Bid document

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE

Issued by:
Strategic Capabilities Office
8/23/2024

I. OVERVIEW INFORMATION

Issuing Acquisition Agency: Strategic Capabilities Office– Contracting Office Funding Opportunity Title: Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Announcement Type: Initial Announcement
Funding Opportunity Number: HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001
Deadlines: White papers will be accepted through the life of the BAA Anticipated Awards: Multiple awards
Anticipated Award Types: Procurement contract or Other Transaction (OT) agreement Effective dates: BAA will remain in effect until August 31, 2029 Issuing Agency Contact*: Joanne Vought, Contracting and Agreements Officer [email protected]
Technical Point of Contact*: John Stastny, Director, Strategy and Architecture [email protected]
Strategic Capabilities Office

ATTN: HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001

1155 Defense Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20301-1155

*Reference BAA number HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001 in all correspondence.

II. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY Description

A. Overview and Authority

SCO is an organization within the Office of the Secretary of Defense which seeks to identify, analyze, and prototype disruptive applications of new systems, unconventional uses of existing systems, and implement emerging technologies to create operational strategic effects. SCO is a rapid prototyping organization focused on delivering capabilities in 3-5 years to address high priority operational and strategic challenges.

The purpose of this BAA, issued under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) parts 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016, is to solicit research submissions for funding consideration in the five areas of technical interest established herein. Procurement contracts, as well as OT agreements for research or prototypes under the authorities of 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) §§ 4021-4022, respectively, may result from this BAA. SCO encourages solutions from all responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government’s needs, including large and small businesses, nontraditional defense contractors as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 3014, and research institutions as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 638.

B. General Award Information

Multiple awards are anticipated. The resources made available under this BAA will depend on the quality of submissions received and the availability of funds.

The Government reserves the right to the following:
Select for proposal request and negotiation some, all, one, or none of the white papers received in response to this BAA.