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N00014-16-R-BA07

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)

Communications and Interoperability for Integrated Fires

(CIIF)

INTRODUCTION:

This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016, the Department of Defense Grants and

Agreements regulations (DoDGARS) 22.315(a) and DoD’s Other Transaction Guide for Prototypes

Projects, USD(AT&L), OT Guide, Jan 2001. A formal Request for Proposals (RFP), solicitation, and/or additional information regarding this announcement will not be issued.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will not issue paper copies of this announcement. The ONR reserves the right to select for award all some or none of the proposals in response to this announcement. The ONR reserves the right to fund all, some or none of the proposals received under this BAA. ONR provides no funding for direct reimbursement of proposal development costs. Technical and cost proposals (or any other material) submitted in response to this BAA will not be returned. It is the policy of ONR to treat all proposals as sensitive competitive information and to disclose their contents only for the purposes of evaluation.

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Table of Contents

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

A. Agency Name –

B. Research Opportunity Title –

C. Program Name –

D. Research Opportunity Number –

E. Response Date –

F. Research Opportunity Description –

G. Point(s) of Contact (POC) –

H. Instrument Type(s) –

I. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers -

J. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Titles -

K. Other Information –

II. AWARD INFORMATION

A. Amount and Period of Performance-

B. Peer Reviews-

C. Production and Testing of Prototypes-

III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

IV. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION

A. Application and Submission Process -

B. Content and Format of Full Proposals -

a. Full Proposals

C. Significant Dates and Times –

D. Submission of Late Proposals –

E. Submission of Grant Proposals through Grants.gov

F. Submission of Full Proposals for Contracts, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Transaction

Agreements

V. EVALUATION INFORMATION

A. Evaluation Criteria –

B. Commitment to Small Business- (For Contract Awards Only)

C. Options-

D. Evaluation Panel -

VI. AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

VII. OTHER INFORMATION

A. Applies to Grant, Cooperative Agreement and Other Transaction Agreement applications only:

B. Applies to Contracts only:

C. Applies to Contracts, Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Other Transaction Agreements:

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

A. Agency Name -

Office of Naval Research, One Liberty Center

875 N. Randolph Street

Arlington, VA 22203-1995

B. Research Opportunity Title – Communications and Interoperability for Integrated Fires

(CIIF)

C. Program Name – Communications and Networking

D. Research Opportunity Number - N00014-16-R-BA07

E. Response Date -

Industry Day: 08 & 09 March 2016 (Separate Days for MiND and CaaS products)

Initial Full Proposal: 29 March 2016 (3:00 PM EDT)

Oral Presentations: (On or about) 12 April 2016

Notification of Oral (On or about) 19 April 2016

Presentation Evaluation:

(Final Revised) 03 May 2016 (3:00 PM EDT)

Full Proposals:

Notification of Final 10 May 2016

Proposal Selection:

F. Research Opportunity Description –

Synopsis:

The Communications and Interoperability for Integrated Fires (CIIF) Future Naval Capability

(FNC) will develop networking and communications enhancements to enable next-generation sensor netting, electromagnetic maneuver warfare, and integrated fires across the force. The FNC is divided into two products: Communications-as-a-Service (CaaS) to enable data/information to be delivered via any combination of available data links and Mission-based Networking for Data

Distribution Systems (DDS) [MiND] to increase the throughput and scalability of the Cooperative

Engagement Capability (CEC) DDS. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for innovative solutions for CaaS and/or MiND products for the CIIF FNC.

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CaaS Product

The concept of CaaS is to create an on-demand network for integrated fires via a combination of tactical data links. The intent is not to translate data into different formats but, through CaaS devices on various platforms, expose the topology/performance of the various data links and encapsulate the data appropriately to deliver it to the next hop. The challenge will be to perform these functions in manner such that critical data can be delivered to its destination within the specified Quality-of-Service (QoS) constraints (such as latency, jitter, etc.) required for both kinetic and non-kinetic (e.g., electronic warfare) fires. Some of the key technology areas to be developed for this CaaS concept include, but are not limited to:

1. Interface(s) for CaaS to various data link systems;

2. Mechanisms to sense topologies and performance (latency, loss rates, throughput, congestion) of various data links;

3. Multi-commodity optimization, distributed resource allocation / scheduling, coordinated quality of service, etc. to establish source-destination paths based on defined service levels (bounded latency, tolerance to loss of data, etc.);

4. Deterministic networking (intra- and inter-platform) to assure the delivery of the highest priority data within the specified level of service; and

5. Interface between CaaS and relevant applications (integrated fires, command and control, etc.) to request a specific level of service for the data.

Any innovative concepts / ideas relevant to the CaaS concept, not simply what has been outlined above, will be considered. A modeling/emulation environment will be used by both performers and the government team to assess performance, select the appropriate technology components, and integrate these components together to ensure performance objectives are met. An operational prototype will then be developed to evaluate the performance, utility, and capability provided by

CaaS in an operationally relevant environment at the conclusion of the program. The government integration team will evaluate / select the technologies for the prototype and work with the relevant

CaaS performers to integrate them into an operational system.

MiND Product

The CEC DDS is a networked, directional C-band communications system designed to provide dedicated support to the AN-USG 2/3/4/5(V) CEC system for integrated air and missile defense.

The concept for MiND product is to enable the DDS to be flexibly employed in support of non-

CEC missions. The challenge will be to prevent any adverse impact on the core CEC mission while the DDS is performing these other functions. Obviously, the CaaS concept and architecture will figure prominently in this mitigation. However, a number of other key technology areas under consideration for the MiND product include, but are not limited to:

1. New waveforms and coding, compatible with components of the CEC transmit/receive chain, to improve throughput, reduce latency, reduce losses, etc.;

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2. Improved distributed resource allocation / scheduling algorithms for directional communications;

3. Mechanisms for backward compatibility to ensure that legacy DDS systems can interoperate with those DDS systems with the MiND enhancements;

4. Network management and quality of service mechanisms to appropriately handle the delivery of non-CEC data while also improving the efficiency of the delivery of CEC data; and

5. Interface with the CaaS device.

Again, any innovative concepts / ideas relevant to the MiND product, not simply what has been outlined above, that improve the performance, efficiency, and flexibility of the DDS will be considered. A modeling/emulation environment will be used by both performers and the government team to assess performance, select the appropriate technology components, and integrate these components together to ensure performance objectives are met. Once these components are mature, they will be implemented in hardware for over-the-air waveform testing to be conducted at Compact Antenna Range hosted by the CEC Design Authority. The government integration team will evaluate / select the technologies for the over-the-air testing and work with the relevant MiND performers to integrate them into an operational system. A key aspect of these tests will be to generate both new and legacy DDS waveforms to be sent and received over the

DDS antennas at the range.

Government Approach:

ONR will employ the Office of Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) as Technical Lead and government/industry systems integrator (not part of this solicitation), in addition to other Navy

SYSCOM labs/facilities, to combine individual vendor products and government-owned technologies into the CIIF capability. Successful vendors must allow the systems integrator to have access to their technology in order to have successful technology demonstrations. This access will likely require the systems integrator to view and work with designs, models, computer source code, and hardware devices that the vendor considers protected intellectual property or trade secrets. The government technical lead will be the Naval Research Laboratory, which will also use selected subcontractors for the tasks required for review, analysis, integration, and testing. After reviewing and selecting successful industry efforts, the government team will perform all the remaining tasks to provide the CIIF capability that are not awarded to vendors under this program.

Additional Information:

1. Separate Proposals: Each proposal submitted must be targeted towards a specific product, CaaS or MiND. If an Offeror intends to submit a proposal for both of these products, these proposals need to be separated, not combined. An Industry Day will be held separately for the CaaS and

MiND products.

2. Sensitive Unclassified Information: The ONR CIIF FNC program intends to provide sensitive unclassified information to potential Offerors prior to the two Industry Days, which will be held at a classified (secret) level. Details on how to obtain this additional information can be found in the

Addendum published with this BAA.

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G. Point(s) of Contact -

POC Name: Dr. Santanu Das

POC Occupation Title: Program Officer

Division Title: Communications and Networks, ONR 311

Address:

Office of Naval Research

875 North Randolph Street - Suite 1115

Arlington, VA 22203-1995

Phone: (703) 588-1036

E-mail: santanu.das@navy.mil

Any questions regarding this solicitation must be provided to the Business Point of Contact and

Technical Point of Contact listed in this solicitation. All questions shall be submitted in writing by electronic mail.

Comments or questions submitted should be concise and to the point, eliminating any unnecessary verbiage. In addition, the relevant part and paragraph of the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) should be referenced.

Questions of a business nature, and suggestions for improvement, should be submitted to:

Mr. Keegan Purdie

Office of Naval Research, Code ONR 252

875 North Randolph Street

Arlington, VA 22203-1995

Phone: 703.588.2960

Email: keegan.purdie@navy.mil

Questions of a technical nature should be submitted to the following, with a copy to the

Business Point of Contact:

Primary Technical POC:

Dr. Santanu Das

Office of Naval Research, Code ONR 311

875 North Randolph Street – Suite 1115

Arlington, VA 22203-1995

Phone: (703) 588-1036

E-mail: santanu.das@navy.mil

Secondary Technical POC:

Mr. John Schlorff

Naval Research Laboratory, Code 5522

4555 Overlook Ave. SW

Washington, D.C. 20375

Phone: (202) 404-8390

E-mail: john.schlorff@nrl.navy.mil mailto:santanu.das@navy.mil mailto:keegan.purdie@navy.mil mailto:john.schlorff@nrl.navy.mil

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Questions of a security nature should be submitted to:

Torri Powell

Industrial Security Specialist

Office of Naval Research

Security Department, Code 43

One Liberty Center

875 North Randolph St.

Arlington, VA 22203-1995

Email Address: torri.powell@navy.mil

Note: All UNCLASSIFIED communications shall be submitted via e-mail to the Technical Point of Contract (POC) with a copy to the designated Business POC.

CLASSIFIED questions shall be handled through the ONR Security POC. Specifically, any entity wanting to ask a CLASSIFIED question shall send an email to the ONR Security POC with a copy to both the Technical POC and the Business POC stating that the entity would like to ask a

CLASSIFIED question. DO NOT EMAIL ANY CLASSIFIED QUESTIONS. The Security POC will contact the entity and arrange for the CLASSIFIED question to be asked through a secure method of communication.

Questions submitted within 2 weeks prior to a deadline may not be answered, and the due date for submission of full proposals will not be extended.

Amendments to this BAA will be posted to one or more of the following web pages:

-Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) Webpage – https://www.fbo.gov/

-Grants.gov Webpage – http://www.grants.gov/

-ONR Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Webpage - http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Contracts-

Grants/Funding-Opportunities/Broad-Agency-Announcements.aspx

H. Instrument Type(s) -

Awards may take the form of contracts and grants. ONR reserves the right to award a different instrument type if deemed to be in the best interest of the Government.

For information on the substantial involvement ONR expects to have in cooperative agreements, prospective Offerors should contact the Technical Point of Contact identified in Part I, Section G, of this BAA.

Any contract award resulting from this BAA will incorporate the most current FAR, DFARS, NMCARS and ONR clauses.

Any assistance instrument awarded under this announcement will be governed by the award terms and conditions that conform to DoD’s implementation of OMB circulars applicable to financial assistance. Terms and conditions of new awards made after December 26, 2014, may include revisions to reflect DoD implementation of new OMB guidance in 2 CFR Part 200, “Uniform

Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.”

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Examples of model contracts can be found on the ONR website at the following link:

http://www.onr.navy.mil/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/contracts-proposal/contract-model-awards.aspx. ONR Contract specific representations and certifications can be accessed on the following page of the ONR website: http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/contracts-proposal.aspx.

Examples of model grants can be found on the ONR website at the following link:

http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/grants-proposal/model-grant.aspx.

I. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers -

12.300

J. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Titles -

Department of Defense (DOD) Basic and Applied Scientific Research

K. Other Information -

This announcement is restricted to applied research and some advanced research, and that portion of advanced technology development not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement. With regard to any restrictions on the conduct or outcome of work funded under this BAA, ONR will follow the guidance on and definition of "contracted fundamental research" as provided in the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)

Memorandum of 24 May 2010.

As defined therein the definition of "contracted fundamental research," in a DoD contractual context, includes [research performed under] grants and contracts that are (a) funded by Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Budget Activity 1 (Basic Research), whether performed by universities or industry or (b) funded by Budget Activity 2 (Applied Research) and performed on campus at a university. The research shall not be considered fundamental in those rare and exceptional circumstances where the applied research effort presents a high likelihood of disclosing performance characteristics of military systems or manufacturing technologies that are unique and critical to defense, and where agreement on restrictions have been recorded in the contract or grant.

Pursuant to DoD policy, research performed under grants and contracts that are a) funded by

Budget Activity 6.2 (Applied Research) and NOT performed on-campus at a university or b) funded by Budget Activity 6.3 (Advanced Research) does not meet the definition of "contracted fundamental research." In conformance with the USD(AT&L) guidance and National Security

Decision Direction 189, ONR will place no restriction on the conduct or reporting of unclassified

"contracted fundamental research," except as otherwise required by statute, regulation or Executive

Order. For certain research projects, it may be possible that although the research being performed by the prime contractor is restricted research, a subcontractor may be conducting "contracted fundamental research." In those cases, it is the prime contractor's responsibility in the proposal to identify and describe the subcontracted unclassified research and include a statement confirming http://www.onr.navy.mil/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/contracts-proposal/contract-model-awards.aspx http://www.onr.navy.mil/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/contracts-proposal/contract-model-awards.aspx http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/contracts-proposal.aspx http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/contracts-proposal.aspx http://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/grants-proposal/model-grant.aspx file:///D:/public/viewprog.asp%3fprogid=255

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Normally, fundamental research is awarded under grants with universities and under contracts with industry. Non-fundamental research is normally awarded under contracts and may require restrictions during the conduct of the research and DoD pre-publication review of such research results due to subject matter sensitivity. Potential Offerors should consult with the appropriate

ONR Technical POCs to determine whether the proposed effort would constitute basic research, applied research or advanced research.

FAR Part 35 restricts the use of Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs), such as this, to the acquisition of basic and applied research and that portion of advanced technology development not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement. Contracts made under

BAAs are for scientific study and experimentation directed towards advancing the state of the art and increasing knowledge or understanding.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF TECHNICAL,

ENGINEERING AND OTHER TYPES OF SUPPORT SERVICES.

II. AWARD INFORMATION

A. Funded Amount and Period of Performance-

The amount and period of performance of each selected proposal will vary depending on the research area and the technical approach to be pursued by the selected Offeror.

The estimated total amount of awards is (i) $10M for CaaS and (ii) $16M for MiND, anticipated to be made available over a three to four year period. ONR anticipates 1-2 awards in each of these products to non-Govt (and non-FFRDC) entities. However, these estimates may be revised up or downwards depending on actual funds availability and the number and quality of proposals received. Also, separately funded work orders in this subject area may be awarded to proposals from Navy laboratories and FFRDC received outside this BAA.

Each submitted proposal will be targeted toward a specific product, i.e., CaaS or MiND. If an

Offeror intends to submit proposals for both products, these proposals need to be separate, not combined.

Anticipated Period of Performance: Up to four (4) years

B. Peer Reviews-

In the case of proposals funded as basic research, ONR may utilize peer reviewers from academia, industry, and Government agencies to assist in the periodic appraisal of performance under the awards, as outlined in ONR Instruction 3966.1. Such periodic program reviews monitor the cost, schedule and technical performance of funded basic research efforts. The reviews are used in part to determine which basic research projects will receive continued ONR funding. Peer reviewers who are not U.S. Government employees must sign nondisclosure agreements before receiving full or partial copies of proposals and reports submitted by the basic

BAA #N00014-16-R-BA07 - Communications and Interoperability for Integrated Fires (CIIF) 10 research performers. Offerors may include travel costs for the Principal Investigator (PI) to attend the peer review.

C. Production and Testing of Prototypes-

In the case of funded proposals for the production and testing of prototypes, ONR may modify the contract to add a contract line item or contract option for the provision of advanced component development or for the delivery of additional prototype units. However, such a contract addition shall be subject to the limitations contained in Section 819 of the National

Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010, as modified in Section 811 of the

NDAA for Fiscal Year 2015.

III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

A. All responsible sources from academia and industry may submit proposals under this BAA.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation, due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable items of this research for exclusive competition among such entities.

B. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of

Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal Offerors are allowed so long as such arrangements are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC.

C. Navy laboratories and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and should not directly submit full proposals in response to this BAA. If any such organization is interested in one or more of the programs described herein, the organization should contact an appropriate

ONR Technical POC to discuss its area of interest. The various scientific divisions of ONR are identified at http://www.onr.navy.mil/. As with FFRDCs, these types of federal organizations may team with other responsible sources from academia and industry that are submitting proposals under this BAA.

D. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) are eligible to submit proposals under this

BAA unless precluded from doing so by their Department of Defense UARC contract.

E. Teams are also encouraged and may submit proposals in any and all areas. However, 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

ONR.

F. Offerors should be aware of recent changes in export control laws. Offerors are responsible for ensuring compliance with all International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR)(22 CFR

§120 et. seq.) requirements, as applicable. In some cases, developmental items funded by the http://www.onr.navy.mil/

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Department of Defense are now included on the United States Munition List (USML) and are therefore subject to ITAR jurisdiction. Offerors should address in their proposals whether

ITAR restrictions apply or do not apply, such as in the case when research products would have both civil and military application, to the work they are proposing to perform for ONR.

The USML is available online athttp://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt22.1.121.

Additional information regarding the President's Export Control Reform Initiative can be found at http://export.gov/ecr/index.asp.

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

IV. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Section IV: Table of Contents

A. Application and Submission Process

B. Content and Format of Full Proposals

a. Full Proposals

i. For non-Grants

ii. For Grants

C. Significant Dates and Times

D. Submission of Late Proposals

E. Submission of Grant Proposals through Grants.gov

F. Submission of Full Proposals for Contracts, Cooperative

Agreements, and Other Transaction Agreements

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A. Application and Submission Process - Industry Day, Oral Presentations, Full Proposals

Pre-proposal Conference/Industry Day: The ONR CIIF FNC Program intends to provide sensitive unclassified technical information to potential Offerors prior to the Pre-Proposal

Conference/Industry Day that will be held at a classified (SECRET) level. The additional information should be used to determine further interest. (Details on how to obtain the additional information can be found in the Addendum published with this BAA).

The ONR CIIF FNC Program will conduct classified industry day briefings (separate for MiND and CaaS) for potential Offerors on or about March 8 and 9, 2016 in the Maryland/Virginia area

(Details of location/time and visit clearance procedure can be found in the Addendum published with this BAA). The purpose of the meeting will be to provide potential Offerors with a better understanding of the scope of the Program and objectives of this BAA.

The process under this BAA shall include submission of Initial Full Proposals, Oral Presentations

(as applicable), and submission of subsequent Full Revised Proposal based on evaluation of oral presentations. "White Papers" are not desired for this solicitation.

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Initial Full Proposals. The due date and time for receipt of Initial Full Proposals is March 29, 2016, at 3:00 PM (EDT). Each proposal should state that it is submitted in response to this announcement. Proposals shall be submitted directly to Dr. Santanu Das. Each proposal submitted must be targeted towards a specific product, MiND or CaaS. If an Offeror intends to submit a proposal for both of these products, these proposals need to be separated, not combined.

Each Initial Full Proposal will be evaluated by the Government to determine whether the technology advancement proposed appears to be of particular value to the Department of the Navy.

The submitters of proposals judged to be of "particular value" to the Navy will be so identified in the initial response provided by ONR and encouraged to make oral presentations of their proposals on a specific date. The submitters of any proposals not judged by the ONR reviewers as being of

"particular value" to the Navy are ineligible to make an oral presentation or submit a full revised proposal under this solicitation.

Oral Presentations: ONR requests that Principal Investigators (PIs) provide expanded presentations of their selected Initial Full Proposals. These would be held on or about April 12, 2016. The purpose of the oral presentation is to provide additional information and address how the proposed technology will affect military applications. The time, location, and briefing format of the oral presentations, if requested, will be provided at a later date via email notification.

Oral Presentation Evaluation/Notification: Navy evaluations of the oral presentations will be issued via email notification on or about April 19, 2016. A Full Revised Proposal will be subsequently encouraged from those Offerors whose proposed technologies have been identified through the aforementioned email as still being of "particular value" to the Navy. Any Offeror whose oral presentation was not identified as being of "particular value" to the Navy is ineligible to submit a

Full Revised Proposal under this BAA.

Any oral presenter's proposal subsequently judged to not be of "particular value" to the Navy is ineligible to submit a Full Revised Proposal under this solicitation. Any Full Revised Proposal submitted can range from a proposal modified per feedback from the Oral Evaluations to simply a timely email notifying the Government that the original proposal as submitted is reaffirmed.

Full Revised Proposals: The due date for receipt of (final revised) Full Proposals is 3:00 PM (EDT) on May 3, 2016. PI's will be notified via email of their project's selection or non-selection for FY17 funding on May 10, 2016. Full proposals received after the published due date and time will not be considered for funding in FY17.

B. Content and Format of Full Proposals -

Full Proposals submitted under this BAA are expected to be unclassified; however, confidential/classified proposals are permitted. If a classified proposal is submitted and selected for award, the resultant contract will be unclassified. An ‘unclassified’ Statement of

Work (SOW) must accompany any classified proposal.

For both classified and unclassified proposals, a non-proprietary version of the Statement of

Work must also be submitted. Do not put proprietary data or markings in or on the Statement of Work. For proposals containing data that the Offeror does not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, the contractor shall

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“This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed--in whole or in part--for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this Offeror as a result of--or in connection with-- the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government’s right to use information contained in this data if is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in (insert numbers or other identification of sheets).”

Also, mark each sheet of data that the Offeror wishes to restrict with the following legend:

“Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.”

1. Unclassified Proposal Instructions:

Unclassified proposals shall be submitted in accordance with this Section.

2. Special Instructions for Classified Proposals:

Classified proposals shall be submitted directly to the attention of ONR’s Document

Control Unit at the following address and marked in the following manner:

OUTSIDE ENVELOPE

(no classification marking):

“Office of Naval Research

Attn: Document Control Unit

ONR Code 43

875 North Randolph Street

Arlington, VA 22203-1995”

The inner wrapper of the classified Full Proposal should be addressed to the attention of

Dr. Santanu Das (santanu.das@navy.mil), ONR Code 312 and marked in the following manner:

INNER ENVELOPE

(stamped with the overall classification of the material)

“Program: Communications and Interoperability for Integrated Fires (CIIF)

Office of Naval Research

ATTN: Dr. Santanu Das

ONR Code: 311

875 North Randolph Street

Arlington, VA 22203-1995”

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All proposal submissions will be protected from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with FAR Subpart 15.207, applicable law, and DoD/DoN regulations.

Offerors are expected to appropriately mark each page of their submission that contains proprietary information.

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

An ‘unclassified’ SOW must accompany any classified proposal.

For both classified and unclassified proposals, a non-proprietary version of the SOW must also be submitted.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Titles given to the Full Proposals should be descriptive of the work they cover and not be merely a copy of the title of this solicitation.

a. FULL PROPOSALS

i. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRACT, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND

OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS (Does not include Grants)

NOTE: Submission instructions for BAAs issued after FY 2010 have changed significantly from previous requirements. Potential Offerors are advised to carefully read and follow the instructions below. The new format and requirements have been developed to streamline and ease both the submission and the review of proposals.

Proposal Package:

The following five documents with attachments comprise a complete proposal package:

(1) Proposal Checklist (pdf)

(2) Technical Proposal Template (Word)

(3) Cost Proposal Spreadsheet (Excel)

(4) Adequacy Checklist for Pre Award Audit (SF 1408) (as applicable)

(5) Stand-alone non-proprietary Statement of Work (SOW) in Word Format

NOTE: The electronic file name for all documents submitted under this BAA must not exceed 68 characters in length, including the file name extension.

Items 1 – 5 above are located at: http://www.onr.navy.mil/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/contracts-proposal/. All have instructions imbedded into them that will assist in completing the documents. Also, both the Proposal Checklist and the Cost Proposal

Spreadsheet require completion of cost-related information. Please note that attachments can be incorporated into the Proposal Checklist.

Offerors responding to this BAA must submit a separate list of all technical data or computer http://www.onr.navy.mil/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/contracts-proposal/cost-proposal.aspx

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Government will assume unlimited rights if Offerors fail to identify any intellectual property restrictions in their proposals. Include in this section all proprietary claims to results, prototypes, and/or deliverables. If no restrictions are intended, then the Offeror should state “NONE.”

For proposals below the simplified acquisition threshold (less than or equal to $150K), the

Technical Proposal Template and Proposal Checklist documents, and the Cost Proposal

Spreadsheet are required. In addition, if a purchase order will be awarded, the effort will be fixed price. Purchase orders can also contain options, as long as the total amount of the base and all options does not exceed $150K.

The format requirements for attachments are as follows:

• Paper Size- 8.5 x 11 inch paper

• Margins – 1 inch

• Spacing- single or double spaced

• Font- Times New Roman, 12 point

For proposed subcontracts or interorganizational transfers over $150,000, Offerors must provide a separate fully completed Cost Proposal Spreadsheet in support of the proposed costs. This spreadsheet, along with supporting documentation, must be provided either in a sealed envelope with the prime’s proposal or via e-mail directly to both the Program Officer and the Business

Point of Contact at the same time the prime proposal is submitted. The e-mail should identify the proposal title, the prime Offeror and that the attached proposal is a subcontract, and should include a description of the effort to be performed by the subcontractor.

Offerors should submit one (1) original hard copy and one (1) electronic copy on CD-ROM of their proposal package. The electronic copy should be submitted in a secure, pdf-compatible format, except for the electronic file of the Cost Proposal Spreadsheet which must be submitted in a Microsoft Excel 2007 compatible format and the Statement of Work Template which must be submitted in Microsoft Word format. All attachments should be submitted in a secure, pdf-compatible format.

The secure pdf-compatible format is intended to prevent unauthorized editing of the proposal prior to any award. A password should not be required for opening the proposal document, but the Government must have the ability to print and copy text, images, and other content. Should an Offeror amend its proposal, the amended proposal should be submitted following the same hard and electronic copy guidance applicable to the original proposal.

Any proposed options that are identified in the Technical Proposal Template or Proposal

Checklist documents, but are not fully priced out in the Cost Proposal Spreadsheet, will not be included in any resulting contract, cooperative agreement, or other transaction. If proposing options, they must be separately priced and separate spreadsheets should be provided for the base period and each option. In addition to providing summary by period of performance (base and any options), the Contractor is also responsible for providing a breakdown of cost for each task identified in the Statement of Work. The sum of all costs by task worksheets MUST equal the total cost summary.

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The electronic submission of the Excel spreadsheet should be in a “useable condition” to aid the

Government with its evaluation. The term “useable condition” indicates that the spreadsheet should visibly include and separately identify within each appropriate cell any and all inputs, formulas, calculations, etc. The Offeror should not provide “value only spreadsheets” similar to a hard copy.

Fixed Fees on ONR Contracts: The Government Objective is set in accordance with the DFARS

215.404-71. See the below table for range and normal values:

Contract Risk Factor

Contract Type Assigned Value

(Normal range)

Normal Value

Technical (1) 3% - 7% (2) 5% Management/Cost Control (1) 3% - 7% (2) 5%

Contract Type Risk Firm Fixed Price 2% - 6% (3) 3% - 5% (4) Contract Type Risk Cost Plus Fixed Fee 0% - 1% (2) 0.5%

(1) Assign a weight (percentage) to each element according to its input to the total performance risk. The total of the two weights equal 100%

(2) Assign a weighting score relative to the Risk Factor.

(3) Depends on the specific Contract Type (With/without financing, performance-based payments, and/or progress payments).

(4) Depends on the specific Contract Type.

Technology Incentive (TI) is rarely utilized at ONR, because the contracts issued by ONR typically are not eligible for TI (See DFARS 215.404-71-2(c) (2)). Any consideration of TI requires strong and convincing justification in the proposal, which are then subject to negotiation and determination of a fair and reasonable fee, within the context of the specific award.

Typically the range of fee is 5% to7.5% on an ONR awarded contract.

For submission instructions, see Part IV, Section F. Submission of Full Proposals for

Contracts, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Transaction Agreements.

ii. INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRANTS (Does not include contracts, cooperative agreements and other transaction agreements)

The following information must be completed as follows in the SF 424 located on http://www.grants.gov to ensure that the application is directed to the correct individual for review:

Block 4a, Federal Identifier - Enter the previous ONR award number, or N00014 if the application is not a renewal or expansion of an existing award;

Block 4b, Agency Routing Number - Enter the three (3) digit Program Office Code and the Program Officer’s name, last name first, in brackets (e.g., 331 [Smith, John]).

Where the Program Office Code only has two digits, add a “0” directly after the Code

(e.g., Code 30 would be entered as 300)

Use Code 600 for ONRG).

http://www.grants.gov/

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Block 4c, Previous Grants.gov Tracking ID – Enter the Grants.gov tracking number of the previous proposal submission if this submission is for a Changed/Corrected

Application; otherwise, leave blank.

Applicants who fail to provide a Program Officer code identifier may receive a notice that their proposal is rejected.

To attach the technical proposal in Grants.gov, download the application package

Click on "Research and Related Other Project Information"

Click on "Move form to Submission List"

Click on "Open Form"

You will see a new PDF document titled "Research & Related Other Project Information"

Block 7 is the Project Summary/Abstract -> click on "Add attachment" and attach the project summary/abstract. (You will not be able to type in the box, therefore, save the file you want to attach as Project Summary or Abstract). Abstracts of all funded research projects will be posted on a TBD website. Do not include proprietary or confidential information. Use only characters available on a standard QWERTY keyboard. Spell out all Greek letters, other non-

English letters and symbols. Graphics are not allowed and there is a 500 word limit.

Block 8 is the Project Narrative -> click on Add attachment and attach the technical proposal.

(Save the file as Volume I- Technical Proposal since you will not be able to type in the box).

Full Proposal Format – Volume 1 - Technical Proposal, and Volume 2 - Cost

Proposal

• Paper Size – 8.5 x 11 inch paper

• Margins – 1 inch

• Spacing – single spaced

• Font – Times New Roman, 12 point

• Number of Pages: Volume 1 (Vol. 1) is limited to no more than 40 pages. Limitations within sections of the proposal, if any, are indicated in the individual descriptions shown below. The cover page, table of contents, resumes and current and pending project and proposal submissions information are excluded from the page limitations. Full Proposals exceeding the page limit may not be evaluated. There are no page limitations to Volume 2.

• The full proposal should be submitted electronically at http://www.grants.gov/ as delineated in paragraph 5 below.

NOTE: The electronic file name for all documents submitted under this BAA must not exceed 68 characters in length, including the file name extension.

Volume 1: Technical Proposal

• Cover Page: This should include the words “Technical Proposal” and the following:

1) BAA Number: N00014-16-R-BA07;

2) Title of Proposal;

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3) Identity of prime Offeror and complete list of subawards, if applicable;

4) Technical contact (name, address, phone/fax, electronic mail address)

5) Administrative/business contact (name, address, phone/fax, electronic mail address) and;

6) Proposed period of performance (identify both the base period and any options, if included).

• Table of Contents: An alphabetical/numerical listing of the sections within the proposal, including corresponding page numbers.

• Technical Approach and Justification: The major portion of the proposal should consist of a clear description of the technical approach being proposed. This discussion should provide the technical foundation/justification for pursuing this particular approach/direction and why one would expect it to enable the objectives of the proposal to be met. Limit the number of pages for this section to 20.

Include for Basic Research, if it applies.

• Future Naval Relevance (where applicable): A description of potential Naval relevance and contributions of the effort to the agency’s specific mission.

For Applied Research and Advanced Technology Development, if it applies.

• Operational Naval Concept (where applicable): A description of the project objectives, the concept of operation for the new capabilities to be delivered, and the expected operational performance improvements.

• Operational Utility Assessment Plan (where applicable): A plan for demonstrating and evaluating the operational effectiveness of the Offeror’s proposed products or processes in field experiments and/or tests in a simulated environment.

• Project Schedule and Milestones: A summary of the schedule of events and milestones. Limit the number of pages for this section to 1.

• Reports:

The following are sample reports that are typically required under a research effort:

− Technical and Financial Progress Reports

– Presentation Materials

− Final Report

Grants do not include the delivery of software, prototypes, and other hardware deliverables.

• Management Approach: Identify which personnel and subcontractors/subrecipients (if any) will be involved. Include a description of the facilities that are required for the proposed effort, along with a description of any Government Furnished Equipment/Hardware/

Software/Information required, by version and/or configuration.

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• Current and Pending Project and Proposal Submissions: Offerors are required to provide information on all current and pending support for ongoing projects and proposals, including subsequent funding in the case of continuing contracts, grants, and other assistance agreements.

Offerors shall provide the following information of any related or complementary proposal submissions from whatever sources (e.g., ONR, Federal, State, local or foreign government agencies, public or private foundations, industrial or other commercial organizations).

The information must be provided for all proposals already submitted or submitted concurrently to other possible sponsors, including ONR. Concurrent submission of a proposal to other organizations will not prejudice its review by ONR:

1) Title of Proposal and Summary;

2) Source and amount of funding (annual direct costs; provide contract and/or grant numbers for current contracts/grants);

3) Percentage effort devoted to each project;

4) Identity of prime Offeror and complete list of subwards, if applicable;

5) Technical contact (name, address, phone/fax, electronic mail address)

6) Administrative/business contact (name, address, phone/fax, electronic mail address);

7) Period of performance (differentiate basic effort);

8) The proposed project and all other projects or activities requiring a portion of time of the Principal Investigator and other senior personnel must be included, even if they receive no salary support from the project(s);

9) The total award amount for the entire award period covered (including indirect costs) must be shown as well as the number of person-months or labor hours per year to be devoted to the project, regardless of source of support; and

10) State how projects are related to the proposed effort and indicate degree of overlap.

Limit the number of pages for this section to 5.

• Qualifications: A discussion of the qualifications of the proposed Principal Investigator and any other key personnel. Include resumes or curricula vitae for the Principal Investigator, other key personnel and consultants. The resumes/curricula vitae shall be attached to the proposal and will not count toward the page limitations. Limit the number of pages for this section to 3.

• Other Requirements: Statement of Work (3 pages); Assertion of Data Rights (1 page);

Deliverables (1 page). Limit the number of pages for this section to 5.

Volume 2: Cost Proposal

The Offeror must use the Grants.gov forms (including the Standard Form (SF) Research and

Related (R&R) Budget Form) from the application package template associated with the BAA on the Grants.gov web site located at http://www.grants.gov/. If options are proposed, the cost proposal must provide the pricing information for the option periods; failure to include the proposed costs for the option periods will result in the options not being included in the award.

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Assume that performance will start no earlier than three (3) months after the date the cost proposal is submitted.

A separate Adobe .pdf document should be included in the application that provides appropriate justification and/or supporting documentation for each element of cost proposed.

Part 1: The itemized budget must include the following

• Direct Labor – Individual labor categories or persons, with associated labor hours and unburdened direct labor rates. Provide escalation rates for out years.

• Administrative and Clerical Labor – Salaries of administrative and clerical staff are normally indirect costs (and included in an indirect cost rate). Direct charging of these costs may be appropriate when a major project requires an extensive amount of administrative or clerical support significantly greater than normal and routine levels of support. Budgets proposing direct charging of administrative or clerical salaries must be supported with a budget justification which adequately describes the major project and the administrative and/or clerical work to be performed.

• Fringe Benefits and Indirect…