Call for CC DROIDS

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)

27 July 2023

OVERVIEW INFORMATION

This is a 1-Step Call under the PACER BAA FA2391-23-S-2403. Offerors should monitor sam.gov and grants.gov for any additional notices to this Call that may permit extensions to the proposal submission date or otherwise modify this announcement. Moratorium on White Papers: Beginning from the date of publication of this Call and continuing until six months after the due date for proposals, no white papers submitted covering the topic specified in this Call, “Collaborative Center for the Design and Research Of InterDisciplinary Systems (CC DROIDS),” will be reviewed. NAICS Code: The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology) with Aircraft, Aircraft Engine, and Engine Parts exception), and the small business size standard is 1,500 employees. Federal Agency Name: Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate,

AFRL/RQ

PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: 11 Sep 2023, 2:00 P.M. local time, WrightPatterson AFB, OH. Submission: Proposals must be submitted electronically to the Primary Grants Point of Contact (POC): Chris DeLaet, Grants Specialist, AFRL/RQKPC, [email protected]. The Secondary Grants POC is Susan Lee, Grants Officer, AFRL/RQKPC, [email protected]. Type of Contract/Instrument: The United States Air Force (USAF) reserves the right to award the instrument best suited to the nature of research proposed. Accordingly, the Government may award any appropriate contract type under the FAR or Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype, Grant, Cooperative Agreement, or OT for Research. The USAF may also consider award of an appropriate technology transfer mechanism if applicable. It is anticipated that the award under this Call will be a Cooperative Agreement.
Estimated Program Cost: The estimated program cost is $4,800,000 (including Government funding and any Recipient Cost Share).

Anticipated Number of Awards: The USAF anticipates ONE award for this announcement. However, the USAF reserves the right to award zero, one, or more awards for all, some or none of the solicited efforts based on the offeror’s ability to perform desired work and funding fluctuations.
Brief Program Summary: This effort provides the USAF with the means to discover, develop