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View Changes Amendment 2 For Baa Fa8750 18 S 7009 The Purpose Of This Modification Is To Republish The Original Announcement Pursuant To Far 35 016 C This Republishing Also Includes The Following Changes A Part I Updated Contracting Officer Point Of Contact B Section I Added Information Regarding Fundamental Research And Cloud Computing C Section Iii Eligibility Information Has Been Updated D Section Iv 4 A Updated The Cost Sharing Or Matching Language E Section Iv 4 C Updated The Link In The Executive Compensation And First Tier Subcontract Subrecipient Paragraph F Section V Updated White Paper Proposal Review Process And The Simplified Acquisition Threshold In Paragraph 3 G Section Vi Proposal Formattting Updated The Date For The Ri Specific Proposal Preparation Instructions H Section Vi Updated Administrative And National Policy Requirements Language And Added Small Business Participation Language I Section Vii Agency Contacts Are Updated No Other Changes Have Been Made Amendment 3 To Baa Fa8750 18 S 7009 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 Updates Fbo Reference To Beta Sam Website Updates The Types Of Instruments That May Be Awarded Part Ii Full Text Announcement Section Iii 2 A 2 Updates The Dcsa Website Section Iv 3 A Updates The Dcsa Website Section Iv 3 C Updates The Mailing Instructions Section Iv 4 E Updated The Link To Reference The Beta Sam Website Section Vi 1 Updates The Ri Specific Proposal Preparation Instructions Date And Beta Sam Link Section Vi 4 Updates Paragraph Lettering And Adds Paragraphs D And E Section Vi 7 Adds Paragraph D Section Vii Updated The Ombudsman No Other Changes Have Been Made 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 Modification Amendment Broad Agency Announcement Baa Title Adaptive Multi Source Exploitation Of Documents Amused Baa Number Fa8750 18 S 7009 Part I Overview Information This Announcement Is For An Open Two 2 Step Baa Which Is Open And Effective Until 30 Sep 2022 Only White Papers Are Due At This Time While White Papers Will Be Considered If Received Prior To 3 00 Pm On 30 Sep 2022 The Following Submission Dates Are Suggested To Best Align With Projected Funding Fy18 The Initial White Paper Submissions For Each Focus Area Is Due As Follows 16 Jan 18 Focus Area C Text Analytics For Cyber Domain 12 Mar 18 Focus Area A Global Treat Discovery And Identification 16 Apr 18 Focus Area B Emerging Threat Analytics Thereafter Suggested Submissions Dates For All The Focus Areas Are Fy19 By 30 Mar 2018 Fy20 By 29 Mar 2019 Fy21 By 27 Mar 2020 Fy22 By 26 Mar 2021 Offerors Should Monitor The Contract Opportuities On The Beta Sam Website At Https Beta Sam Gov In The Event This Announcement Is Amended Concise Summary Of Funding Opportunity The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate Is Seeking Innovative Analytics Analytical Tools Algorithm Developments Projects And Experiments Focused On Achieving Adaptive Multi Source Exploitation Of Documents Amused This Baa Is A Follow On To Baa Afrl Rik 2015 0019 Multi Source Information Extraction And Network Analysis Musiena 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 900K Each 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 And Proposal 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 Tpoc Edward Depalma Mailing Address Afrl Riea 525 Brooks Road Rome Ny 13441 4505 Telephone 315 330 3069 Email Edward Depalma 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 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 Part Ii Full Text Announcement Broad Agency Announcement Baa Title Adaptive Multi Source Exploitation Of Documents Amused Baa Number Baa Fa8750 18 S 7009 Catalog Of Federal Domestic Assistance Cfda Number 12 800 Amp 12 910 I Funding Opportunity Description The Information Directorate Information Fusion Branch Is Soliciting White Papers Under This Announcement For Unique And Innovative Technologies To Explore And Develop Adaptive Multi Source Exploitation Of Documents Amused Capabilities Including But Not Limited To Analytics Analytical Tools Algorithm Developments Projects And Experiments That Will Provide The Air Force The Means To Better Conduct Analytical Operations In Support Of Their Intelligence Surveillance And Reconnaissance Mission Including Cyber This Announcement Is Comprised Of Three Research Areas 1 Global Threat Discovery And Identification Gtd Id 2 Emerging Threat Analytics Eta And 3 Text Analytics For Cyber Domain Ta4cd Where Each Has Research Areas That Taken Together Comprise The Focus Of Amused Research And Development Background Past Research In Text Analysis Has Led To The Automated Capabilities That Are Now In Use To Extract Relevant Information From Large Volumes Of Textual Data The Development Of This Technology Has Reduced Textual Data Overload Increased The Accuracy Of Analysis And Decreased The Cycle Time And Manpower Requirements Needed To Assess Threats And Vulnerabilities However This Is A Situation That Has Not Remained Static From Either The Perspective Of The Anticipated Number Of Data Sources Or Projected Analytical Needs Further Development Is Required To Not Just Keep Pace But To Move Beyond Current Performance Levels To Overcome Limitations In Moving To New Data Types And Domains And To Achieve New More Sophisticated Capabilities Fundamentally The Analysis Of Textual Content Must Produce Higher Levels Of Comprehension And Understanding Than Presently Exists As Textual Information Has Increased In Both Quantity And Complexity The Demands For Greater Analytical Capabilities Have Also Grown Dramatically While Basic Documents Still Comprise A Large Portion Of Textual Information Valuable Content Can Now Be Extracted From A Range Of Other Sources Including A Variety Of Social Media Material Chat Email Blogs Etc Many Open Source Materials And The Metadata Descriptors That Relate Back To Additional Media Forms Video Imagery Speech Etc The Value Of Textual Analysis Going Forward Will Now Be Gauged By The Ability To Work Effectively In And Across These And Other Components Of A Complex Data Environment While Advancing The Capabilities In Exploiting Traditional Sources Current Network Discovery And Analysis Science Has Focused On Static Relationship Or Event Based Networks Of Interest This Occurs Primarily On One Or Two Particular Data Sources These Capabilities Are Adept At Enabling An Analyst To Effectively Analyze Network Data Within A Single Data Source But The Analyst Is Then Left To Make Mental Correlations Of Observations And Conclusions Drawn From One Data Source To Other Data Sources Furthermore Current Input Methods Do Not Account For Semantic Equivalences During The Ingestion Of The Data Making The Analyst S Job Even More Difficult One Of The Greatest Technical Challenges Facing All Decision Support Systems Is The Heterogeneous Aspect Of The Data That Is Collected By Millions Of Sensors And The Different Stovepipe Architectures Used To Store This Data In Order To Perform Useful Analytics A Composite Picture Of The Key Entities Events And Locations Need To Be Pieced Together From The Original Disparate Data Sources The Ingesting And Integrating Of Information From Disparate Data Sources Remains A Difficult And Unresolved Problem In The Cyber Domain Multiple Analyst Groups With Diverse Mission Areas Need Rapid Effective Means To Identify Essential Element Of Interest Eeis In Support Of Both Cyber Operations And Defensive Cyber Analysis Eeis Are Pieces Of Information That Answer Questions Deemed Critical To Mission Accomplishment See Formal Definition In Joint Publication 2 0 Joint Intelligence Dated 22 Oct 2013 Objectives The Three Research Areas Within This Amused Baa Are 1 Global Threat Discovery And Identification Gtd Id 2 Emerging Threat Analytics Eta And 3 Text Analytics For Cyber Domain Ta4cd With Each Containing The Key Technical Focus Areas For Development Submissions White Papers Should Clearly Identify The Amused Research Area Or Specify The Individual Focus Area Being Addressed A Global Threat Discovery And Identification Gtd Id The Gtd Id Research Area Must Deliver Advanced Text Exploitation To Provide Deeper Understanding Of The Information That Can Be Pulled From Multi Source Unstructured Text The Individual Focus Areas Of This Research Area Are User Driven Domain Customization Complex Event Extraction And Text Exploitation Platform For Multi Source Analysis Msa These Technologies Are Key Enablers That Will More Widely Deliver Affordable Easy To Use Accurate Text Exploitation Technology To Af Users And Each May Be The Emphasis Of A White Paper Submission Under Gtd Id Focus Area A1 User Driven Domain Customization As Text Exploitation Tools Gain Acceptance In The Dod And Intelligence Communities They Are Exposed To A Wider Variety Of Domains Of Interest Even Within The Air Force Different User Groups Are Interested In Different Types Of Documents On Different Topics With Different Entities Relations And Events Of Interest In Order To Achieve Maximum Results For Each Individual User Gtd Id Products Must Support Customization For Their Specific Use Case This Will Enable Ready Transition And Adoption Of This Technology Through The Development Of Effective User Driven Domain Customization Allowing Subject Matter Experts Sme To Tailor Gtd Id Capabilities To Their Environment Rather Than Require Specialized Technical Expertise To Perform This Customization An Analyst Should Not Be Required To Understand The Underlying Technology They Should Be Able To Concentrate On What They Do Best Which Is The Task Of Analyzing Data This Focus Area Will Develop Robust Techniques Allowing Domain Experts To Quickly Affordably And Effectively Customize Text Extraction Capabilities To Work On Their New Text Types And Domains While Afrl Ri Has Sponsored Prior R Amp D In Domain Porting Which Has Made Progress Towards This Goal There Is Still Considerable Work To Be Done To Reach The Higher Level Of Domain Customization Performance That Will Leverage Advanced Learning Techniques To Provide A User Driven Capability Focus Area A2 Complex Event Extraction Complex Event Extraction Means Moving Beyond Individual Events That Do Not Provide A Sufficient Level Of Situational Awareness And Toward A Broader And More Comprehensive Understanding Of Collective Events And Their Importance Achieving Success In Complex Event Extraction Should Include Extracting Associating Event Arguments With Events Extracting Relations Between Events E G Before Prerequisite Of Causal Within Document Event Co Reference Cross Document Event Co Reference And Developing Algorithms That Are Capable Of Understanding How Events Fit Together In A Logical Way To Truly Understand What Is Going On There Must Be This Understanding Of How The Individual Events Fit Together Conceptually And Into Some Higher Level Logical Structure E G Based On Causality Temporal Ordering Etc Research Into Event Structures Event Scenarios Event Schemas And Event Scripts Would Be Of Particular Benefit In Addressing This Need As The Amount Of Event Information To Be Assessed Accumulates There Will Be A Need To Measure The Confidence Level In The Understanding Of The Larger Event Scenario In Total The Overall Intent Of This Research Thrust Is To Provide The Technological Foundation To Enable More Powerful Event Centric Analysis From Information From Text Focus Area A3 Text Exploitation Platform For Multi Source Analysis Te Platform For Msa The Te Platform For Msa Will Achieve A Comprehensive Robust Flexible Scalable Web Based Text Exploitation Framework For Multi Source Text Analysis The Framework Will Support End To End Functionality Including But Not Limited To Data Preparation And Ingestion Including Document Zoning To Enable Separate Processing Of Structured Header Footer Tables Lists Etc And Unstructured Portions Of Text Textual Data Analysis And Visualization Multi Source Analysis Search Filtering Of Document Collections Information Extraction Ie And Content Management Additionally There Are Key Design Requirements Which Include Scalability Flexibility And Robustness That Will Promote Application For New Different Use Cases Along With Adaptability And Vendor Independence Which Will Promote Openness Of The Solution Adhering To Best Practices And Standards That Help The Framework Attain These Design Requirements Is Encouraged Such As The Apache Unstructured Information Management Architecture Uima The End Result Will Be A Strong And Viable Technology Platform For Rapidly Transitioning New Maturing Text Exploitation Capabilities To Our Users In Support Of Multi Source Analysis B Emerging Threat Analytics Eta Eta Will Address Key Challenges In Multi Source Fusion And Social Media Exploitation Empowering The Analyst With High Performance High Accuracy And Easily Adaptable Tools For Threat Assessment Explanation And Anticipation Surrounding Individuals Of Interest Groups And Events This Research Area Will Support The Design And Implementation Of State Of The Art Technologies To Achieve Data Alignment For Large Scale Disparate Data Sources And Create Analytical Models For Estimating Tactical Phenomena In Society At Large Based On Phenomena That Occur In Social Media The Individual Focus Areas Of This Research Area Are Multi Source Data Fusion And Social Media Analytics Focus Area B1 Multi Source Data Fusion The Objective Of Eta Is To Employ A Flexible And Adaptive Framework Through Which Layered Multi Modal Network Analysis Lmmna Can Be Achieved To Provide The Analyst The Ability To Understand And Interrogate The Inter And Intra Source Relationships That Have And Continue To Evolve Spatially And Temporally Within And Across The Spectrum Of Intelligence Data The Framework Will Incorporate Technologies That Amalgamate And Align Disparate Data Layers Sources And Domains Apply Entity Resolutions To Associate And Cluster Like Entities Within And Across Layers To Derive A Single Graph And Provide Access To Batch And Real Time Graph Analytic Algorithms And Heuristics To Derive And Maintain Graph Measures Graph Matching And Graph Querying Leveraged To Identify Valuable Semantic And Structural Elements And Discover New Patterns Of Interest Simply Put The Framework Will Ultimately Facilitate The Alignment Association And Analysis Of Disparate Layers Of Intelligence Data To Yield A Cohesive And Comprehensive Picture Of The Evolving Cross Layer Situational Awareness Adhering To Best Practices And Standards That Help The Framework Attain These Design Requirements Is Encouraged Such As The Apache Tinkerpop Open Source Graph Computing Framework When Analyzing Multi Source Information Several Issues Can Arise That Inhibit The Ability To Produce An Effectual Analysis Errors In The Processing Pipeline Data Entry And Reporting As Well As Redundant Information And Deliberate Attempts At Misinformation Will Persist Throughout The Data Identifying These Knowledge Conflicts Is An Important Yet Unresolved Task Current Methods Rely On Linguistic Cues With Little Regard To Semantics These Constructs Measure Various Features Of The Text Including Parts Of Speech Tense And Voice However It Turns Out That These Measures And Constructs Are Not Significant Predictors Of Deceptive Behavior And Explain Only A Fraction Of The Variance This Necessitates A New Approach That Not Only Understands The Syntactic Features Of Text But Also The Semantic Features Focus Area B2 Social Media Analytics Analytical Capabilities That Can Be Applied To Social Media Communications Have Been Limited In Scope Scale And Reach Identifying Mission Relevant Information From Billions Of Posts Generated By Millions Of Users Is Currently A Labor Intensive And Subjective Process Central Concerns In The Analysis Of Social Media Data Are In The Vast Amount Of Data That Is Constantly Being Produced And The Actual Analytics That Need To Be Performed Eta Must Develop An Improved Method For Noise Reduction And Analysis In Order To Extensively And Effectively Search The Massive Social Media Datasets While Noise Reduction Can Be Used To Refine The Search Space Analysts Will Still Be Confronted With Content That Requires An Automated Capability That Will Be Able To Readily Investigate Individuals Uncover Relationships And Follow Connections To Reveal Networks Of People And Organizations Analysts Need To Understand Who The Protagonists Are What They Have Done And What They Are Planning Automated Analysis Methods Are Needed That Will Help Analysts Rapidly Decipher Unfolding Events And Even Attempt To Predict Future Events Where Current Social Media Analytics Have Been Focused On Analyzing The Explicit Relationships Additional Research Under Eta Is Needed To Uncover The Implicit Relationships Within Social Media That Are Not Directly Evident Areas Of Interest For This Research Of Social Media Content And Structure Would Develop The Automated Methods To Identify Embedded Motivations And Attitudes Expose Non Explicit Relationships Between Individuals And Groups Along With Their Dynamics In How They Interact C Text Analytics For Cyber Domain Ta4cd This Research Area Will Develop Adaptive Technology Enabling Multiple Analyst Groups To More Effectively Find And Exploit Essential Elements Of Information Eeis Relevant To Their Mission Area With Particular Emphasis On The Cyber Domain As Previously Stated Eeis Are Pieces Of Information That Answer Questions Deemed Critical To Mission Accomplishment See Formal Definition In Joint Publication 2 0 Joint Intelligence Dated 22 Oct 2013 The Individual Focus Areas Of This Research Area Are Enhanced Search For Eei Information Adaptive Multi Source Processing And Cyber Entity Co Reference Focus Area C1 Enhanced Search For Eei Information The Goal Of This Focus Area Is To Research And Develop Technology That Significantly Improves Analysts Ability To Find Information Relevant To Their Eeis Areas Of Interest Include But Are Not Limited To Web Scale Multi Lingual Document Search And Eei Modeling And Search Web Scale Multi Lingual Document Search Analysts Need To Be Able To Perform Fast Effective Web Scale Search 100M Documents Of Multi Lingual Data Sources To Find Documents Containing Information Potentially Relevant To Their Eeis Achieving State Of The Art Performance In Terms Of The Relevancy And Completeness Of Results Is Key The Technology Must Be Portable To New Languages And Genres For Both High And Low Resource Languages Preferably By A User Vs Technology Expert Eei Modeling Amp Search There Is A Need For Innovative Technology To Effectively Search Large Volumes Of Potentially Relevant Documents For Information Pertinent To Answering An Eei Eeis Can Range From Very Specific Queries To Very High Level Questions Such As How Stable Is Country X Developing Search Technology That Can Provide Answers To Such High Level Questions Is A Challenge Because It Really Requires Answering A Number Of Sub Questions Whose Answers All Contribute To Answering The Eei So For Example In Order To Answer The Eei How Stable Is Country X One Might Need To Answer A Number Of Sub Questions Whose Answers All Contribute To Addressing The Eei Such As How Stable Is The Current Government In Country X Are Banks Open For Normal Business In Country X Is Food Readily Available In Country X And Have The Number Of Violent Crimes Increased In Country X In Other Words Answering High Level Eeis Requires The Ability To Perform Meta Searches To Define Manage Refine The Sub Questions Sub Queries That Must Be Answered To Determine The Answer To The High Level Eei Technology Is Needed To Model Eeis And Their Sub Queries As Sets Of Structured Natural Language Queries Manage And Refine The Eei Query Model Over Time Use The Query Models To Search For Relevant Information As Well As Expand Refine Search Results Based On Feedback From The User The Technology Must Achieve High Relevancy Of Search Results And Provide A Means To Improve System Results Over Timebased On User Feedback Alternate Approaches Will Be Considered Technical Approaches Must Also Be User Adaptable To Different Mission Areas The Primary Language Of Interest Is English Being Adaptable To Other Languages Is A Plus But Not A Requirement Focus Area C2 Adaptive Multi Source Processing Adaptive Multi Source Processing Will Research And Develop User Adaptive Text Exploitation Technology That Will Make It Possible To Customize Text Exploitation Capabilities To Support Multiple Groups Of Analysts With Different Mission Areas Different Document Types And Different Information Requirements Areas Of Interest Include But Are Not Limited To User Driven Domain Customization Described Above Under The Gtd Id Focus Area Te Platform For Msa Described Above Under The Gtd Id Focus Area Adaptive Text Zoning And Document Structure Analysis Adaptive Text Zoning Currently Text Zoning Is A Manual Process That Requires A Technology Expert To Analyze New And Diverse Document Types Determine Their Structure And Then Manually Create Text Zoning Rules To Identify And Process The Various Structured And Unstructured Portions Of The Document The Intent Of This Area Is To Research And Develop An Automated Capability For Text Zoning That Can Be Adapted To New Document Types Structures With Either No Intervention Or Very Minimal Intervention By A User Who Is Not A Technology Expert Document Structure Analysis Very Large Documents May Consist Of Multiple Coherent Discourse Units That Are More Effectively Processed As Individual Sub Documents By A Text Exploitation Platform The Goal Of This Area Is To Research Discourse Parsing Or Alternative Methods For Document Structure Analysis In Order To Identify Coherent Discourse Units Within Large Documents For Text Processing Focus Area C3 Cyber Entity Co Reference Cyber Entity Co Reference Will Provide The Analyst With Capabilities To Automate The Consolidation Of Entities Extracted From Text That Are Relevant To The Cyber Domain Both Within A Document And Across Multiple Documents This Includes But Is Not Limited To Equipment Entity Co Reference Equipment Entity Co Reference Within Document And Cross Document Within And Cross Document Entity Co Reference Capabilities Already Exist For Named Entities Like People And Organizations Enabling Automated Consolidation Analysis And Visualization Of This Information Analysts In The Cyber Domain Need A Comparable Capability Within And Cross Document Equipment Entity Co Reference Algorithms That Will Enable Automated Consolidation Of Equipment Information Extracted From Text Both Within And Across Many Documents However The Way In Which Equipment Entities Are Discussed In Text Introduce A Number Of Unique Challenges That Would Make Equipment Entity Co Reference More Of Challenge Than The Co Reference For Named Entities Like People Organizations And Geo Political Entities For Example Equipment Entities Are Typically Referred To By A Class Name E G The Xyz Router Vs By A Uniquely Identifiable Name E G The Xyz Router With Serial 123 Which Increases Ambiguity Research In This Area Will Result In A Proof Of Concept For Within And Cross Document Equipment Entity Co Reference Enabling Consolidation Of Equipment Information Within And Across Documents Important Notes Regarding Fundamental Research It Is Dod Policy That The Publication Of Products Of Fundamental Research Will Remain Unrestricted To The Maximum Extent Possible National Security Decision Directive Nsdd 189 Defines Fundamental Research As Follows Fundamental Research Means Basic And Applied Research In Science And Engineering The Results Of Which Ordinarily Are Published And Shared Broadly Within The Scientific Community As Distinguished From Proprietary Research And From Industrial Development Design Production And Product Utilization The Results Of Which Ordinarily Are Restricted For Proprietary Or National Security Reasons As Of The Date Of Publication Of This Baa The Government Cannot Identify Whether Work Proposed Under This Baa May Be Considered Fundamental Research And May Award Both Fundamental And Non Fundamental Research Proposers Should Indicate In Their Proposal Whether They Believe The Scope Of The Research Included In Their Proposal Is Fundamental Or Not While Proposers Should Clearly Explain The Intended Results Of Their Research The Government Shall Have Sole Discretion To Select Award Instrument Type And To Negotiate All Instrument Terms And Conditions With Selectees Appropriate Clauses Will Be Included In Resultant Awards For Non Fundamental Research To Prescribe Publication Requirements And Other Restrictions As Appropriate For Certain Research Projects It May Be Possible That Although The Research Being Performed By The Awardee Is Restricted Research A Sub Awardee May Be Conducting Fundamental Research In Those Cases It Is The Awardee S Responsibility To Explain In Their Proposal Why Its Sub Awardee S Effort Is Fundamental Research Cloud Computing In Accordance With Dfars Clause 252 239 7010 If The Development Proposed Requires Storage Of Government Or Government Related Data On The Cloud Offerors Need To Ensure That The Cloud Service Provider Proposed Has Been Granted Provisional Authorization By The Defense Information Systems Agency Disa At The Level Appropriate To The Requirement Ii Award Information 1 Funding Total Funding For This Baa Is Approximately 24 9M The Anticipated Funding To Be Obligated Under This Baa Is Broken Out By Fiscal Year As Follows Fy18 2 70M Fy19 5 05M Fy20 5 25M Fy21 5 75M Fy22 6 15M The Breakout Of Funding By Fiscal Year Is A Projection The Total Awards Values In Any Given Year Will Vary Individual Awards Will Not Normally Exceed 36 Months With Dollar Values Ranging From 100K To 900K 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 The Government Reserves The Right To Select All Part Or None Of The Proposals Received Subject To The Availability Of Funds All Potential Offerors Should Be Aware That Due To Unanticipated Budget Fluctuations Funding In Any Or All Areas May Change With Little Or No Notice 2 Form Awards Of Efforts As A Result Of This Announcement Will Be In The Form Of Contracts Grants Cooperative Agreements Or Other Transactions Depending Upon The Nature Of The Work Proposed 3 Baa Type This Is A Two Step Open Broad Agency Announcement This Announcement Constitutes The Only Solicitation As Step One The Government Is Only Soliciting White Papers At This Time Do Not Submit A Formal Proposal Those White Papers Found To Be Consistent With The Intent Of This Baa May Be Invited To Submit A Technical And Cost Proposal See Section Vi Of This Announcement For Further Details Regarding The Proposal Iii Eligibility Information 1 Eligibility All Qualified Offerors Who Meet The Requirements Of This Baa May Apply 2 Foreign Participation Access This Baa Is Closed To Foreign Participation Exceptions Fundamental Research If The Work To Be Performed Is Unclassified Fundamental Research This Must Be Clearly Identified In The White Paper And Or Proposal See Part Ii Section I For More Details Regarding Fundamental Research Offerors Should Still Identify Any Performance By Foreign Nationals At Any Level Prime Contractor Or Subcontractor In Their Proposals Please Specify The Nationals Country Of Origin The Type Of Visa Or Work Permit Under Which They Are Performing And An Explanation Of Their Anticipated Level Of Involvement You May Be Asked To Provide Additional Information During Negotiations In Order To Verify The Foreign Citizen S Eligibility To Participate On Any Contract Or Assistance Agreement Issued As A Result Of This Announcement Foreign Ownership Control Or Influence Foci Companies Who Have Mitigation Plans Paperwork In Place Proof Of Approved Mitigation Documentation Must Be Provided To The Contracting Office Focal Point Amber Buckley Contracting Officer Telephone 315 330 3605 Or E Mail Amber Buckley Us Af Mil Prior To Submitting A White Paper And Or A Proposal For Information On Foci Mitigation Contact The Contact The Defense Counterintelligence And Security Agency Dcsa Additional Details Can Be Found At Https Www Dcsa Mil Mc Ctp Foci Foreign Nationals As Employees Or Subcontractors Applicable To Any Effort Not Considered Fundamental Research Offerors Are Responsible For Ensuring That All Employees And Or Subcontractors Who Will Work On A Resulting Contract Are Eligible To Do So Any Employee Who Is Not A U S Citizen Or A Permanent Resident Will Be Restricted From Working On Any Resultant Contract Unless Prior Approval Of The Department Of State Or The Department Of Commerce Is Obtained Via A Technical Assistance Agreement Or An Export License Violations Of These Regulations Can Result In Criminal Or Civil Penalties Information Regarding Non Us Citizens Assigned To This Project Contractor Employees Requiring Access To Usaf Bases Afrl Facilities And Or Access To U S Government Information Technology It Networks In Connection With The Work On Contracts Assistance Instruments Or Other Transactions Awarded Under This Baa Must Be U S Citizens For The Purpose Of Base And Network Access Possession Of A Permanent Resident Card Green Card Does Not Equate To U S Citizenship This Requirement Does Not Apply To Foreign Nationals Approved By The U S Department Of Defense Or U S State Department Under International Personnel Exchange Agreements With Foreign Governments It Also Does Not Apply To Dual Citizens Who Possess Us Citizenship To Include Naturalized Citizens Any Waivers To This Requirement Must Be Granted In Writing By The Contracting Officer Prior To Providing Access Specific Format For Waiver Request Will Be Provided Upon Request To The Contracting Officer The Above Requirements Are In Addition To Any Other Contract Requirements Related To Obtaining A Common Access Card Cac For The Purposes Of Paragraph 1 It An It Network System Does Not Require Afrl To Endorse A Contractor s Application To Said Network System In Order To Gain Access The Organization Operating The It Network System Is Responsible For Controlling Access To Its System If An It Network System Requires A U S Government Sponsor To Endorse The Application In Order For Access To The It Network System Afrl Will Only Endorse The Following Types Of Applications Consistent With The Requirements Above Contractor Employees Who Are U S Citizens Performing Work Under Contracts Assistance Instruments Or Other Transactions Awarded Under This Baa Contractor Employees Who Are Non U S Citizens And Who Have Been Granted A Waiver Any Additional Access Restrictions Established By The It Network System Owner Apply 3 Federally Funded Research And Development 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Documentation Citing The Specific Statutory Authority And Contractual Authority If Relevant Establishing Their Ability To Propose To Government Solicitations While 10 U S C 2539B May Be The Appropriate Statutory Starting Point For Some Entities Specific Supporting Regulatory Guidance Together With Evidence Of Agency Approval Will Still Be Required To Fully Establish Eligibility Ffrdc And Government Entity Eligibility Will Be Determined On A Case By Case Basis However The Burden To Prove Eligibility For All Team Members Rests Solely With The Proposer Iv Application And Submission Information All Responses To This Announcement Must Be Addressed To The Technical Point Of Contact Tpoc Listed In Section Vii Do Not Send White Papers To The Contracting Officer 1 Submission Dates And Times It Is Recommended That White Papers Be Received By 3 00 Pm Eastern Standard Time Est On The Following Dates To Maximize The Possibility Of Award Fy18 The Initial White Paper Submissions For Each Focus Area Is Due As Follows 16 Jan 18 Focus Area C Text Analytics For Cyber Domain 12 Mar 18 Focus Area A Global Treat Discovery And Identification 16 Apr 18 Focus Area B Emerging Threat Analytics Thereafter Suggested Submissions Dates For All The Focus Areas Are Fy19 By 30 Mar 2018 Fy20 By 29 Mar 2019 Fy21 By 27 Mar 2020 Fy22 By 26 Mar 2021 White Papers Will Be Accepted Until 3 00 Pm Est On 30 Sep 2022 But It Is Less Likely That Funding Will Be Available In Each Respective Fiscal Year After The Dates Cited This Baa Will Close On 30 Sep 2022 All Offerors Submitting White Papers Will Receive Notification Of Their Evaluation Results Within 45 Days Of Submission Offerors Should Email The Tpoc And The Contracting Officer Listed In Section Vii For Status Of Their White Paper S After 45 Days If No Such Correspondence Has Been Received 2 Content And Format Offerors Are Required To Submit 2 Copies Of A 3 To 5 Page White Paper Summarizing Their Proposed Approach Solution Include Both An Adobe Pdf And 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Restrict Its White Papers They Must Be Marked With The Restrictive Language Stated In Far 15 609 A And B 3 Handling And Mailing Instructions A Classification Guidance All Proposers Should Review The National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual Nispom Dated February 28 2006 And Incorporating Change 2 Dated May 18 2016 As It Provides Baseline Standards For The Protection Of Classified Information And Prescribes The Requirements Concerning Contractor Developed Information Under Paragraph 4 105 Defense Counterintelligence And Security Agency Dcsa Site For The Nispom Is Http Www Dcsa Mil In The Event Of A Possible Or Actual Compromise Of Classified Information In The Submission Of Your White Paper Or Proposal Immediately But No Later Than 24 Hours Bring This To The Attention Of Your Cognizant Security Authority And Afrl Rome Research Site Information Protection Office Ipo Information Protection Office Contact Only If A Security Compromise Has Occurred Monday Friday 0730 1630 Call 315 330 4048 Or Email Vincent Guza Us Af Mil Evenings And Weekends Call 315 330 2961 B Classified Submissions Afrl Riea Will Accept Classified Responses To This Baa When The Classification Is Mandated By Classification Guidance Provided By An Original Classification Authority Of The U S Government Or When The Offeror Believes The Work If Successful Would Merit Classification Security Classification Guidance In The Form Of A Dd Form 254 Dod Contract Security Classification Specification Will Not Be Provided At This Time Since Afrl Is Soliciting Ideas Only Offerors That Intend To Include Classified Information Or Data In Their White Paper Submission Or Who Are Unsure About The Appropriate Classification Of Their White Papers Should Contact The Technical Point Of Contact Listed In Section Vii For Guidance And Direction In Advance Of Preparation Mailing Instructions Email Unclassified Electronic Submission To The Tpoc Identified In Section Vii Encrypt Or Password Protect All Proprietary Information Prior To Sending Offerors Are Responsible To Confirm Receipt With The Tpoc Afrl Is Not Responsible For Undelivered Documents If Electronic Submission Is Used Only One Copy Of The Documentation Is Required In Addition To The Electronic Submission Please Also Mail A Response Any Mailed Responses Unclassified Classified To This Announcement Must Be Sent U S Postal Service Registered Mail Or Similar Service And Addressed To Afrl Riea 525 Brooks Road Rome Ny 13441 4505 And Reference Baa Fa8750 18 S 7009 Questions Can Be Directed To The Tpoc Listed In Section Vii 4 Other Submission Requirements Considerations A Cost Sharing Or Matching Cost Sharing Is Not A Requirement Cost Sharing May Be Proposed And Will Be Considered On A Case By Case Basis Cost Share Will Not Be A Factor In Selection For Award B System For Award Management Sam Offerors Must Be Registered In The Sam Database To Receive A Contract Award And Remain Registered During Performance And Through Final Payment Of Any Contract Or Agreement Processing Time For Registration In Sam Which Normally Takes Forty Eight Hours Should Be Taken Into Consideration When Registering Offerors Who Are Not Already Registered Should Consider Applying For Registration Before Submitting A Proposal The Provision At Far 52 204 7 System For Award Management Oct 2016 Applies C Executive Compensation And First Tier Subcontract Subrecipient Awards Any Contract Award Resulting From This Announcement May Contain The Clause At Far 52 204 10 Reporting Executive Compensation And First Tier Subcontract Awards Oct 2016 Any Grant Or Agreement Award Resulting From This Announcement May Contain The Award Term Set Forth In 2 Cfr Appendix A To Part 25 Which Can Be Viewed At Https Www Govinfo Gov App Details Cfr 2012 Title2 Vol1 Cfr 2012 Title2 Vol1 Part25 Appa D Allowable Charges The Cost Of Preparing White Papers Proposals In Response To This Announcement Is Not Considered An Allowable Direct Charge To Any Resulting Contract Or Any Other Contract But May Be An Allowable Expense To The Normal Bid And Proposal Indirect Cost Specified In Far 31 205 18 Incurring Pre Award Costs For Assistance Instruments Only Are Regulated By The Dod Grant And Agreements Regulations Dodgars E Government Approved Accounting System An Offeror Must Have A Government Approved Accounting System Prior To Award Of A Cost Reimbursement Contract Per Limitations Set Forth In Far 16 301 3 A To Ensure The System Is Adequate For Determining Costs Applicable To The Contract The Acceptability Of An Accounting System Is Determined Based Upon An Audit Performed By The Defense Contract Audit Agency Dcaa Important If You Do Not Have A Dcaa Approved Accounting System Access The Following Link For Instructions Https Beta Sam Gov Opp E628c811fafe041accdddf55fb8539bf View Keywords Afrl Baa Guide Amp Sort Relevance Amp Index Amp Is Active True Amp Page 1 F Human Use All Research Involving Human Subjects To Include The Use Of Human Biological Specimens And Human Data Selected For Funding Must Comply With Federal Regulations For Human Subject Protection Further Research Involving Human Subjects That Is Conducted Or Supported By The Dod Must Comply With 32 Cfr 219 Protection Of Human Subjects Found At Http Www Access Gpo Gov Nara Cfr Waisidx 07 32Cfr219 07 Html And Dod Directive 3216 02 Protection Of Human Subjects And Adherence To Ethical Standards In Dod Supported Research Found At Http Www Dtic Mil Whs Directives Corres Pdf 321602P Pdf Institutions Awarded Funding For Research Involving Human Subjects Must Provide Documentation Of A Current Assurance Of Compliance With Federal Regulations For Human Subject Protection For Example A Department Of Health And Human Services Office Of Human Research Protection Federal Wide Assurance Found At Http Www Hhs Gov Ohrp All Institutions Engaged In Human Subject Research To Include Subcontractors Must Have A Valid Assurance In Addition Personnel Involved In Human Subject Research Must Document The Completion Of Appropriate Training For The Protection Of Human Subjects For All Research That Will Involve Human Subjects In The First Year Or Phase Of The Project The Institution Must Submit Evidence Of A Plan For Review By An Institutional Review Board Irb As Part Of The Proposal The Irb Conducting The Review Must Be The Irb Identified On The Institution S Assurance Of Compliance The Protocol Separate From The Proposal Must Include A Detailed Description Of The Research Plan Study Population Risks And Benefits Of Study Participation Recruitment And Consent Process Data Collection And Data Analysis The Designated Irb Should Be Consulted For Guidance On Writing The Protocol The Informed Consent Document Must Comply With 32 Cfr 219 116 A Valid Assurance Of Compliance And Evidence Of Appropriate Training By All Investigators Should Accompany The Protocol For Review By The Irb In Addition To A Local Irb Approval An Afrl Level Human Subject Regulatory Review And Approval Is Required For All Research Conducted Or Supported By The Dod The Air Force Office Responsible For Managing The Award Can Provide Guidance And Information About The Afrl Level Review Process Confirmation Of A Current Assurance Of Compliance And Appropriate Human Subjects Protection Training Is Required Before Afrl Level Approval Can Be Issued The Time Required To Complete The Irb Review Approval Process Will Vary Depending On The Complexity Of The Research And Or The Level Of Risk To Study Participants Ample Time Should Be Allotted To Complete The Approval Process The Irb Approval Process Can Last Between 1 To 3 Months Followed By A Dod Review That Could Last 3 To 6 Months No Funding May Be Used Toward Human Subject Research Until All Approvals Are Granted Therefore In Their Cost Proposals Offerors Should Separate Human Use Into A Separate Option V Application Review Information 1 Criteria The Following Criteria Which Are Listed In Descending Order Of Importance And Will Be Used To Determine Whether White Papers And Proposals Submitted Are Consistent With The Research Areas Of Interest And Expected Results Within The Broad Topic Areas As Described In The Funding Opportunity Section Of This Baa And Of Interest To The Government Overall Scientific And Technical Merit The Extent To Which The Proposed Technical Approach To The Development And Or Enhancement Of The Proposed Technology Demonstrates Scientific And Technical Merit Clearly Defined And Developed Technical Concepts And Sufficient Detail To Support The Proposed Concepts And Technical Claims Related Experience The Extent To Which The Offeror Demonstrates Relevant Technology And Domain Knowledge To Establish That The Offeror Has Credible Capability And Experience To Complete The Proposed Work Openness Maturity And Assurance Of Solution The Extent To Which Existing Capabilities And Standards Are Leveraged And The Relative Maturity Of The Proposed Technology In Terms Of Reliability And Robustness Reasonableness And Realism Of Proposed Costs And Fees If Any No Further Evaluation Criteria Will Be Used In Selecting White Papers Proposals White Papers And Proposals Submitted Will Be Evaluated As They Are Received 2 Review And Selection Process Only Government Employees Will Evaluate The White Papers Proposals For Selection The Air Force Research Laboratory s Information Directorate Has Contracted For Various Business And Staff Support Services Some Of Which Require Contractors To Obtain Administrative Access To Proprietary Information Submitted By Other Contractors Administrative Access Is Defined As Handling Or Having Physical Control Over Information For The Sole Purpose Of Accomplishing The Administrative Functions Specified In The Administrative Support Contract Which Do Not Require The Review Reading And Comprehension Of The Content Of The Information On The Part Of Non Technical Professionals Assigned To Accomplish The Specified Administrative Tasks These Contractors Have Signed General Non Disclosure Agreements And Organizational Conflict Of Interest Statements The Required Administrative Access Will Be Granted To Non Technical Professionals Examples Of The Administrative Tasks Performed Include A Assembling And Organizing Information For R Amp D Case Files B Accessing Library Files For Use By Government Personnel And C Handling And Administration Of Proposals Contracts Contract Funding And Queries Any Objection To Administrative Access Must Be In Writing To The Contracting Officer And Shall Include A Detailed Statement Of The Basis For The Objection White Paper Proposal Review Process First Step White Paper Reviews The Government Will Review White Papers To Identify Those With The Greatest Potential To Meet The Air Force S Needs Based On The Criteria Above If Funding Is Available For An Identified White Paper Afrl Ri Will Request A Formal Technical And Cost Proposal From The Offeror For White Papers Not Of Interest To The Government Or For Which Funding Is Not Available Those Offerors Will Receive Letters From The Government Indicating The Basis For Non Selection Second Step Proposal Review And Selection Process A Categories Based On The Evaluation Proposals Will Be Categorized As Selectable Or Not Selectable See Definitions Below The Selection Of One Or More Offerors For Award Will Be Based On The Evaluation As Well As Importance To Agency Programs And Funding Availability 1 Selectable Proposals Are Recommended For Acceptance If Sufficient Funding Is Available 2 Not Selectable Even If Sufficient Funding Existed The Proposal Should Not Be Funded Selectable Proposals Will Be Designated As Funded Or Unfunded Letters Will Be Sent To The Unfunded Offerors These Proposals May Be Funded At A Later Date Without Reevaluation If Funding Becomes Available The Government Reserves The Right To Award Some All Or None Of The Proposals When The Government Elects To Award Only A Part Of A Proposal The Selected Part May Be Categorized As Highly Recommended Or Selectable Though The Proposal As A Whole May Not Merit Such A Categorization No Other Evaluation Criteria Will Be Used Proposal Risk Assessment Proposal Risk For Technical Cost And Schedule Will Be Assessed For Formal Proposals Should They Be Requested As Part Of The Evaluation Of The Above Evaluation Criteria Proposal Risk Relates To The Identification And Assessment Of The Risks Associated With An Offeror s Proposed Approach As It Relates To Accomplishing The Proposed Effort Tradeoffs Of The Assessed Risk Will Be Weighed Against The Potential Scientific Benefit Proposal Risk For Schedule Relates To An Assessment Of The Risks Associated With The Offeror s Proposed Number Of Hours Labor Categories Materials Or Other Cost Elements As It Relates To Meeting The Proposed Period Of Performance Prior To Award Of A Potentially Successful Offer The Contracting Officer Will Make A Determination Regarding Price Reasonableness And Realism 3 Federal Awardee Performance And Integrity Information System Fapiis Public Access The Government Is Required To Review And Consider Any Information About The Applicant That Is In The Fapiis Before Making Any Award In Excess Of The Simplified Acquisition Threshold Currently 250 000 Over The Period Of Performance An Applicant May Review And Comment On Any Information About Itself That A Federal Awarding Agency Previously Entered The Government Will Consider Any Comments By The Applicant In Addition To Other Information In Fapiis In Making A Judgment About The Applicant s Integrity Business Ethics And Record Of Performance Under Federal Awards When Completing The Review Of Risk Posed By Applicants As Described In 2 Cfr 200 205 Federal Awarding Agency Review Of Risk Posed By Applicants And Per Far 9 104 6 Vi Step Two Information Request For Proposal Amp Award 1 Proposal Formating When Developing Proposals Reference The Afrl Broad Agency Announcement Baa Guide For Industry Mar 2015 And Ri Specific Proposal Preparation Instructions Jul 2019 Which May Be Accessed At Https Beta Sam Gov Opp E628c811fafe041accdddf55fb8539bf View Keywords Afrl Baa Guide Amp Sort Relevance Amp Index Amp Is Active True Amp Page 1 Always Reference The Newest Versions Of These Documents 2 Award Notices Those White Papers Found To Be Consistent With The Research Areas Of Interest And Expected Results Within The Broad Topic Areas As Described In The Funding Opportunity Section Of This Baa And Of Interest To The Government May Be Invited To Submit A Technical And Cost Proposal Notification By Email Or Letter Will Be Sent By The Tpoc Such Invitation Does Not Assure That The Submitting Organization Will Be Awarded A Contract Those White Papers Not Selected To Submit A Proposal Will Be Notified In The Same Manner Prospective Offerors Are Advised That Only Contracting Officers Are Legally Authorized To Commit The Government All Offerors Submitting Proposals Will Receive Notification Of Their Evaluation Results Within 45 Days Of Submission Offerors Should Email The Tpoc And The Contracting Officer Listed In Section Vii For Status Of Their Proposal After 45 Days If No Such Correspondence Has Been Received 3 Debriefings If A Debriefing Is Requested In Accordance With The Time Guidelines Set Out In Far 15 505 And 15 506 A Debriefing Will Be Provided But The Debriefing Content May Vary To Be Consistent With The Procedures That Govern Baas Far 35 016 Debriefings Will Not Be Provided For White Papers 4 Administrative And National Policy Requirements Facility Clearance Depending On The Work To Be Performed The Offeror May Require A Secret Or Top Secret Sci Facility Clearance And Safeguarding Capability Therefore Personnel Identified For Assignment To A Classified Effort Must Be Cleared For Access To Secret Or Top Secret Sci Information At The Time Of Award In Addition The Offeror May Be Required To Have Or Have Access To A Certified And Government Approved Facility To Support Work Under This Baa Export Control Laws Awards Under This Solicitation May Require Access To Or Generation Of Data Subject To Export Control Laws And Regulations Only Contractors Who Are Registered And Certified With The Defense Logistics Information Service Dlis And Have A Legitimate Business Purpose May Participate In This Solicitation For Questions Contact Dlis On Line At Http Www Dla Mil Hq Informationoperations Logisticsinformationservices Aspx Or At The Dla Logistics Information Service 74 Washington Avenue North Battle Creek Michigan 49037 3084 And Telephone Number 1 800 352 2255 24 7 You Must Submit A Copy Of Your Approved Dd Form 2345 Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement With Your White Paper Proposal Small Business Participation The Government Encourages The Best Sources From The Scientific And Industrial Communities To Propose Including Small Business Concerns Large Businesses Academia And Non Profit Entities Non Small Businesses Are Encouraged To Team With Small Business Concerns To Come Up With The Best Technical Solutions And Obtain The Best Mix Of Cost Performance And Schedule Actions For The Protection Of Intellectual Property Controlled Information Key Personnel And Critical Technologies Offerors Who Are Requested To Submit A Proposal Under This Solicitation Of Grants Cooperative Agreements Technology Investment Agreements And Other Non Procurement Transactions Only Shall Submit Specific Information For All Key Personnel Whether Or Not The Individuals Efforts Under The Project Are To Be Funded By The Dod Specific Requirements Will Be Detailed In The Request For Proposal Rfp Letter The Information Shall Be Included In The Research And Related Key Person Profile Expanded Form Https Www Grants Gov Forms R R Family Html This Collection Only Applies To Persons Identified As Key Personnel This Information Shall Not Be Included In The Overall Proposal Page Limits Failure To Submit This Information May Cause The Proposal To Be Returned Without Further Review And The Dod Reserves The Right To Request Further Details Before Making A Final Determination On Funding An Effort This Information Will Be Used To Support Protection Of Intellectual Property Controlled Information Key Personnel And Information About Critical Technologies Relevant To National Security Additionally This Information Will Be Used To Limit Undue Influence Including Foreign Talent Programs By Countries That Desire To Exploit United States Technology Within The Dod Research Science And Technology And Innovation Enterprise Burden Reduction With The Exception Of Paragraph D Above In Order To Reduce Grant Recipient Reporting Burden Effective 1 Jan 2019 Use Of The Sf 424B Is Optional Also Effective 1 Jan 2020 The Sam Will Become The Central Repository For Common Government Wide Certifications And Representations Required Of Federal Grants Recipients As Registration In Sam Is Required For Eligibility For A Federal Award And Registration Must Be Updated Annually Federal Agencies Will Use Sam Information To Comply With Award Requirements And Avoid Increased Burden And Costs Of Separate Requests For Such Information Unless The Recipient Fails To Meet A Federal Award Requirement Or There Is A Need To Make Updates To Their Sam Registration For Other Purposes Omb Memorandum M 18 24 5 Data Rights Sbir Rights The Potential For Inclusion Of Small Business Innovation Research Sbir Or Data Rights Other Than Unlimited On Awards Is Recognized In Accordance With Iaw The Small Business Administration Sba Sbir Policy Directive Section 8 B Sbir Data Rights Clauses Are Non Negotiable And Must Not Be The Subject Of Negotiations Pertaining To An Award Or Diminished Or Removed During Award Administration Issuance Of An Award Will Not Be Made Conditional Based On Forfeit Of Data Rights If The Sbir Awardee Wishes To Transfer Its Sbir Data Rights To The Air Force Or To A Third Party It Must Do So In Writing Under A Separate Agreement A Decision By The Awardee To Relinquish Transfer Or Modify In Any Way Its Sbir Data Rights Must Be Made Without Pressure Or Coercion By The Agency Or Any Other Party Non Sbir Rights Non Sbir Data Rights Less Than Unlimited Will Be Evaluated And Negotiated On A Case By Case Basis Government Purpose Rights Are Anticipated For Data Developed With Dod Reimbursed Independent Research And Development Ir Amp D Funding The Air Force Research Laboratory Is Engaged In The Discovery Development And Integration Of Warfighting Technologies For Our Air Space And Cyberspace Forces As Such Rights In Technical Data And Noncommercial Computer Software Ncs Developed Or Delivered Under This Contract Are Of Significant Concern To The Government The Government Will Therefore Carefully Consider Any Restrictions On The Use Of Technical Data Ncs And Ncs Documentation Which Could Result In Transition Difficulty Or Less Than Full And Open Competition For Subsequent Development Of This Technology Third Party Software Dfars 252 227 7014 D Describes Requirements For Incorporation Of Third Party Computer Software Any Third Party Software Commercial And Noncommercial To Be Incorporated Into A Deliverable Must Be Clearly Identified In The Proposal Prior To Delivery Of Any Third Party Software The Contractor Will Obtain An Appropriate License For The Government And The Written Approval Of The Contracting Officer Identification Amp Assertion Iaw Dfars 252 227 7017 The Identification And Assertion Of Use Release Or Disclosure Restriction Provision Applies See Afrl Ri Specific Proposal Preparation Instructions For Further Guidance And Samples 6 Reporting A Contract Applicable Once A Proposal Has Been Selected For Award Offerors Will Be Given Complete Instructions On The Submission Process For The Reports B Fapiis Applicable As Required By 2 Cfr 200 Appendix Xii Of The Uniform Guidance And Far 9 104 6 Non Federal Entities Nfes Are Required To Disclose In Fapiis Any Information About Criminal Civil And Administrative Proceedings And Or Affirm That There Is No New Information To Provide This Applies To Nfes That Receive Federal Awards Currently Active Grants Cooperative Agreements And Procurement Contracts Greater Than 10 000 000 For Any Period Of Time During The Period Of Performance Of An Award Project 7 Notice The Following Provisions Apply A Far 52 209 11 Representation By Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability Or A Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law B Dfars 252 239 7017 Notice Of Supply Chain Risk C Dfars 252 204 7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls Confidentiality Agreements Representation D Dfars 252 215 7013 Supplies And Services Provided By Nontraditional Defense Contractors Please Note That The Current Versions Or Deviations Of The Related Clauses Will Be Included In Any Resulting Contract 8 Grant Awards Only For Efforts Proposed As Grant Awards Offerors Must Provide An Abstract In Their Proposal Not To Exceed One Page That Is Publically Releasable And That Describes In Terms The Public May Understand The Project Or Program Supported By The Grant If The Proposal Is Selected For Award The Dod Will Publically Post The Abstract To Comply With Section 8123 Of The Department Of Defense Appropriations Act 2015 Pub L 113 235 Vii Agency Contacts All White Paper And Proposal Submissions And Any Questions Of A Technical Nature Shall Be Directed To The Cognizant Tpoc As Specified Below Unless Otherwise Specified In The Technical Area Tpoc Edward Depalma Mailing Address Afrl Riea 525 Brooks Road Rome Ny 13441 4505 Telephone 315 330 3069 Email Edward Depalma 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 In Accordance With Affars 5301 91 An Ombudsman Has Been Appointed To Hear And Facilitate The Resolution Of Concerns From Offerors Potential Offerors And Others For This Acquisition Announcement Before Consulting With An Ombudsman Interested Parties Must First Address Their Concerns Issues Disagreements And Or Recommendations To The Contracting Officer For Resolution Affars Clause 5352 201 9101 Ombudsman Jun 2016 Will Be Incorporated Into All Contracts Awarded Under This Baa The Afrl Ombudsman And Afrl Alternate Ombudsman Are As Follows Mr Steven Ewers Afrl Pk 1864 4Th Street Building 15 Room 225 Wright Patterson Afb Oh 45433 7130 937 255 5235 Steven Ewers Us Af Mil All Responsible Organizations May Submit A White Paper Which Shall Be Considered

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