Prototype Government Bids & RFPs

The bid notice does not specify a delivery deadline for the R&D services, but it is a five-year Broad Agency Announcement.

The bid notice states that this is a wo step submission white paper if requested, proposal in response to a posted call. this closed baa with calls is issued under the provisions of defense federal acquisition regulation supplement paragraph **** d 2, use of competitive procedures, which provides for the competitive selection of research proposals.

The bid notice indicates that technical and contracting points of contact will be identified in each call, and the government is interested in basic research, applied research, advanced technology development, and advanced component development and prototypes.

The contracting officer reserves the right to negotiate directly with the offeror on the terms and conditions prior to execution of the resulting contract or agreement, including payment terms. The bid notice states The contracting officer reserves the right to negotiate directly with the offeror on the terms and conditions prior to execution of the resulting contract or agreement, including payment terms.

The government will evaluate and select offerors using the factors following: Technical merit and applicability of the solution to the segment 2 statement of work and attachment b: isvh desired capabilities, price to the extent appropriate, but at a minimum determining that the price is fair and reasonable, level of risk in the proposed milestone schedule and the ability to meet the attachment a: segment 1 and 2 integrated master schedule, level of potential risk in anticipated ip and data rights assertions. The bid notice states The government will evaluate and select offerors using the factors following: 1. Technical merit and applicability of the solution to the segment 2 statement of work and attachment b: isvh desired capabilities 2. Price to the extent appropriate, but at a minimum determining that the price is fair and reasonable. 3. Level of risk in the proposed milestone schedule and the ability to meet the attachment a: segment 1 and 2 integrated master schedule. 4. Level of potential risk in anticipated ip and data rights assertions.

To receive an award, an offeror must have a unique entity identification (UEI) and shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving an award. Offerors are required to maintain registration in SAM throughout the period of performance of any awarded contract or transaction. An offeror must also register with the prescribed government invoicing system (e. g. , Wide Area Work Flow). An offeror must be determined to be responsible by the contracting officer and must not be suspended or debarred from award by the federal government nor be prohibited by presidential executive order and/or law from receiving an award. The bid notice states 1. An offeror must have a unique entity identification uei and shall be registered in the system for award management sam prior to receiving an award. Offerors are advised to commence sam registration upon pursuing an aoi announcement. Offerors are required to maintain registration in sam throughout the period of performance of any awarded contract or transaction. 2. An offeror must also register with the prescribed government invoicing system ex. wide area work flow. 3. An offeror must be determined to be responsible by the contracting officer and must not be suspended or debarred from award by the federal government nor be prohibited by presidential executive order andor law from receiving an award.

The delivery deadline for Year 2 orders is 90 days after any placed order that may occur between 180 days and 365 days after the date of the established BPA.

The government intends to evaluate all timely quotes received from eligible quoters on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis.

Quotes must reflect the required specifications included in the RFQ, and past performance will be evaluated to assess the government's confidence in the offeror's ability to provide products and services that meet customer needs.

The response due date is no later than 1:00 PM Central Time, 8 weeks after the date of posting.

White papers will be evaluated based on the clarity of the proposed approach, the understanding of the project objectives, and the credibility of the path forward to delivering a system with high operational utility.

Respondents shall submit a white paper including company information (name, address, website, POC, CAGE code, and SAMUEI), technical approach, integration, logistics, and data rights methodology, risk adaptability assessment, corporate experience summary, schedule, and cost estimate. Compliance with 10 **** is also required, with specific conditions for award.

The government estimates a total prototype project price between $500k (Phase I) and $50. 7m (inclusive of Phases I, II, and III).

The bid notice states that the government intends to award a fixed price other transaction authority OTA agreement.