AF CyberWorx Innovation Opportunities

COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING (CSO)

Note: This is amendment 0002 to the initial announcement. This amendment supersedes all versions of the CSO

1. Requiring Agency Name: United States Air Force (AF) CyberWorx
2. Commercial Solutions Opening Number:  FA7000-20-S-C001 Amendment 0002
3. Commercial Solutions Opening Title: AF CyberWorx Innovation Opportunities
4. Commercial Solutions Opening Type:  This is Amendment 0002 to the initial announcement
5. NAICS: 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services; 541519, Other Computer Related Services; 511210, Software Publishers; 541330,` Engineering Services; 541512, Computer Systems Design Services; 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology.
    

THIS A HYBRID SOLICIATION AGAINST WHICH CALLS AND OPEN PERIODS CAN BE RELEASED. This CSO is open for Solution Brief submissions until 31 July 2022 or until superceded, to be updated annually and posted to Beta.Sam. See the full text announcement below for instructions.

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

AF CyberWorx is a problem solving organization focused on human centered design that builds rapid prototypes to improve the user experience. It is located at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, CO. USAFA is designated as a federal laboratory, with the unique position to establish various partnerships and agreements with academia and industry, and is chartered with solving the AF’s mission problems by engaging users, industry, and academia in human centered design processes that result in solutions for the war fighter. There is interest in capturing the most creative and advanced technologies where the department can make use of defense specific projects and dual-use technologies to further its technological gain. In realizing the potential to leverage superiority in innovative technologies, AF CyberWorx endeavors to create valued partnerships by aligning itself with partners that assist in technology transfer/transition by spin-off technologies and guiding small business economic development with the primary goal of broadening the defense industrial base. This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is a competitive solicitation seeking proposals for innovative, commercial technologies and services that accelerate attainment of critical defense capabilities. This CSO may result in the award of prototype projects, which include not only commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for defense application.

2. PURPOSE

2.1 This CSO issued in accordance with DFARS Class Deviation 2018-O0016 – Defense Commercial Solutions Opening Pilot Program, is a competitive solicitation of proposals focused on technologies to meet AF CyberWorx’s mission. AF CyberWorx is soliciting solution briefs in response to Areas of Interest (AoI) which will be posted as calls to this CSO. Nontraditional defense contractors and small businesses are encourage to submit solution briefs or proposals under this CSO.

2.2 "Innovative" means any technology, process, or method, including research and development that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal, or any application that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal of a technology, process, or method existing as of such date.

2.3 “Nontraditional Defense Contractors” is defined in 10 U.S.C. § 2302(9) as an entity that is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the one-year period preceding the solicitation of sources by the DoD for the procurement or transaction, any contract or subcontract for the DoD that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. § 1502 and the regulations implementing such section. This includes all small business concerns under the criteria and size standards in 13 C.F.R. § 121.

3. CSO APPROACH AND OVERVIEW

3.1 This CSO seeks innovative, commercial approaches to meet various technology objectives of AF CyberWorx. All items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO will be treated as commercial items. The Government encourages proposals that span a wide spectrum of possible technical and business solutions in response to the specific AoI in attachment 8 or posted as separate calls. The Government reserves the right to award any combination of proposals which offer the best overall value to the Government, and to oversee any and all processes and approaches once initiated. Awards as a result of this announcement will be in the form of FAR Part 12 commercial contracts. The AF also reserves the right to award Other Transactions (OT) for Prototype.

3.2 OT for Prototype: Upon favorable review and available funds, the government may choose to award an OT for Prototype as deemed appropriate for the transaction. The Agreements Officer will negotiate directly with the offeror on the terms and conditions of the OT, including payments, and will execute the OT on behalf of the government. Upon successful completion of a prototype project under an OT for Prototype agreement, the government and offeror may negotiate a follow-on production contract or agreement without further competition as authorized under 10 U.S.C. § 2371b(f) . Any concept/technology/solution successfully proven through an OT for Prototype can be transitioned to production. Any resultant OT for Prototype awarded under this CSO will include language providing for the potential award of a follow-on production contract or agreement.

3.3 Awards resulting from this CSO will be made based on the evaluation results of a two or three phased proposal process described in Section 5. The Government reserves the right to fund all, some, one, or none of the proposals submitted; may elect to fund only part of a submitted proposal; and may incrementally fund any or all awards under this CSO. All awards are subject to the availability of funds.

3.4 All coordination and communication between offerors and the Government will be conducted using the Beta.SAM website https://beta.sam.gov/ (formally Federal Business Opportunities) and the points of contact associated with this CSO, as specified in Section 4.

4. GENERAL INFORMATION

4.1 POINT OF CONTACTS. Questions regarding the administrative content of this CSO must be addressed to the Contracting Office below. Questions regarding the technical content of this CSO must be addressed to the Technical Point of Contact (POC) below.

Contracting Office POC:

Ms. Erica Wilson

Contracting/Agreements Officer, 10 CONS/PKC

10CONS.PK.CyberWorx@us.af.mil

DSN: 333-8048, Commercial: 719- 333-8048

Technical POCs:

Primary:

Michael M. Helgeson, Lt Col, USAF

Deputy Director, Air Force CyberWorx

michael.helgeson@edu.usafa.edu

DSN: 333-3399, Commercial: 719- 333-3399

Alternate:

Ms. Jayleen Guttromson-Johnson

Acquisition Program Manager

jayleen.guttromson-j@usafa.edu

DSN: 333-3399, Commercial: 719-333-3399

4.2 CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. Offerors are encouraged to submit unclassified documents.

For proposed efforts under which classified data will be accessed or generated, add the following information: Classified level at which offeror is cleared, contractor address for forwarding classified material (name, address, zip code), cognizant security office (name, address, zip code), and offeror’s security officer’s name and telephone number.

5. SUBMISSION INFORMATION

5.1 SUBMISSION OVERVIEW. Phase I submissions shall include both the Quad Chart and Solutions Brief prepared in accordance with the formats in Attachments 1 and 2 respectively. Phase I submissions can only be submitted as a result of a call. Calls will be posted to request solutions briefs for specific AoIs. Each call may contain specific requirements and pertinent information (such as submittal requirements or evaluation criteria) related to the call. Solution briefs submitted that are not in response to a call will not be evaluated. Offerors should monitor Beta.SAM (https://beta.sam.gov/) for specific calls or amendments to this CSO.

5.2 TWO OR THREE-PHASED SUBMISSION. This CSO will be conducted in two OR three phases as follows:

5.2.1 Phase I. Interested offerors must submit Quad Charts and Solution Briefs in accordance with instructions provided in this CSO. Phase I submissions will be evaluated against criteria as described in Attachment 7 of this CSO.

5.2.1.1 All Quad Charts should include the information indicated on the sample template in Attachment 1.

5.2.1.2 The Solution Brief narrative expands on the Quad Chart presentation. Instructions for format and content are located in Attachment 2.

5.2.1.3 Solution Briefs and quad chart submissions shall be sent to 10CONS.PK.CyberWorx@us.af.mil for review. All solution briefs must be unclassified.

5.2.2 Notification of Selection. All offerors providing Phase I submissions will be contacted by the Government, either with an email letter informing them that the effort proposed is not of interest to the Government at this time or with a request for either a pitch session OR request for proposal by a specific date.

5.2.3 Phase II. Phase II proposals will only be accepted from offerors who upon review of Phase I submissions, are invited by the Contracting Officer to a pitch session. In addition to the pitch, the government, at its discretion, may request an additional written submission to further supplement the information provided in the Phase I solution brief.

Please note: The government reserves the right to forgo Phase II and go directly to Phase III.

5.2.4 Phase III. Phase III proposals will only be accepted from offerors who upon review of either Phase I or Phase II submission, are invited by the Contracting Officer to submit a full proposal. In order to be considered for award under Phase III, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov, be considered responsible within the meaning of FAR Part 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors, have a satisfactory performance record, and otherwise be eligible for award based on federal law and regulation.

5.2.4.1 Proposal Submission. Upon notification for a proposal by the Contracting Officer, offerors will have 30 calendar days to prepare and submit a proposal in accordance with the format and instructions in Attachments 4-6. Each proposal shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) and detailed pricing. All pages shall be numbered.

5.2.4.2 Proposal Review, Evaluation and Selection Process. Each proposal will be evaluated by the Government and the proposal must stand on its own technical merit. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria and process specified in Attachment 7. In accordance with the DoD Pilot Program, the primary basis for selecting proposals for acceptance shall be technical, importance to agency programs, and funds availability. In order to provide the desired evaluation, qualified Government personnel will conduct reviews and (if necessary) convene panels of experts in the appropriate areas.

Any questions regarding this announcement shall be routed through the Contracting Office email address listed above. All questions shall be submitted in writing by email.

 **See attachments for details**

COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING (CSO)

THIS SOLICITATION IS NOT REQUESTING SOLUTION BRIEFS/PROPOSALS AT THIS TIME

Note: This is amendment 0001 to the initial announcement. This amendment supersedes all versions of the CSO

1. Requiring Agency Name: United States Air Force (AF) CyberWorx
2. Commercial Solutions Opening Number:  FA7000-20-S-C001 Amendment 0001
3. Commercial Solutions Opening Title: AF CyberWorx Innovation Opportunities
4. Commercial Solutions Opening Type:  This is Amendment 0001 to the initial announcement
5. NAICS: 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services; 541519, Other Computer Related Services; 511210, Software Publishers; 541330,` Engineering Services; 541512, Computer Systems Design Services; 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology.
   The selected NAICS will be provide in Calls. 

THIS A HYBRID SOLICIATION AGAINST WHICH CALLS AND OPEN PERIODS CAN BE RELEASED. This CSO will remain open for calls and potential open periods until 31 July 2022, to be updated annually and posted to Beta.Sam. See the full text announcement below for instructions.

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

AF CyberWorx is a problem solving organization focused on human centered design that builds rapid prototypes to improve the user experience. It is located at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, CO. USAFA is designated as a federal laboratory, with the unique position to establish various partnerships and agreements with academia and industry, and is chartered with solving the AF’s mission problems by engaging users, industry, and academia in human centered design processes that result in solutions for the war fighter. There is interest in capturing the most creative and advanced technologies where the department can make use of defense specific projects and dual-use technologies to further its technological gain. In realizing the potential to leverage superiority in innovative technologies, AF CyberWorx endeavors to create valued partnerships by aligning itself with partners that assist in technology transfer/transition by spin-off technologies and guiding small business economic development with the primary goal of broadening the defense industrial base. This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is a competitive solicitation seeking proposals for innovative, commercial technologies and services that accelerate attainment of critical defense capabilities. This CSO may result in the award of prototype projects, which include not only commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for defense application.

2. PURPOSE

2.1 This CSO issued in accordance with DFARS Class Deviation 2018-O0016 – Defense Commercial Solutions Opening Pilot Program, is a competitive solicitation of proposals focused on technologies to meet AF CyberWorx’s mission. AF CyberWorx is soliciting solution briefs in response to Areas of Interest (AoI) which will be posted as calls to this CSO. Nontraditional defense contractors and small businesses are encourage to submit solution briefs or proposals under this CSO.

2.2 "Innovative" means any technology, process, or method, including research and development that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal, or any application that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal of a technology, process, or method existing as of such date.

2.3 “Nontraditional Defense Contractors” is defined in 10 U.S.C. § 2302(9) as an entity that is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the one-year period preceding the solicitation of sources by the DoD for the procurement or transaction, any contract or subcontract for the DoD that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. § 1502 and the regulations implementing such section. This includes all small business concerns under the criteria and size standards in 13 C.F.R. § 121.

3. CSO APPROACH AND OVERVIEW

3.1 This CSO seeks innovative, commercial approaches to meet various technology objectives of AF CyberWorx. All items, technologies, and services acquired using a CSO will be treated as commercial items. The Government encourages proposals that span a wide spectrum of possible technical and business solutions in response to the specific AoI that will be posted as calls. The Government reserves the right to award any combination of proposals which offer the best overall value to the Government, and to oversee any and all processes and approaches once initiated. Awards as a result of this announcement will be in the form of FAR Part 12 commercial contracts. The AF also reserves the right to award Other Transactions (OT) for Prototype.

3.2 OT for Prototype: Upon favorable review and available funds, the government may choose to award an OT for Prototype as deemed appropriate for the transaction. The Agreements Officer will negotiate directly with the offeror on the terms and conditions of the OT, including payments, and will execute the OT on behalf of the government. Upon successful completion of a prototype project under an OT for Prototype agreement, the government and offeror may negotiate a follow-on production contract or agreement without further competition as authorized under 10 U.S.C. § 2371b(f) . Any concept/technology/solution successfully proven through an OT for Prototype can be transitioned to production. Any resultant OT for Prototype awarded under this CSO will include language providing for the potential award of a follow-on production contract or agreement.

3.3 Awards resulting from this CSO will be made based on the evaluation results of a two or three phased proposal process described in Section 5. The Government reserves the right to fund all, some, one, or none of the proposals submitted; may elect to fund only part of a submitted proposal; and may incrementally fund any or all awards under this CSO. All awards are subject to the availability of funds.

3.4 All coordination and communication between offerors and the Government will be conducted using the Beta.SAM website https://beta.sam.gov/ (formally Federal Business Opportunities) and the points of contact associated with this CSO, as specified in Section 4.

4. GENERAL INFORMATION

4.1 POINT OF CONTACTS. Questions regarding the administrative content of this CSO must be addressed to the Contracting Office below. Questions regarding the technical content of this CSO must be addressed to the Technical Point of Contact (POC) below.

Contracting Office POC:

Ms. Erica Wilson

Contracting/Agreements Officer, 10 CONS/PKC

10CONS.PK.CyberWorx@us.af.mil

DSN: 333-8048, Commercial: 719- 333-8048

Technical POCs:

Primary:

Michael M. Helgeson, Lt Col, USAF

Deputy Director, Air Force CyberWorx

michael.helgeson@edu.usafa.edu

DSN: 333-3399, Commercial: 719- 333-3399

Alternate:

Ms. Jayleen Guttromson-Johnson

Acquisition Program Manager

jayleen.guttromson-j@usafa.edu

DSN: 333-3399, Commercial: 719-333-3399

4.2 CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. Offerors are encouraged to submit unclassified documents.

For proposed efforts under which classified data will be accessed or generated, add the following information: Classified level at which offeror is cleared, contractor address for forwarding classified material (name, address, zip code), cognizant security office (name, address, zip code), and offeror’s security officer’s name and telephone number.

5. SUBMISSION INFORMATION

5.1 SUBMISSION OVERVIEW. Phase I submissions shall include both the Quad Chart and Solutions Brief prepared in accordance with the formats in Attachments 1 and 2 respectively. Phase I submissions can only be submitted as a result of a call. Calls will be posted to request solutions briefs for specific AoIs. Each call may contain specific requirements and pertinent information (such as submittal requirements or evaluation criteria) related to the call. Solution briefs submitted that are not in response to a call will not be evaluated. Offerors should monitor Beta.SAM (https://beta.sam.gov/) for specific calls or amendments to this CSO.

5.2 TWO OR THREE-PHASED SUBMISSION. This CSO will be conducted in two OR three phases as follows:

5.2.1 Phase I. Interested offerors must submit Quad Charts and Solution Briefs in accordance with instructions provided in this CSO. Phase I submissions will be evaluated against criteria as described in Attachment 7 of this CSO.

5.2.1.1 All Quad Charts should include the information indicated on the sample template in Attachment 1.

5.2.1.2 The Solution Brief narrative expands on the Quad Chart presentation. Instructions for format and content are located in Attachment 2.

5.2.1.3 Solution Briefs and quad chart submissions shall be sent to 10CONS.PK.CyberWorx@us.af.mil for review. All solution briefs must be unclassified.

5.2.2 Notification of Selection. All offerors providing Phase I submissions will be contacted by the Government, either with an email letter informing them that the effort proposed is not of interest to the Government at this time or with a request for either a pitch session OR request for proposal by a specific date.

5.2.3 Phase II. Phase II proposals will only be accepted from offerors who upon review of Phase I submissions, are invited by the Contracting Officer to a pitch session. In addition to the pitch, the government, at its discretion, may request an additional written submission to further supplement the information provided in the Phase I solution brief.

Please note: The government reserves the right to forgo Phase II and go directly to Phase III.

5.2.4 Phase III. Phase III proposals will only be accepted from offerors who upon review of either Phase I or Phase II submission, are invited by the Contracting Officer to submit a full proposal. In order to be considered for award under Phase III, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov, be considered responsible within the meaning of FAR Part 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors, have a satisfactory performance record, and otherwise be eligible for award based on federal law and regulation.

5.2.4.1 Proposal Submission. Upon notification for a proposal by the Contracting Officer, offerors will have 30 calendar days to prepare and submit a proposal in accordance with the format and instructions in Attachments 4-6. Each proposal shall include a Statement of Work (SOW) and detailed pricing. All pages shall be numbered.

5.2.4.2 Proposal Review, Evaluation and Selection Process. Each proposal will be evaluated by the Government and the proposal must stand on its own technical merit. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria and process specified in Attachment 7. In accordance with the DoD Pilot Program, the primary basis for selecting proposals for acceptance shall be technical, importance to agency programs, and funds availability. In order to provide the desired evaluation, qualified Government personnel will conduct reviews and (if necessary) convene panels of experts in the appropriate areas.

Any questions regarding this announcement shall be routed through the Contracting Office email address listed above. All questions shall be submitted in writing by email.

 **See attachments for details**

COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING (CSO)

THIS SOLICITATION IS NOT REQUESTING SOLUTION BRIEFS/PROPOSALS AT THIS TIME

1. General Information

1. Requiring Agency Name: United States Air Force (AF) CyberWorx
2. Commercial Solutions Opening Number:  FA7000-20-S-C001
3. Commercial Solutions Opening Title: AF CyberWorx Innovation Opportunities
4. Commercial Solutions Opening Type:  This is the Initial Announcement
5. NAICS: 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services; 541519, Other Computer Related Services; 511210, Software Publishers; 541330,` Engineering Services; 541512, Computer Systems Design Services; 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology.
   The selected NAICS will be provide in Calls. 

THIS A HYBRID SOLICIATION AGAINST WHICH CALLS AND OPEN PERIODS CAN BE RELEASED. This CSO will remain open for calls and potential open periods until 31 July 2022, to be updated annually and posted to Beta.Sam. See the full text announcement below for instructions.

1. Types of Calls

1. Calls: Three Step (See Section IV. (of the full text announcement) for Instructions):  Over the period of this CSO, Calls may be issued to request solution briefs or proposals for specific Area(s) of interest (AoI).  Each call will contain specific requirements and pertinent information. Solution Briefs/Pitches/Proposals submitted in response to the Calls will be accepted as specified in the individual Calls and evaluated in accordance with the Proposal Review Information (Section III.h.3. of the full text announcement). Offerors should monitor the Beta.sam.gov (previously FedBizOpps) website at https://beta.sam.gov/ for amendments to this announcement.

THREE-STEP Calls: May result in a two/three step process*

First Step: SOLUTION BRIEFS DUE DATE AND TIME: To be provided in Calls.

Second Step: PITCH SESSION DATE AND TIME: To be provided in an invite sent to offerors that submit Solution Briefs considered to meet the needs of the AF CyberWorx.

Third Step: COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS PROPOSALS/PROTOTYPE PROPOSALS DUE DATE AND TIME: To be provided in the Requests for Proposals sent to offerors whose solution briefs AND pitch sessions are considered to meet the needs of the AF CyberWorx.

*Note: The Government reserves the right to forgo the second step and go directly to the third step.

1. Open Periods:  This CSO may also have Open Periods, which will be announced via Amendments to this CSO.  Solution briefs may be submitted at any time during the open period for specific AoI(s) in accordance with the instructions in the full text announcement below. Solution briefs will be reviewed and, those selected for further consideration will result in either a pitch session OR a request for proposal (RFP) letter.  Proposal due dates and times will be specified in each RFP letter. Offerors should monitor the Beta.sam.gov (previously FedBizOpps) website at https://beta.sam.gov/  for amendments to this announcement.

First Step: SOLUTION BRIEF DUE DATE AND TIME:  Solution briefs may be submitted at any time during the Open Period for specific AoI(s) in accordance with the instructions in the full text announcement below. 

Second Step: PITCH SESSION DATE AND TIME: To be provided in an invite sent to offerors that submit Solution Briefs considered to meet the needs of the AF CyberWorx.

Third Step: COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS/PROTOTYPE PROPOSALS DATE AND TIME: To be provided in the RFP sent to offerors whose solution briefs and pitch sessions are considered to meet the needs of the AF CyberWorx.

NOTE: Solution briefs/proposal receipt after the due date and time shall be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f). Please note: It is the responsibility of the submitting organization to ensure solution briefs/proposals have been received by the USAF Academy. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 48 hours of submitting your solution brief, it is your responsibility to contact the contracting office to ensure receipt. Failure to do so may result in a late submission.

Submission: Solution briefs and/or proposals must be submitted to the Contracting Point of Contact (POC). POC will be provided in each Call or Open Period.

1. Additional Information

Solicitation Request: Solution briefs, pitch sessions or proposals will be solicited via Calls. In addition, solution briefs may be submitted at any time during the open period.  Note: Calls and Open Periods for the same AoI will not be solicited at the same time.

System for Award Management (SAM) Registration: Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in accordance with FAR 52.204-7 (see https://www.acquisition.gov). SAM is the primary Government repository for prospective federal awardee information and the centralized Government system for certain contracting, grants, and other assistance related processes. It replaces CCR/FedReg, On-line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) and the Excluded Parties Lists System (EPLS). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

Type of Award: The AF anticipates the award of commercial, Fixed Price type contracts in accordance with FAR Part 12 and the Defense Commercial Solutions Opening Pilot Program, DARS Tracking number 2018-O0016.  The AF also reserves the right to award Other Transactions (OT) for Prototypes.  Nontraditional defense contractors and small businesses are encouraged to submit solution briefs or proposals under this CSO.

Definitions:

"Commercial Solutions Opening" (CSO) is a competitive procedure Contracting Officers may use to acquire innovative commercial items, technologies, or services.

"Innovative" means-
(1) any new technology, process, or method, including research and development; or
(2) any new application of an existing technology, process, or method.

"Nontraditional Defense Contractor" is defined in 10 U.S.C. § 2302(9) as an entity that is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the one-year period preceding the solicitation of sources by the DoD for the procurement or transaction, any contract or subcontract for the DoD that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. § 1502 and the regulations implementing such section. This includes all small business concerns under the criteria and size standards in 13 C.F.R. § 121.

Estimated Program Cost: It is anticipated that the cumulative amount for awards issued under this CSO will not exceed $25 million. No funding has been specifically reserved for this solicitation. Detailed estimated funding profiles will be included in Calls.

Anticipated Number of Awards: The AF anticipates making multiple contract awards; however, the AF reserves the right to award all, part, or none of an offeror’s proposal. 

Overarching Program Goals:  AF CyberWorx is a problem solving organization focused on human centered design that builds rapid prototypes to improve the user experience located at the United States AF Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, CO. USAFA is designated as a federal laboratory, with the unique position to establish various partnerships and agreements with academia and industry, and is chartered with solving the AF’s mission problems by engaging users, industry, and academia in human centered design processes that result in solutions for the warfighter. There is interest in capturing the most creative and advanced technologies where the department can make use of defense specific projects and dual-use technologies to further its technological gain. In realizing the potential to leverage superiority in innovative technologies, AF CyberWorx endeavors to create valued partnerships by aligning itself with partners that assist in technology transfer/transition by spin-off technologies and guiding small business economic development with the primary goal of broadening the defense industrial base. This CSO is a competitive solicitation seeking proposals for innovative, commercial technologies and services that accelerate attainment of critical defense capabilities. This CSO may result in the award of prototype projects, which include not only commercially-available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, but also concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for defense application.

AF CyberWorx is soliciting solution briefs in response to AoI(s) which will be posted as calls to this CSO.

The CSO outlines the procedures to submit a response to an AoI to ensure a competitive process that consists of three-phases: solution brief, pitch, and full written proposal.

Communication between Prospective Offerors and Government Representatives:

Calls: Open communication between industry and Government representatives is strongly encouraged prior to the issuance of a Call. Until a Call is issued, technical and contracting questions may be resolved through open dialogue or in writing.  After a Call is issued, all exchanges shall be in writing and submitted to the Contracting Officer.

If not proprietary or confidential, questions and responses, received under Calls, will be published to the Beta.sam.gov (previously FedBizOpps) website at https://beta.sam.gov/ to ensure all potential offerors are treated equitably.

Open Periods: Open communication is encouraged prior to Step-two/three under an Open Period. Technical questions may be resolved in writing or through open dialogue until a solution brief is submitted; however, contracting questions must be in writing.  After a solution brief is submitted, all communication shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer in writing.

Communications with any of the identified points of contact herein, or in a subsequent Call or CSO amendment, shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award a proposal.  Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.

Technical POCs:

Primary:

Michael M. Helgeson, Lt Col, USAF

Deputy Director, Air Force CyberWorx

michael.helgeson@edu.usafa.edu

DSN:  333-3399, Commercial: 719- 333-3399

Alternate:

Ms. Jayleen Guttromson-Johnson

Acquisition Program Manager

jayleen.guttromson-j@usafa.edu

DSN: 333-3399, Commercial: 719-333-3399

Contracting POCs:

Ms. Erica Wilson

Contracting/Agreements Officer, 719-333-8048

Email address: 10CONS.PK.CyberWorx@us.af.mil

Any questions regarding this announcement shall be routed through the Contracting Office email address listed above. All questions shall be submitted in writing by email.

 **See attachments for details**