BEYOND Phase 2 Questions and Answers

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1 Period of performance end date and milestone horizons. The Period of Performance section states The OTA Period of Performance in the SIR has been updated to reflect that if that the BEYOND Phase 2 OTA begins on the date of award and terminates on September 30, 2028, the FAA receives authorization to extend the program then the OTA will subject to extension by subsequent updates to the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. Table 1, terminate on September 30, 2029. If the FAA does not receive an extension, or Criterion 7 instead asks Offerors to demonstrate feasibility of completing all submitted goals prior to receives extensions that susnet prior to September 30, 2029, then the FAA will September 30, 2029.
be terminating the OTA when the authorization sunsets. Proposed goals and milestones should fall within the updated OTA period of performance. FAA removed references to a BEYOND Phase 2 lifecycle in Table 1 criterion 7. An updated SIR will be posted to SAM.
2 Which date governs the period of performance for an OTA awarded under this SIR — September 30, See answer to Question 1. The OTA Period of Performance thas been updated 2028 or September 30, 2029?
to terminate on September 30, 2029. An updated SIR has been posted to SAM.
3 If September 30, 2028 governs, the period of performance from the notional October 12, 2026 See answer to Question 1. The OTA Period of Performance terminates on award date is approximately 23.5 months. Criterion 7 requests long-term milestones at 2–4 years, September 30, 2029. For purposes of constructing a timeline, see note below, and KPI 1 defines long-term milestones as 2–3 years with 90% cumulative completion. Neither band also added to revised SIR). Milestones should span the lifecycle of the goals fits within 23.5 months. How should Offerors define and schedule long-term milestones so that proposed.
timelines are evaluated as complete and coherent rather than as extending beyond the agreement term?
Added note to SIR - "Short Term and Long Term Milestone timeframes are for internal FAA program metrics. Offerors are not expected to define milestones as short or long term in their proposals."

4 Should Offerors treat the milestone bands in Table 1, Criterion 7 (short-term 1–2 years, long-term 2–4 years) or those in KPI 1 (short-term 1 year, long-term 2–3 years) as controlling for the purpose of structuring the timeline?
5 Will proposals containing milestones scheduled after September 30, 2028 be evaluated as not