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:  Capabilities for Cyber Advancement                                                                                             

BAA NUMBER: FA8750-21-S-7001

PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION

This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 01 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 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 01 Dec 2025, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:

FY21 by 05 Apr 2021

FY22 by 30 Sep 2021

FY23 by 30 Sep 2022

FY24 by 30 Sep 2023

FY25 by 30 Sep 2024

FY26 by 30 Sep 2025

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, next-generation technologies to achieve cyber superiority to integrate and transition into warfighting capabilities.

This BAA is a follow-on to FA8750-18-S-7002.

BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING:  Total funding for this BAA is approximately $975M.  Individual awards will not normally exceed 60 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $100K to $99M.  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:                                                               

Walter Karas                                                                     

AFRL/RIGA                                                                                         

525 Brooks Rd

Rome, NY 13441-4505                                                                    

Telephone: (315)330-2625                                                           

Email:    [email protected] 

Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant contracting officer, as specified below:

    Amber Buckley

    Email:  [email protected]

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.

PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHMENT WITH FULL SYNOPSIS DETAILS

                                   Amendment No. 1 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7001

The purpose of this modification is to update the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) throughout the synopsis.

Part I, Agency Contact Information, and Part II, Section VII, Agency Contacts is updated to:

BAA MANAGER:                                                    

Todd Cushman                                                           

AFRL/RIGA                                                             

525 Brooks Rd

Rome, NY 13441-4505                                                          

Telephone: (315)330-4895                                        

Email:  [email protected]

No other changes are made.