TSTMPD_QA_Final_3.8.2019.pdf

Industry Q&A Time-Sensitive Target Mission Payloads Demonstration (TSTMPD)

Industry Question BAA Reference

Government Response

Will the Government accept more than one white paper from each vendor?

Section 2.0, Page 7

Yes, please refer to the current version of the BAA.

Can a vendor submit as both a prime or subcontractor in a white paper?

Section 2.0, Page 7

Yes, please refer to the current version of the BAA.

Is there a formal blackout period? Can the Government engage in discussions at this time?

Because the TSTMPD BAA has been released, the Government will not conduct any discussions with Industry at this time.

How many awards are planned for next phases:

concept exploration and demo phases? Section

1.4, Page 5

The Government reserves the right to award one, none or multiple awards in the study phase.

Can industry submit SAP/SAR content?

SAP/SAR content will not be accepted in the White Paper Phase. The solution may include SAP/SAR.

Can industry submit additional information beyond the 5 page limit for the white paper?

Section 2.1.1, Page

No, please refer to the current version of the BAA.

Will the Government accept SCI submissions? Section 2.0, Page 7

Yes, please refer to the current version of the BAA.

Should the white paper submission include costs for demo phase or study phase?

White Paper Template Please include price for study phase only.

Will the Government provide DD254's?

The Government plans to provide the DD254 after the award of the study phase.

Will SCI billets be provided to a selected vendor? Not during the study phase.

Will the Government favor non-traditional vendors?

There is no preference at this time. The Government is asking for additional vendor information on the cover page of the BAA.

Is the Government interested in cost sharing during the study or in the demo phase?

The Government is interested in cost sharing during the Demonstration Phase.

Is this acquisition an OTA? Section 4.16, Page

The Government is currently reviewing the most optimal contract type for the Demonstration Phase.

Does a submission have to answer all questions as stated in the BAA?

Section 2.1.1, Page

Industry should attempt to answer all questions in the BAA. In cases where some questions are not addressed, the offeror should describe an approach to address the full set of questions.

Is it possible for an FFRDC to participate in the

TSTMPD BAA?

Section 4.6, Page

Yes, please refer to the current version of the BAA.

Can the submission include a classified addendum?

Section 1.6, Page 6

No, White Papers shall be submitted in their entirety as one submission at the appropriate classification level.

Does the Government consider schedule to be important?

Section 2.1.1, Page

Yes, please refer to the current version of the BAA.

How will evaluation criteria relate to mission impact?

Section 3.1, Page 9 Please see the current version of the BAA.

Will cost share be evaluated for cost realism? White Paper Template

There is no cost share during the White Paper Phase.

Does an offerer have to have an approved DCAA accounting model?

No, please refer to the current version of the BAA.

Will non-US Government participants be allowed to participate?

Section 4.5, Page

No, please refer to the current version of the BAA.

Can the Government provide guidance on the role that UARC's can play?

Section 4.8, Page

Yes, please refer to the current version of the BAA.

What is the anticipated budget for the demonstration phase?

The Government is not releasing a specified budget for this acquisition.

Could you please identify the type and level of funding for this effort? 6.2? 6.3? several million?

The Government is not releasing a specified budget for this acquisition.

For the OTA business relationship what part of US Code 10, 2371B does the TSTMPD which to employ:

a) Significant non-traditional

b) All small businesses

c) One third cost sharing or d Exceptional circumstances?

Section 4.16, Page

The Government is currently reviewing the most optimal contract type for the Demonstration Phase.

Will Industry Day slides be available to industry?

Yes, please refer to the revised BAA Notice.

Please clarify the level of detail to which you want the cost estimate for “payload concept or enabling technology”. Is an engineering-level ROM sufficient? Or do you want a more detailed cost estimate?

White Paper Template

No, please include price for study phase only.

“Offerors may provide no more than 4 white paper submissions. Offerors may submit solutions as part of a team or independently per vendor Cage Code”.

Is this 4 submissions per company or 4 submissions per cage code?

Section 2, Yes, please refer to the current version of the BAA.

Under paragraph 2.4.1.1 Section 2, the fifth question in the Technical Description questions asks for "what costs and schedules would be associated with the proposed concepts?" The stated intent from the Industry Day was not to require a Demo, development or operational phase cost estimate. Is this cost and schedule only referring to the Concept Design Study Phase?

Section 2.1.1, Page 8 See current version of the BAA.

On the cover page, is an answer greater than Phase 2 plus 25 months for the demo phase a disqualifying answer to the question of "Number of months needed from Phase 2 selection to complete Demonstration Phase"?

The Government expects that the total time of the Demonstration Phase to be 25 months or less.

Is the < $500K cost associated with the demonstration phase or the R&D to get to the demonstration phase? In other words is the final deployed solution expected to cost less than $500K?

Section 3.1, Page 9

The Government anticipates the price of the Concept Study Phase will not be >$500k.

Is the Government open to or have a preference for any of the following to support this mission:

- Concepts in high altitude or space domain?

- Concepts for a communications capability/payload?

- Concepts in the propulsion technology area?

- Concepts for multi-domain solutions?

The Government seeks complete and partial solutions to address the mission.

Offerors are encouraged to propose concepts that can contribute to the mission.

- Concepts that take on more program risk on current development programs or is the Government looking to create a new program?

- Concepts that include both space and high altitude options?

- Concepts for a specific area of the problem (threat)?

- Concepts which address the full architectural scope or are solutions to pieces of the problem acceptable?

- Concepts that demonstrate effective capability vs low cost?

- Concepts that support Indications and Warning (I&W)?

- Concepts which include commercial assets?

- Submissions that address the full mission end-to-end sequence?

- Concepts which demonstrate performance in a GPS-denied environment?

- Concepts which include the provision of CONOPS along with the technology?

- Concepts to solve threats not shown in the Industry Day briefing?

- Concepts with "less mature" technology?

- Concepts with a mission concept analysis?

- Concepts can include multi-domain effects (e.g.

cyber)?

- Concepts with bus technologies (satellite platforms)?

- Concepts with a focus on a specific region/AOR?

- Concepts with hosted payloads?

- Concepts where networks will all be IP based?

- Concepts for acquisition of hardware or for services and products?

- Concepts with Systems Engineering and Integration services?

- Concepts which provide data or cue other assets?

- Concepts which leverage Adaptive Acquisition approach that moves from iterated product based prototype solutions into production?

- Concepts which address all or some subset of the targets of interest?

- Concepts with a specific space domain that is of interest to the government?

- Concepts with a specific type of collection preferred for the sensor?

- Concepts with a support launch on remote?

- Concepts supported by weapon (munition/DE/etc.)

to be considered as development?

- Concepts which consider resilience as part of a sensor or part of the overall architecture?

- Concepts utilizing agile models for development?

- Concepts with ground based fusion technology?

- Concepts which focus on a particular Service?

- Concepts with Systems Engineering and Integration services?

Does the Government see the concept operating in a multi-level security environment?

Due to the nature of the mission, the Government anticipates the concept to operate in appropriate security environments.

Can JCTDs be included as concepts for the submission?

Section 2.1.1, Page 8 Yes. See the current version of the BAA.

Can the Government share more information about the threat? Is there any guidance on the assets used in the kill chain? No additional guidance at this time.

How is TSTMPD BAA different than other projects?

The TSTMPD effort is complementary to other ongoing projects in the Government.

Is there a plan for transition of the resultant technology?

Section 4.16, Page

The Government is interested in supporting information for potential transition as part of the concept discussion.

Depending on the maturity of the technology at the demonstration phase we may pursue a follow-on production contract or, in the case of a prototype OT, a follow on production OT under 10 USC 2371b.

Is TSTMPD BAA part of the Space Development Agency? Not at this time.

Is there interest to include other agencies in a solution?

Yes, we will ask that industry provide information as to the related programs.

Will the Government share architectural standards with industry?

Offerors can provide information on their assumptions to possibly include architectures and standards.

Can industry request GFE in their submission?

Industry can identify any GFE that they desire for their efforts, however there is no commitment at this time to provide GFE.

Does the Government have any guidance on SWAP?

Not at this time. Industry can include information on the trade space for SWAP.

Will the Government provide launch services?

There is no commitment to provide launch services. The offeror can provide information on their approach to launch services.

Will the Government consider removing the requirement to include full life cycle cost in the white paper?

White Paper Template Yes, see the current version of BAA.

Can the Government discuss the end-user for transition?

The Government is not discussing end-user transition at this time.

Will the Government provide ISR timelines?

No, industry is not obliged to use any existing architectural timelines in their response.

Are there Quality of Service (QoS) levels for weapons support?

It is up to Industry to determine what capabilities can contribute to the mission.

If space based solution, should we assume launch costs into cost/solution?

The Government does not require cost information for the White Paper response.

My team intends to submit a TSTMPD response featuring US-built payloads hosted on a proliferated LEO commercial satellite constellation with real-time intersatellite links and continuous low latency downlink. The constellation will be owned and operated by a Canadian company. Is this type of

Section 4.5, Page

The Government seeks complete and partial solutions to address the mission.

Offerors are encouraged to propose concepts that can contribute to the mission.

hybrid US-international team acceptable to the TSTMPD program executive?

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.

Paragraph 3 of Draft BAA Section 1.1 refers specifically only to EO/IR and SAR as included in Space-based ISR. Would the Government consider including “passive RF” in this reference?

Section 1.1, Page 3 Yes, see current version of the BAA.

Is there a specific TRL rating that you're seeking in the concepts?

The Government is not seeking a specific TRL rating. It is up to industry to describe how the concept will mature sufficiently to successfully demonstrate capability by 2021.

The White Paper Number on the White Paper Template states HQ0034-19-BAA-TSTMPD-0001- XXXX. Are we to submit as is and the XXXX is determined by you after the submission?

Section 1, White Paper Number Correct. The XXXX is a placeholder.

For #9 on the White Paper Template, is the percentage contribution from offeror versus other team members for the concept study phase, the demonstration phase, or both?

Section 1, Question 9

The estimate should represent the respective contributions for the study phase.

Is the white paper deadline 15-March, 11am or 3pm Eastern?

The white paper is due 3 PM EST March 15th.