FA8650-19-S-2005-BAA.pdf

1-Step Broad Agency Announcement

Overview Information

NAICS Code: The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541715 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.

Federal Agency Name: Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems

(AFRL/RQ)

Broad Agency Announcement Title: Innovative Research Solutions for Conformable, Safe, High-Rate Batteries

Broad Agency Announcement Type: This is the Initial Announcement.

Broad Agency Announcement Number: FA8650-l 9-S-2005

Intent to Propose: Offerors that anticipate submitting a proposal are requested to submit an e-mail to Rebecca Houghton, at rebecca.houghton@us.af.mil containing the name of the contractor, the POC, and the contractor's intent to submit a proposal.

This "Intent to Propose" is requested by 22 Oct 2018, 3:00 p.m. Wright-Patterson AFB, OH local time.

Proposal Due Date and Time: 15 November 2018, 3:00 pm Wright-Patterson AFB, OH local time. NOTE: Proposal receipt after the due date and time shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3). It should be noted that this installation observes strict security procedures to enter the facility. These security procedures are NOT considered an interruption of normal Government processes, and proposals received after the above stated date and time as a result of security delays will be considered "late." Furthermore, note that if offerors utilize commercial carriers in the delivery of proposals, they may not honor time-of-day delivery guarantees on military installations. Be advised, if the U.S. Postal Service is used, this building only receives U.S. Postal Mail twice a week and delivery by that means may not meet the proposal due date and time. Early proposal submission is encouraged.

Submission: Proposals must be submitted to the Contracting Point of Contact (PCO): Pete Seiley, AFRL/RQKPD, Bldg45, 2130 8th St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7541. Peter.seiley@us.af. mil.

Solicitation Request: Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Electrical Systems Branch, Wright Patterson Air Force Base is soliciting technical and cost proposals on the research effort described below.

Type of Contract/Instrument: The Air Force reserves the right to award the instrument best suited to the nature of research proposed. Accordingly, the Government may award any appropriate contract type under the FAR or Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype, grant, cooperative agreement, or OT for Research.

The Air Force may also consider award of an appropriate technology transfer mechanism if applicable. It is anticipated that awards under this BAA will generally

As of 18 Apr 2018

IV. Proposal and Submission Information

1. Overview: Proposals submitted shall be in accordance with this announcement. There will be no other solicitation issued in regard to this requirement. The Government intends to review proposals and award some, all, or none of the proposals received without negotiation/discussion;

however, the Government reserves the right to negotiate with those offeror(s) whose proposal is selected for funding.

Offerers should be alert for any BAA amendments that may change proposal requirements or permit extensions to the proposal submission date.

For additional information, a copy of the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Guide for Industry is located at http://www.wpafb.af.mil/Portals/60/documents/afrl/AFRL-broad-agency announcement-guide. pdf

2. Content and Form of Proposal Submission: The paragraphs below identify proposal format and content.

a. General Instructions:

i. Offerors should apply the restrictive notice prescribed in FAR 52.215-l(e) Instructions to Offerers-Competitive Acquisition. Offerers should consider proposal instructions contained in the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Guide for Industry, which can be accessed on line at http://www.wpafb.af.mil/Portals/60/documents/afrl/AFRL broad-agency-announcement-guide.pdf?

This guide is specifically designed to assistthe offeror in understanding the BAA proposal process.

ii. Technical/management and cost/business volumes should be submitted in separate volumes and must be valid for 180 days.

iii. Proposals must reference the announcement number FA8650-1 c,-s- 2005.

iv. Offerers must submit one-original and 3 hard copies of their proposals to the Contracting POC.

v. Offerors must include 1 CD in Microsoft Office or Adobe format containing all electronic versions of required submittals. All electronic versions must match the hard copies. If there is a discrepancy between hard copies and electronic copies, the hard copies will take precedence.

a) The cost file(s) spreadsheets must be in Microsoft Excel and include the formulas for calculating cost element bases (i.e., G&A, 0/H, etc.)

As of 18 Apr 2018