FA8051-24-S-0001 Call 1 - Timber.docx

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) TITLE: Research and Development (R&D) for Air Force Airbase Systems

BAA NUMBER: FA8051-24-S-0001

CALL TITLE: Modern Timber Products in an Expeditionary Environment

CALL NUMBER: 1

I. TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

A. Mission Statement. The AFCEC Readiness Directorate (AFCEC/CX) provides integrated Expeditionary Engineer Combat Support, Fire Emergency Services (FES), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), and Emergency Management (EM) in support of AF missions across the range of military operations. The Readiness Directorate supports AF Airmen worldwide with technical expertise and RDT&E associated with material and nonmaterial solutions to enable execution of global contingency missions, emergency response, and incident management at home station and at deployed locations.

B. Topic Areas. AFCEC/CXA seeks research across the areas identified below. Research areas may only include basic research, applied research, advanced technology development, and advanced component development and prototypes IAW DFARS 235.016(a).

1. MODERN TIMBER PRODUCTS IN AN EXPEDITIONARY ENVIRONMENT. U.S. military personnel deployed to high threat areas urgently need protective structure innovations and recent advancements related to timber construction. Proposed efforts related to timber products should include planned analysis, how prototypes would be obtained, and testing methodology. This BAA seeks white papers to develop and evaluate novel construction techniques using timber structural products in an expeditionary environment including but not limited to:

i. Extreme Cold Weather Personnel Protective Shelters

ii. Hybrid Timber/Soil Personnel Protective Shelters

iii. Timber Membranes Used for Roof Systems Used for Standoff Protection

iv. Timber Hybrid Panels for Protection Applications.

v. Layer (Layup) Optimization of Composite CLT Panels for Blast and Impact Resistance

vi. Mass Timber for Construction of Expedient Barracks and Shelters

vii. Thermal Efficiency Improvements for Structural Components using Modern Timber Panels in an Expeditionary Environment

viii. Glue Laminated Timber Elements for Anti-Terrorism Protective Barriers

ix. Deployable CLT and Glulam Fabrication Equipment for On-site Production

x. Modular Treated Glue Laminated Timber Foundations for Both Deep and Shallow Elements

xi. Treated Glue Laminated Timber Elements for Reinforcement of Buried Protective Structures

xii. Impact Resistance of Engineered Timber Panels

xiii. Timber Construction Connections for High Loading Rates

xiv. Constitutive Material Models for Wood Variations in High-Strain Rate Computational Analyses

xv. Timber Panels to resist Fire and Elevated Temperature Hazards

xvi. Shock Response using Resonant Plate Testing and Hydraulic Blast Load Simulator Actuator Testing of Timber Panels

II. FUNDING

The approved ceiling for this BAA is approximately $49M. Remaining ceiling is $49M. R&D funding available for FY24 relating to Modern Timber Products:

FY24 - $4.6M

Individual awards will not normally exceed 24 months with dollar values normally ranging from $250K to $4.6M. There is also the potential to make awards up to any dollar value as long as the value does not exceed the available BAA ceiling amount of $49M. The Government reserves the right to select all, part, or none of the proposals received, subject to the availability of funds. All potential Offerors should be aware that due to unanticipated budget fluctuations, funding in any or all areas may change with little or no notice.

III. BASIS OF AWARD

a. CRITERIA: The following criteria, in descending order of importance, will be used to determine whether white papers and proposals submitted are consistent with the intent of this BAA Full Text and of interest to the Government:

i. OVERALL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MERIT - The extent to which the offeror demonstrates the detailed approach, development, and testing of the proposed new technology to achieve relevant new capabilities or enhancements.

ii. RELATED EXPERIENCE - The extent to which the offeror demonstrates relevant technology and domain knowledge.

iii. OPENNESS, MATURITY AND ASSURANCE OF SOLUTION -The extent to which existing capabilities and standards are leveraged and the relative maturity of the proposed technology, and

iv. REASONABLENESS AND REALISM OF PROPOSED COSTS AND FEES (if any)

b. No further evaluation criteria will be used to select white papers for proposal invitation. Proposals will be evaluated IAW this evaluation criteria only and categorized/selected for award as detailed in Section V.C.2 of the BAA Full Text.

IV. AWARD DATE

Estimated Award Date is 20 March 2024.

V. SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

a. All responses to this announcement must be addressed to the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) and Contracting Officer (CO).

b. SUBMISSION DATES AND TIMES: White paper submissions must be received by 3 PM Central Time (CT) on the following date to ensure the estimated award date is met:

6 February 2024

c. All offerors submitting white papers will receive notification of their evaluation results within 45 days of submission. Offerors should email the TPOC and the Contracting Officer listed in Section VII, for status of their white paper(s) after 45 days, if no such correspondence has been received.

d. Guidance related to eligibility, submission requirements, etc. can be found in the BAA Full Text and its attachments.

VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS/CLAUSES:

a. FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

b. DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

c. DFARS 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (applies unless the Offeror has represented in DFARS 252.204-7016 in SAM that it does not provide that equipment or services to the Government under a contractual instrument)

d. DFARS 252.204-7019, Notice of NISTSP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements

e. DFARS 252.215-7009, Proposal Adequacy Checklist

f. DFARS 252.215-7013, Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors

g. DFARS 252.225-7973, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Representation (DEVIATION 2020-O0015) (MAY 2020)

h. DFARS 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

i. DFARS 252.239-7009, Representation of Use of Cloud Computing

j. DFARS 252.239-7017, Notice of Supply Chain Risk

k. DAFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (JUL 2023)

i. AFICC Ombudsman is as follows: Mr. Michael Talbott, AFICC KP Director, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Building I, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, Phone: 937.257.5529, email: michael.talbott@us.af.mil.

l. Note that the current versions or deviations of the related clauses will be included in any resulting contract. Additional provisions may be included in any resultant contract, dependent upon each individual effort.

VII. POINTS OF CONTACT (POC):

All white paper submissions and questions of a technical nature shall be directed to the Technical POC:

Julie Sosa

AFCEC/CXA

julie.sosa.2@us.af.mil David Roman-Castro

AFCEC/CXA

david.roman-castro@us.af.mil Robert Diltz

AFCEC/CXA

robert.diltz@us.af.mil

Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the Contracting Officer:

Whitney Gaither

772 ESS

Whitney.gaither@us.af.mil

All correspondence must reference the BAA number, the BAA title, and the CALL number.