Cornerstone Initiative Request (CIR) CS-23-1801 Advanced Packaging for DoD Applications

U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), Rock Island, IL, on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy via its Manufacturing Resiliency and Assurance Office, and Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program (10 U.S.C. § 4817), in conjunction with Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI), manages the Cornerstone Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 4022. Cornerstone was architected to create a broad-based, flexible and enduring public-private consortium focused on strategic strengthening of the U.S. Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and provide a strong complement to the mandates in Presidential Executive Order 13806.

ACC-RI, on behalf of the Combat Capabilities Development Command – Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), intends to issue a competitive Cornerstone Initiative Request (CIR) for Advanced Packaging for Department of Defense (DoD) Applications on or after 3 January 2023, with an estimated closing date of 30 calendar days after issuance. The CIR for Advanced Packaging is restricted to Cornerstone consortium members.

The CIR will solicit proposals for six (6) fixed-price OTA with incremental payments made upon completion of specific milestones. Period of performance will be 60 months for each award. A non-competitive follow-on production OT may be awarded following a successful prototype.

The objective of this effort is solicit proposals for prototype projects intended to improve the nation’s Advanced Packaging capability and capacity to produce and deliver advanced microelectronics hardware to meet the defense acquisition and operational needs. The full portfolio of projects envisioned to form the framework for an integrated, multi-layered initiative for an Advanced Packaging Ecosystem Hub addressing the Department’s most pressing technology development challenges and gaps, with long-term, strategic benefits for both economic and national security. 

Any OT awarded as a result of this initiative will incorporate the following clauses:

1. Revised FAR clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, dated Aug 2020
    
2. DFARS Clause 252.232-7006, WAWF Payment Instructions

The CIR for Advanced Packaging will be communicated to the Cornerstone consortium and companies with pending applications via email. Entities are required to have begun the membership process for their proposal to be reviewed. Entities must be members of the Cornerstone consortium, with a signed Cornerstone Consortium Management Agreement, to be awarded this OTA task. Contractors may obtain Cornerstone registration information by inquiring at: usarmy.ria.ccdc-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@army.mil

Interested parties should stay alert for any changes that may be published to this sam.gov posting. Please email all questions and responses to the following mailbox:

usarmy.ria.ccdc-cbc.mbx.cornerstone-ota@army.mil

This Special Notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a CIR or an obligation on behalf of the U.S. Government. Issuance of this Special Notice is not a guarantee of a future CIR or an award and is not a commitment of any kind by the Government.