Pre-Solicitation_CALL_0003_05_Jan_16.docx

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

BAA-RVKD-2014-0003, CALL 0003

Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate

PRE-ANNOUNCMENT NOTICE

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: High-Powered Electromagnetics (HPEM) Research Program (RDH-1)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: BAA-RVKD-2014-0003

PROPOSAL CALL ANNOUNCEMENT (CALL) TITLE: “HPEM Transitions”

PROPOSAL CALL ANNOUNCEMENT (CALL) NUMBER: 0003

PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT NOTICE: This pre-announcement notice is NOT a request for proposals and proposals should NOT be submitted at this time.

1.0 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT: The technical point of contact for this CALL is:

a.) Program Manager: Mr. Robert Torres, AFRL/RDHA, (505) 846-8054 b.) Alternate: Maj. Ouail Albairat, AFRL/RDHA, (505) 846-1776

2.0 CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT: The contracting points of contact for the CALL are:

a.) Contract Specialist (Primary POC): Ms. Victoria Lloyd, AFRL/RVKDP, (505) 846-0392 b.) Contracting Officer (Alternate POC): Ms. Pearl Solano, AFRL/RVKDP, (505) 853-6494

3.0 REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION:

Applicable Technical Areas from BAA –RVKD-2014-0003:

Technical Area 1- HPEM Transitions

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) anticipates awarding multiple IDIQ contracts with Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) completion form task orders. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Directed Energy Directorate High-Powered Electromagnetics Division (RDH), located at Kirtland AFB, is the Air Force’s Center of Excellence for research in HPEM technology and functions as the Air Force Material Command’s center for HPEM technology development, acquisition, transformation, and support. The HPEM Transition Program encompasses the critical phase for the return on the Air Force’s investment in research - the transition phase. It aims to transition successful HPEM systems and components when they achieve relevant technical maturity. The program will explore the trade space of the user and provide continued user support through the employment of HPEM systems. AFRL/RDH’s HPEM Transition Program has been successful in developing and demonstrating the potential for HPEM systems to provide game-changing capabilities in combat operations.

This HPEM Transitions CALL consists of one Technical Area. The specific Technical Area associated with CALL 0003 is identified below from the Baseline Broad Agency Announcement BAA RVKD-2014-0003 and in CALL 0003, Statement of Objectives (SOO) (Attachment 1).

a). Technical Area 1: HPEM Transitions:

The objectives of this Technical Area are to investigate and advance the state-of-the-art knowledge in HPEM technology; specifically in the application of High Peak Power, High Average Power, and High Powered Millimeter wave systems. The effort envisioned herein seeks to research and develop forward-looking technologies, which enable successful transition of HPEM technologies to the warfighter community.

Some task orders under this contract may be issued to more than one awardee for the purpose of investigating two or more ideas or approaches to address the same objective. Such task orders will contain the following statement: "All parties understand and agree that this task order is part of a competitive down-select process and may or may not result in a follow-on task order solely at the Contracting Officer's discretion." At or near the conclusion of such a task order, the Government acquisition team will conduct a review of the requirement at which time the contractor's progress, capabilities, and potential for future success will be assessed in relation to the requirement. At the Contracting Officer's sole discretion, the Government may award a follow-on task order to some, one, all, or none of the original task order awardees. Any task order awarded shall be identified as a follow-on task order in a down-select.

Exceptions to the Requirement to provide a Fair Opportunity to be Considered: Awardees need NOT be given a fair opportunity to be considered for an order if: there is an urgent need; there is only one capable source, the order is a LOGICAL FOLLOW-ON to a previously placed order, or the order is necessary to satisfy a minimum guarantee. FAR 16.505(b)(2).

4.0 ANTICIPATED FUNDING:

Anticipated funding per Task Order (not per contract or award) is as follows:

Task Order 1, “Size, Weight and Power Analysis for Planning Capability Concepts”

– up to $7M

The above 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.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs, including bid preparation costs.

5.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

The ordering period for any resultant Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will be 60 months. The anticipated period of performance for individual Task Orders (TO) resulting from the CALL will be 36 months for technical effort and three (3) months for Final Report preparation.

6.0 PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME:

An announcement will be posted on FedBizOpps on or about mid Jan 2016.

7.0 CALL AMENDMENTS:

Offerors should monitor FedBizOps/EPS http://www.fbo.gov for any additional notices to the CALL that may permit extensions to the proposal submission date or otherwise modify this announcement.

8.0 TYPE OF CONTRACTS/INSTRUMENTS:

The Air Force anticipates awarding multiple IDIQ contracts with Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF), completion form task orders. Successful offerors are required to have an accounting system considered adequate for tracking costs applicable to the contract. The minimum ordering amount will be $500K per contract award. The maximum ordering amount will be $15M for all task orders in the aggregate.

The Air Force reserves the right to award the instrument best suited to the nature of research proposed in the CALL.

9.0 ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AWARDS:

The Air Force anticipates awarding one or more contracts as a result of the CALL. However, the Air Force does reserve the right to make multiple awards or no awards pursuant to the CALL. The AFRL anticipates up to three (3) Task Orders will be awarded under Technical Area 1 for the Transitions program. Multiple IDIQ contracts with one (1) Task Order each will be awarded in FY16.

10. INTENT TO PROPOSE:

Potential offerors are requested to advise the contracting point of contact if they intend to submit a proposal in response to the CALL. Such notification is merely a courtesy and is not a commitment by the offeror to submit a proposal.

11.0 DELIVERABLES:

The following Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) is representative of data requirements that may be required by each contract. The full text CDRLs are included as Attachment 2, Contract Data Requirement List, (A001-A014).

CDRL A001: Presentation Material CDRL A002: Status Report CDRL A003: Final Scientific and Technical report CDRL A004: Development Design Drawing and Associated Lists CDRL A005: Test Plan CDRL A006: Computer Program End Item Documentation CDRL A007: Software Users Manual CDRL A009: Computer Software Product End Item CDRL A010: System Safety Hazard Analysis Report (SSHA) CDRL A014: Contractor Acquired Property (CAP)

12. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:

12.1. Each Basic IDIQ and initial Task Order will be competed independently and will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria specified in the BAA RVKD-2014-0003. The overall evaluation of the Basic IDIQ is of equal importance as the evaluation of Task Order 0001. The overall ceiling is $22M.

12.2. Task orders may be issued to more than one awardee for the purpose of investigating two or more ideas or approaches that address the same objective. At or near the conclusion of such a task order, the Government acquisition team will conduct a review of the requirement at which time the contractor's progress, capabilities, and potential for future success will be assessed in relation to the requirement. The Government may award a follow-on task order to some, one, all, or none of the original task order awardees. Any task order awarded shall be identified as a follow-on task order.

Exceptions to the Requirement to provide a Fair Opportunity to be Considered: Awardees need NOT be given a fair opportunity to be considered for an order if: there is an urgent need; there is only one capable source, the order is a LOGICAL FOLLOW-ON to a previously placed order, or the order is necessary to satisfy a minimum guarantee. FAR 16.505(b)(2).

12.3 Government Furnished Information & Base Support: Any base support, Government Furnished Property (GFP), Government Furnished Information (GFI), equipment, or facilities needed for this requirement should be specified in the proposal.

12.4 Contractor Acquired Property (CAP): The offeror should propose Contractor Acquired Property as required to fulfill the proposed effort.

12.5 Required Travel: A small amount of travel is anticipated in support of this effort to attend meetings for technical collaboration, and to facilitate at most one or two Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) per year between the Government and the contractor.

12.6 Contract Security Classification Specification: Program security classification for this effort is TOP SECRET. A Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254) will be applicable to any resulting award. (Attachment 3, Draft Contract Security Classification Specification, DD254).

12.7 Export Control: The offeror is expected to generate or require access to export-controlled items

13.0 APPLICABILITY OF BASELINE BAA:

All requirements of BAA RVKD-2014-0003 apply unless specifically amended and addressed in the CALL. For complete information regarding BAA RVKD-2014-0003, refer to the Baseline BAA announcement, Amendment 1. It contains information applicable to all CALLs issued under the BAA and provides information on the overall program, proposal preparation and submission requirements, proposal review and evaluation criteria, award administration, agency contacts, etc. Direct questions to the points of contact identified above.

14.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

All proposal submissions should be in accordance with BAA RVKD-2014-0003, Paragraph IV. However, pages under the technical management proposal are limited to 15 for the Basic IDIQ proposal and 30 for the task order 0001 proposal. Proposals shall be submitted to TBD.

15.0 WORK AUTHORIZATION

Submission of proposal(s) is not an authorization to commence work or to incur any costs to perform the work described above. Work is not to be implemented until appropriate contractual actions are taken to add the work to the contract. Any work performed or expense incurred prior to that time (including bid and proposal costs) will be at your own risk.

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment 1: CALL 0003, Statement of Objectives

Attachment 2: Contract Data Requirements List (A001-A014)

Attachment 3: Contract Security Classification Specification, DD 254 (Draft)

Attachment 4: Proposal Content Checklist

Attachment 5: Cost Proposal Instructions

Attachment 6: Representations and Certifications