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Special Topic Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Advanced Technology (DV) Program Executive Office

MDA Special Topic BAA Announcement HQ0147-18-S-0001

Concept Definition for Hypersonic Defense Weapon Systems

Missile Defense Agency 5222 Martin Road Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898

This Special Topic Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is intended to fulfill requirements for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing state-of-the-art technologies and/or increasing knowledge and understanding as a means to identify and develop robust innovative concepts, stimulate technology innovation, and exploit breakthroughs in science. This BAA identifies MDA research/exploratory development areas of interest and provides prospective offerors information on the preparation of white papers along with evaluation factors. THIS BAA DOES NOT FOCUS ON SPECIFIC SYSTEMS OR HARDWARE SOLUTIONS.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF TECHNICAL, ENGINEERING, OR OTHER TYPES OF SUPPORT SERVICES.

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: A. Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited Approved for Public Release 18-MDA-9600 (20 Apr 18)

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Table of Contents

J. Cybersecurity 15

ANNEX 5: MDA HUNTSVILLE VISITOR ACCESS REQUEST PROCESS 28

ANNEX 6: INDUSTRY DAY REGISTRATION FORM 29

ANNEX 7: INDUSTRY DAY ONE-ON-ONE REGISTRATION FORM 30

Concept Definition for Hypersonic Defense Weapon Systems

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION:

This publication constitutes a “SPECIAL TOPIC” Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) issued under the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d) (2), providing for the competitive selection of basic and applied research and that part of development not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement. This posting fulfills the requirement for full and open competition. Any contracts awarded from this BAA must comply with the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulation (EAR).

The National Defense Strategy (NDS), released in January 2018, lists a number of Department of Defense priorities, including hypersonics. Dr. Griffin, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)), has repeatedly emphasized hypersonics as the first priority for the Department of Defense, "...there has to be a first, and hypersonics is my first" (quote from Dr. Griffin USD(R&E) as stated by Congressman Whittman House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Testimony, 17 April, 2018).

MDA has been given the mission by USD(R&E) to address hypersonic. Lt. Gen. Greaves (Director, Missile Defense Agency) fully supports this mission. Accordingly, Lt. Gen. Greaves stated at the 11 April 2018 Senate Appropriations Committee - Defense (SAC-D) hearing the following regarding the urgency of the hypersonic threat: "...it's just a matter of time before they have developed the capability and operationalized it. I assess the risk as extremely high. I don’t see what will prevent it from happening. And that is why, with my boss, Dr Mike Griffin, I believe that the hypersonic threat is something that we need to address expediently."

In addition to the focus on hypersonics, the Department of Defense is looking for highly innovative approaches that can be fielded at a much faster pace. Dr. Griffin said, "Greater speed in translating technology into fielded capability is where we can achieve and maintain our technological edge. ... we're not out of innovators, we're not out of innovations, we're out of time. ... it is about pace. ... One of my key priorities is to enable the Department to drive the military innovation cycle faster than any adversary to sustain technological superiority." (House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Testimony, 17 April, 2018). This Broad Agency Announcement seeks innovative component technologies and weapon system concepts that can address the hypersonic threat at a pace that will enable the United States to maintain military superiority against an advancing threat.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will not issue paper copies of this announcement. MDA reserves the right to select for award some, or none of the white papers in response to this announcement. The cost of responding to this BAA is not an allocable and allowable cost as set forth in accordance with Part 31 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation such costs shall be excluded from any billing, claim, or proposal applicable to a Government contract. It is the policy of MDA to handle all white papers and proposals submitted under this BAA, as sensitive, competitive information and to disclose their contents only for the purposes of evaluation. The issuance of this BAA does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement or arrangements. Furthermore, this BAA shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any procurement of supplies or services nor does it constitute a solicitation or a promise of a solicitation in the future.

SECTION II: SUMMARY INFORMATION:

Agency Name:

Missile Defense Agency, Advanced Technology (DV), Program Executive Office

Program Name:

Hypersonic Defense Weapon Systems

Broad Agency Announcement Title:

Concept Definition for Hypersonic Defense Weapon Systems

Broad Agency Announcement Number:

HQ0147-18-S-0001

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code/Title:

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

Response Date:

This announcement shall remain open until June 14, 2018. White papers maybe submitted at any time during the BAA open period (April 30, 2018 through June 14, 2018).

MDA may issue Request for (pricing) Proposals (RFPs) up to six months (December 14, 2018) following the closing date for this BAA announcement only for white papers submitted during the BAA open period.

Anticipated Awards:

Multiple awards are anticipated under this BAA. However, MDA is under no obligation to make any awards. The number of awards made under this BAA will depend on the quality of the white papers received and the availability of funds.

Total Funding Availability for Award(s):

MDA does not have a specified amount of funding available for BAA awards. No funding has been specifically reserved for this announcement at this time. However, funding may be provided throughout the open period of this BAA to pursue promising and innovative concepts of interest with any and all qualified sources.

Funding of research within MDA areas of interest has been determined by funding constraints and priorities set during each fiscal year FY18 and FY19 budget cycle. Anticipated timeline for this BAA is:

April 30, 2018 – Release HD Weapon Systems Special Topic BAA April 30, 2018 thru May 8, 2018 – Industry Day Registration April 30, 2018, 2018 thru June 14, 2018– Submit white papers May 14, 2018 – Industry Day July/August 2018 –Award Decision 4th Quarter Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 – Contract(s) award

Types of Instruments that may be Awarded:

Award(s) as a result of this announcement, will take the form of a contract, although the Government reserves the right to use other types of contractual instruments if deemed more appropriate for the proposed work. Any contract award(s) resulting from this BAA will incorporate the appropriate FAR, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and local MDA clauses.

Points of Contact (POC):

a. Technical Questions:

Mr. Robin Tompkins UNCLASSIFIED E-mail: Robin.Tompkins@mda.mil CLASSIFIED E-mail: Robin.Tompkins@mda.smil.mil

b. Contracts Questions:

Ms. Janalee Mathy UNCLASSIFIED E-mail: Janalee.Mathy@mda.mil CLASSIFIED E-mail: Janalee.Mathy@mda.smil.mil

c. Security Questions:

Mr. Stacy Kelsay UNCLASSIFIED E-mail: Stacy.Kelsay.CTR@mda.mil CLASSIFIED E-mail: Stacy.Kelsay.CTR@mda.smil.mil

All unclassified contract communications should be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Janalee Mathy at E-mail: Janalee.Mathy@mda.mil.

Other Information:

Any research conducted on or resulting from contract(s) awarded from this BAA must comply with United States Laws and regulations on “Export Control,” including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). MDA approval is required prior to any non-U.S. citizen performing on a BAA contract, including classified work.

NOTE: All communications (other than contract questions) should be CLASSIFIED collateral SECRET and submitted via e-mail to POCs listed at Section III, paragraph I. The POCs at Section III E. (4) below will contact the organization and arrange for all CLASSIFIED questions to be asked through a secure method of communication.

SECTION III: RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION:

A. Background:

The Missile Defense Agency is responsible for developing a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), integrating land, sea, air, and space-based assets to defend the United States, friends and allies, and deployed forces from ballistic missile attack of all ranges and in all phases of flight. MDA is also responsible for development and integration of systems to defeat future threat types. In January 2017, MDA issued a Request for Information (RFI) to conduct market research to assist in the identification of innovative weapon system concepts for defense against future threats. The RFI responses indicate that there are feasible concepts for defeating future threats that require more detailed definition and assessment to inform MDA path forward for acquiring additional weapon system capabilities.

B. Synopsis:

MDA requests white papers from U.S. industry, accredited colleges and university, and nonprofit organizations. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) or University Advanced Research Centers (UARCs) are eligible as a subcontractor as long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement or charter between the Government and specific FFRDC or UARC. The announcement is limited to the special topic area of BMDS weapon system concepts to defeat hypersonic threats through the use of kinetic and non-kinetic weapon systems. The Government seeks investigation of a broad trade space for innovative concepts that can provide affordable, reliable, robust capability versus future threats. In accordance with DoD 5220.22-M, “National Industry Security Program Operating Manual,” dated May 18, 2016, offerors shall be required to have access to classified information and thus companies under foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) will be excluded from contract award.

MDA envisions contract award(s) in FY2018 for concept definition. Offerors will fully describe weapon system concepts, component maturity, BMDS integration approach, estimated achievable performance, and technologies requiring risk reduction. The offerors will provide schedule and costs for technology risk reduction and product development.

White Papers may be submitted UNCLASSIFIED, or at the collateral SECRET. Suppliers should have a SECRET facility clearance with minimum facility storage capability at the SECRET level at the time White Papers are submitted. Offerors must have a valid U.S. security clearance of collateral Secret or higher in order to respond to this Announcement, because the Announcement includes an annex (information) classified at the Secret level which will be released only to offerors possessing the appropriate clearance. All classified material must be handled in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) (DoD 5220-22-M) and Industrial Security Regulation (DoD5220.22-R).

C. Description:

Provide a white paper describing the offeror’s plan to define and assess kinetic or non-kinetic weapon systems concepts to defeat hypersonic threats defined in the classified annex. White paper shall describe the approach to develop an estimate of program cost and schedule for technology risk reduction and weapon systems development. Describe the offeror’s estimated schedule and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost to implement and execute concept definition.

Describe the offeror’s capability to execute this plan and produce results including demonstrated capability to design, develop, test, and produce related weapon systems. Capability descriptions are to include top key personnel and facilities to be used. Describe initial weapon system concepts and the concept trade space that will be explored with supporting rationale. Trade space guidance is provided in the classified annex. Where applicable, describe the role of concepts previously submitted to the Government.

Describe how the offeror will accomplish:

a. Trade Studies and Concept Definition

1. Define the functional and physical architectures for integrated operation with the BMDS.

2. Develop weapon system concept designs to accomplish the mission capability needs described in the classified annex.

3. Conduct system, component, and sub-component trade studies necessary to defeat hypersonic threats described in the classified annex. Include a detailed breakout of weight allocations and weight margins per AIAA standard AIAA-S-120-2006.

4. Define land, sea, space, or air platform integration and deployment concept required to meet the proposed mission capability and necessary platform modifications.

5. Define tracking sensor and command and control needs for weapon system fire control throughout the engagement.

6. Define system safety, reliability, survivability, testability, produceabilty, and supportability.

7. Define prelaunch and in-flight communications.

b. Detailed Concept Feasibility Analysis

1. Conduct detailed analysis to establish the feasibility of proposed concepts. Estimate environments relevant to proposed concepts for all phases of weapon system deployment and operation.

2. Describe weapon system engagement error tree with an explanation of error sources.

3. Provide analysis on concept lethality.

c. Performance Assessment

1. Develop defended area, operating area, and closed loop engagement models that reflect the offeror’s concepts.

2. Analyze the performance of proposed concepts for threats and scenarios defined in the classified annex.

3. Provide technical parameters of the offeror’s concepts, as identified by the Government, to allow Government modeling of concept performance.

d. Modeling and Simulation

1. Describe models and simulation capability appropriate to the concept study, including the heritage of re-used models and new models required.

e. Technology Maturity and Risk Assessment

1. Describe your risk management process to include identifying, assessing, and developing mitigation strategies for program risks.

2. Present risk assessments in accordance with the MDA Risk Management Instruction, MDA INSTRUCTION 3058.01-INS.

3. Define the key technology risks for potential technology risk reduction and development for proposed weapon system concepts.

4. Assess the technical maturity of proposed weapon system concepts in accordance with the DoD defined Technology Readiness Level (TRL) definitions. Provide the data justifying the assessed TRL.

5. Identify potential technology investments that will mitigate risks, mature applicable technologies, and lower product development costs.

f. Program Planning

1. Develop a program schedule for all tasks associated with the technology risk reduction, development, test, production, and fielding of the weapon system concept.

2. Describe in detail the approach, technical objectives, and how the plan will be executed. Milestones should indicate when specific objectives are expected to be met in the overall schedule of the program and should identify the specific accomplishments necessary to proceed to the next task.

g. Risk Reduction, Development, Production, and Life Cycle Costs

1. Estimate risk reduction, development, production, and life cycle costs for the weapon system concept including modification of existing systems, developmental items, and support equipment. Government review of the offeror’s cost estimation approach including analogies, parametric models, and cost estimating relationships as provided. Program estimates shall account for implementation of MDA Core Standards MDA DIRECTIVE 4122.01 and MDA Mission Assurance Provisions (MAP) MDA-QS-001-MAP-Rev B and MDA Parts, Materials, and Processes (PMAP) MDA-QS-003-PMAP-Rev B compliance.

D. White Paper Responses:

a. The White paper submission deadline for this Special Topic BAA is June 14, 2018.

b. White papers may be submitted UNCLASSIFIED, or at the collateral SECRET

1. UNCLASSIFIED white papers and questions shall be submitted to the technical point of contact Mr. Robin Tompkins at Robin.Tompkins@mda.mil with a copy to the contracting officer, Ms. Janalee Mathy at Janalee.Mathy@mda.mil.

2. For other than UNCLASSIFIED submissions, contact Mr. Stacy Kelsay at Stacy.Kelsay.CTR@mda.mil, and Mr. Robin Tompkins at Robin.Tompkins@mda.mil to make necessary arrangements.

c. If desired, classified information may be segregated into a separate annex, and submitted separately; or the white paper may be submitted as one document at the appropriate classification level.

d. The appropriate Security Classification Guidance (SCG) or derivative classified source document must be followed by those interested parties submitting white papers. Contact the MDA Security Point of Contact (POC) listed below for specific classification instructions for any situation where no clear SCG direction is available or known. Offerors must possess all required personnel security clearances, facility clearances, and other infrastructure requirements necessary to conduct or perform such classified work.

e. Offerors are requested to identify the GFI needed for contract performance in their white papers, to include title, description, rationale, date required and impact if not received.

f. Supplier past performance records indicating relevant expertise within five years should be provided. Include information such as contract number (indicate if your role was a prime or subcontractor), organization supported, contract value, Government points of contact (current telephone numbers and e-mail addresses), and a brief description of how the contract referenced relates to the white papers approach.

g. The performance periods are anticipated to vary in duration based on the proposed solution, but are not expected to exceed 12 months in duration. Anticipated award(s) starting in 4th Quarter of FY 2018.

h. All models, algorithms, simulations, and/or software modified or developed for this contract (if selected) will be delivered with no less than Government purpose rights as defined in the DFARS 227-7103-5. Exceptions are expected for commercial-off-the-shelf software (e.g., MATLAB).

E. Marking:

White paper submissions must comply with the instructions set forth in this document. Offerors are responsible for adequately marking information contained in their response. All technical data, computer software and computer software documentation that is related in any way with a White Paper submission shall be marked in accordance with the applicable FAR and DFARS provisions. CLASSIFIED documents must be marked, protected, transmitted, and handled per applicable National Industry Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) requirements.

F. Industry Day Announcement:

The Government is planning a combined Industry Day on May 14, 2018, at the MDA facilities, Von Braun III Complex, Redstone Arsenal, AL. The combined Industry Day will support the Special Topic Broad Agency Announcement Hypersonic Defense Component Technology as well as this announcement. The morning session will begin at 0800 Central Time and end at 1200, with the security check-in beginning at 0715. During the afternoon, the Government will conduct 30-minute one-on-one meetings with vendors interested in providing an offer as a prime contractor for this effort. One-on-one meetings for the two (2) BAAs will be held separately, a company team may attend both. Registration for the one-on-one sessions will be on a first come-first served basis and a request for a time slot must be submitted with the Industry Day registration request. (see Annex 6) See the HD Component Technology BAA to register for the Component Technology one-on-one sessions.

Industry Day will be classified at the collateral SECRET level; therefore, only U.S. citizens having at least a SECRET clearance may attend. No person will be allowed to attend without a Visit Authorization Request (VAR) on file. All attendees must submit a VAR at least 72 hours in advance of Industry Day. Please see Annex 5 for the MDA VAR process.

The Government will limit morning session attendance to five (5) attendees per company and one-on-one sessions to five (5) individuals per team. NOTE: Company’s interested in attending should only send in one registration form for the combined Industry day. (Companies should NOT send in two separate forms with 10 different names.) Registration to the event will close at 1600 Central Time on May 8, 2018, or when capacity has been reached. All Industry Day and one-on-one registration requests (See Annexes 6 and 7) must be submitted in writing via e-mail to Stacy Kelsay at Stacy.Kelsay.CTR@mda.mil and cc Matthew Pensa at matthew.pensa.ctr@mda.mil. If your company wishes to attend both one-on-ones please register via the form in each BAA. Verbal or telephone requests will not be accepted.

Submit unclassified technical questions about this special topic to the Contracting Officer, Janalee Mathy at Janalee.Mathy@mda.mil, the BAA Program Administration Group at advancedresearch@mda.mil, and Robin Tompkins at Robin.Tompkins@mda.mil. Submit classified technical questions to the Contracting Officer, Janalee Mathy at Janalee.Mathy@mda.smil.mil and Robin Tompkins at Robin.Tompkins@mda.smil.mil or submit via FedEx. All questions shall be in writing. The Government may address these questions at Industry Day.

G. Government Furnished Information (GFI):

GFI will be provided, upon request, to aid in the preparation of white papers. Any technical data, computer software and computer software documentation furnished by the Government in response to topic inquiries, is in an "as is" condition without warranty as to its accuracy, completeness, or adequacy.

The offerors shall use this GFI at their own risk. The Government assumes no responsibility for such furnished data/documentation, nor will the Government have any liability for a respondent's response should such data/documentation prove to be inaccurate, incomplete, or otherwise defective.

a. The following documents are available for white papers preparation upon request:

1. BMDS Security Classification Guide (SCG)

2. MDA Core Standards

3. MDA Mission Assurance Provisions

4. MDA Parts, Materials, and Processes

5. Risk Management Instructions

b. The HD Weapon Systems Special Topic Broad Agency Announcement Classified Annex and some of the GFI are classified collateral SECRET. In order to receive the classified annex or GFI, the respondent requires a facility security clearance of no less than SECRET. A DD Form-254 will be issued with classified information. All requests must be submitted to the Security POC, Mr. Stacy Kelsay at Stacy.Kelsay.CTR@mda.mil using the Document Access Agreement/Request form, Annex 4. The offeror will also include the Contracting Officer Janalee Mathy at Janalee.Mathy@mda.mil.

H. Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI):

OCIs can deprive MDA of the independent, objective advice of its supporting contractors. OCIs occur when a contractor may be unable to provide impartial advice or assistance, when its objectivity in performing a contract is impaired, or when it may obtain an unfair competitive advantage. A contractor can obtain an unfair competitive advantage by obtaining access to non-public information or when it is in a position to favor its own products or services.

MDA maintains a strict OCI policy adhering the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.5. As a matter of general policy, contractors which provide advisory and assistance services to MDA, particularly in the Systems Engineering, and Technical Assistance (SETA), acquisition support, management support and quality assurance functional areas, cannot develop or support the development of MDA's research and development (R&D) efforts. This separation of contractual responsibilities is critical to ensuring MDA obtains the independent, objective advice it requires, particularly in establishing requirements for our major research and development efforts and in evaluating the performance of contractors performing those requirements.

All offerors and proposed subcontractors must disclose in their white papers submittal, whether they are providing any of the above-mentioned advisory and assistance services or similar support to any MDA funded contracts or subcontracts; BMDS-related contracts or subcontracts; and any non-BMDS related business relationships with firms doing business with or in support of MDA. All facts relevant to the existence or potential existence of an OCI (FAR 9.5) must be disclosed. All disclosures must state which office(s) the offeror supports, identify the prime contract numbers, provide a description of the services being performed and a preliminary non-binding OCI assessment addressing if an actual and/or potential OCI exists. White papers that fail to fully disclose existing and/or potential OCIs will be rejected without evaluation and withdrawn from further consideration for an award.

If a prospective offeror believes that an OCI exists and/or may exist, the offeror should promptly raise the issue with MDA by e-mailing their contact information and a summary of the potential conflict to the BAA Contracting Officer in Section III (I)(2) below for a formal assessment, prior to expending time and effort preparing a white paper submittal.

a. MDA Technical, Engineering, Advisory, and Management Support (TEAMS)

Potential OCIs between TEAMS and other MDA acquisitions are highlighted in the MDA TEAMS OCI Memorandum incorporated into each TEAMS draft and final solicitation. Questions related to OCI issues or restrictions specific to a TEAMS solicitation/contract should be forwarded to the applicable TEAMS Contracting Officer by the prime contractor. Subcontractors supporting TEAMS are required to contact their applicable TEAMS prime contractor for any OCI issues or restrictions specific to a TEAMS subcontract.

DFARS clause 252.209-7009, Organizational Conflict of Interest—Major Defense Acquisition Program, is included in all TEAMS systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) solicitations/contracts. For the purposes of applying the prohibitions identified in DFARS 252.209-7009, efforts should be considered part of research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E).

The MDA TEAMS contracts require attention by the HD BAA Contracting Officers with respect to potential or actual OCIs. Each potential OCI must be examined individually on the basis of its particular facts, so please refer to Section F of this notice for instructions regarding a preliminary, non-binding OCI assessment for HD BAA white paper submittals.

b. Preliminary, Non-Binding OCI Assessments:

Individual contractors and contractor teams are invited to submit a request for preliminary, non-binding OCI assessments from date of this notice through submission of a white paper under the HD BAA. Please complete ANNEX 1 of this notice (HD BAA OCI Analysis/Disclosure Form w/Instructions) and submit to the applicable POC per the submittal instructions provided in this announcement. The HD BAA OCI Analysis/Disclosure Form once filled in/populated by the contractor will be treated as For Official Use Only (FOUO). Include a proposed Mitigation Plan, if applicable.

Note: It is responsibility of the contractors and contractor teams to ensure OCI analysis and disclosure forms are current, accurate, and updated to reflect any changes or new contract awards that may result in an actual or potential OCI for the HD BAA competitions.

I. HD BAA OCI Point of Contact (POC):

Submit all questions/comments concerning this notice and any requests for a preliminary, non-binding OCI assessment to the Contracting Office Janalee Mathy at Janalee.Mathy@mda.mil. As part of the OCI assessment request, complete and submit ANNEX 1 of this notice (HD BAA OCI Analysis/Disclosure Form w/Instructions (ANNEX 2), and include a Mitigation Plan, if applicable. Please annotate the BAA and applicable topic area in the subject line of the e-mail. OCI questions and comments must be received not later than the date the white papers are due June 15, 2018.

J. Cybersecurity:

Please state in your White Paper whether your company is NIST 800-171 r1 compliant at the time of submission and/or when it will be compliant if awarded any follow on contracts from the White Paper.

SECTION IV: AWARD INFORMATION:

The funded amount and period of performance of each white paper selected for award may vary depending on the research area and the technical approach to be pursued by the offer selected.

Award(s) may occur anytime during the open BAA period as well as six months after the BAA closing date. The Government reserves the right to select for award any, all, part, or none of the white papers received in response to this announcement. The Government intends to evaluate and recommend award(s) without discussions based upon its evaluation of white papers; however, the Government reserves the right to hold discussions if deemed necessary. Discussions with the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.

This effort requires the lead Principal Investigator (PI) and/or Program Manager (PM) and team members of offerors submitting a proposal under this program hold U.S. citizenship. Approval is required from MDA for any non-U.S. citizen to perform on MDA research contracts.

The Special Topic BAA covers export-controlled technologies. Research in these areas is limited to “U.S. persons” as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations-22 CFR § 120.1 et seq.

Cost sharing is not expected and will not be used as a factor during the merit review of any white paper here under. However, the Government may consider voluntary cost sharing if proposed.

SECTION V: ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:

Eligible organizations for contract award for research in those areas covered in this Special Topic BAA are private industry, large and small business concerns. No portion of this BAA will be set-aside due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable items of this research.

Teaming partnerships are encouraged and teams may submit white papers in any and all areas. However, the Contractors are responsible for negotiating appropriate Associate Contractor Agreements (ACAs) and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with other contractors as necessary to implement the exchanges of technical data and other information required, ensure total system End-to-End performance, and also to protect technical data and other information from unauthorized disclosure or use. These agreements must not restrict any of the Government’s rights established pursuant to this or any other contract. The offerors must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data, and other information in an integrated program with other contractors, as well as with system integrators, selected by MDA.

Each Prime and Subcontractor will be required to meet National Institute of Standards and Technology SP 800-171 R1 requirements to develop a System Security Plan (SSP) and Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) resulting in the implementation of cybersecurity controls on their contractor owned and operated network. The overall responsibility for protecting controlled unclassified information (CUI) and limiting its distribution within the supply chain remains with the prime contractor. Contractors are advised that should they be selected to proceed to the next phase of this process the government will request their SSP and POAM for evaluation and may require the development of an Information Management and Control Plan (IMCP) to further protect CUI throughout the supply chain. These and any additional cybersecurity requirements will be clearly defined in the follow on solicitation documents. Any vendor not meeting or is unable to meet the requirements for Cybersecurity “MAY” not be eligible for award.

SECTION VI: APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

A. Submission Process:

This Special Topic BAA will utilize a two-step process. Step one will be the evaluation of the offerors white paper submission. This step will preclude unwarranted efforts on the part of an offeror whose proposed white paper is found to be of no interest to the MDA. Step two will be a request to submit a formal proposal for selected white papers that are found to be consistent with the intent of the BAA and which are of interest to the MDA.

Offerors are reminded that this BAA is for the acquisition of advanced technology for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing “state-of-the-art” technologies, increasing knowledge or understanding rather than focusing on a specific system or hardware solution. White papers related to the development of a specific system will not be accepted as they are non-conforming with (FAR) 6.102(d) (2).

White papers shall be accepted the entire period the BAA is open, April 30, 2018 through June 14, 2018. Offerors may submit multiple white papers but only one white paper for each BAA HD concept. For example, an offeror may submit one white paper for a kinetic weapon system and submit a white paper for a non-kinetic weapon system for hypersonic defense. Alternatively, an offeror may submit one white paper for a kinetic hypersonic glide defense weapon system and submit another white paper for a different kinetic hypersonic terminal defense weapon system. However, if the offeror proposes the same concept for both glide and terminal defense, only submit one white paper.

MDA intends to use e-mail for all correspondence concerning HQ0147-18-S-0001. Unclassified electronic (e-mail) questions concerning this announcement shall be sent to the attention of the Contracting Officer Janalee Mathy at E-mail: Janalee.Mathy@mda.mil.

The subject line of the e-mail shall read “HQ0147-18-S-0001 Special Topic BAA White Paper Submission.” The white paper must be a Microsoft Word compatible or .PDF format attachment to the e-mail. There is an e-mail size limit of 10MB per e-mail.

If interested in this opportunity, please respond to MDA with the following:

a. A white paper of 12 pages, which succinctly illustrates the proposed technical approach, as well as its rationale and objectives, methodology, expected results, and potential contribution to the MDA program.

b. White paper Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM).

c. A suggested program plan.

d. A description of the offerors technical capabilities, relevant experience, and facilities.

Note: DO NOT SEND THE FOLLOWING:

a. Hardcopies of white papers (including facsimiles). Only electronic submissions will be accepted and reviewed.

b. ZIP files.

c. Password protected files.

B. Requirements of White Papers:

White papers shall address the entire suggested period of performance. The Executive Summary and Program Description as described below shall not exceed the 12-page limit and anything beyond that limit will not be evaluated. The document shall have one-inch margins on all sides and use Times New Roman 12 point font. White papers must be valid for a period of not less than 180 days after the submission date.

Offerors may mark their white papers with the restrictive language stated in FAR 52.215-1(Alt. 1). It is the offeror’s responsibility to define clearly to the Government what is considered restrictive data in accordance with DFARS 252.227-7016.

a. Title Page: (not included in page count)

1. Labeled with “HD Special Topic BAA WHITE PAPER” and include BAA Number HQ0147-18-S-0001.

2. Title.

3. Name, title, telephone, fax numbers, and e-mail address of offerors technical point of contact.

4. Name, title, telephone number, e-mail address, official mailing address, and signature of the authorized contracting representative.

5. Date offer is submitted.

6. Abstract paragraph not to exceed 250 words.

7. Responsible small businesses responding to this BAA must include their business size and socioeconomic category.

b. Executive Summary: Describe the proposed program, objectives, and approach. A description of the innovation and benefits to MDA of the proposed approach and relationship to previous efforts should be discussed.

c. Program Description: Describe the techniques, methods, materials, or ideas that will be addressed in this white paper, their innovation, and to what degree they advance the state-of-the-art technologies. Also, describe any potential for commercial application and the benefits expected to accrue from commercialization.

d. Program Plan and Milestone Chart: (not included in page count) Describe in detail, the management plan, technical objectives and how the plan will be executed. Milestones should indicate when specific objectives are expected to be met in the overall schedule of the program and should identify the specific accomplishments necessary to proceed on to the next task. Describe in detail the critical path of activities for the entire research project and define areas of risk with the risk mitigation plan.

e. Description of Relevant Prior Work: (not included in page count) Include a list of both in-house efforts funded by internal research funds and contracts funded by others for the past 5 years. For each such effort, provide a list that includes the title of effort, contract number, funding organization (customer), and a brief summary of results. The PI, PM, and team members resumes should be included as a part of the submission for this area.

C. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Cost for White Papers:

Provide Tables 1 and 2 for the entire performance period with white paper submission. Additional information, such as breakout by task, is acceptable but not required.

Note: ROM not included in total page count.

TABLE 1: White Paper Cost Element Summary

Totals

Total Direct Labor (TDL):

Total Direct Materials Costs (TDM):

Total Other Direct Costs (TODC):

Total Indirect Costs (TIDC):

Fee or Profit

TOTAL ESTIMATED PRICE:

TABLE 2: Subcontract/inter-organizational Transfers and Consultants Price Summary

TOTALS

The cost of preparing white papers in response to this BAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or to any other contract.

SECTION VII: EVALUATION INFORMATION:

A. Evaluation Process:

The evaluation team will independently evaluate each white paper submitted and provide written recommendations for award or non-award to the BAA Selection Official (BSO) based on a peer or scientific review process in accordance with FAR 35.016(d) and (e). Individual white paper evaluations will be based on acceptability or unacceptability without regard to other white papers and proposals submitted under this BAA. White papers submitted will be evaluated as they are received.

B. Evaluation Criteria:

The evaluation factors of the white paper include Technical Merits, Capabilities, Program Management, and Relevance to MDA as described below. These four factors are significantly more important than cost or price. Technical Merit is equally as important as Capabilities and Program Management combined. Capabilities are slightly more important than Program Management. Relevance to MDA is the final basis for award. .

a. Technical Merit. Does the proposed research exhibit scientific and technical excellence with relevance and importance to MDA goals and programs? Does the proposed research offer revolutionary concepts, stimulating technology innovation, or exploit breakthroughs in science to offer robust technology improvements to an element of the BMDS? Does the white paper succinctly illustrate and clearly identify the proposed technology as well as, its rationale, objectives, methodology, expected results, and potential contribution to MDA?

b. Capabilities. Does the offeror’s key Principal Investigator and primary team members have previous experience working with the proposed technology or similar technology? Does the white papers demonstrate the availability of adequate facilities and instrumentation to perform the proposed task successfully? If appropriate, are adequate security measures indicated (e.g., controlled facilities, classified storage, personnel clearances, U.S. citizenship, and U.S. persons)?

c. Program Management. Does the proposed management plan and project timeline appear reasonable given the level of proposed work? Does the paper show the critical path of activities for the entire research project and define areas of risk with the risk mitigation plan? Are cost projections reasonable as associated to proposal tasks?

d. Relevance to MDA, priority, and available funding. These criteria will provide the final basis for award selections by the BSO and will be determined directly by the BSO. The ROM Cost will be used to determine if there are sufficient funds available for the proposed effort.

C. Evaluation Panel:

White papers submitted under this Special Topic BAA will be protected from unauthorized disclosure. The cognizant Program Manager and other Government scientific, engineering and technical experts will perform the evaluations and selections of the white papers under this BAA. Restrictive notices notwithstanding, one or more support contractors may be utilized as subject-matter-expert technical consultants.

The Government may use selected Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), non-Government contracted support, and other non-Governmental personnel to assist in the evaluation and administrative handling of white papers and proposals submitted in response to this announcement. These persons are bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements and organizational conflict of interest statements to protect proprietary and source selection information.

Submission of white papers under this BAA constitutes the offeror’s acknowledgment and consent to the use of non-Government support contractors during the evaluation process.

SECTION VIII: AWARD SELECTION:

The BSO will make selections for awards or non-awards based on the evaluation criteria noted above and MDA funding and technology priorities. The BSO will forward a list of award or non-award selections to the MDA/DV Contracts office for further action. The MDA/DV Contracts office will then notify selected and non-selected offerors of the evaluation decision and request formal proposals from the selected offerors. However, any notification received from MDA that indicates that the offeror’s white paper has been recommended for award does not ultimately guarantee that the offeror will be awarded a subsequent contract.

Evaluations may take up to 6 months from receipt of white paper to notice of selection or non-selection for award. If selected for award, the MDA/DV Contracts office will request a full technical volume and detailed cost proposal in a formal Request for (pricing) Proposal (RFP). Specific proposal instructions will be included in the RFP pricing package. DO NOT SUBMIT THE TECHNICAL AND COST PROPOSALS UNTIL YOU RECEIVE A REQUEST FROM THE CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR THIS INFORMATION.

ANNEX 1: OCI ANALYSIS/Disclosure Form

Part 1: Contractor Data

1. Contractor Name

2. Address

3. CAGE Code

4. Point of Contact

5. Contact Information

6. Type of work to be performed on SEIT:

Part 2: Contractor’s Other MDA or BMD-related Work

7. Contract Number

8. 8. Contract / Program Title

9. Contracting Officer

10. Period of Performance

Value $$$($M):

11. Description of work performed

12. Relationship to identified requirements Block 6

Part 3: Offeror’s / Contractor’s OCI Evaluation and Assessment

13. Does Actual OCI exist?

Yes

14. Does Potential OCI exist?

Yes

No

15. Summary of actual/potential OCI

Part 4: Name of Responsible Company Official

16. Typed Name and Title

17. Contact Information

18. Date

ANNEX 2: OCI ANALYSIS/DISCLOSURE FORM INSTRUCTIONS:

Submit one OCI Analysis / Disclosure Form for each MDA or BMDS-related contract or subcontract performed since January 2014 and ongoing acquisitions in which you are an interested party. The Disclosure Form (once filled in/populated by the contractor) will be treated as For Official Use Only (FOUO). Responses to Blocks 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 may reference attached documents.

Part 1: Contractor Data

Part 2: Contractor’s Other MDA or BMD-related Work

Block 12: Provide a brief, but specific, narrative summary of any relationship between this contract or subcontract and the work planned under BAA white paper. If “none,” explain why. Identify any current OCI restrictions, mitigation plans, or MDA OCI advisory letters involving this contract or subcontract that may impact the BAA white paper.

Identify all non-public BAA information accessed or obtained as a result of this contract or subcontract. Be as specific as possible in terms of describing what information / documents were accessed and for what purpose you had access.

Part 3: Offerors / Contractor’s OCI Evaluation and Assessment

Part 4: Name of Responsible Company Official

Blocks 16 – 18: Provide the name, title, and contact information of the company official with responsibility for and/or authority to discuss and commit the company on matters relating to OCI issues. Please also provide the date the form was completed.

ANNEX 3: ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (Jun 2012)

A. Purpose: The primary purpose of this clause is to aid in ensuring that:

1) The Contractor's objectivity and judgment are not biased because of its present or planned interests which relate to work under this contract;

2) The Contractor does not obtain unfair competitive advantage by virtue of its access to non-public information regarding the Government's program plans and actual or anticipated resources; and

3) The Contractor does not obtain unfair competitive advantage by virtue of its access to proprietary information belonging to others.

B. Scope: Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) rules, procedures and responsibilities as described in FAR Subpart 9.5 shall be applicable to this contract and any resulting…