BAA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial announcement

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) TITLE: Aerial Layer Networking

BAA NUMBER: FA8750-18-S-7001

PART I - OVERVIEW INFORMATION

This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 28 Feb 2019. 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 1500 on 28 Feb 2019, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:

FY18 by 13 Nov 2017
FY19 by 31 Oct 2018

Offerors should monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov in the event this announcement is amended.

CONCISE SUMMARY OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Today's aerial layer ‘network' require significant pre-planning and have limited interoperability. AFRL desires innovations to move from this current state to a significantly more on demand, self-forming, self-healing network. Research in network monitoring and management, robust aerial networks, and proof of concept capabilities are sought to advance this objective.

BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this BAA is approximately $9.9M. Individual awards will not normally exceed 36 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $100K to $800K. There is also the potential to make awards up to any dollar value.

ANTICIPATED INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Multiple Awards are anticipated.

TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS THAT MAY BE AWARDED: Procurement contract, grant, cooperative agreement or other transactions.

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):

TPOC Name:           Robert Husnay
Mailing Address:      AFRL/RITF
                             525 Brooks Road
                             Rome NY 13441-4505
Telephone:             (315) 330-4821
Email:                    [email protected]

Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant contracting officer, as specified below (email requests are preferred):

Contracting Officer:    Gail Marsh
Telephone:                (315) 330-7518
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.

Proposers 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.