the Government’s Use, Release, or Disclosure of Technical Data or Computer

Software (required under DFARS 252.227-7013 and DFARS 252.227-7014) is included in Section K (assertions list) and due at time of proposals. Assertions must be completed with specificity in regard to each item, component, or process listed. Nonconforming assertions lists will be rejected.

Note that DFARS 252.227-7014(d) 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. Given that many commercial software licenses are not transferrable or 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.

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 252.227-7013. 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 252.227-7014. The term Commercial Computer Software is as defined in DFARS 252.227-7014.

II. Award Information

1. Anticipated Award Date: 15 SEP 2015 (Basic IDIQ(s) and Initial Task Order(s))

2. Anticipated funding ($K)*:

a. Basic IDIQ

FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 Total

$685 $4,490 $7,250 $8,043 $8,815 $9,318 $10,120 $48,721

b. Task Order 0001

FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 Total

$540 $2,193 $4,085 $1,387 $8,205

c. Task Order 0002

FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 Total

$145 $475 $1,150 $450 $2,220

These funding profiles are estimates only and not contractual obligations for funding. All funding is subject to change due to Government discretion and availability. Potential offerors should be aware that due to unanticipated budget fluctuations funding in any or all areas may change with little or no notice.

3. Number of awards anticipated: The Air Force anticipates awarding two (2)

IDIQ contracts along with one (1) initial task order per IDIQ. However, the Air Force reserves the right to award zero, one, or more contracts for all, some, or none of the solicited effort based on the offeror’s ability to perform desired work.

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Offeror: This is an unrestricted solicitation. Small businesses are encouraged to propose on all or any part of this solicitation.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost Sharing is not required.

3. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers: The following guidance is provided for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

(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 a solicitation. 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 (in this case AFRL) 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.

4. Government Agencies: If a Government agency is interested in performing work, contact the Program Office identified in the BAA. If those discussions result in a mutual interest to pursue your agency's participation, the effort will be pursued independent of this announcement.

5. Other:

a. Foreign participation: No

b. This acquisition involves data that is subject to export control laws and regulations. Only contractors who are registered and certified with the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC) and have a legitimate business purpose may participate in this solicitation. Contact the Defense Logistics Services Center, 74 Washington Avenue N., Battle Creek, Michigan 49037-3084 (1-800-352-

3572) for further information on the certification process. You must submit a copy of your approved DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, with your proposal.

c. There are no limits to the number of proposals an offeror may submit.

d. Teaming is encouraged to cultivate advanced approaches to the technical effort(s).

e. You may be ineligible for award if all requirements of this solicitation are not met on the proposal due date as identified above.

http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/ http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/

IV. Proposal and Submission Information

1. Overview: Proposals submitted shall be in accordance with this announcement.

There will be no other solicitation issued in regard to this requirement. The

Government intends to evaluate proposals and award some, all, or none of the proposals received without negotiation/discussion; however, the Government reserves the right to negotiate with those offeror(s) whose proposal is selected for funding.

Offerors should be alert for any BAA amendments that may permit extensions to the proposal submission date. For additional information, a copy of the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Guide for Industry is located at http://www.wpafb.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-120614-075.pdf.

2. Content and Form of Proposal Submission: The paragraphs below identify proposal format and content.

a. General Instructions:

(1) Offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in the provision of FAR 52.215-1(e), Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.

Offerors should consider proposal instructions contained in the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Guide for Industry which can be accessed online at http://www.wpafb.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-120614-

075.pdf. This guide is specifically designed to assist the offeror in understanding the BAA proposal process.

(2) Technical/management and cost/business proposals shall be submitted in separate volumes and must be valid for 180 days.

(3) Proposals must CLEARLY reference the announcement number:

BAA-RQKS-2015-0004.

(4) Submittals shall be sent to the address corresponding to the appropriate proposal volume classification level as identified in Section IV.6. Use of overnight services is encouraged as U.S. Postal Mail is only delivered twice weekly to these facilities (See IV.3.).

(5) Offerors must submit one (1) original and five (5) hard copies of all

UNCLASSIFIED and CLASSIFIED required submittals (See IV.2.b.).

(6) Offerors must include two (2) CDs containing all UNCLASSIFIED electronic versions of submittals and one (1) CD containing all

CLASSIFIED electronic versions of submittals (See IV.2.b.). All electronic versions must match the hard copies.

i. Technical/Management proposals, Business proposals, Statements of

Work, and Subcontracting Plan IAW FAR 19.7 (if applicable) must be provided in Microsoft Word.

ii. The cost file(s) spreadsheets must be provided in Microsoft Excel and should include the formulas for calculating cost element bases (i.e., G&A, base, etc.).

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iii. The CDs should be labeled with the company name, proposal title, BAA number, classification level, etc. and be sent to the appropriate mailing address for the classification level.

(7) Offerors are advised that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the government.

(8) The cost of preparing proposals in response to this BAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting or any other contract;

however, it may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost as specified in FAR 31.205-18.

b. Offerors must propose/submit each of the following to be considered for an IDIQ award:

(1) Basic IDIQ

i. Basic IDIQ Proposal – Technical and Management

ii. Basic IDIQ Statement of Work (SOW) in response to applicable

Statement of Objectives (SOO)

iii. Basic IDIQ Business Proposal (including Subcontracting Plan, IAW FAR

19.702 and OCI mitigation plan, if applicable)

(2) Task Order (TO) 0001

i. TO1 Proposal – Technical and Management

ii. TO1 SOW in response to applicable SOO

iii. TO1 Cost (task orders only) and Business Proposal

(3) Task Order (TO) 0002

i. TO2 Proposal – Technical and Management

ii. TO2 SOW in response to applicable SOO

iii. TO2 Cost (task orders only) and Business Proposal

c. Technical/Management Proposal (Basic IDIQ, TO1 and TO2):

(1) Page Limitations: The following describes the page limitations on the proposal submittal:

i. The Technical/Management Proposal shall be limited to 50 pages for the Basic IDIQ and the Technical/Management Proposals shall be limited to 30 pages each for Task Orders 0001 and 0002 with the pages prepared and submitted in Microsoft Word format. Additional guidance is cited below in paragraph vi of this section.

ii. Font shall be standard 10-point business font Arial on all pages including the cover page, headers and footers.

iii. Character spacing must be “normal”, not condensed in any manner.

iv. Pages shall be double-spaced (must use standard double-space function in Microsoft Word), double sided (each side counts as one page), and 8.5 by 11 inches with at least one-inch margins on all four sides.

v. All text, including text in tables and charts, must adhere to all font size and line spacing requirements listed herein. Font and line spacing requirements do not have to be followed for illustrations, flowcharts, drawings, and diagrams. These exceptions shall not be used to circumvent formatting requirements and page count limitations by including lengthy narratives in such items.

vi. Pages shall be numbered starting with the cover page being Page 1 and the last page being no greater than Page 50 for the Basic IDIQ proposals and no greater than Page 30 for TO1 and TO2 proposals.

The page limitation covers all information including indices, photographs, foldouts (counted as 1 page for each 8.5 by 11 portion), tables, charts, appendices, attachments, resumes, etc.

vii. The proposal page limit does not include the offeror’s proposed Statement of Work (SOW); however, the same formatting rules apply to the SOW which is limited to 10 pages for the Basic IDIQ and 10 pages each for TO1 and TO2.

viii. Please note: the Government will check the proposal and SOW for conformance to the stated requirements. Any pages in excess of the stated page limitation after the format check will not be considered.

(2) The Technical/Management proposals for the Basic IDIQ, Task Order 0001 and Task Order 0002 shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research and the technical approaches. Additional information on prior work in these areas, descriptions of available equipment, use of base support (if desired), data and facilities, and resumes of personnel who will be participating in these efforts should also be included in the technical proposals. These volumes shall each include a SOW detailing the technical tasks proposed to be accomplished under the proposed efforts and suitable for contract incorporation. Refer to the BAA Guide for

Industry referenced below (See IV.2.d.(1)v.) to assist in SOW preparation.

If Government Furnished Property is requested, you are required to submit the following information with your offer:

i. A list or description of all Government property that the offeror or its subcontractors propose to use on a rent-free 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);

ii. 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;

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iii. The amount of rent that would otherwise be charged in accordance with FAR 52.245-9, Use and Charges; and

iv. The voluntary consensus standard or industry leading practices and standards to be used in the management of Government property or existing property management plans, methods, practices or procedures for accounting for property.

(3) Classified Technical Proposals for the Basic IDIQ and Task Orders are anticipated. Please see IV.6.b.&c. for submittal instructions.

(4) Classified SOWs are anticipated for Task Orders only. Please see

IV.6.b.&c. for submittal instructions.

(5) Request Basic IDIQ SOW be written at the unclassified level and further not contain any proprietary information. If necessary, a classified IDIQ SOW appendix may be submitted separately to the appropriate address listed in IV.6.b.&c. However, please note that any appendices will be included into the overall IDIQ SOW page count.

(6) Any questions concerning the technical proposal or SOW preparation shall be referred to the Technical POC identified in Section VII.1.

d. Business Proposal (IDIQ) & Cost/Business Proposals (Task Orders):

(1) Submit a Business Proposal only for the Basic IDIQ. For each TO, separate the Cost/Business Proposal into a business section and a cost section. Adequate price competition is anticipated for TO1 and TO2.

i. The business section should contain all business aspects of the proposed contract such as type of contractual instrument, any exceptions to terms and conditions of the announcement model contract, CAGE Code, DUNS, any information not technically related, etc. Provide rationale for exceptions. This applies to both the Business Proposal under Basic IDIQ and the Cost/Business Proposals under TO1 and TO2.

ii. Identify any technical data that will be delivered with less than unlimited rights for the Basic IDIQ, TO1 and TO2.

iii. Cost/Business proposals have no page limitations; however, offerors are requested to keep Business Proposal (Basic IDIQ) and

Cost/Business Proposals (TO1 and TO2) to under 100 pages each as a goal.

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iv. The Cost Proposals shall be furnished with supporting schedules and shall contain a person hour breakdown per task, FY and/or CY (based on company’s accounting year), and in summary. The Cost Proposal should include the following, at a minimum, with supporting documentation broken out by SOW task:

(a) Labor category and quantity of labor hours for each category

(b) Labor rates by labor category

(c) Indirect Rates (i.e., G&A, Overhead, Fringe, etc.)

(d) Subcontracting – A subcontracting analysis is required for any proposed subcontract IAW FAR 15.404-3. The analysis should state how the subcontractor was selected and how the costs were determined fair and reasonable. A “value added” analysis is required for the value added by the prime if subcontract costs are more than 70% of the overall proposed costs.

(e) Travel – Number of trips/travelers, purpose, destination, duration and any other travel related costs (i.e., rental cars, taxis, etc.)

(f) Materials – List all material and/or equipment to be purchased during execution of the effort. Provide rationale/methodology for determining the cost fair and reasonable. Any high-dollar-value-material purchases should be supported with the “fully burdened unit cost” as required by DFARS 252.211-7003, “Item Unique Identification and Valuation”.

v. Refer to the BAA Guide for Industry for detailed proposal instructions at http://www.wpafb.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-120614-

075.pdf. The BAA Guide for Industry provides information on the cost element breakdown on pages 23, 24, and 25.

(2) ALL Business (IDIQ) and Cost/Business (TOs) proposals must be written at an unclassified level and submitted separate from any/all classified volumes. See IV.6.a. for unclassified submittal address information.

(3) Subcontracting Plans: If applicable, awards exceeding $650,000 shall have a subcontract plan. Reference FAR 19.704, DFARS 219.704, and

AFFARS 5319.704(a)(1) for subcontracting plan requirements. Small business concerns are exempt from this requirement. If an IDIQ contract arrangement is anticipated, the basis for the subcontracting plan should reflect the entire ceiling amount. This applies to the Basic IDIQ Business Proposal ONLY.

(4) OCI Mitigation Plan: If applicable, contractor shall submit appropriate mitigation plan for Government review.

(5) Voluntary Protection Program: If applicable, contractor should submit all appropriate VPP information (See I.5.c.(2)).

e. Proposal Content Summary: You may be ineligible for award if all requirements of this solicitation are not met on the proposal due date.

Reference Section VIII.17. for a Checklist of the requirements.

3. Proposal Due Date and Time: Tuesday, 12 MAY 2015, 2:00p.m. local time NOTE: Proposal receipt after the due date and time shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3). 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. Be advised, if the U.S. Postal Service is used, this building only receives U.S. Postal Mail twice a week and delivery by that means may not meet the proposal due date and time established herein.

Early proposal submission is encouraged.

NOTE: Intent to Propose: Offerors that anticipate submitting a proposal are requested to submit an e-mail containing the intent to propose, the name of the contractor and the contracting POC information to Ella Himes, at ella.himes@us.af.mil, to Dawn Dalhamer, at dawn.dalhamer@us.af.mil, and to

Capt Michael Knight, at michael.knight.18@us.af.mil. This “Intent to Propose” is requested by Tuesday, 05 MAY 2015, 2:00p.m. local time.

4. Intergovernmental Review: None

5. Funding Restrictions: None

6. Other Submission Requirements:

a. UNCLASSIFIED proposals only must be submitted to:

Contracting POC Ella Himes or Dawn Dalhamer, AFRL/RQKSE, Bldg 45, 2130 8th Street, WPAFB OH 45433-7541.

Proposals received via e-mail are considered non-compliant and, therefore, will NOT be accepted.

b. COLLATERAL SECRET proposals only must be submitted to:

AFRL/RYWA

2241 Avionics Circle, Bldg 620

WPAFB OH 45433-7301

ATTN: Robin Grollmus (outside marking)

ATTN: Capt Michael Knight (inside marking) NOTE: All proposals must be marked IAW the NISPOM and sent accordingly.

c. If proposal is at a classified level other than Collateral Secret the contractor’s Security POC must contact Robin Grollmus (See VII.3.) from a secure line for further submittal instructions.

mailto:ella.himes@us.af.mil mailto:michael.knight.18@us.af.mil

V. Proposal Review Information

1. Evaluation Criteria: The selection of one or more sources for award will be based on an evaluation of each offeror’s proposal (both technical and cost/price aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to the announcement as well as on Agency need and funding availability. The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order of priority, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria.

a. Basic IDIQ Technical (Equal Importance to TO1 and TO2): The technical aspect shall be evaluated based on the following criteria that are in descending order of importance:

(1) Unique and innovative approach proposed to accomplish the technical objectives. New and creative solutions and/or advances in knowledge, understanding, technology, and the state of the art.

(2) The offeror’s understanding of the scope of the technical effort.

(3) Soundness of the offeror’s technical approach.

(4) Availability of qualified technical personnel and their experience with the applicable technologies.

(5) The potential for AFRL to transition the research and development deliverables to future Government needs. Any proposed restriction on technical data or computer software will be considered.

(6) Availability (from any source) of necessary research, test, laboratory, or shop facilities.

b. Task Order 0001 and Task Order 0002 Technical (The Basic IDIQ, Task

Order 0001 and Task Order 0002 are all of Equal Importance): The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order of priority, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria that are in descending order of importance:

(1) Unique and innovative approach proposed to accomplish the technical objectives. New and creative solutions and/or advances in knowledge, understanding, technology, and the state of the art.

(2) The offeror’s understanding of the scope of the technical effort.

(3) Soundness of the offeror’s technical approach.

(4) Availability of qualified technical personnel and their experience with the applicable technologies.

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