AWGER: ADAPTIVE WAVEFORM GENERATION FOR EXTREME RF

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:  AWGER: Adaptive Waveform Generation

for Extreme RF

BAA NUMBER: FA8750-22-S-7006

PART I - OVERVIEW INFORMATION

This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective

until 30 Sep 2027.  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 17:00 Eastern Standard

Time (EST) on 30 Sep 2027, the following submission dates are suggested to

best align with projected funding:

FY23 by 4 NOV 2022

FY24 by 15 SEP 2023

FY25 by 16 SEP 2024

FY26 by 15 SEP 2025

FY27 by 15 SEP 2026

Offerors should monitor the Contract Opportunities on the SAM website at

https://SAM.gov in the event this announcement is amended.

                                  

CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT:   Seeking innovative research in

cognitive waveform generation and network control and analysis within a

unified scenario evaluation environment. Collaboration is encouraged but not

required.

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 $300K to $3M.  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.  However,

the Air Force reserves the right to award zero, one, or more Procurement

Contracts, Other Transactions or assistance instruments for all, some, or

none of the solicited effort based on the offeror's ability to perform

desired work and funding fluctuations. There is no limit on the number of

OTs that may be awarded to an individual offeror.

TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS THAT MAY BE AWARDED:  Far based Procurement contracts,

DODGARS based grants and cooperative agreements or other transactions (OT)

under 10 USC 4002, 10 USC 4003 and 10 USC 4004 (previously 10 USC 2371, 10

USC 2371b and 2373) depending upon the nature of the work proposed.

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 PROGRAM MANAGER:                                                                        

Gerard Wohlrab

AFRL/RITGB       

525 Brooks Rd

Rome, NY 13441-4505

Telephone: (315) 330-4663

Email:    gerard.wohlrab@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 ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS.

                                     AMENDMENT 1 to BAA FA8750-22-S-7006

The purpose of this modification is to:

1.            Part II, Full Text Announcement:

a.            Section II.1, the funding breakout is added and the white paper

dates that were erroneously included are removed.

No other changes have been made.

SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL ANNOUCEMENT DETAILS.

                                                AMENDMENT 2 TO BAA FA8750-22-S-7006

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:
   1. Updates the types of instruments that may be awarded language;

1. Part II, Full Text Announcement:
   1. Section III.2.b.2, updates the DCSA website;
   2. Section IV., adds language regarding responsible sources;
   3. Section V.2.b.2, adds paragraph c. regarding the S&T process during evaluation;
   4. Section V.3, is updated from FAPIIS to Responsibility/Qualification (R/Q) Public Access;
   5. Section V.4, adds language regarding the certified cost and pricing data threshold for small businesses and non-traditional defense contractors;
   6. Section VI.1, updates the Proposal Formatting language;
   7. Section VI.3, updates the references in the debriefings paragraph;
   8. Section VI.7, updates the applicable provisions;
   9. Section VII, updates AFFARS to DAFFARS and the OMBUDSMAN date.

No other changes are made.

SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL AMENDMENT DETAILS.