HR001117S0040_Attachment_4_Proposal_Template-Technical_&_Management_Volume.docx

HR001117S0040 DSO Office-wide BAA Attachment 4 Technical and Management Volume Template

Use of this template is mandatory for proposal submissions intended for the general BAA. Proposals not meeting the format prescribed herein may not be reviewed. Proposals in response to a Disruption Opportunity must use the template provided as Attachment 5 rather than this template.

This document must include all components described herein and must be submitted in .pdf, .odx, .doc, or .docx formats. The Technical Summary slide described herein must be in .ppt or .pptx format and should be attached as a separate file in the full proposal package.

All submissions must be written in English and all pages shall be formatted for printing on 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper with 1-inch margins and font size not smaller than 12 point. Font sizes of 8 or 10 point may be used for figures, tables, and charts.

Proposers are encouraged to submit concise, but descriptive, proposals. Specific examples of problems, approaches, or goals are preferred to qualitative generalities. The Government will not consider pages in excess of the page count limitations, as described herein. Proposals with fewer than the maximum number of pages will not be penalized. Additional information not explicitly called for in the Technical and Management Volume must not be submitted with the proposal, but may be included as links in the bibliography. Such materials will be considered for the reviewers’ convenience only and not evaluated as part of the proposal.

Technical and Management Volumes shall not exceed a maximum of 20 pages.

Table of Contents

Summary Slide

Bibliography (optional) While not included in the overall page limit, the bibliography should not exceed 2 pages.

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HR001117S0040 DSO Office-wide BAA Volume 1: Technical and Management Volume

Proposal Title

Proposer Organization

Proposer Reference Number, if any

Mailing Address:

Telephone:

Email:

Mailing Address:

Telephone:

Email:

Year 2: $ Total: $

Place(s) of Performance

Period of Performance

Organization:

Organization Type:

Date Proposal was Prepared

Proposal Validity Period (minimum 120 days)

Table of Contents

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

HR001117S0040 Volume 1 5 Official Transmittal Letter [Attach the official transmittal letter from the prime proposer organization.]

Technical Summary [Using the slide template provided as Attachment 1 to the BAA, provide a summary in PowerPoint that effectively and succinctly conveys the main objective, key innovations, expected impact, and other unique aspects of the proposed project. Include the PowerPoint slide as a separate attachment to this document.]

Goals and Impact [Describe what the proposed team is trying to achieve and the difference it will make (qualitatively and quantitatively) if successful. Describe the innovative aspects of the project in the context of existing capabilities and approaches, clearly delineating the uniqueness and benefits of this project in the context of the state of the art, alternative approaches, and other projects from the past and present. Describe how the proposed project is revolutionary and how it significantly rises above the current state of the art.

Describe the deliverables associated with the proposed project and any plans to commercialize the technology, transition it to a customer, or further the work. Discuss the mitigation of any issues related to sustainment of the technology over its entire lifecycle, assuming the technology transition plan is successful.]

Technical Plan [Outline and address technical challenges inherent in the approach and possible solutions for overcoming potential problems. Demonstrate a deep understanding of the technical challenges and present a credible (even if risky) plan to achieve the project’s goal. Discuss mitigation of technical risk. Provide appropriate measurable milestones (quantitative if possible) at intermediate stages of the project to demonstrate progress, and a plan for achieving the milestones. List Government-furnished materials or data assumed to be available.]

Management Plan [Provide a summary of expertise of the proposed team, including any subawardees/consultants and key personnel who will be executing the work. Identify a principal investigator (PI) for the project. Provide a clear description of the team’s organization including an organization chart that illustrates, as applicable, the relationship of team members; unique capabilities of team members; task responsibilities of team members; teaming strategy among the team members; and key personnel with the amount of effort to be expended by each person during the project. Provide a detailed plan for coordination including explicit guidelines for interaction among collaborators/subawardees of the proposed project. Include risk management approaches. Describe any formal teaming agreements that are required to execute this project.]

Personnel, Qualifications, and Commitments [List key personnel (no more than one page per person), showing a concise summary of their qualifications, discussion of previous accomplishments, and work in this or closely related research areas. Indicate the level of effort in terms of hours to be expended by each person during each contract year and other (current and proposed) major sources of support for them and/or commitments of their efforts. DARPA expects all key personnel associated with a proposal to make substantial time commitment to the proposed activity and the proposal will be evaluated accordingly. It is DARPA’s intention to put key personnel conditions into the awards, so proposers should not propose personnel that are not anticipated to execute the work.]

Organizational Capabilities [Describe organizational experience in relevant subject area(s), existing intellectual property, or specialized facilities.]

Statement of Work (SOW) [Provide a detailed task breakdown by Government fiscal year (GFY), citing specific tasks and their connection to the interim milestones and metrics, as applicable. Do not include proprietary information. For each defined task/subtask, provide:

· A general description of the objective.

· A detailed description of the approach to be taken to accomplish each defined task/subtask.

· Identification of any tasks/subtasks that will involve human subjects or animals.

· Identification of any tasks/subtasks that will be performed on campus at a university.

· Identification (by name) of the primary organization (prime contractor, subawardee(s), consultant(s)) responsible for task/subtask execution.

· Measurable milestones (e.g., a deliverable, demonstration, or other event/activity that marks task progress or completion).

· A definition of all deliverables (e.g., data, reports, software) to be provided to the Government in support of the proposed tasks/subtasks.]

Schedule and Milestones [Provide a detailed schedule showing tasks (task name, duration, work breakdown structure element as applicable, performing organization), milestones, and the interrelationships among tasks. The task structure must be consistent with that in the SOW. Measurable milestones should be clearly articulated and defined in time relative to the start of the project.]

Bibliography [If desired, provide a brief (no more than 2 pages) bibliography with links to relevant papers, references, reports, resumes of key team members, etc.]