CSO HR001122SC001_Frequently Asked Questions.pdf

CSO # HR001122SC001

Amendment 1 – January 18, 2023

DARPA Commercial Strategy:

Commercial Solutions Opening

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Does the first bullet of Attachment 1, the Statement of Work (SOW) template, require that a highly qualified, entrepreneurially-experienced individual be identified prior to award in order to lead the execution of the proposed SOW task?

A: CSO Section 3.3.2.2.g only requires that the offeror “Identify the knowledge, skills, and experience the team would seek in an Embedded Entrepreneur to augment the team to execute the Go-to-Market Plan.”

2. Attachment 1, the Statement of Work (SOW) template states that we should propose to create a job description and description of the opportunity that can be used to help find appropriately Embedded Entrepreneur. Is this correct?

A: Yes. If an Embedded Entrepreneur is proposed, then the desired qualifications should be described in the Commercial Solutions Proposal (CSP) section “Offeror and Embedded Entrepreneur Qualifications and Capabilities” including their proposed level of effort.

3. Is there general information about how to estimate the cost for the proposed Embedded

Entrepreneur?

A: Yes. See Section 1 General Information: “This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is solicited by DARPA Commercial Strategy within the Director’s Office, which includes the Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative (EEI), and awardees may participate in EEI described at https://eei.darpa.mil/.”

4. Will offerors have access to the DARPA EEI program resources?

A: If an offeror is selected for funding under this CSO, the offeror will have access to DARPA EEI resources, larger expertise, and network, including finding a suitable Embedded Entrepreneur candidate.

5. Is the suggested SOW content in the Commercial Solutions Proposal separate or included in the eight-page limit?

A: A proposed SOW should be included in the eight-page limit of the CSP.

6. Is there a funding range or ceiling, especially given that the max PoP is 24 months?

A: No, this CSO is solicited by DARPA Commercial Strategy within the Director’s Office, which includes the Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative (EEI), and awardees may participate in EEI described at https://eei.darpa.mil/. This CSO may lead to funding of efforts in line with the EEI program as described, but there is no funding limitation for this CSO. The offeror should provide sufficient justification for the amount of funding proposed.

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2. Attachment 1, the Statement of Work (SOW) template states that we should propose to create a job description and description of the opportunity that can be used to help find appropriately Embedded Entrepreneur. Is this correct?