Mastering complexity in multi- domain command & control

AMENDMENT 1 to BAA FA8750-18-S-7014

The purpose of this modification is to republish the original announcement, incorporating any previous amendments, pursuant to FAR 35.016(c).

This republishing also includes the following changes:

    1. Updates the Contracting POC throughout;
    2. Section V.3 updated SAT to current threshold;
    3. Section VI.4, deleted in its entirety and replaced as shown below;
    4. Section VII: updated the OMBUDSMAN.

No other changes have been made.
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PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

NAICS CODE: 541715

FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514

BAA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial announcement

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) TITLE: MASTERING COMPLEXITY IN MULTI- DOMAIN COMMAND & CONTROL

BAA NUMBER: FA8750-18-S-7014

PART I - OVERVIEW INFORMATION

This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 30 Sep 2020. Only white papers will be accepted as initial submissions; formal proposals will be accepted by invitation only. While white papers will be considered if received prior to 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 30 Sep 2020, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:

FY19 by 15 Oct 2018
FY19 by 15 Apr 2019
FY20 by 15 Oct 2019
FY20 by 15 Apr 2020

Offerors should monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov in the event this announcement is amended.

CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: AFRL Information Directorate's Autonomy Command & Control Core Technical Competency (AC2 CTC) is seeking innovative approaches to the overall goal of Mastering the Complexity of Commanding and Controlling Multi-Domain operations. This goal has two distinct parts. The first is reducing the complexity that airmen must endure as a result of the myriad of complex systems of systems used in order to create multi-domain plans and subsequent orders. The desired effect of this reduction in complexity is the reduction of uncertainty in planning operations and an associated increase in operations ops tempo. The second part of this goal is the imposition of complexity on an adversary that comes with developing synchronized and orchestrated effects through the use of assets from multiple domains. For this BAA we will focus on the operational domains of air, space and cyberspace, but will consider innovative approaches that may include land and maritime. A major class of approaches to this management of complexity will involve the use of machine learning algorithms.

BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this BAA is approximately $9,999,999.00. Individual awards will not normally exceed 6 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $300K to $500K. There is also the potential to make awards up to any dollar value as long as the value does not exceed the available BAA ceiling amount.

ANTICIPATED INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Multiple Awards are anticipated.

TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS THAT MAY BE AWARDED: Procurement contract, grant, cooperative agreement or other transactions

AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION: All white paper submissions and any questions of a technical nature shall be directed to the cognizant Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) as specified below (unless otherwise specified in the technical area):

BAA MANAGER:
John Gancasz
AFRL/RISB
525 Brook Rd
Rome, NY 13441-4505
Telephone: (315)330-4061
Email: john.gancasz.1@us.af.mil

Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant contracting officer, as specified below (email requests are preferred):

Gail Marsh
Telephone (315) 330-7518
Email: Gail.Marsh@us.af.mil

Emails must reference the solicitation (BAA) number and title of the acquisition.

Pre-Proposal Communication between Prospective Offerors and Government Representatives: Dialogue between prospective offerors and Government representatives is encouraged. Technical and contracting questions can be resolved in writing or through open discussions. Discussions with any of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.

Proposers are cautioned that evaluation ratings may be lowered and/or proposal rejected if proposal preparation (Proposal format, content, etc.) and/or submittal instructions are not followed.

SEE ATTACHMENT 1 for the full text of this BAA notice.