Amendment_0001_to_N00014-18-S-B003.pdf

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Amendment 0001 ONR Broad Agency Announcement N00014-18-S-B003

BAA for Advancing Robotic Capability & Usability for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD): DoD EOD Applied Research Program

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to revise the full proposal submission due date and estimated dates for notice of selection, contract award, and kickoff meeting.

1. BAA N00014-18-S-B003 is hereby amended as follows:

2. Section I.A.6 is hereby revised as follows (changes in bold text):

6. Key Dates (See also Section II.D.2 and 4)

Anticipated Schedule of Events * Event Date

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YEAR)

Time (Local Eastern Time)

White Papers Due Date 04/13/2018 3:00 pm Notification of Initial Navy Evaluations of White Papers*

05/11/2018 3:00 pm

Full Proposals Due Date 08/13/2018 3:00 pm Notification of Selection for Award * 09/14/2018 3:00 pm Awards* 12/14/2018 3:00 pm Kickoff Meeting* 01/07/2019 N/A

These dates are estimates as of the date of this announcement.

3. Section II.D.2.a is hereby revised as follows (changes in bold text):

2. Content and Form of Application Submission

a. General Information

White Papers: The due date for white papers is no later than 3:00 PM Local Eastern Time on Friday, 13 April 2018. White papers are to be submitted as a pdf file via electronic mail (email) only to brian.almquist@navy.mil . If an Offeror does not submit a white paper before the specified due date and time, it is not eligible to participate in the remaining Full Proposal submission process and is not eligible for funding. Each white paper should state that it is submitted in response to this BAA and cite the particular sub-section of the Research Opportunity Description that the white paper is primarily addressing.

White Paper Evaluation/Notification: Navy evaluations of the white papers were issued mailto:brian.almquist@navy.mil

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via email notification by Friday, 29 June 2018.

Full Proposals: The due date for receipt of Full Proposals is extended to 3:00 PM (EDT) on Monday, 13 August 2018. It is anticipated that final selections will be made approximately four (4) weeks after full proposal submission. As soon as the final full proposal evaluation process is completed, PI’s will be notified via email of their project’s selection or non-selection for FY19 funding. Full proposals received after the published due date and time will not be considered for funding in FY19.

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.

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

ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS REMAIN UNCHANGED.