Call 01 - TAAP-DEW - Solicitation Announcement.pdf

Advanced Research Announcement (ARA), Call 01 Overview Information

NAICS Code: NAICS code for this acquisition is 541715. Small business size is 1,000 employees.

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

ARA Title: Multi-Spectrum Defensive Electronic Warfare (MSDEW)

ARA Number: FA8650-20-S-1119

Call Title: Threat Assessment & Aircraft Protection Defensive Electronic Warfare

(TAAP-DEW)

Call Type: Initial Call 01 Announcement

THIS IS A ONE-STEP SOLICITATION FOR CALL 01 ISSUED UNDER MSDEW ARA.

Unless otherwise stated in this call, all requirements listed within the basic ARA announcement are considered applicable. Offerors should monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website at https://beta.sam.gov/ in the event this announcement is amended or calls are issued.

Proposal Due Date and Time: Friday, 14 August 2020, 2:00 PM, Wright- Patterson AFB 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.

Early proposal submission is encouraged.

Submission: Proposals (UNCLASSIFIED ONLY) must be submitted to the Contracting Point of Contact (POC): Donald Grein Jr., Contract Negotiator, AFRL/RYKSE or Dawn Dalhamer, Contracting Officer (CO), AFRL/RYKSE, Bldg. 45, 2130 8th St., WPAFB OH 45433-7541.

Type of Contract/Instrument: The Air Force reserves the right to award contract(s) and/or Other Transaction(s) pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2373 or 10. U.S.C. 2371(b), based on the instrument deemed most appropriate. It is anticipated that contract(s) awarded under this call will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with Cost Plus Fixed Fee completion type task order(s). Cost reimbursement contracts require successful offerors to have an accounting system considered adequate for tracking costs applicable to the contract.

https://beta.sam.gov/

Estimated Call Value: The total estimated call value is $68,600,000.00 (the AF reserves the right to exceed this amount if determined to be in the best interest of the Government).

Anticipated Number of Awards: The Air Force anticipates awarding one (1) Basic IDIQ contract with one (1) task order (TO) for this call. However, the Air Force reserves the right to award some, all, or none of the proposals.

Brief Call Summary: See attached Statements of Objectives (SOO)

Address technical questions to the Technical POCs:

Robert DeSonia, Program Manager, AFRL/RYWW (Primary) 2241 Avionics Circle, WPAFB OH 45433

(937) 656-8426 or robert.desonia@us.af.mil

Gary (Mike) Butcher, Technical Lead, AFRL/RYWW (Alternate) 2241 Avionics Circle, WPAFB OH 45433

(937) 656-8425 or gary.butcher@us.af.mil

Address contracting questions to the Contracting POCs:

Dawn Dalhamer, Contracting Officer, AFRL/RYKSE 2130 Eighth Street, Bldg. 45, WPAFB, OH 45433

(937) 713-9968 or dawn.dalhamer@us.af.mil

Donald Grein, Contract Negotiator, AFRL/RYKSE 2130 Eighth Street, Bldg. 45, WPAFB, OH 45433

(937) 713-9822 or donald.grein@us.af.mil mailto:robert.desonia@us.af.mil mailto:gary.butcher@us.af.mil mailto:dawn.dalhamer@us.af.mil mailto:donald.grein@us.af.mil

Full Text Announcement

I. Program Description: Air Force Research Laboratory, Sensors Directorate (AFRL/RYW) is soliciting proposals as detailed below. Unless otherwise stated in this call, all requirements listed within the basic ARA solicitation are considered applicable.

See basic ARA for further detailed descriptions of items listed below.

1. Statement of Objective (SOO)/Needs:

a. Basic IDIQ: See Attachment 1 - Threat Assessment & Aircraft Protection Defensive Electronic Warfare (TAAP-DEW), IDIQ Statement of Objectives

b. Task Order 01 (TO 01): See Attachment 2 - General DIME Activities, Task Order 01 SOO

2. Deliverable Items:

a. Data Items: Reference attached SOOs, Paragraph 5.

b. Software: Reference attached SOOs, Paragraph 5.

c. Hardware: Reference attached SOOs, Paragraph 5.

3. Schedule:

a. Periods of Performance (POP):

1) Basic IDIQ: 60 month overall POP with 54 month ordering period.

2) TO 01: 60 months (57 for technical effort and 3 months for final reporting)

b. Data Items: Reference attached SOOs, Paragraph 5.

c. Software: Delivered at end of Technical POP on applicable TOs.

d. Hardware: Delivered at end of Technical POP on applicable TOs.

4. Other Requirements:

a. Program Security Classification: This call is classified up to Top Secret (TS)/SCI, SAP and will require Top Secret classification/safeguarding capability.

Individuals must be US citizens and have a security classification level of TS/SCI and SAR. See Attachment 4.

b. Export Control: Information involved in this effort is subject to Export Control (International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR)).

c. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS):

CPARS is applicable.

d. Unique/Special Clauses: TBD per individual award.

e. Associate Contractor Agreement: Not anticipated. TBD per individual award.

f. Options: Options are not anticipated on this call.

g. 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 in Section L of the Model Contract (Attachment 5) 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.

5. Other Information:

a. Government Furnished Property (GFP) Availability: GFP is not anticipated on this call.

b. Government Furnished Information (GFI) Software: GFI Software is not anticipated on this call.

c. Base Support/Network Access: Base support is anticipated for this call - Area B, Bldg. 620, RYWW branch cubicle space and the DIME laboratory.

d. Multiple awards subject to Fair Opportunity are not anticipated.

e. Data Rights: Unlimited data rights are desired for this call. See detailed information contained within the basic ARA. Data Rights desired by the contractor should be included with submission as part of the Section K (Certs and Reps), as attached to the ARA.

II. Award Information:

1. Anticipated Award Date: December 2020

2. Anticipated funding profiles* ($K):

a. Basic IDIQ

b. TO 01

* 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.

FY 20 FY12 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 Total

$1,000 $13,300 $13,550 $14,250 $14,500 $12,000 $68,600

FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 Total $370 $6,625 $6,770 $7,010 $7,270 6,205 $34,250

III. Eligibility Information:

1. Eligible Offeror: This is an unrestricted solicitation.

2. Other:

a. Foreign Participation: Foreign Participation is not authorized on this call due to the sensitive nature of the technology and its level of classification.

b. Export Control: This acquisition involves data that is subject to export control laws and regulations.

NOTE: You may be ineligible for award if all requirements of this solicitation are not met on the proposal date, as identified in each call.

IV. Proposal and Submission Information:

1. Overview: Proposals submitted under this call shall be in accordance with the instructions provided both herein and within the basic ARA announcement. The Government intends to review resulting proposals and award all, some, or none of the proposal received without negotiations/discussions. However, the Government does reserve the right to negotiate with those offerors whose proposals have been selected for funding. Offerors should be alert for any call amendments that may change proposal requirements or permit extensions to proposal submission dates.

2. Proposal Instructions:

a. See information provided in basic ARA announcement (Section IV.2.).

b. No classified technical proposals are expected. Offerors are encouraged to keep all elements of the proposal package unclassified. In the rare case where an offeror has a need to submit a classified technical appendix, please contact the technical POC listed in the Overview Section for delivery instructions.

Please note, any appendices submitted will count against technical page limit.

No classified cost volumes will be allowed.

c. Technical/Management Proposal shall be limited to:

1) Forty (40) pages for the Basic IDIQ

2) Forty (40) for Task Order 01

d. Statement of Work (SOW) shall be limited to:

1) Ten (10) pages for the Basic IDIQ

2) Ten (10) page for Task Order 01

e. Offerors must propose on both of the following to be considered for an IDIQ award:

1) Basic IDIQ: Technical/Management Proposal, SOW, and Business Proposal

2) TO 01: Technical/Management Proposal, SOW, and Cost/Business Proposal

V. Proposal Review Information:

1. Proposal - Peer or Scientific Review Criteria: Both IDIQ and Task Order Proposals will be reviewed through Peer or Scientific Review using the criteria below. The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order of priority, shall be reviewed based on the following criteria that are of equal order of importance.

a. Technical Merit:

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

2) Soundness of the offeror’s technical approach including whether the proposal demonstrates related experience and qualifications of technical personnel.

3) Proposal’s potential to advance technology and the state of the art.

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

b. Cost/Price: The cost/price criterion includes the realism of the proposed cost.

Cost/Price is a substantial factor, but ranked as the second order of priority (If an offeror proposes the use of GFP other than any GFP identified in this BAA, and that proposed GFP provides the offeror an unfair competitive advantage, then FAR 45.202 requires rental equivalent be applied to the Cost Factor for evaluation purposes only).

2. Proposal – Review and Selection Process:

a. Categories: Based on the Peer or Scientific Review, proposals will be categorized as Selectable or Not Selectable (see definitions below). The selection of one or more sources for award will be based on the Peer or Scientific Review, as well as importance to agency programs and funding availability.

1) Selectable: Proposals are recommended for acceptance if sufficient funding is available

2) Not Selectable: Even if sufficient funding existed, the proposal should not be funded.

b. No other criteria will be used.

c. Prior to award of a potentially successful offer, the Contracting Officer will make a determination regarding price reasonableness.

NOTE: The Government reserves the right to award some, all, or none of proposals. When the Government elects to award only a part of a proposal, the selected part may be categorized as Selectable, though the proposal as a whole may not merit such a categorization.

VI. Award Administration Information:

Award Notices: Offerors will be notified whether their proposal(s) is recommended for award on or about 30 days after receipt. The notification is not to be construed to mean that any contract award is assured, as availability of funds and successful negotiations are prerequisites to any award.

VII. Other Information:

Proposal Content Checklist: See basic ARA.

ATTACHMENTS:

1) Basic Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Statement of Objectives (SOO) entitled, “Threat Assessment & Aircraft Protection Defensive Electronic Warfare (TAAP-DEW)”, dated 13 July 2020

2) Task Order 0001 SOO entitled, “General DIME Activities”, dated 13 July 2020

3) Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL), dated 30 January 2020.

4) Solicitation Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254), dated 02 June 2020.