DSO CSO 2 Step Call_21May26.pdf

Kessel Run

DSO CSO 2 Step Call Team Awareness Kit (TAK) Plugin

This Call follows the sequential numbering as set forth in the DSO CSO FA8730-22-S-C001. All requirements/items listed below are specific to this call 002. No proprietary or confidential information will be posted. Discussions with either of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only Contracting officers are legally authorized to commit the government, and no commitment is made until a contract is executed.

TABLE 1 - Information At A Glance

Response Opening & Due Date 21 May 2026 – 8 June 2026, 4pm EST

Call Type 2- Step, Closed Call

Call Number 002

Type of Instruments Intended to be issued in response

Other Transactions

NAICS Code 541519 – Other Computer Related Services

Contract Type Anticipated Firm Fixed Price (FFP)

Contracting Officer Kelly Puvogel

Contract Specialist Annie Kazi

Program Manager Arron Maniego

Estimated Period of Performance 1 September 2026 – 31 January 2027 (6 Months)

I. INTRODUCTION:

A. DSO CSO Call Type

Call Number 002 Team Awareness Kit (TAK) Plugin effort under FA8730-22-S-C001_002.

Please see Attachment 1 for further details about the Area of Interest (AoI), TAK Plugin.

This call is issued as a Two-Step call. For Two-Step calls:

Step 1 - Interested parties are invited to submit a short, descriptive Solution Brief (ie: White Paper or Pitch Deck) due by the deadline date and time listed above.

Step 2 – The Government anticipates to Request for Proposal (RFP), and will only be sent out to those selected successful Interested Parties from Step 1, based on their Solutions Brief.

These successful Interested Parties will be notified via email regarding the Government’s full RFP request, which will provide further instructions on how to submit a full Technical and Price proposals, along with important Step 2 deadlines.

This CSO call, issued in accordance with RDFARS 212.70, is a competitive solicitation focused on technologies to meet the mission of the AFLCMC/C3C Kessel Run’s WingC2 Program Office. The Government seeks to obtain innovative solutions or potential new capabilities to fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide technological advancements in the capability area of interest described above.

B. Innovative means:

1. Any technology, process, or method, including research and development that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal; or

2. Any application of an existing technology process, or method that is new as of the date of submission or submission of a proposal; or

3. A new application or adaptation of an existing technology, process, or method as of the date of submission of a proposal.

All items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO will be treated as Commercial Items if they meet the above definition of innovation. The Government encourages proposals that span a wide spectrum of possible technical and business solutions in response to the specific areas of interest stated herein.

The Government is not obligated to make a contract award or agreement as a result of this Call; all contract awards or agreement are subject to the availability of funds and successful negotiations (if needed). This Call is not an authorization to begin performance, and in no way obligates the Government for any cost incurred by the offeror associated with developing and submitting a proposal. The Government reserves the right to modify this Call via amendment(s) at any time.

II. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

Proposal packages may be submitted at any time up until the proposal due date and time.

Proposals received after the specified date and time, will be considered late in accordance with RFO 52.212‐1(c) and will not be accepted. An offeror may only submit one (1) proposal for this Area of Interests (AOIs), TAK Plugin. Excess proposals submitted by the same offeror will not be considered.

A. Step 1: White Paper/Pitch Deck (Solution Brief): Interested Parties can submit a White

Papers or Pitch Decks for their Solution Briefs. Will be accepted until Monday, June 8, 2026 by 4:00pm EST. Solution Briefs may be submitted at any time during this period.

Solution Briefs received after specified date and time, will be considered late in accordance with RFO 52.212-1(c). Offerors are responsible for monitoring sam.gov for any amendments to this call that may have updated information during this duration.

Solution Briefs: White Paper Submittals Shall not exceed five (5) Pages (excluding cover page). Pitch Deck Submittals Shall not exceed ten (10) Slides (Excluding title slide). Pages shall be 8.5x11 inches, with at least 1-inch margins on both sides, top and bottom. Font shall be Times New Roman font, and no smaller than 10 font size. Character spacing must be normal (not condensed in any manner). All text, including tables and charts, must follow all font size and spacing requirements listed. Font and spacing requirements are not required for illustrations, flowcharts, drawings, and diagrams. These exceptions shall not be utilized to circumvent formatting requirements and/or page count limitations by including lengthy narratives in such items. AFLCMC/C3C observes the right to review or not review any proposal that exceeds the basic requirements.

Title Page (does not count against page limit) o Company Name o Solution Title o Current Date o Point of Contact: Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Address.

o Business Information: Business Size, CAGE code, UEI o AOI the Solution Brief was submitted for. To include CSO number and Call

Number

Executive Summary (Short - Should be no more than one page)

Provide an executive summary of the technology, with relevant experience

Technology Concept

Mention any prior experience with TAK development. Describe your proposed solution and elements of your technology as it relates to the subject AoI. Include the development stage of the effort. Is it a pilot or demonstration of existing commercial technology? Are you developing the technology for defense applications? What is the pathway to apply your solution to the AoI? Identify elements of your solution that may be proprietary and any applicable data restrictions.

Include examples of successful deployment of similar solutions in commercial or public sectors. Will deployment of the proposed solution require subcontractors? If so, which subcontractor do you anticipate working with and what capabilities will they support?

Company and Team

Provide a brief overview of your company and team size. What is your strategy to develop and scale the proposed solution in the defense sector and to meet the AoI.

Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) and Period of Performance (PoP)

Provide a ROM, anticipated total price for this effort, and period of performance for the technology identified in the solution brief, should it vary from the estimated 6 months PoP. Detailed cost/price and schedule information is NOT required in the solution brief.

DO NOT SEND A COMPLETE PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME, UNDER STEP 1.

B. Step 2: To Be Determined, based upon successful completion of Step 1 above. A full

Government RFP with instructions will be sent out via email to those selected in Step 1 at a later date.

III. EVALUATION:

Please see Attachment 2, Evaluation Criteria and Selection Process for further details on how Step 1 is evaluated, and a high-level overview of Step 2.

Step 1: Responsiveness submission of the White Paper/Pitch Deck (Solution Brief) by the due date and time. The submission shall be compliant with the instruction provided by the Government. Upon receipt of the submission, the Government will evaluate to determine the relevancy of the submission to the requirement to include relevant experiences and technology. The Government will determine if the Offeror has the capability to accomplish the requirement.

Based on the evaluation result in Step 1, the Government may issue an Request for Proposal (RFP) to the interested party. The Offeror will then be invited to submit a full proposal.

Upon receipt of the Offeror’s proposal, the Government will proceed with Step 2 of the evaluation process based on the proposal.

The Technical Relevancy and Recommended Solution Set are the most important evaluation criteria.

Step 2: Only applies to selected successful interested parties from Step 1. Responsiveness submission of the proposal by the due date. The proposal will be evaluated based on Technical, Schedule, and Price. Please see Attachment 2 for further details.

If selected to receive a RFP and invited to submit a complete proposal, complete proposal package consists of the following information:

o Cover Letter o Volume I – Technical Proposal o Volume II – Price Proposal o Volume III – Contract Documents

Proposal Volume/Section Requirements/Limitations

Cover Letter

i. AOI title for which proposal is submitted.

Proposal must address relevant details of this CSO Call.

Shall not exceed three (3) pages total; no smaller than 10-point font.

ii. Company name, physical address, mailing address, and website URL.

iii. Proposal valid until date.

iv. Authorized representative or point(s) of contact who can legally sign a contract with the Government.

v. CAGE code, Unique Entity Identified (UEI) number.

vi. Copy of first page of SAM.gov Entity Registration Core Data to confirm current registration.

vii. Relevant NAICS code and description for AOI proposal to confirm small business size status.

viii. AOI title for which proposal is submitted. Proposal must address relevant details of this CSO Call.

Volume I – Technical Proposal

i. Proposal Shall not exceed fifteen (15) single sided pages total;

no smaller that 10‐point font.

Volume II – Price Proposal

i. Proposed total price(s)

ii. Period of Performance (PoP)

Volume III – Contract Documents (if applicable)

i. Commercial contract terms and conditions unique to your proposal.

Shall not exceed two (2) single sided pages total; no smaller than 10‐point font.

ii. Data Rights you are asserting (if applicable)

iii. Representations & Certifications Due to ongoing issues with SAM Entity Management API and PDF displays, Representations and Certifications are requested directly from offerors.

These thirty-one (31) single sided pages will not count towards the offeror’s page count.

iv. Certificate of OTA Eligibility Complete attached Word template, send back in PDF format.

IV. SUBMISSION POCs: Solution briefs must be submitted via email to the Contracting Points of Contact (POCs):

Contracting Officer/Agreements Officer:

Name: Kelly Puvogel Email: kelly.puvogel@us.af.mil

Contract Specialist/Agreements Specialist:

Name: Annie Kazi Email: annie.kazi@us.af.mil

V. AWARD INFORMATION:

A. Type of contract that may be awarded:

The Government intends to award a Prototype OT pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4022 with the intent of a follow-on OT Agreement for production.

The anticipated Contract Type for this award or agreement will be Firm Fixed Priced

(FFP).

B. Eligible Offeror:

Offerors are encouraged to complete the Annual representations and Certification in the System for Award management (SAM) as soon as possible. SAM entry is required for award.

VI. GENERAL GUIDELINES:

A. Offerors should consider proposal instructions contained in the overarching CSO: FA8730- 22-S-C001 Kessel Run DevSecOps Commercial Solutions Opening located in the System for Award Management (SAM), Link here:

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b208e33b8dcd49088d751842a5f462aa/view

B. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures or proposals are not desired.

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b208e33b8dcd49088d751842a5f462aa/view

C. Technical and cost volumes should be submitted as separate documents and must be valid for 180 days or longer.

D. Offerors must submit proposals to the Procuring Contracting Officer / Agreements Officer (CO/AO) and Contract Specialist / Agreements Specialist (CS/AS).

E. Offerors are advised that only Contracting Officers / Agreements Officer are legally authorized to contractually bind or otherwise commit the government.

F. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this CSO Call is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting or any other contract.

G. Companies must have a UEI number and must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive an award.

H. Companies must be determined to be responsible by the Contracting or Agreements Officer and must not be suspended or debarred from award by the Federal Government or prohibited by Executive order and/or law from receiving award.

I. No classified solution briefs, technical proposals or cost volumes are expected or will be accepted. Offerors are encouraged to keep all elements of the proposal package unclassified.

VII. OTHER INFORMATION:

A. Nontraditional Defense Contractor: As defined in 10 U.S.C. § 4022 as an entity that is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the one-year period preceding the solicitation of sources by the Department of Defense (DoD) for the procurement or transaction, any contract or subcontract for the DoD that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. § 1502 and the regulations implementing such section. This includes all small business concerns under the criteria and size standards in 13 C.F.R. Part 121.

B. Small Business Concern: Defined in the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) and 13 CFR Part 121.

C. Advisory and Assistance Services:

Any submissions in response to this CSO constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by Government personnel, Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractor employees, and Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS) Contractor employees supporting the AFLCMC/C3BM PAE/C3C Kessel Run Program -- unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of this information to FFRDC and/or A&AS Contractor employees supporting AFLCMC/C3BM PAE/C3C in a cover letter accompanying the respondent’s submission.

All Government and DoD Contractor personnel reviewing RFI responses understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information.

D. Security: To be determined at a future date by the Government PMO.

E. Data Rights (if applicable):

Seeking Government purpose rights. Please include data rights provided with proposed solution.

F. Foreign Participation: Participation at the prime level is prohibited. Subcontracting arrangements will be reviewed and addressed in accordance with the International Traffic and Arms Regulations. In addition, foreign national participation will be limited to public domain information only.

i. Foreign disclosure reviews shall be performed before the release of information to the public on all acquisitions requiring the disclosure of classified or export controlled unclassified, including sensitive unclassified information.

ii. It is anticipated that this acquisition may involve data that are subject to export control laws and regulations. Only contracts who are registered and certified with the Joint Certification program (JCP) and have a legitimate business purpose may participate in this solicitation. See the Defense Logistics Agency JCP site for more guidance on the certification process and DD 2345 approval. An approved DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement may be required with your proposal. This certification process may take up to four weeks for approval. JCP approval now requires a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Self- Assessment documented in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) prior to submitting your JCP Application. If applicable this will be required prior to award.

G. Making Proprietary Proposal Information:

Information contained in unsuccessful proposals will remain the property of the Applicant.

The Federal Government may, however, retain copies of all proposals. Public release of information in any proposal submitted will be subject to existing statutory and regulatory requirements. If proprietary information is provided by an Applicant in a proposal, which constitutes a trade secret, commercial or financial information, it will be treated in confidence, to the extent permitted by law, provided that the proposal is clearly marked by the Applicant as follows:

https://www.dla.mil/logistics-operations/services/joint-certification-program/

Proposal data the firm does not wish to make public, or to be used by the Government except for peer review, shall:

(1) Mark the first page of each proposal volume with the following legend: "This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed-in whole or in part-for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of

– or in connection with – the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in pages [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]"; and

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend: “Use or disclosure of data contained on this page is subject to the restriction on the first page of this volume." DoD assumes no liability for unmarked data disclosure or use and may use or disclose such data for any purpose.

VIII. ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1: Area of Interest (AOI), 21 May 2026 Attachment 2: Evaluation criteria and Selection Process