Target_Mission_Payloads_Demonstration_BAA.pdf

The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate

On behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Director of Defense for Research & Engineering, Advanced Capabilities (DDR&E AC) releases the

Time-Sensitive Target Mission Payloads Demonstration (TSTMPD)

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

Announcement Number: HQ0034-19-BAA-TSTMPD-0001 Issue Date: March 1, 2019

Close Date: March 15, 2019

Important Please assess the entire solicitation carefully prior to any response.

Time-Sensitive Target Mission Payloads Demonstration Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) utilizes a three-phase process to solicit offers and select sources for award.

• Phase One – White Paper

• Phase Two – Concept Design Study (By Invitation Only)

• Phase Three – Demonstration (By Invitation Only)

White Paper Phase: DoD will accept White Paper submissions March 1, 2019 through 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time, March 15, 2019. Submissions must be sent electronically to one of the following email addresses, based upon overall security classification:

Unclassified

TBD

Collateral Secret

TBD

SCI

TBD

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Table of Contents

1.0 General Information……………………………………………………………………..3

2.0 Three Step Solicitation Process………………………………………………………… 6

3.0. White Paper amd Proposal Evaluations

4.0 White Paper Award Information

5.0. Other Information

6.0 Glossary

7.0 References

Tables

Table 1: Solicitation Contract Officers Table 2: BAA Key Dates

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1.0. General Information

1.1. Introduction. Adversary missile threats continue to grow in quantity and capability. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), coupled with means of delivery, greatly increases the potential lethality of any adversary and elevates the importance of maintaining robust capabilities to protect U.S. and friendly forces and areas. Threats posed by missile delivery systems are likely to continue to increase and grow more complex. Adversary missile systems are becoming more mobile, survivable, reliable, and accurate while also achieving longer ranges. Prelaunch survivability is likely to increase as potential adversaries strengthen their denial and deception measures and increasingly base missiles on mobile platforms.

Effective deterrence is the preferred strategy to prevent missile attack. However, a broader approach is required to address the increasingly complex missile threat environment. If deterrence fails and conflict with a rogue state or within a region ensues, U.S. attack operations against time-sensitive targets will degrade, disrupt, or destroy an adversary’s missiles before they are launched. Such operations are part of a comprehensive missile defense strategy and increase the effectiveness of active missile defenses by reducing the number of adversary missiles to be intercepted. To this end, DoD will continue to investigate options to promptly strike time-sensitive mobile missile targets prior to launch at stand-off ranges, including currently available capabilities and new long-range precision strike concepts.

Space-based assets enable critical capabilities to engage time-sensitive targets.

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT); and satellite communications (SATCOM) are space-based functions vital to achieving attack operations missions. Space-based ISR (which can include Electro- Optical InfraRed (EO/IR) or Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) methods), includes missile warning, targeting analysis, threat capability assessment, situational awareness, battle damage assessment, and fire control quality data. Space-based PNT provides precise and accurate geolocation, navigation, and time reference services for advanced weapon systems. SATCOM systems with crosslinks inherently facilitate beyond line of site connectivity.

Space is a naturally hazardous environment and is increasingly congested, contested, and competitive. Natural threats to satellites include solar activity, radiation belts, and natural orbital debris. Manmade threats can be both unintentional (e.g., satellite debris or electromagnetic interference) or intentional (e.g., jamming, lasing, cyberspace attacks, and antisatellite weapons). Adversaries are also developing, and in some cases demonstrating, disruptive and destructive space capabilities. Space mission assurance methods should be considered as part of any proposed space-based concept.

Space-based assets must provide these critical enabling functions and reduce kill chain timelines while operating in adverse environments. Features of a space-based payload may include the ability to collect under all feasible natural or hostile conditions; extract target information in the presence of clutter / noise; process internal and external information in real time; operate within harsh physical / thermal environmental conditions; exploit advanced learning and / or artificial intelligence techniques, utilize

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This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), procurement instrument identification number HQ0034-19-BAA-TSTMPD-0001, constitutes the solicitation of offers for research and development (R&D) for the Time-Sensitive Target Mission Payloads Demonstration. The objective of this effort is to advance space-based payload and enabling technology concepts that support attack operations against time-sensitive targets mission through analysis, experimentation, and demonstration. There are three phases of this BAA solicitation: 1) White Paper, 2) Concept Design Study (by invitation only), and

3) Demonstration (by invitation only). Publication of this announcement does not obligate the DoD to review any White Paper submission beyond an initial administrative review, or to award any specific project, or to obligate any available funds.

The White Paper Phase consists of defining a payload concept or an enabling technology that supports the attack operations against time-sensitive targets mission objective. In order to meet the requirements of this solicitation, the following questions should be addressed in White Paper responses:

• What payload and associated infrastructure concepts are being proposed to enable low latency persistent global ISR, navigation, and / or communications to enable this military mission and reduce the kill chain timeline?

• What supporting infrastructures and orbital geometries are necessary to support payload concepts?

• What are strategies for enhanced resilience against current and emerging threats?

• What investments are required for enabling technologies to meet mission goals?

• What costs (including those shared by the offeror) and schedules would be associated with the proposed concepts and what are implementation alternatives?

• What are the opportunities to leverage rapidly emerging commercial technologies and efficiencies?

• What near term demonstrations of the feasibility of these concepts are possible, both through system engineering models and early hardware flights?

• What additional development would be necessary to establish an operational capability based on proposed concept?

The Concept Design Study Phase consists of a 90-day, in-depth analysis of time-sensitive target engagement through reduced timelines enabled by payload concepts and methods.

This could include improvements in detection and track custody through persistent multi-modality concepts, advancements in autonomy for battle management, and resiliency in reduced or denied environments. This concept design study should include:

• Timelines, accuracies, and capacity for closing the kill chain

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• An estimate of potential fielding schedule and time phased lifecycle cost (to include offeror cost sharing proposal)

• Resiliency to space control and cyber threats

• Sustainment and replenishment

• Common infrastructure component trade-offs

• Technical Performance Measures to be met in the Demonstration Phase

The Demonstration Phase consists of an approximate 25-month effort to demonstrate by means of analysis, and / or experimentation, and / or rapid prototyping, and / or flight test by CY2021 payload concepts that meet the Technical Performance Measures developed in the Concept Design Study Phase. These concepts and methods must reduce engagement timelines sufficiently to enable the time-sensitive target defeat mission throughout an adversary target operational life-cycle.

1.2. Soliciting Agency. On behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the soliciting contracting office is: Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) Acquisition Directorate (AD), 4800 Mark Center Dr, Alexandria, VA 22350.

Table 1: Solicitation Contract Office POCs

Name Organization Role Email

Sharon Hilton WHS-AD Primary Contracting Officer sharon.a.hilton.civ@mail.mil

Christina Gess WHS-AD Contract Specialist christina.1.gess.civ@mail.mil

1.3. Key Dates

Table 2: BAA Key Dates

Event Tentative Date Industry Day 1 Mar 2019 BAA Release on Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS) located FBO.gov

4 Mar 2019

Questions due 7 Mar 2019 White Paper proposals due 15 Mar 2019

(3:00 PM EST)

Down-select for Study Phase 1 Apr 2019 Study Phase proposals due (invitation only) 1 May 2019 Study Phase 17 May 2019 –

30 Aug 2019 Draft Study Phase Final Report 9 Aug 2019 Study Phase Final Report (oral presentations) 19 Aug 2019 –

23 Aug 2019 Study Phase Final Report (written) 30 Aug 2019

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Down-select for Demonstration Phase 6 Sept 2019 Demonstration Phase proposals due (invitation only) 4 Oct 2019 Demonstration Phase 2 Dec 2019 –

31 Dec 2021

2.0. Three-Step Solicitation Process

2.1. General Information. Hard copies of this solicitation will not be issued. The

Government reserves the right to fund all, some or none of the proposals in response to this BAA and to create and maintain a reserve list of proposals for potential funding, in the event that sufficient funding becomes available. Funding will not be provided to Offerors for reimbursement of costs incurred to respond to this solicitation. White Papers, technical and cost or price proposals (or any other material) submitted in response to this BAA will not be returned. All White Paper and Proposal submissions shall remain valid for 120 days. The Government will destroy submissions in accordance with DoD document retention policy. All submissions will be treated as sensitive competitive information and their contents will be disclosed only to authorized personnel for the purposes of evaluation.

2.2. E-mail Addresses. It is the Offerors’ responsibility to ensure: (1) correct e-mail addresses are provided at the time of submission, (2) e-mail notifications reach the intended recipient(s), and (3) the e-mail is not blocked by the use of ‘spam blocker’ software or other means that the recipient’s Internet Service Provider may have implemented as a means to block the receipt of certain e-mail messages.

2.3. Submissions. White Papers should be submitted to the following addresses:

Unclassified

TBD

Collateral Secret

TBD

SCI

TBD

2.4. Phase 1: White Papers. Completed White Papers must be successfully submitted no later than 3:00PM EST, March 15, 2019 in order to be considered submitted and there will be no exceptions to this rule. Offerors are encouraged to complete all White Paper submissions early to avoid any delivery delays. Failure to meet these guidelines may result in the rejection of a non-compliant White Paper during evaluations. The Government retains the right to reject White Papers for failure to comply with the submission instructions.

Solicitation Amendments. Official amendments or links to amendments will be posted to FEDBIZOPPS https://www.fbo.gov.

Time-Sensitive Target Mission Payloads Demonstration Inquiries. During the BAA open period, Offerors may submit written comments pertaining to this solicitation to:

sharon.a.hilton.civ@mail.mil and christina.1.gess.civ@mail.mil Subject: Time-Sensitive Target Mission Payloads Demonstration Comment

White Papers. Offerors of White Papers submitted in response to this BAA will receive an email response by April 1, 2019 indicating whether their White Paper was selected for invitation to submit a proposal for the Concept Design Study phase. Offerors notified that their White Paper was selected will receive specific content and format proposal preparation instructions at that time.

Debriefings. White Papers are not entitled to a debriefing.

Program Funding. Proposals selected for award for the Concept Design Study Phase may receive up to $500k in funding, dependent upon the complexity of the submission.

2.4.1. White Paper Structure

2.4.1.1. Sections. A complete White Paper consists of four sections:

Section 1: Cover Page (1 page), which should include offeror’s name, address, taxpayer ID number, CAGE code, and a point of contact authorized to negotiate and sign on behalf of the offeror;

Section 2: Technical Description (5 pages), which should include past experience, key personnel, relevant facilities / equipment, and technology readiness level (TRL) of the concept. The technical description should address the offeror’s proposed contribution to one of more of the questions listed below:

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• What payload and associated infrastructure (hardware and capabilities off-board of the payload which are required to support the mission function) concepts are being proposed to enable low latency persistent global ISR, provide navigation in austere conditions, and ensure communications to enable this military mission and reduce the kill chain timeline?

• What supporting infrastructures and orbital geometries are necessary to support payload concepts?

• What are strategies for enhanced resilience against current and emerging threats?

• What investments are required for enabling technologies to meet mission goals?

• What costs (including those shared by the offeror) and schedules would be associated with the proposed concepts and what are implementation alternatives?

• What are the opportunities to leverage rapidly emerging commercial technologies and efficiencies?

• What are the launch requirements to enable the establishment and sustainment of the constellation?

• What near term demonstrations of the feasibility of these concepts are possible, both through system engineering models and early hardware flights?

• What additional development would be necessary to establish an operational capability based on proposed concept?

Section 3: Cost and schedule (1 page), which should include methods (e.g., expert judgment, analogous estimating, parametric estimating) used to ensure that the proposed costs are realistic for the technical approach proposed and a description on how the schedule is achievable for the proposed technical approach. The schedule should include major activities / milestones, deliverables, measures of success, and potential risks and mitigation plans. Life cycle cost should be time phased consistent with this schedule.

Section 4: Quad Chart (1 page) using template provided. The Quad Chart should shall have graphics, spacing, and text that is easily readable and shall consist of the following:

• Heading o Title of Project o Company

• Upper Left Quadrant:

o Picture or graphic illustrating proposed technology development

• Lower Left Quadrant o Project objectives and scope o Key personnel, facilities / equipment o Related prior or current work

• Upper Right Quadrant o How the concept contributes to the mission o Technical Readiness Level (current level and anticipated level at project completion)

• Lower Right Quadrant:

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) o Estimated time phased cost (to include development, production, launch, and operations) o Major activities / milestones o Deliverables, metrics / measures of success o Potential risks / mitigations

2.4.2. Page Count. White Paper submissions may not have a combined page count in excess of

8 pages, including cover page, technical description, cost and schedule, and quad chart.

2.4.3. Text & Font Format. Submissions should be in Microsoft Office or Adobe PDF formats. Text shall be at least single-spaced, formatted on 8½ x 11-inch sized paper, with a minimum of one-inch margin all around. Pages shall be numbered consecutively. Font size shall be of minimum 10-point font and preferably Times New Roman. Bolding, underlining, and italics may be used to identify points of emphasis. Graphic presentations, including tables, while not subject to the same font size and spacing requirements, shall have spacing and text that is easily readable.

2.4.5. Virus Check. Perform a virus check before submitting the White Paper. If a virus is detected, it may cause rejection of the file.

2.5. Phase 2: Concept Design Study Submission of Proposals. Proposals for the Concept Design Study phase will be by invitation only for those White Paper submissions that merit further consideration. The Government’s decision to invite an Offeror to submit a proposal for the Concept Design Study Phase will be based upon the evaluation results of the White Paper submission. Proposals shall expand on the White Paper submission providing sufficient detail that represents an innovative approach to meeting the requirements of this solicitation. The anticipated due date and time for proposals, along with instructions on content and format, will be included in the proposal invitation.

2.5.1. Concept Design Study Phase Deliverables. The following table describes the Concept Design Study Phase deliverable schedule:

Deliverable Tentative Due Date

Monthly Status Reports Beginning of each month

Study Phase Program Management Plan 31 May 2019 Draft Study Phase Final Report (20 pages max) 9 August 2019 Study Phase Final Report (oral presentations) Week of

19 Aug 2019 – 23 Aug 2019

Study Phase Final Report (written) 30 Aug 2019

2.6. Phase 3: Demonstration Submission of Proposals. Proposals for the Demonstration phase will be by invitation only for those concept designs that merit further consideration for implementation in a demonstration. The Study Phase Final Report will be used to determine Demonstration Phase invitations.

3.0. White Paper and Proposal Evaluations

The evaluation process will be conducted using technical subject matter expert reviews as described in FAR 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016. Each White Paper / Proposal will be evaluated based on the merit, relevance, and cost as it relates to the evaluation factors stated herein.

3.1. Evaluation Factors. White Papers and Proposals will be evaluated using adjectival ratings applied to each of the non-price factors:

Factor #1 – Contribution to the Mission: The degree to which the submission provides an innovative technical approach that is relevant to the mission to defeat Time-Sensitive Targets.

Factor #2 – Technical Approach / Qualifications: The degree to which the technical approach is innovative, feasible, achievable, complete and supported by a technical team that has the expertise and experience to accomplish the mission to defeat time-sensitive targets.

Factor #3 – Schedule: The degree to which the proposed schedule is achievable within 25 months from a Demonstration Phase award.

Factor #4 – Cost Realism: The degree to which the proposed costs are realistic for the technical approach and the methods used to demonstrate the Offeror’s ability to complete the total project for the amount requested are in accordance with the BAA. This includes an evaluation of the potential cost risks and controls used to mitigate those risks.

During evaluations, factors #1, #2 and #3 are equally important. When combined, Factors 1, 2 and 3 are more important than Factor 4.

3.2. Adjectival Ratings. During the evaluation of White Papers and Proposals, the Government will assign an adjectival rating to Factors 1, 2 and 3 listed above. If during the evaluation any non-price factor is deemed “Marginal” or “Unacceptable,” the evaluation will cease and will be deemed not awardable. Any White Paper or Proposal that receives a “Marginal” or “Unacceptable” rating for any non-price factor will not be given further consideration or evaluated further.

Outstanding (O) – The White Paper / Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the objective. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. The risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

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Good (G) – The White Paper / Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the objective. Strengths outweigh any weaknesses. The risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable (A) – The White Paper / Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the objective. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. The risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal (M) – The White Paper / Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the objective. One or more weaknesses are not offset by strengths. The risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

The White Paper / Proposal is not awardable.

Unacceptable (U) – The White Paper / Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. The White Paper / Proposal is not awardable.

4.0. White Paper Award Information

4.1. Commitment to Small Business. It is the policy of the DoD to provide maximum opportunity to small businesses, including small businesses in all socioeconomic categories to participate in DoD acquisitions. DoD is strongly committed to providing prime and subcontracting opportunities for small businesses, including small businesses in all socioeconomic categories, and, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions to support the Time-Sensitive Target Mission Payloads Demonstration.

4.2. Basis of Award. The Government intends to make multiple awards resulting from this announcement and reserves the right to select for award any, all, part, or none of the proposals received. The awards will be made based on proposals that are determined to be most beneficial to the Government with appropriate consideration given to the evaluation factors. Awards will be made to the Offerors whose offer is determined to provide the “best value” to the Government based on the factors / preferences, this may not necessarily be the proposal offering the lowest cost / price or receiving the highest evaluated rating.

4.3. Negotiation and Discussions. The contracting officer will determine if negotiations or discussions are required.

4.4. DCAA-Approved Accounting System. Offerors selected for a cost-type award for the Demonstration Phase must have a Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)-approved accounting system. Guidance is available at http://www.dcaa.mil. Offerors are encouraged to obtain DCAA accounting system approval prior to the award timeframe.

Lack of a DCAA approved accounting system will delay and possibly prevent a cost-type or any other award. Questions may be addressed to the contracting officer. While a DCAA audit is pending, the contracting officer may make a determination that the

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Offeror’s accounting system is acceptable in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 242.7502, Contractor Accounting System and Related Controls, and the clause at DFARS 252.242-7006, Accounting System Administration.

4.5. Subcontracting Plans. For Demonstration Phase proposals in excess of $700,000 by other than small businesses, the Offeror is required to submit a Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9. As such, subcontracting plans will be reviewed (and negotiated as necessary) to ensure subcontracting plans are compliant with FAR Subpart 19.7.

4.6. Industry and Academia. All responsible firms and academic institutions capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a White Paper under this BAA.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit White Papers and / or participate in teaming arrangements in submitting White Papers; however, no portion of this announcement will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation.

4.7. Foreign Participants. Research in this area is limited to “U.S. persons” as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) statute (§) 1201.1. Foreign participants and / or individuals may not participate in this solicitation.

4.8. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs). Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are eligible to receive awards under this BAA unless precluded from doing so by their FFRDC contracts. MITRE and MIT / Lincoln Laboratories will be part of the evaluation panel and will be ineligible to respond to this BAA.

4.9. Department of Defense Laboratories. DoD laboratories are eligible to receive awards under this BAA unless precluded from doing so by their DoD Laboratory contracts.

4.10. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs). UARCs are eligible to submit proposals under this BAA unless precluded from doing so by their DoD UARC contracts.

Georgia Tech Research Institute will be part of the evaluation panel and will be ineligible to respond to this BAA.

4.11. Other Government Agencies. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be part of the evaluation panel for this solicitation.

4.12. Teaming. Teams are encouraged to submit White Papers. Offerors must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data and other information in an integrated program with other contractors.

4.15. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code. The NAICS code for this announcement is 541715: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).

4.16. System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors submitting White Papers must have an active registration in SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM prior to the BAA close date and have the NAICS code listed in their SAM record before submission of the White Paper.

4.17. Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA). MOSA supporting standards should be included in development approach to the maximum extent possible.

4.18. Data Rights and Proprietary Information. Government Purpose Rights in technical data is generally preferred and is the default for capabilities delivered under any acquisition(s) resulting from the multi-phased selection process described herein. Lesser data rights will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in return for other consideration.

4.19. Proprietary Information. Respondents are responsible for clearly identifying proprietary information. Submissions containing proprietary information must have the cover page and each page containing such information clearly marked with a label such as “Proprietary” or “Company Proprietary.” Note, “Confidential” is a classification marking used to control the dissemination of U.S. Government National Security Information as dictated in Executive Order 13526 and should not be used to identify proprietary business information.

4.20 Award Instrument Types. Any resultant FAR contract awarded by the Government for the Time-Sensitive Target Mission Payloads Concept Design Study Phase shall be offered as a firm-fixed-price contract and the Demonstration Phase shall be offered as a firm-fixed-price contract or a cost-reimbursement type contract, in accordance with FAR Part 16. If a proposal for cooperative agreement is selected for award, that award shall be in accordance with DoD Regulation 3210.6-R, Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations. Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contracts will be in accordance with 10 U.S.C 2371. Awards may be made consistent with 10 U.S.C. 2358, 10 U.S.C. 2361, and 10 U.S.C. 2374(a). Determination of contract types and funding arrangements are chosen at the sole-discretion of the Government.

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4.21. Notifications. Notification of selection for any phase of this BAA is not an authorization to begin work.

4.22. Period of Performance. The performance period for any contract award shall not exceed 90 days for the Concept Design Study phase and 25 months for the Demonstration phase, from date of contract award.

5.0. Other Information

5.1. Submission Costs. The cost of preparing submissions in response to this solicitation is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting or any other contract.

However, it may be an allowable expense to a normal Bid and Proposal indirect cost as specified in FAR 31.205-18.

5.2. Provisions and Clauses. This BAA lists some provisions and clauses that may be required to be incorporated in resulting contracts. Similar provisions may be included in the terms and conditions of resulting Cooperative Agreements and Other Transactions.

The contracting officer is required to insert applicable provisions and clauses in their invitations for proposals.

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the contracting officer will make their full text available. The Offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the Offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the Offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Note: These provisions do not apply to White Paper submissions, but may be incorporated by the contracting officer if Offerors are invited or requested to submit proposals.

52.204-10 – Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) 252.211-7003 – Item Identification and Valuation (Aug 2008) 52.215-22 – Limitations on Pass-Through Charges—Identification of Subcontract Effort (Oct 2009) 52.215-23 – Limitations on Pass-Through Charges (Oct 2009) (ALT I) 52.217-5 – Evaluation of Options (July 1990) 52.217-7 – Option for Increased Quantity -- Separately Priced Line Item (Mar 1989)

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52.217-8 – Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) 52.217-9 – Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) 52.219-28 – Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) 52.222-54 – Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (This clause will not be include in Cooperative Agreements or Other Transactions)

DFARS:

252.704-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls 252.204-7012 – Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (October 2016) 252.227-7013 – Rights in Technical Data--Noncommercial (Feb 2014) 252.227-7014 – Rights in Noncommercial Computer Software and Noncommercial Computer Software Documentation (Feb 2014) 252.227-7015 – Technical Data—Commercial Items (Feb 2014) 252.227-7016 - Rights in Bid or Proposal Information (Jan 2011) 252.227-7017 – Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions (Jan 2011) 252.227-7030 - Technical Data--Withholding of Payment (Mar 2000).

252.227-7037 – Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data (Sept 2016) 252.232-7003 – Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Jun 2012) 252.235-7002 – Animal Welfare (Dec 2014) 252.235-7004 – Protection of Human Subjects (Jul 2009)

5.3. Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI). The primary purpose of this provision is to aid in ensuring that; the Contractor’s objectivity and judgment are not biased because of its present, or currently planned interests (financial, contractual, organizational, or otherwise) which relate to work under a contract; the Contractor does not obtain an unfair competitive advantage by virtue of its access to non-public Government information regarding the Government’s program plans and actual or anticipated resources; the Contractor does not obtain any unfair competitive advantage by virtue of its access to proprietary information belonging to others.

5.4. Access To and Use of Government Information. If the Contractor, in the performance of this contract, obtains access to information such as plans, policies, reports, studies, financial plans, or data which has not been released or otherwise made available to the public, the Contractor agrees that without prior written approval of the contracting officer, it shall not: (a) use such information for any private purpose unless the

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) information has been lawfully released or otherwise made available to the public, (b) compete for work based on such information after the completion of this contract, (c) submit an unsolicited proposal to the Government which is based on such information after such information is released, or (d) release such information unless such information has previously been lawfully released or otherwise made available to the public by the Government.

5.4.1. Access to and Protection of Propriety Information. The Contractor agrees that, to the extent it receives or is given access to proprietary data, trade secrets, or other confidential or privileged technical, business, or financial information (hereinafter referred to as “proprietary data”) under this contract, it shall treat such information in accordance with any restrictions imposed on such information. The Contractor further agrees to enter into a written agreement for the protection of the proprietary data of others and to exercise diligent effort to protect such proprietary data from unauthorized use or disclosure. In addition, the Contractor shall obtain from each employee who has access to proprietary data under this contract, a written agreement which shall in substance provide that such employee shall not, during his / her employment by the Contractor or thereafter, disclose to others or use for their benefit, proprietary data received in connection with the work under this contract. The Contractor will educate its employees regarding the philosophy of Part 9.505-4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation so that they will not use or disclose proprietary information or data generated or acquired in the performance of this contract except as provided herein.

6.0. Glossary

Associated Infrastructure. Hardware and capabilities off-board of the payload which are required to support the mission function.

Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR). ISR is a capability for gathering data and information on an object or in an area of interest (AOI) on a persistent, event-driven, or scheduled basis using imagery, signals, and other collection methods. This includes warning (to include ballistic missile activity), targeting analysis, threat capability assessment, situational awareness, battle damage assessment (BDA), and characterization of the operational environment.

Persistence. Persistent access provides predictable coverage of an area of interest (AOI).

Most space-based intelligence collection capabilities consist of multiple satellites operating in concert, or supplemented by other sensors, when continuous surveillance of an area is desired. Persistent sensors must provide sufficient surveillance revisit timelines to support a weapon strike at any time.

Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). PNT systems provide precise and accurate geolocation, navigation, and time reference services. PNT information, whether from space-based global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs), such as GPS, or non-GNSS sources, is mission-essential for virtually every modern weapon system.

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Reconstitution. Reconstitution consists of actions taken to restore functionality to an acceptable level for a particular mission, operation, or contingency after severe degradation. It includes launching additional satellites or bringing additional ground stations, new signals, and spectrum into play to bolster the ability to provide the capabilities and capacity required for mission success. Reconstitution involves adding back capability or capacity through additional assets or links.

Resilience. Resilience is the ability of an architecture to support the functions necessary for mission success with higher probability; shorter periods of reduced capability; and across a wider range of scenarios, conditions, and threats, in spite of hostile action or adverse conditions. Resilience is an internally focused characteristic of an architecture and is achievable through one or a combination of methodologies.

Satellite Communications SATCOM. SATCOM systems with crosslinks inherently facilitate beyond LOS connectivity. SATCOM systems provide voice and data connectivity that facilitates C2, survivable communications for Presidential support, nuclear command and control, and intelligence. SATCOM can provide global voice and data transmission such as the tracking of force disposition and status.

Time-sensitive target (TST). A TST is a joint force commander-validated target or set of targets requiring immediate response because it is a highly lucrative, fleeting target of opportunity or it poses (or will soon pose) a danger to friendly forces.

7.0. References

• Missile Defense Review, 2019

• DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, 29 January 2019

• Joint Publication 3-60, Joint Targeting, 28 September 2019

• Joint Publication 3-14, Space Operations, 10 April 2018

• Joint Publication 3-01, Countering Air and Missile Threats, 21 April 2017

(Validated 02 May 2018)

• NASIC Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat, 30 June 2017

Debriefings

2.6. Phase 3: Demonstration Submission of Proposals. Proposals for the Demonstration phase will be by invitation only for those concept designs that merit further consideration for implementation in a demonstration. The Study Phase Final Report will...