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NOTICE OF VIRTUAL INDUSTRY/ACADEMIA DAYS

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

TEST & EVALUATION/SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY (T&E/S&T)

The Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) in conjunction with U.S. Army Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) and Army Contracting Command-Orlando(ACC-O) will host an industry/academia forum in support of the TRMC Test & Evaluation/Science & Technology (T&E/S&T) Program’s Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) (Reference: SAM.GOV, Solicitation Number: W900KK-22-R-0012). The intent of the industry/academia forum is to provide information to interested parties regarding the administrative processes for participating in announced opportunities from the recently released BAA. This BAA will utilize unique ways to iteratively communicate research topics over the duration of the five-year BAA lifespan. These topics address priority shortfalls in technology development that prevent current capability development for the systems that perform test and evaluation functions for the Department of Defense. The event includes a forum on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 and one-on-one sessions (as available) on Tuesday, after the forum, and on Wednesday and Thursday, April 6-7, 2022.

The industry forum will consist of Opening and Welcoming Remarks from TRMC, ACC-O and PEO STRI, PM CT2-IMO, a briefing to industry/academia partners pertaining to the newly released BAA, a briefing from the Executing Agents (EAs) for Directed Energy Test (DET) and Electronic Warfare Test (EWT) technology area teams to discuss their announced research topics in context with the scenarios for their needs. Questions via chat will be supported in each of these three sessions.

REGISTRATION PROCESS & CONTENT

Attendees are directed to the MS Excel workbook attached to this notice. Registration is performed by completion of this form by a participating organizational point of contact (POC) for themselves and other information regarding additional participants.

Registration is required no later than 11:59 AM EDT on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. This MS Excel form is also used to request a one-on-one session as discussed below. A single session will be scheduled on a first come, first serve basis for each business entity with DET and/or EWT. See the workbook instructions for full details about the required information. This form should be returned to the following email address: troy.d.darling.civ@army.mil, John.s.julian2.ctr@army.mil and Christopher.c.shelley5.ctr@army.mil

Registration confirmation is made via an email reply with a link as an attendee of a MS TEAMS Live Event session for the Industry/Academia Forum. This will be conducted using the “People and Groups” mode of TEAMS, meaning that only those invited (using the submitted MS Excel form to input emails) will be recognized as attendees.

INDUSTRY/ACADEMIA FORUM

The industry/academia briefings are scheduled for April 5, 2022. Note that participants are encouraged to join the session using the browser option, NOT the desktop app based on non-Government feedback. Internet Explorer is NOT compatible.

Due to the forum using a virtual format, all attendees are requested to join the meeting beginning at 12:00 PM in order to ensure attendance issues are resolved prior to commencement of the session. The session will commence at 12:30. Those not in the session in advance may not be supported in doing so after the session commences. The briefings will begin at 12:30 PM through 3:30 PM and consist of an UNCLASSIFIED, releasable to the public overview of the BAA acquisition processes and test technology topic shortfalls for DET and EWT. The briefings will be recorded.

ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS

Due to the scheduling processes performed, please expect that email notifications for confirmation of one-on-one sessions will occur after your receipt of Industry/Academia Forum confirmation.

PEO STRI will set aside 15-minute blocks of time for one-on-one sessions, beginning on April 6, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. One-on-one sessions will resume on April 7 , 2022 beginning at 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with one-half (1/2) hour for lunch from 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM, each day. Two breakout rooms will be established, one for DET and one for EWT. Interested organizations should submit a completed workbook to indicate their preference for session focus. The one-on-one sessions will be UNCLASSIFIED events and will be recorded, but not accessible afterward by attendees. The one-on-one sessions will provide industry the opportunity to either ask questions and/or to present their technology capabilities as they relate to Directed Energy Test (DET) and Electronic Warfare Test (EWT) BAA requirements.

One-on-one session assignments will be issued on a first come, first served basis and each company will be notified of their scheduled time slot and breakout room MS TEAMS meeting link. Attendees for these sessions will be invited as ‘guests’ based on the contact information provided in the MS Excel registration response. These sessions will allow participants to attend via phone or web.

Should an organization desire to present briefing materials, they can be forwarded in response to the notification that a one-on-one session is scheduled. Visitors cannot share their screens and control briefing content. Each organization shall be responsible for communicating any briefing materials over MS Teams. Information provided is for market research purposes only and shall not to be construed as a proposal submission. Be advised that Non-Government Advisors will be participating in the one-on-one sessions.

Each organization will have a total time of 15 minutes to interact/present in the one-on-one sessions. Immediately at the 15-minute mark, all visitor participants will be dropped from the session to allow for the next session participants to join and allow 5 minutes for the Test Technology Areas to finalize notes prior to beginning the next session. DET and EWT one-on-one sessions will be held concurrently.

QUESTIONS

Initial questions and comments as they relate to the T&E/S&T Broad Agency Announcement Industry Forum are required to be submitted in writing to Mr. Troy Darling, at Troy.d.darling.civ@army.mil no later than 3:00 PM EDT, April 1, 2022. Please ensure that a point of contact is included in case there is a need to clarify the questions. The subject line for all correspondence shall include the name of the organization and include “T&E/S&T BAA Industry/Academia Forum”.

PEO STRI will accept questions and comments from industry/academia partners during the forum briefings and the one-on-one sessions; however, responses may not be provided during the event. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WILL BE POSTED ON THE SAM.GOV WEBSITE AFTER ALL THE INDUSTRY DAYS SESSIONS HAVE CONCLUDED.

This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited or obtained as a result of this notice, nor during the industry forum. The T&E/S&T BAA was released on March 15, 2002 and posted to SAM.GOV. Interested offerors should continue to monitor the SAM.GOV website for additional information.

ATTACHMENTS

Registration Form (“TE-ST_BAA_Industry_One-on-One_Registration”)

Contracting Office Address:

ACC-O, 12211 Science Drive, Orlando, FL 32826-3224

Point of Contact(s):

Troy Darling; troy.d.darling.civ@army.mil John S. Julian; john.s.julian2.ctr@army.mil Chris Shelley; christopher.c.shelley5.ctr@army.mil