SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE (SIGINT) SOLUTIONS FOR EVOLVING SCENARIOS (SSES)
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2023 8:46:38 AM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- FA8750 AFRL RIK ROME NY 13441-4514 USA
- ZIP Code
- 13441-4514
- Solicitation Number
- FA875021S7002
- Archive Date
- 12/10/2025
- Point of Contact
- DANIEL S. ROBBINS, Phone: 315-330-2439
- E-Mail Address
-
daniel.robbins.8@us.af.mil
(daniel.robbins.8@us.af.mil)
- Description
- 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:� Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Solutions for Evolving Scenarios (SSES) BAA NUMBER: FA8750-21-S-7002 � PART I � OVERVIEW INFORMATION This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 10 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 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 10 Dec 2025, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding: FY21 by 15 January 2021 FY22 by 16 August 2021 FY23 by 15 August 2022 FY24 by 15 August 2023 FY25 by 15 August 2024 � 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 research to develop emerging SIGINT real-time processing solutions to improve tactical information extraction, identification, analysis and reporting in support of the Intelligence Community.� Overall program goals include providing situational awareness for worldwide signals and network intelligence sources; sensor data collection and processing with a network-centric approach; identification of critical processes to understand the adversarial battlespace, and multi-platform/multi-intelligence support to increase the blue coalition warfighting capabilities.� One of the key objectives is to advance the state-of-the-art capabilities by providing the warfighter with real-time tools to quickly assess and precisely pinpoint the right decision to mitigate the tactical threat and ensure battlespace dominance. This BAA is a follow-on to BAA RIK 2014-0010, titled �SIGINT Collection, Processing and Exploitation. BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING:� Total funding for this BAA is approximately $49.9M.� Individual awards will not normally exceed 36 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $500K to $5.0M.� 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:��������������������������������������������������������������� Daniel S. Robbins AFRL/RIGC����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 525 Brook Rd Rome, NY 13441-4505������������������������������������ ������������������������������� Telephone: (315)330-2439����������������������������������������������������������� Email:� daniel.robbins.8@us.af.mil Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant contracting officer, as specified below (email requests are preferred): ��� Amber Buckley ��� Telephone (315) 330-3605 ��� 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. � SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL ANNOUCEMENT DETAILS. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Amendment 1 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7002 The purpose of this modification is to republish the original announcement, incorporating any previous amendments, pursuant to FAR 35.016(c). This republishing also includes the following changes: Part I, Overview Information: Updated references of Beta SAM to SAM throughout; Part II, Full Text Announcement: Section III, adds paragraph 4; Section IV.2, updates content and format language; Section IV.3.a, updates the classification guidance; Section IV.4, adds paragraph g; Section V.2.a, updates Review and Selection Process language; Section VI.1, updates the Proposal Formatting language; Section VI.4.d, adds language; Section VI.7, updates the applicable provisions; Section VII: updated the OMBUDSMAN. No other changes are made. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL ANNOUCEMENT DETAILS. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Amendment No. 3 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7002 The purpose of this amendment is to: Section III, Eligibility Information, adds the following paragraph 5 for S&T Protection: 5. In accordance with AFRLI 61-113, S&T Protection, Contractors/Recipients are required to submit with their proposal a Standard Form 424, ""Research and Related and Senior and Key Person Profile (Expanded), as well as a Security Program Questionnaire, which are included in the RI-Specific Proposal Preparation Instructions and can be accessed at: https://sam.gov/opp/e628c811fafe041accdddf55fb8539bf/view?keywords=AFRL-BAA-GUIDE&sort=-relevance&index=&is_active=true&page=1. Always reference the newest versions of these documents.� Complete and submit the required forms with your proposal to the technical point of contact (TPOC) listed in Section VII-Agency Contacts AND AFRL.RIOF@us.af.mil. Contractors will be required to provide documentation of their Security Program Plan for initial Institution S&T Protection Program Review. The purpose of requesting the plan is to evaluate the offeror�s capacity for protecting the Government�s S&T and failure to demonstrate a plan adequate to meet the needs of the requirement may be grounds for considering the proposal unawardable. In the event a security risk is identified and the Government has determined the security risk exceeds the acceptable threshold, the Contractor/Recipient will be notified and informed of the termination/decline of award. The Government will be only required to provide a general statement of the reasoning due to Government OPSEC measures. After award, the Contractor/Recipient will be required to re-submit the Standard Form 424 as an annual requirement to the points of contact listed above. No other changes are made. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � AMENDMENT 4 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7002 The purpose of this modification is to republish the original announcement, incorporating any previous amendments, pursuant to FAR 35.016(c). This republishing also includes the following changes: 1.����������� Part I, Overview Information: a.����������� Updated the language under ""type of instruments that may be awarded""; 2.����������� Part II, Full Text Announcement: a.����������� Section IV.f.5, removes the last sentence regarding options; b.����������� Section VI.1, updates the Proposal Formatting language; c.������������ Section VII, updates the provisions; No other changes are made. SEE ATTACHMENT WITH FULL ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �AMENDMENT 5 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7002: The purpose of this Amendment is to cancel BAA FA8750-21-S-7002.� This BAA is now closed and no further white papers will be accepted.
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