SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- AERIAL LAYER NETWORKING - Broad Agency Announcement FA8750-18-S-7001
- Notice Date
- 10/6/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL/RIK - Rome, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, New York, 13441-4514, United States
- ZIP Code
- 13441-4514
- Solicitation Number
- FA8750-18-S-7001
- Point of Contact
- Gail E. Marsh, Phone: 315-330-7518
- E-Mail Address
-
Gail.Marsh@us.af.mil
(Gail.Marsh@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- BAA FA8750-18-S-7001 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: Aerial Layer Networking BAA NUMBER: FA8750-18-S-7001 PART I - OVERVIEW INFORMATION This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 28 Feb 2019. 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 1500 on 28 Feb 2019, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding: FY18 by 13 Nov 2017 FY19 by 31 Oct 2018 Offerors should monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov in the event this announcement is amended. CONCISE SUMMARY OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Today's aerial layer ‘network' require significant pre-planning and have limited interoperability. AFRL desires innovations to move from this current state to a significantly more on demand, self-forming, self-healing network. Research in network monitoring and management, robust aerial networks, and proof of concept capabilities are sought to advance this objective. BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this BAA is approximately $9.9M. Individual awards will not normally exceed 36 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $100K to $800K. There is also the potential to make awards up to any dollar value. 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): TPOC Name: Robert Husnay Mailing Address: AFRL/RITF 525 Brooks Road Rome NY 13441-4505 Telephone: (315) 330-4821 Email: Robert.Husnay@us.af.mil Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant contracting officer, as specified below (email requests are preferred): Contracting Officer: 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.
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