SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Elastic Tactical Networking for Autonomous Swarms - BAA FA8750-18-S-7004
- Notice Date
- 12/27/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and 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-7004
- Point of Contact
- Scott Pudlewski, Phone: 315-330-4405, Gail E. Marsh, Phone: 315-330-7518
- E-Mail Address
-
scott.pudlewski.1@us.af.mil, Gail.Marsh@us.af.mil
(scott.pudlewski.1@us.af.mil, Gail.Marsh@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Elastic Tactical Networking for Autonomous Swarms BAA 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: Elastic Tactical Networking for Autonomous Swarms BAA NUMBER: FA8750-18-S-7004 PART I - OVERVIEW INFORMATION This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 30 Sep 2021. 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 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 30 Sep 2021, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding: FY18 by 26 Jan 2018 FY19 by 06 Jul 2018 FY20 by 05 Jul 2019 FY21 by 02 Jul 2020 FY22 by 02 Jul 2021 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: Seeking innovative and affordable technologies that provide tactical airborne networking for autonomous systems. The Air Force is investigating networking and communications technologies to enable future autonomous manned/unmanned teaming capabilities. It is interested in solutions across all layers of the protocol stack, but is primarily focused on protocols for the application, transport, and network layers. BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this BAA is approximately $24.9M. Individual awards will not normally exceed 36 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $100K to $5M. 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 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: Scott Pudlewski Mailing Address: AFRL/RITF 525 Brooks Road Rome NY 13441-4505 Telephone: (315) 330-4405 Email: scott.pudlewski.1@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 Communications 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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