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:  Marionette: A Multi-Domain Command and Control (C2) Decision Calculus for Complexity Imposition

BAA NUMBER: FA8750-21-S-7005

PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION

This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 30 Sep 2024.  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 4pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 30 Sep 2024, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:

FY 21 by 16 APR 2021

FY 22 by 30 SEP 2021

FY23 by 30 SEP 2022

FY24 by 30 SEP 2023

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 the concept of complexity imposition as a tool that can be used to optimally shape outcomes for specific operational contexts. The goal is to develop a framework for reasoning about complexity properties against MD courses of action in order to begin to assess the collective impact that such courses of action have against the adversary. 

BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING:  Total funding for this BAA is approximately $9,900,000.  Individual awards will not normally exceed 24 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000.  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):

Marionette: A Multi-Domain C2 Decision Calculus for Complexity Imposition TPOC:

Dr. Jessica Dorismond

AFRL/RISA

525 Brooks Rd

Rome, NY 13441-4505

Telephone: (315)330-2168

Email:  [email protected]

BAA MANAGER:                                                               

Asher Sinclair                                                                    

AFRL/RISA                                                                                          

525 Brooks Rd

Rome, NY 13441-4505                                                                                                    

Email: [email protected]                                              

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:  [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.

SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR FULL ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS.

AMENDMENT 1:

The purpose of this amendment is to modify:

1. Part I-Overview Information-update submission information;
2. Update figure 2 in Part II, Section I, Schedule to reflect a 24 month period of performance. In accordance with Part I-BAA estimated funding, and Part II, Section II.1.a, awards will not normally exceed 24 months.
3. Part II, Section IV.1, update submission information;

SEE ATTACHMENT FOR DETAILS.