Amendment 1--CC DROIDS CAll -QA

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA):
FA2391-23-S-2403
Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering, and Research (PACER) CALL Name:
Collaborative Center for the Design and Research Of InterDisciplinary Systems

(CC DROIDS)

AMENDMENT 1

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: Broad Agency Announcement FA8650-23S-2403, “Collaborative Center for the Design and Research Of InterDisciplinary Systems (CC

DROIDS)”

FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RQ Aerospace Systems Directorate

GRANTS POCs:

Chris DeLaet
Grants Specialist
E-mail address: [email protected]
Susan Lee
Grants Officer
E-mail address: [email protected]
The Broad Agency Announcement FA2391-23-S-2403, Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering, and Research (PACER), CALL Name Collaborative Center for the Design and Research Of InterDisciplinary Systems (CC DROIDS), is hereby amended per FAR 35.016(c) to make the following clarifications:

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. QUESTION: Based on the CC DROIDS SOO, AFRL is looking to partner with a university to establish and lead the new center. So, I assume you are looking for universities to respond. If that is correct, are universities permitted to partner with industry in their response?
ANSWER: Yes, AFRL is seeking to establish a partnership with an American university by establishing a Collaborative Center for the Design and Research Of InterDisciplinary Systems (CC DROIDS). Yes, a university may partner with Industry to complete this acquisition. In a Cooperative Agreement, the Industry partner would be a sub-recipient, similar to a subcontractor in FAR-based acquisitions.