Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems (SMART ePANTS) Program - Broad Agency Announcement
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N66001-22-S-4705
- Agency
- Naval Information Warfare Systems Command Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- A Research And Development
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Broad Agency Announcement from the Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific, on behalf of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, seeks proposals for the Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems program to develop electrically powered textiles and integrated systems that can collect sensor data and wirelessly transmit information. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical approach, management approach, and cost/price, with a due date of September 6, 2022. Government Furnished Capability is available upon request, and an open house will be held on July 20, 2022 for potential offerors.
There is no set-aside designation. The NAICS code is 541715, PSC code is R425, with up to five awards anticipated for prototypes and concept exploration over multiple years and a total program budget of $10-15 million over 5 years. Research and development is the primary purpose, with performance to be determined.
Notice text
4 versions
Update #4 · Latest ·
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Amendment 03 - 18 August 2022
The Privacy Plan described in BAA Section 4.B.1.d. (Section 4, Attachment 12); and BAA Section 4.B.
(Section 4, Attachment 12) is not required for this BAA and has been removed in a new update. Any
privacy concerns regarding data sharing in this project shall be addressed in the Research Data
Management Plan which is described in Section 4.B.1.c.L. and in BAA Appendix A.6.
All other terms, conditions, and requirements from the original BAA and clarifications/responses affecting
the BAA provided via Q&A (Amendments 01 and 02) remain unchanged.
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Amendment 02 - 17 August 2022
This amendment provides supplemental Q&A.
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Amendment 01 - 9 August 2022
This amendment provides the GFC Open House Q&A.
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The Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC Pacific), on behalf of the Intelligence Advanced
Research Projects Activity (IARPA), is soliciting proposals under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
for the new Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems (SMART ePANTS) program.
The solicitation process will follow Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 35, Research and
Development Contracting, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Awards
based on responses to this BAA will be considered the result of full and open competition in accordance
with 10 U.S.C. § 2302 and will be placed as procurement contracts only. The BAA (N66001-22-S-4705) is
attached to this solicitation notice and may be accessed through the NAVWAR e-Commerce Central
website.
*****Offerors are advised that Government Furnished Capability (GFC) is available upon request in
submitted proposals (see section 6.B.5 of the BAA). More information about GFC is available on the
IARPA
website at https://www.iarpa.gov/research-programs/smartepants. This information includes an
invitation
to a live and/or virtual open house being given by the SMART ePANTS Test and Evaluation (T&E) Partner
in
the Boston, Massachusetts area on July 20, 2022.*****
Update #3 ·
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Amendment 02 - 17 August 2022
This amendment provides supplemental Q&A.
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Amendment 01 - 9 August 2022
This amendment provides the GFC Open House Q&A.
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The Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC Pacific), on behalf of the Intelligence Advanced
Research Projects Activity (IARPA), is soliciting proposals under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
for the new Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems (SMART ePANTS) program.
The solicitation process will follow Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 35, Research and
Development Contracting, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Awards
based on responses to this BAA will be considered the result of full and open competition in accordance
with 10 U.S.C. § 2302 and will be placed as procurement contracts only. The BAA (N66001-22-S-4705) is
attached to this solicitation notice and may be accessed through the NAVWAR e-Commerce Central
website.
*****Offerors are advised that Government Furnished Capability (GFC) is available upon request in
submitted proposals (see section 6.B.5 of the BAA). More information about GFC is available on the IARPA
website at https://www.iarpa.gov/research-programs/smartepants. This information includes an invitation
to a live and/or virtual open house being given by the SMART ePANTS Test and Evaluation (T&E) Partner in
the Boston, Massachusetts area on July 20, 2022.*****
Update #2 ·
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Amendment 01 - 9 August 2022
This amendment provides the GFC Open House Q&A.
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The Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC Pacific), on behalf of the Intelligence Advanced
Research Projects Activity (IARPA), is soliciting proposals under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
for the new Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems (SMART ePANTS) program.
The solicitation process will follow Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 35, Research and
Development Contracting, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Awards
based on responses to this BAA will be considered the result of full and open competition in accordance
with 10 U.S.C. § 2302 and will be placed as procurement contracts only. The BAA (N66001-22-S-4705) is
attached to this solicitation notice and may be accessed through the NAVWAR e-Commerce Central
website.
*****Offerors are advised that Government Furnished Capability (GFC) is available upon request in
submitted proposals (see section 6.B.5 of the BAA). More information about GFC is available on the IARPA
website at https://www.iarpa.gov/research-programs/smartepants. This information includes an invitation
to a live and/or virtual open house being given by the SMART ePANTS Test and Evaluation (T&E) Partner in
the Boston, Massachusetts area on July 20, 2022.*****
Update #1 ·
The Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC Pacific), on behalf of the Intelligence Advanced
Research Projects Activity (IARPA), is soliciting proposals under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
for the new Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems (SMART ePANTS) program.
The solicitation process will follow Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 35, Research and
Development Contracting, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Awards
based on responses to this BAA will be considered the result of full and open competition in accordance
with 10 U.S.C. § 2302 and will be placed as procurement contracts only. The BAA (N66001-22-S-4705) is
attached to this solicitation notice and may be accessed through the NAVWAR e-Commerce Central
website.
*****Offerors are advised that Government Furnished Capability (GFC) is available upon request in
submitted proposals (see section 6.B.5 of the BAA). More information about GFC is available on the IARPA
website at https://www.iarpa.gov/research-programs/smartepants. This information includes an invitation
to a live and/or virtual open house being given by the SMART ePANTS Test and Evaluation (T&E) Partner in
the Boston, Massachusetts area on July 20, 2022.*****
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