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BAA: FA8650-23-S-5012 Questions and Answers

Materials for Integrated Nano-electronic and Optoelectronic Structures (MINOS) Broad Agency Announcement Number: FA8650-23-S-5012

Prospective Offerors’ Questions and Government Answers, as of 14 February 2022

1. Question: Part I – Program Description, paragraph 5 – Other Requirements, Paragraph h(2):

Requirement for Security Program Questionnaire. Attachment 10 is the Base Support Equipment List and the questionnaire is not provided as another attachment.

Answer: Amendment 01 to Broad Agency Announcement Number: FA8650-23-S-5012 replaces Attachment 10 to reflect Security Program Questionnaire.

2. Question: Part IV – Proposal and Submission Information, paragraph 2 – Content and Form of Proposal Submission, Paragraph d(h): Completed Reps and Certs (Section K). Section K is not provided within Attachment 12 – Model Contract or as another attachment.

Answer: Amendment 01 to Broad Agency Announcement Number: FA8650-23-S-5012 adds replaces Attachment 12 to incorporate Section K – Supplemental Representations and Certifications that has been added via

3. Question: Attachment 4 – Supplemental Instructions for Assistance Instrument Proposals, Paragraph 1

– Cover Page: Please confirm the SF 424 – Application for Federal Assistance is not required if assistance is not being requested.

Answer: The "Expanded SF 424" is required now for all proposals (contract proposals and assistance proposals). This recent change has been instituted to comply with the requirements of recently updated AFRLI 61-113. The R&R Personal Data form portion of the Assistance Instrument Application (SF424 Expanded R&R Personal Data form) provides all the information now required for the government to conduct an S&T Risk Assessment of proposed Senior/Key Person Profiles.

4. Question: Attachment 9 – Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile: Please confirm this does not count towards page limit(s) of the technical volume(s).

Answer: Correct the Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile form will not count toward page limits, see Section IV. Proposal and Submission Information, 2. Content and Form of Proposal Submission, i. (g), "The proposal page limit does not include resumes, tables, and/or charts."

5. Question: Please confirm, per Attachment 4, the SF 424 (R&R) - Application for Federal Assistance, is not required if assistance is not needed.

Answer: The "Expanded SF 424" is required for all proposals (contract proposals and assistance proposals). The portions of Attachment 4 that provide instructions for proposing Senior/Key Person Profiles will be used to assist potential offerors in completing the "SF424 Expanded R&R Personal Data form" (Attachment 9).

6. Question: MINOS asks for responses to a Security Program Questionnaire. Does RXEE work under any type of Security Classification Guide?

Answer: Service Classification Guidance (SCG) is specific to a program not to an organization. The DD 254 for the Contract provides all the needed classification guidance and handling information to include whether SCG applies.

7. Question: Is there a cutoff date for when we need to submit questions by?

Answer: The cutoff date for questions is 13 March 2023.

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