The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND), a component of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Chemical and Biological Defense Program, protects the entire Joint Force – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and First Responders – through the advanced development of CBRND capabilities.

JPEO-CBRND is organized into four Joint Project Management Offices (JPMO) and two Joint Project Lead Offices (JPLO), each responsible for specific commodity areas as described further in the JPEO-CBRND website at https://www.jpeocbrnd.osd.mil/. Three JPMs and one JPL provide oversight for the portfolios covered under this Broad Other Transaction Authority Announcement (BOTAA): JPM CBRN Protection, JPM CBRN Sensors, JPM CBRN Special Operations Forces, and JPL CBRN Integration.

Under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 4022, JPEO-CBRND seeks to award funding through Other Transaction Authority agreements (OTAs or Agreements) for prototype and follow-on production projects within JPEO-CBRND mission areas of Interest identified in Section IV.B of the attached document titled, CWMD-BOTAA. JPEO-CBRND is interested in efforts directed toward the development of enabling technologies that speed up the advanced development process.

Proposals are sought from all eligible sources as specified, including educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private industry. This Announcement provides general information, proposal preparation instructions, evaluation and selection criteria, and award administration information.

BOTAA Award Process Overview:

• Offerors may submit pre-proposals against any mission area of interest listed in Section IV.  (Note: Guidelines for the requirements of a pre-proposal are listed in Section III B 1.)
• Pre-proposals are reviewed by the requiring office of the Government.
• If there is interest, the Government may reply with a Request for Full Proposal (RFFP) within 60-90 days. (Note: The Guidelines for all required information needed for a full proposal is explained in Section III B 2.)
• The offeror will prepare and submit the full proposal in accordance with the RFFP, generally set at 30 days for submission. 
• Once received, the Government will evaluate the proposal.
• Discussions amongst the parties, whether verbally or in writing, may occur as appropriate.
• Subject to approvals and successful discussions, the Government may send an agreement to the offeror.
• Additional discussions may occur as necessary.
• Awards, if any, will be made after evaluation and selection of a successful proposal.  (Note: Awards are dependent upon the availability of funds.)

The Government may issue separate Requests for Project Proposals (RPPs) under this BOTAA for additional areas of interest or specific prototype needs.  Unless otherwise stated in a particular RPP, responses to RPPs issued under this BOTAA will follow the same process described above for review and selection. 

Detailed instructions on submitting responses to this BOTAA or RPPs issued under this BOTAA can be found in Part III Section B of this document.

To facilitate communication on both technical and administrative matters relating to this Announcement, a single email address may be used for all communication with the JPEO-CBRND. Please send all technical and administrative questions and inquiries to [email protected].