FA8650-19-S-6001_-_MAST_BAA_-_Questions_&_Answers.pdf
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This document provides questions and answers related to federal solicitation number FA8650-19-S-6001 for the Molecular Assessment and Sensing Technologies (MAST) program. The solicitation seeks proposals for research across ten technical areas involving biomarker discovery, air quality monitoring, molecular tools for biosignature tracking, engineered microorganisms, real-time molecular sensors, sensor development and testing, data science and model development, next generation sequencing, exploiting host-microbe interactions, and synthetic biology. The effort aims to develop molecular assessment and sensing technologies for individuals in operational environments to improve human performance and protection capabilities. While the document does not specify pricing or award terms, it indicates all technical areas under the solicitation are considered equal in importance, and potential challenges should be addressed in proposals. Offerors are asked to propose unique research approaches for the broad technical objectives.
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FA8650-19-S-6001
MOLECULAR ASSESSMENT AND SENSING TECHNOLOGIES (MAST) PROGRAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
14 MARCH 2019
Below are the Questions and Answers related to FA8650-19-S-6001. This Q&A document is dated 14 March 2019.
1. QUESTION: Would it be possible to receive the attendee list from Industry Day?
ANSWER: Unfortunately, we did not request permission from the attendees to release their information, and so therefore, a list will not be provided.
2. QUESTION: Are any of the Technical Areas rated more highly then others?
ANSWER: All Technical Areas are considered to be of equal importance to one another.
3. QUESTION: Are any of the Evaluation Criteria rated more highly then others?
ANSWER: Refer to paragraph V(1) of the BAA, which states, “The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order of priority, shall be reviewed based on the following criteria that are of equal order of importance.”
4. QUESTION: Is there a particular mix of teaming that the Government is looking for?
ANSWER: This is a FAR Part 35 acquisition, and as such, offerors are asked to propose a unique research approach in response to the Government’s broad technical objectives.
Appropriate teaming should be determined based on the unique research approach.
5. QUESTION: Are there any notable challenges with this program?
ANSWER: Any specific challenges that should be addressed in an offeror’s proposal will be identified in the Task Order SOO.
6. QUESTION: It looks to me that your office is seeking to select a single contractor to support
R&D for this program. We lack infrastructure and SMEs to support the full breadth of areas of tech development in the solicitation. Will there be some future mechanism to submit individual concepts that fit your interests?
ANSWER: You are correct, for the MAST program, each offeror must propose to every Technical Area identified in the Basic ID/IQ SOO. While we can’t specifically identify any at this time, we would encourage you to continue to monitor fbo.gov for possible future requirements. You may also want to look for opportunities under AFRL’s current Open BAAs, which allow for unique research concepts to be submitted for evaluation.
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