Attachment_I_Accelerated_Award_Option_Election_and_Attestation_Form_Amendment_1.docx

Attachment I Accelerated Award Option Election and Attestation Form Amendment 1

DARPA has recognized a benefit in getting awards under the Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA executed as rapidly as possible, as these efforts often serve as valuable foundational “seedlings” for future DSO programs. Because earlier awards almost certainly would benefit proposers as well, proposers may select an Accelerated Award Option as part of their full proposal submissions for efforts that do not exceed $2,000,000. This would allow proposers to agree in advance to prescribed terms and conditions in exchange for DARPA’s commitment to award the contract, Other Transaction (OT) for Research agreement, Other Transaction (OT) for Prototypes agreement no later than 30 days after the proposer’s receipt of selection notification.

DARPA does not expect to enter into negotiations regarding the terms and conditions of the model OT or Procurement Contract and intends to provide the awardees with a simple agreement with consistent terms and conditions such that DARPA can ensure awards are made quickly, and selected proposers can begin work expeditiously.

Any proposer that is interested in this accelerated award option must provide the attestation below, to be completed and signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization. Should any of the stipulations below not be honored by a proposer or subawardee, DARPA will revoke its commitment to an accelerated award.

With respect to the proposal titled [insert proposal title] submitted by [insert organization name] under DARPA Broad Agency Announcement HR001125S0013, [insert organization name] hereby elects to choose the Accelerated Award Option. In exchange for DARPA’s commitment to award the resultant contract or Other Transaction (OT) for Prototypes agreement or Other Transaction (OT) for Research agreement within 30 days after the proposer’s receipt of a notification of selection for award, [insert organization name] attests that its proposal conforms to the following stipulations (all applicable boxes must be checked):

☐ Proposed cost does not exceed $2,000,000

☐ Unclassified effort*

☐ Unlimited Rights, Government Purpose Rights, or SBIR Rights for all data and software to be delivered under the award (Data Rights Assertion table must be included)* and to include the specific Government rights to be provided Government.

☐ DARPA Cost Proposal Spreadsheet included*

☐ Substantiating documentation for all proposed cost elements included in proposal submission*

☐ Indicate whether resource sharing is proposed if proposing an OT for Prototype or Research*

Applicable to Procurement Contract awards only:

☐ DCAA[footnoteRef:2]-reviewed (or ONR/DHHS-reviewed for universities) accounting system and determination of adequacy [2: Universities may instead provide evidence of ONR or DHHS approval]

☐ Agreement to the anticipated FAR/DFARS clauses (subject to amendment as FAR/DFARS updates are implemented) included in the model contracts outlined in Attachment J – Accelerated Contract Award Option Model Contract (Large Businesses[footnoteRef:3]) or Attachment K – Accelerated Contract Award Option Model Contract (Small Businesses[footnoteRef:4]) [3: Large Business covers any entity that is not considered a small business relative to the NAICS 541715 size standard; this includes universities and non- profit organizations] [4: Relative to the NAICS 541715 size standard]

☐ Fee calculation percentage does not exceed 8%*

☐ Small business subcontracting plan (if applicable[footnoteRef:5]), or rationale for claiming no subcontracting possibilities, is included with proposal [5: Required from other than small business proposers for proposals > $750K that include subcontracting possibilities; any proposer claiming no subcontracting possibilities must include rationale for this claim in its proposal

Applicable to OT for Prototypes awards only:

☐ Agreement to the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment M – Model OT Agreement and passages highlighted in blue completed and included in proposal.

Applicable to OT for Research awards only:

☐ Agreement to the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment N – Model OT Agreement and passages highlighted in orange completed and included in proposal.

☐ Proposed subawardee(s) (if applicable) have agreed to abide by the stipulations denoted with an asterisk (*) above