Pulsed And Continuous wave Innovation For Integration and Effects Research (PACIFIER)

Update Attachment 1 Statement of Objectives, Amendment 1, 7 November 2019

FBO Questions & Answers Attachment

BAA  FA9451-18-S-0003 CALL 0002, Amendment 1, 7 November 2019.

FA9451-18-S-0003 CALL 0002, entitled "High Fidelity Laser Interaction Modeling & Simulation (LVR-M)"

PACIFIER CALL 0001 (SSLEM) has been posted as an amendment to FA9451-18-S-0003.

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Air Force Research Laboratory
Directed Energy Directorate

FA9451-18-S-0003

ANNOUNCEMENT OVERVIEW

NAICS CODE: 541715

SIZE STANDARD: 1,000 Employees

FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, Laser Division (AFRL/RDL)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: Pulsed And Continuous wave Innovation For Integration and Effects Research (PACIFIER)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: FA9451-18-S-0003

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: This is the initial announcement of FA9451-18-S-0003, a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) with Calls

BRIEF PROGRAM SUMMARY: This is a five (5) year Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) describing the research areas of interest for "Pulsed And Continuous wave Innovation For Integration and Effects Research (PACIFIER)". This BAA allows for submission of proposals at a specified date and time, requested through the issuance of Calls at various times against this BAA. Calls will be issued on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at http://www.fbo.gov under this BAA number. The Calls will contain a specific description of the research effort, anticipated period of performance, estimated funding profile and any other pertinent information. This BAA will be reviewed annually and updates will be published to FBO. This annual review shall meet the requirement of FAR 35.016(c) to publish the BAA no less frequently than annually. Any changes to or cancellation of this BAA will be posted to FBO as amendments to the BAA. Offerors MUST monitor FBO for amendments to the BAA and posting of Calls.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: NO PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED AGAINST THIS BAA. Proposal due dates and times will be specified in each Call. Proposals received after the specified due date and time shall be governed by the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-1(c)(3) Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions (JAN 2017). This installation observes strict security procedures to enter the facility. These security procedures are NOT considered an interruption of normal Government processes and proposals received after the specified due date and time as a result of security delays will be considered "late". Commercial carriers may not honor time-of-day delivery guarantees on military installations. Early proposal submission is encouraged.

GENERAL INFORMATION: This acquisition is unrestricted and issued under the provisions of FAR 6.102(d)(2) Use of Competitive Procedures, that provides for the competitive selection of research proposals. Proposals submitted in response to any Calls associated with this announcement and are selected for award are considered to be the result of full and open competition and in full compliance with the provisions of PL 98-369, the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. 

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION: The provisions at FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2016) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2015) are incorporated into this announcement and FAR Clause 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2016) will be part of any award resulting from this BAA. Potential offerors are notified that to be eligible for an award under this announcement they must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit annual representations and certifications via SAM at https://www.sam.gov. These FAR and DFARS level representations and certifications are required in addition to the representations and certifications specific to this announcement and the associated Calls. 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 the contract. SAM replaces the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)/FedReg, On-line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) and the Excluded Parties Lists System (EPLS).

TYPE OF CONTRACT: The Air Force reserves the right to award the contract type under the FAR that is best suited to the nature of research proposed. Contract type determination will be made at the Call level; however, it is anticipated that any awards based on this announcement will be cost reimbursable (which requires successful offerors to have an accounting system considered adequate for tracking costs applicable to the contract). No opportunities for assistance instruments, including grants, cooperative agreements, or technology investment agreements exist under this announcement.

ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Air Force anticipates awarding a minimum of one contract per Call. However, the Air Force reserves the right to make multiple awards or no awards pursuant to a Call.

ESTIMATED PROGRAM COST: The estimated ceiling for this BAA is $97.5M. This funding profile is an estimate only and will not be a contractual obligation for funding. All funding is subject to change due to Government discretion and availability. All potential offerors should be aware that due to unanticipated budget fluctuations, funding in any or all areas may change with little or no notice.

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT (TPOC):

a. Mr. Shane Johnson
AFRL/RDL
Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776
Phone: 505-846-2376
Email: shane.johnson.15@us.af.mil

b. Each Call will include specific Technical Points of Contact

CONTRACTING POINT OF CONTACT:

a. Ms. Ashley Korman
AFRL Det 8/RVKDL
Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776
Phone: 505-846-4409
Email: ashley.korman@us.af.mil

b. Each Call will include specific Contracting Points of Contact