Amendment 4: first repub

AMENDMENT 4 TO BAA FA8750-24-S-7006

The purpose of this modification is to republish the original announcement, incorporating any previous amendments, pursuant to FAR 35.016(c). This republishing also includes the following changes:

Part II, Full Text Announcement:
Section III.2.b.2, updates the FOCI guidance;
Section IV.4.b, updates the provision date;
Section IV.4.e, adds language regarding OTs;
Section V.2.b.2.e; corrects numbering, and updates language; Section V.4; updates the thresholds;
Section VI.1, updates proposal formatting language;
Section VI.7, updates the provisions;
Section VI; adds paragraph 10
Section VI, deletes paragraph 12 “15% Indirect Cost Cap on Assistance Awards to Institutions of Higher Eduation” Section VII: updates the OMBUDSMAN.
No other changes are made.

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: Modification

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) TITLE: AUTOMATED PROCESSES FOR KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

BAA NUMBER: FA8750-24-S-7006

PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION

This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 9 Sep 2029. 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 5pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 9 Sep 2029, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:

FY25 by 30 NOV 2024

FY26 by 30 NOV 2025

FY27 by 30 NOV 2026

FY28 by 30 NOV 2027

FY29 by 30 NOV 2028

Offerors should monitor the Contract Opportunities on the SAM website at https://SAM.gov in the event this announcement is amended.

CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: Seeking innovative research to develop, demonstrate, integrate, test, evaluate, and deliver technologies that process and exploit multi-source, multi-domain classified, open source, non-traditional source data to improve Battlespace Awareness, derive decision quality information, and automate analysis/decision processes.

BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this BAA is approximately $99M. Individual awards will not normally exceed 48 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $3M to $35M. 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.