CAPABILITIES FOR CYBER ADVANCEMENT

Solicitation No.

FA875021S7001

Notice Type

Presolicitation

Set-Aside

nan

Posted Date

September 9, 2021

Response Deadline

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NAICS Code

541715AI guide

PSC / Class Code

AC12

Contract Code

5700

Issuing Office

FA8750 AFRL RIK

Sub-Agency

DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE

Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Primary Contact

TODD CUSHMAN

City

ROME

State

NY

ZIP Code

13441-4514

Awardee

nan

Award Date

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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:  Capabilities for Cyber Advancement                                                                                              BAA NUMBER: FA8750-21-S-7001   PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 01 Dec 2025.  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 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 01 Dec 2025, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding: FY21 by 05 Apr 2021 FY22 by 30 Sep 2021 FY23 by 30 Sep 2022 FY24 by 30 Sep 2023 FY25 by 30 Sep 2024 FY26 by 30 Sep 2025   Offerors should monitor the Contract Opportunities on the Beta SAM website at https://beta.SAM.gov in the event this announcement is amended.                                    CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT:   Seeking innovative, next-generation technologies to achieve cyber superiority to integrate and transition into warfighting capabilities. This BAA is a follow-on to FA8750-18-S-7002. BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING:  Total funding for this BAA is approximately $975M.  Individual awards will not normally exceed 60 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $100K to $99M.  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 contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions (OT) depending upon the nature of the work proposed. In the event that an Other Transaction for Prototype agreement is awarded as a result of this competitive BAA, and the prototype project is successfully completed, there is the potential for a prototype project to transition to award of a follow-on production contract or transaction. The Other Transaction for Prototype agreement itself will also contain a similar notice of a potential follow-on production contract or agreement. 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:                                                                Walter Karas                                                                      AFRL/RIGA                                                                                          525 Brooks Rd Rome, NY 13441-4505                                                                     Telephone: (315)330-2625                                                            Email:    afrl.riga.baa@us.af.mil  Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant contracting officer, as specified below:     Amber Buckley     Email:  Amber.Buckley@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.   Offerors 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. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHMENT WITH FULL SYNOPSIS DETAILS                                    Amendment No. 1 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7001 The purpose of this modification is to update the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) throughout the synopsis. Part I, Agency Contact Information, and Part II, Section VII, Agency Contacts is updated to: BAA MANAGER:                                                     Todd Cushman                                                            AFRL/RIGA                                                              525 Brooks Rd Rome, NY 13441-4505                                                           Telephone: (315)330-4895                                         Email:  afrl.riga.baa@us.af.mil No other changes are made.      

1. September 9, 2021Posted Date