DARPA-PS-26-141_APM_Enclosure_2_Proposer_Checklist.docx

DARPA-PS-26-141

Enclosure 2

DARPA-PS-26-141

APM

Enclosure 2 Proposer Checklist

The Proposer Checklist serves as a tool for proposers in the preparation of the full proposal against this solicitation. The Proposer Checklist is for informational purposes only and is intended to aid proposers in compiling submissions. The content of DARPA-PS-26-141 and its Attachments takes precedence over this informational aid. It is the responsibility of the proposer to follow all submission requirements, regardless of whether they are reproduced in this Proposer Checklist or not.

Does your proposal contain the following?

I. Core Proposal Volumes & Attachments

· Attachment B: Proposal Summary Slide

· Attachment C: Volume I: Technical and Management

· Oral Presentation slides

· Attachment D: Volume II: Price Proposal

· Attachment E: Price Detail Spreadsheet

· Attachment F: Other Transaction Certification

· Attachment G: Task Description Document (TDD)

· Attachment H: Schedule of Milestones and Payments

· For each subawardee (as applicable):

· Subawardee’s Volume II: Price Proposal

· Subawardee’s Price Detail Spreadsheet

II. Intellectual Property and Commercialization

· Does your proposal package contain the required IP assertions, commercialization strategy, and data rights documentation as outlined in Information to validate compliance is provided as outlined in Paragraph 8 of Attachment C: DARPA-PS-26-141 Volume I: Technical and Management Proposal Template? Ensure your submission addresses each of the following:

· Does your proposal articulate a commercialization and transition strategy that leverages your retained ownership of newly developed IP to advance both defense applications and commercial scaling?

· Does your proposal explicitly confirm acceptance of the Government’s expectation to receive, at a minimum, Government Purpose Rights (GPR) for all technical data, computer software, processes, hardware designs, datasets, and documentation first generated, developed, or delivered under the Agreement?

· Does your submission confirm that all deliverable data includes sufficient Form, Fit, and Function (FFF) data to permit complete test, evaluation, and verification of deliverables by the Government team and its support contractors?

· Have you identified and outlined all pre-existing technical data, software, datasets, or other BIP proposed for use during performance or required to test, evaluate, or transition program deliverables?

· Are all restrictions and the specific basis for each restriction clearly identified? (Note: Listing BIP does not constitute Government acceptance of proposed restrictions.)

· For any asserted BIP, does your proposal grant the Government and its designated Covered Government Support Contractors the required functional license to use, operate, maintain, inspect, test, analyze, and evaluate the BIP solely for Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V), milestone verification, and performance metrics evaluation?

· If proposing alternative or more restrictive rights to foreground data or deliverables than GPR, does your proposal provide a detailed technical and business justification demonstrating that such restrictions will not hinder DARPA’s ability to conduct IV&V or transition the technology to the military operational community?

III. CMMC

For proposers with CMMC Level 2 (Self-Certification):

· Information to validate compliance is provided as outlined in Paragraph 10 of Attachment C: DARPA-PS-26-141 Volume I: Technical and Management Proposal Template For proposers requiring Optional Phase 1 Milestone:

· Required Security Artifacts are provided as outlined in Paragraph 10 of Attachment C: DARPA-PS-26-141 Volume I: Technical and Management Proposal Template

· Price Proposal (Attachments D & E) includes the fixed $25,000 cost for CMMC Compliance milestone.

IV. FFRDC, UARCs, Government Entities

For proposers with FFRDC, UARC, or Government Entity teammates:

· For all entities, key information including specialized capability and active plans to support transition are included as outlined in Section IV of DARPA-PS-26-141.

· For each FFRDC, UARC, or Government Entity, to include National Labs, participating in the proposal, provide the following according to the type of entity:

· FFRDC

· Clear demonstration that proposed work is not otherwise available from the private sector.

· Letter of intent on official letterhead from the sponsoring organization that:

· Cites the specific authority establishing the FFRDC’s eligibility to propose to Government solicitations and compete with industry.

· Certifies the FFRDC’s compliance with the associated FFRDC sponsor agreement’s terms and conditions.

· UARC

· OCI mitigation plan

· Government Entity

· Clear demonstration that proposed work is not otherwise available from the private sector.

· Letter of intent on official letterhead that:

· Cites the specific statutory authority and contractual authority, if relevant, establishing their ability to propose to Government solicitations and compete with industry.