FY 2019 Rapid Innovation Fund Broad Agency Announcement - HQ0034-19-BAA-RIF-0001

This Broad Agency Announcement from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service solicits white papers and proposals for the Fiscal Year 2019 Rapid Innovation Fund program. Technologies are sought that can be rapidly inserted into military systems or programs to meet critical national security needs in areas such as networked command and control, hypersonics, space, cyber capabilities, artificial intelligence and autonomy. Offerors may receive up to $3 million in funding per project for a two-year period of performance. A two-phase evaluation process involves the submission of white papers by March 8, 2019 and full proposals by invitation only. Proposals will be evaluated based on contributions to requirements, technical approaches, schedules, and cost estimates, with preference given to small businesses.

There is no set-aside designation. Potential awards range up to $3 million each for periods of up to two years to further develop selected mature prototype technologies for testing and integration. Place of performance is by the contractor. Key dates include a white paper deadline of March 8, 2019 and subsequent invitations to submit full proposals. Technologies are sought under NAICS code 541712 and PSC code R425 among others.