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DARPA-BAA-14-33

Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE)

Questions and Answers – Round 2 13 June 2014

CODE BAA-14-33 Questions & Answers – Round 3

IN THE EVENT OF ANY INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE ANSWERS PROVIDED

HEREIN AND THE BAA, THE BAA SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE

Question 33 What is the projected starting date for the project?

Answer: No earlier than October 1, 2014 is an appropriate baseline for costing.

Question 34 There is a request to provide “Major program tasks by fiscal year.” Is that referring to the Government fiscal year – October 1st to September 30th?

Answer: Yes, the Government fiscal year of October 1st to September 30th is correct.

Question 35 The total planned budget for award is $14.3M in Phase 1, $15M in Phase 2, and $25M in Phase 3. Please confirm that those represent the entire amounts for each phase and will be divided amongst the award recipients for both Track A and Track B.

Answer: Yes, your assumption is correct.

Question 36 Please confirm that there will be multiple awards for Phase 1, two teams for Phase 2, and a single team for Phase 3.

Answer: The Government intends to award multiple Track A and Track B awards in Phase 1. As stated on pages 6 and 7 of the BAA, “Toward the conclusion of Phase 1, Track A system integrators will be invited to submit an updated proposal for Phases 2 and 3, based on the results of their Phase 1 activities as well as incorporating achievements of Track B performers as appropriate. Based on these proposals, DARPA anticipates selecting up to two teams to continue detailed design of their CODE system and conduct initial in-flight demonstrations during Phase 2. At the end of Phase 2, team selections for Phase 3 will be made to develop and demonstrate the full mission capability during three series of flight tests...”

Question 37 On page 7, Figure 1 (Program Schedule), can target dates in lieu of diamonds be provided?

Answer: We cannot provide target dates; these milestone quarters are given as guidelines. Proposers may adjust, pending their technology maturity and development risk.