APM Attachment C Proposal Instructions and Volume I Template Technical

DARPA-PS-26-141: APM

Proposal Instructions and Volume I Template
Use of this template is mandatory for all proposal submissions to this PS. Proposers must include Attachments C, D, E, F, G, and H and oral presentation slides to constitute a full proposal submission. This document must include all components described herein and must be submitted in PDF or Microsoft Word formats. All submissions must be written in English, and all pages shall be formatted for printing on 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper with 1-inch margins and font size no smaller than 12 points. Font sizes of 8 or 10 points may be used for figures, tables, and charts. The written content and oral presentation slides must provide a complete understanding of the approach to meet program metrics.

Full proposals will consist of the following:
a.(Attachment C) Volume 1: Technical and Management Proposal •Oral presentation content
•Written content
b.(Attachment D) Volume 2: Price Proposal
c.Attachment E
d.Attachments: F, G, and H
All submissions must be in English. The Government will not consider slides/pages in excess of the page count limitations, as described herein. Proposals with fewer than the maximum number of pages will not be penalized. Additional information not explicitly called for in the Technical and Management Volume must not be submitted with the proposal but may be included as links in the bibliography. Such materials will be considered for the reviewers’ convenience only and not evaluated as part of the proposal. Proposals not meeting the format prescribed herein may not be reviewed. Volume 1: Oral Presentations
Oral presentations will be held via Microsoft Teams on the dates outlined in the APM Program Specification (PS), DARPA-PS-26-141. DARPA will notify proposers of their scheduled time via email. Slides cannot be modified between proposal due date and oral presentation. The oral presentation shall not exceed 20 slides with fonts no smaller than 12-point and must be submitted in PDF or Microsoft PowerPoint formats. Proposers will be allotted 30 minutes for presentations. Pre-recorded presentations, videos, voice recordings, narrated slide decks, or other prerecorded media are not permitted. The oral presentation content should focus primarily on technical discussion and leave programatic details for the written component (see Volume 1: Written content below). A presentation template is not provided, but a strong emphasis on the technical approach, justification of proposed approach, and discussion of the technical risks and mitigation strategies is encouraged. A section on providing justification for proposer defined metrics and how the proposed solution will achieve ALL program metrics is required. All claims should be justified using quantitative analysis and supporting evidence derived from modeling, simulation, and/or prior experimental work.