Space-Based Advanced Sensing and Protection Branch Open 5 Year Broad Agency Announcement

BAA VS-07-07, Call 008, Topic Area 5: Proximity Protection of Space Assets, Title: Future Satellite Communication System

BAA VS-07-07, Call 009, Contract No. FA9453-09-C-0341, Topic Area 5: Proximity Protection of Space Assets, Title: Radio Frequency Characterization

BAA VS-07-07, Call 008, Topic Area 5: Proximity Protection of Space Assets, Title: Future Satellite Communication Systems

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BAA VS-07-07, Call 008, Topic Area 5:  Proximity Protection of Space Assets, Title: Future Satellite Communication Systems

BAA VS-07-07, Call 007, Topic Area 5: Proximity Protection of Space Assets, Title: Laser Illuminated Detection and Ranging (LIDAR)

BAA VS-07-07, Call 006, Topic Area 5: Proximity of Space Assets, Title: Multi-Function Advanced Space Digital Receiver Exciter (ASDRE) for Space Based Protection

Medium Wavelength Infrared Sensors for Persistent Surveillance Applications- BAA VS-07-07 Call 0005

Call 0005 - Amendment 0001

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENTBAA-VS-07-07

AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY/SPACE VEHICLES DIRECTORATE



SOLICITATION AMENDMENT 02





BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: Space-Based Advanced Sensing and Protection Branch Open 5 Year Broad Agency Announcement



BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: BAA VS-07-07



SOLICITATION AMENDMENT NUMBER: Amendment 02



THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR PROPOSALS. THIS AMENDMENT MODIFIES THE OPEN-ENDED BASELINE BAA-VS-07-07.



DO NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THIS AMMENDMENT. ANY PROPOSAL RECEIVED WILL BE DISREGARDED.



Technical Point of Contact: The technical point of contract for the baseline BAA is Maj. Corey Broussard, AFRL/RVSS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-2686, Fax 505-846-7877, Email corey.broussard@kirtland.af.mil .



Contracting Point of Contact: The contracting points of contact for the baseline BAA are:



Contract Specialist: Mr. Wayne Zitzka, Det 8 AFRL/RVKS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-4987, Fax 505-846-6022, Email wayne.zitzka@kirtland.af.mil or Contracting



Officer: Ms. Annette Greigo-Shaw, Det 8 AFRL/RVKS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-6923, Fax 505-846-6022, Email Annette.greigo-shaw@kirtland.af.mil



AMENDMENT DESCRIPTION:



Description of Changes:



Solicitation: Page 2, Paragraph titled ?Technical Point of Contact?



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Technical Point of Contact: The technical point of contract for the baseline BAA is Capt Corey Broussard, AFRL/VSSS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-2986, Fax 505-846-7877, Email corey.broussard@kirtland.af.mil.



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Technical Point of Contact: The technical point of contract for the baseline BAA is Maj. Corey Broussard, AFRL/RVSS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-2686, Fax 505-846-7877, Email corey.broussard@kirtland.af.mil.



SOLICITATION: Page 2, Paragraph titled ?Contracting Points of Contact?



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Contracting points of Contact: The contracting points of contact for the baseline BAA are:



Contract Specialist: Mr. Wayne Zitzka, Det 8 AFRL/PKVS. Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-4987, Fax 505-846-6022, Email wayne.zitzka@kirtland.af.mil or



Contracting Officer: Ms. Kay Davis, Det 8 AFRL/PKVS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-853-4200, Fax 505-846-6022, Email kay.davis@kirtland.af.mil



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Contracting points of Contact: The contracting points of contact for the baseline BAA are:



Contract Specialist: Mr. Wayne Zitzka, Det 8 AFRL/RVKS. Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-4987, Fax 505-846-6022, Email wayne.zitzka@kirtland.af.mil or



Contracting Officer: Ms. Annette Greigo-Shaw, Det 8 AFRL/RVKS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-6923, Fax 505-846-6022, Email annette.greigo-shaw@kirtland.af.mil



SOLICITATION: Page 3, Paragraph C. TECHNICAL AREA DESCRIPTIONS, Subparagraph (1) TOPIC NAME: SPACE FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS



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Technical POC: Mr. Allen Hahn, (505) 846-8180, Fax (505) 9846-5804, Email: allen.hahn@kirtland.af.mil



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Technical POC: Mr. Allan Hahn, (505) 846-8180, Fax (505) 9846-5804, Email: allan.hahn@kirtland.af.mil



SOLICITATION: page 4, Paragraph C. TECHNOLOGY AREA DESCRIPTIONS, Subparagraph (3) SPACE BASED IMAGING CONCEPTS



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Technical POC: Mr. Matthew Fetrow, (505) 853-3523, Fax (505) 853-7897, Email: matthew.fetrow@kirtland.af.mil



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Technical POC: Capt. Neal Kleinschmidt, (505) 853-0776, Fax (505) 853-7897, Email: neal.kleinschmidt@kirtland.af.mil



SOLICITATION: Page 6, Paragraph 3 POINTS OF CONTACT, Subparagraph A. ?TECHNICAL POINTS OF CONTACT (TPOC)?, paragraph 1



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1) The technical point of contact for the baseline VA-07-07 BAA is Capt Corey Broussard, AFRL/VSSS, Kirtland AFB, NM Phone 505-846-2686, Fax 505-846-7877, Email: corey.broussard@kirtland.af.mil



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1) The technical point of contact for the baseline VA-07-07 BAA is Maj. Corey Broussard, AFRL/RVSS, Kirtland AFB, NM Phone 505-846-2686, Fax 505-846-7877, Email: corey.broussard@kirtland.af.mil



SOLICITATION: Page 6, Paragraph B. ?CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT:?



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B. CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT:



1) The contracting points of contact for the baseline BAA are:



a) Contract Specialist: Wayne Zitzka, Det 8 AFRL/PKVS, Kirtland AFB, NM Phone 505-846-9487, Fax 505-846-6022, Email: wayne.zitzka@kirtland.af.mil



b) Contracting Officer: Ms Kay Davis, Det 8 AFRL/PKVS. Kirtland AFB, NM Phone 505-853-4200, Fax 505-846-6022, Email: david.stratmoen@kirtland.af.mil

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B. CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT:



2) The contracting points of contact for the baseline BAA are:



a) Contract Specialist: Mr. Wayne Zitzka, Det 8 AFRL/RVKS, Kirtland AFB, NM Phone 505-846-9487, Fax 505-846-6022, Email: wayne.zitzka@kirtland.af.mil



b) Contracting Officer: Ms. Annette Greigo-Shaw, Det 8 AFRL/RVKS, Kirtland AFB, NM Phone 505-846-6923, Fax 505-846-6022, Email: annette.greigo-shaw@kirtland.af.mil



SOLICITATION: Page 6, Paragraph C. ?OMBUDSMAN:



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AFFARS CLAUSE 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (AUG 2005) is hereby incorporated into this BAA and will be made a part of any awards based on this solicitation. The ombudsman for AFRL is Sue Hunter, AFRL/PK, WPAFB, OH, Senior Center Contracting Official (SCCO), Phone 937-255-0432, Email: Sue.Hunter@wpafb.af.mil .



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AFFARS CLAUSE 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (AUG 2005) is hereby incorporated into this BAA and will be made a part of any awards based on this solicitation. The ombudsman for AFRL is Ms. Sue Hunter, AFRL/PK 1864 4th Street, Bldg 15, Room 225, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7130, Phone (937) 255-0432, fax (937) 255-5036, Email: Sue.Hunter@wpafb.af.mil .



SOLICITATION: Page 7, Paragraph 5. GENERAL INFORMATION, subparagraph A.



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A. The applicable NAICS code for this announcement and any CALLS issued pursuant to this BAA is 541710 with a size standard of 1000.



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A. The applicable NAICS code for this announcement and any CALLS issued pursuant to this BAA is 541712 with a size standard of 1000.



SOLICITATION: Page 8, Paragraph 5. ?GENERAL INFORMATION?, subparagraph D.



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D. An ?Administrative Access to Proprietary Information? consent provision is applicable to this announcement with anticipation of incorporation of the provision by reference into any resulting award instrument. The provision is available at http://www.vs.afrl.af.mil/PK it must be either signed or submitted with the proposal or objections must be submitted as indicated on the consent form.



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D. An ?Administrative Access to Proprietary Information? consent provision is applicable to this announcement with anticipation of incorporation of the provision by reference into any resulting award instrument. The provision is available at http://www.kirtland.af.mil/PRS . It must be either signed or submitted with the proposal or objections must be submitted as indicated on the consent form.



SOLICITATION; Page 10, Paragraph B. ?PROPOSAL SUBMISSION?, subparagraph 3.



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3. Prospective offerors are to submit annual representations and certifications via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Offerors can complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http://www.bpn.gov in conjunction with the required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Offerors must complete other required representations and certifications at http://www.vs.afrl.af.mil/pk . Offerors may be required to provide proposal specific representations and certifications identified and requested by the cognizant contracting officer.



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3. Prospective offerors are to submit annual representations and certifications via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Offerors can complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http://www.orca.bpn.gov in conjunction with the required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Offerors must complete other required representations and certifications at http://www.kirtland.af.mil/prs . Offerors may be required to provide proposal specific representations and certifications identified and requested by the cognizant contracting officer



SOLICITATION: Page 11, Paragraph 5. ?SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS)?, Subparagraphs b and c



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b. The certifications referenced in Block 18 of the SF424 (R&R), Application for Federal Assistance are located at www.vs.afrl.af.mil/pk .



c. Additional information concerning Grants.gov registration and application process may also be found at www.vs.afrl.af.mil/pk .



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b. The certifications referenced in Block 18 of the SF424 (R&R), Application for Federal Assistance are located at http://www.kirtland.af.mil/prs .



c. Additional information concerning Grants.gov registration and application process may also be found at http://www.kirtland.af.mil/prs .



SOLICITATION: Pages 13 and 14, Paragraph C. ?SPECIFIC PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS?, subparagraph 3. ?Cost/Business Proposal?, paragraphs a. ?Cost Section? and b. ?Business Section?



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b. Cost Section. Specific cost proposal instructions will be provided in the individual calls. The cost proposal containing other than cost or pricing data shall be submitted in the format provided in the announcement and is necessary for the Government to perform a cost realism analysis. Adequate price competition is anticipated for each CALL issued unless stated otherwise in the announcement. A determination as to the existence of adequate price competition will be made by the cognizant Procuring Contracting Officer on a case by case basis. If adequate price competition is determined not to exist, the Government reserves the right to obtain certified cost or pricing data from the offeror. Based on the type of instrument proposed, use the appropriate cost proposal instructions, which can be found at the following AFRL website, http://www.vs.afrl.af.mil/pk/cpi.aspx to prepare the cost proposal. Submit the electronic copy of the cost proposal worksheets on a compact disk in a PC compatible file format in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 or later version. The file must contain all cell formulas. Cost proposals have no page limitations but offerors are requested to keep cost proposals to 75 pages as a goal.



c. Business Section. The business section should contain all business aspects to the proposed contractual arrangement, such as type of contract/instrument, any unique terms and conditions, and exceptions to terms and conditions of the announcement or CALL, and any information not technically related. Provide rationale for exceptions. As a goal, offerors are requested to keep the business section to 20 pages. This section should include the following items as appropriate. Referenced documents are available at http://www.vs.afrl.af.mil/PK/ .



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a. Cost Section. Specific cost proposal instructions will be provided in the individual calls. The cost proposal containing other than cost or pricing data shall be submitted in the format provided in the announcement and is necessary for the Government to perform a cost realism analysis. Adequate price competition is anticipated for each CALL issued unless stated otherwise in the announcement. A determination as to the existence of adequate price competition will be made by the cognizant Procuring Contracting Officer on a case by case basis. If adequate price competition is determined not to exist, the Government reserves the right to obtain certified cost or pricing data from the offeror. Based on the type of instrument proposed, use the appropriate cost proposal instructions, which can be found at the following AFRL website, http://www.kirtland.af.mil/prs to prepare the cost proposal. Submit the electronic copy of the cost proposal worksheets on a compact disk in a PC compatible file format in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 or later version. The file must contain all cell formulas. Cost proposals have no page limitations but offerors are requested to keep cost proposals to 75 pages as a goal.



b. Business Section. The business section should contain all business aspects to the proposed contractual arrangement, such as type of contract/instrument, any unique terms and conditions, and exceptions to terms and conditions of the announcement or CALL, and any information not technically related. Provide rationale for exceptions. As a goal, offerors are requested to keep the business section to 20 pages. This section should include the following items as appropriate. Referenced documents are available at http://www.kirtland.af,mil/prs .



SOLICITATION: page 16, Paragraph 9. ?OTHER INFORMATION?, Subparagraph D. ?ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION?



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D. ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION. Any contract award resulting from this announcement may contain the clause at DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, (Apr 2005) which requires unique item identification and valuation of any deliverable item for which the government?s unit acquisition cost is $5,000 or more; subassemblies, components, and parts embedded within an item values at $5,000 or more; or items for which the government?s unit acquisition cost is less than $5,000 when determined necessary by the requiring activity for serially managed, mission essential, or controlled inventory. Also included are any DoD serially managed subassembly, component, or part embedded within a delivered item and the parent item that contains the embedded subassembly, component or part. Per DFARS 211.274-3 policy for valuation, it is DoD policy that contractors shall be required to identify the government?s unit acquisition cost for all items delivered, even if none of the criteria for placing a unique item identification mark applies. Therefore, your proposal must clearly break out the unit acquisition cost for any deliverable items. Per DFARS 211.274-3 policy for valuation, ?the government?s unit acquisition cost is the contractor?s estimate fully burdened unit cost at the time of delivery to the government for cost type or undefinitized line. Subline, or exhibit line items?) per DoD, ?fully burdened unit costs? to the government would include all direct, indirect, G&A costs, and an appropriate portion of fee). If you have questions regarding the unique item identification requirements, please contact the contract point of contact listed above. For more information, see the following website: http://www/acq/osd.mil/dpap/uid/index.htm .



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D. ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION. Any contract award resulting from this announcement may contain the clause at DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, (Apr 2005) which requires unique item identification and valuation of any deliverable item for which the government?s unit acquisition cost is $5,000 or more; subassemblies, components, and parts embedded within an item values at $5,000 or more; or items for which the government?s unit acquisition cost is less than $5,000 when determined necessary by the requiring activity for serially managed, mission essential, or controlled inventory. Also included are any DoD serially managed subassembly, component, or part embedded within a delivered item and the parent item that contains the embedded subassembly, component or part. Per DFARS 211.274-3 policy for valuation, it is DoD policy that contractors shall be required to identify the government?s unit acquisition cost for all items delivered, even if none of the criteria for placing a unique item identification mark applies. Therefore, your proposal must clearly break out the unit acquisition cost for any deliverable items. Per DFARS 211.274-3 policy for valuation, ?the government?s unit acquisition cost is the contractor?s estimate fully burdened unit cost at the time of delivery to the government for cost type or undefinitized line. Subline, or exhibit line items?) per DoD, ?fully burdened unit costs? to the government would include all direct, indirect, G&A costs, and an appropriate portion of fee). If you have questions regarding the unique item identification requirements, please contact the contract point of contact listed above. For more information, see the following website: http://www/acq/osd.mil/dpap/uid/ .





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Description of Changes:

Solicitation: Delete Paragraph 2 entitled ?Full Text Announcement?, page 6, and replace with the following:



?2. ANTICIPATED FUNDING



Anticipated funding for the program (not per contract or award) is $13.6M per fiscal year from FY07 through FY11.



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. Each CALL will contain funding profiles specific to that effort. 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.?

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This BAA was previously publicized as VS-06-06 at the Air Force Research Laboratory 2006 Briefing for Industry (BFI) on 14 Aug 2006. The announcement number was changed to correspond with the fiscal year in which it was released.

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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA) NUMBER(S): 12.800 AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM and 12.910 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT



BRIEF PROGRAM SUMMARY: This is a 5-year, opened-ended Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to solicit research proposals for the United States Air Force Research Laboratory?s (AFRL) Space-Based Advanced Sensing and Protection Branch, which is looking to conduct research and development of space payload technologies including phenomenology, advanced focal plane components and arrays, cryogenic systems, passive and active surveillance, and protection capabilities for contemporary and future space systems. Multiple awards of contracts and/or assistance instruments of various values are anticipated with a period of performance ranging from 6 to 60 months. Periodically over the 5-year period, proposal call announcements (CALLS) may be issued in the FedBizOps/EPS and GRANTS.GOV/FIND to request proposals for specific research efforts under technical topic areas. These subsequent CALLS will contain specific descriptions of the research effort to be addressed, anticipated period of performance, information peculiar to the specific research technical topic area, and the expected dollar range for proposals received under the CALL.



PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: This BAA will remain open for a period of 5 years from the date of publication. NO PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AGAINST THIS BASELINE BAA. Proposal due dates and times will be specified in each CALL. Proposals received after the due date and time specified in the CALL shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3).



ESTIMATED PROGRAM COST: Anticipated funding for the program (not per contract or award): is approximately $13.6M each fiscal year from FY 07 through FY 11. 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. Each CALL will contain funding profiles specific to that effort. 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.



GENERAL INFORMATION: The applicable NAICS code for this announcement is 541710 with a size standard of 1000. This acquisition is unrestricted. This BAA is issued under the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation paragraph 6.102(d)(2) that provides for the competitive selection of research proposals. This initial solicitation is not a call for proposals. Proposals submitted in response to CALLS issued pursuant to this BAA that are selected for award are considered to be the results of full and open competition and in full compliance with the provisions of PL 98-369, the Competition In Contracting Act of 1984. There will be no other BAA Solicitation announcement issued for this requirement. Offerors MUST monitor FedBizOps/EPS http://www.fbo.gov and/or Grants.gov/FIND http://www.grants.gov in the event this announcement is amended or CALLS are issued. Due to past problems with posting notices to Grants.gov/FIND, offerors are advised to monitor both websites to ensure timely receipt of notifications.



TYPE OF CONTRACTS/INSTRUMENTS: The Air Force reserves the right to award the instrument best suited to the nature of research proposed. Accordingly, the Government may award any appropriate contract type under the Federal Acquisition Regulation or Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype, grant, cooperative agreement, or OT for Research. The Air Force may also consider award of an appropriate technology transfer mechanism if applicable. Specific instructions for assistance awards are in paragraph 7 of the BAA. It is anticipated that awards under this BAA will generally be cost plus fixed fee, completion form contracts, which require successful offerors to have an accounting system considered adequate for tracking costs applicable to the contract.



ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Air Force anticipates awarding a minimum of one contract or assistance instrument per specific CALL. However, the Air Force does reserve the right to make multiple awards or no awards pursuant to a CALL.



Technical Point of Contact: The technical point of contact for the baseline BAA is Capt Corey Broussard, AFRL/VSSS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-2986, Fax 505-846-7877, Email corey.broussard@kirtland.af.mil.



Contracting Points of Contact: The contracting points of contact for the baseline BAA are: Contract Specialist: Mr. Wayne Zitzka, Det 8 AFRL/PKVS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-846-4987, Fax 505-846-6022, Email wayne.zitzka@kirtland.af.mil or Contracting Officer: Ms. Kay L. Davis, Det 8 AFRL/PKVS, Kirtland AFB, NM, Phone 505-853-4200, Fax 505-846-6022, Email kay.davis@kirtland.af.mil