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BROAD OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY ANNOUNCEMENT (BOTAA) SUPPORTING OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY AGREEMENTS FOR PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS FOR THE JOINT PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE (JPEO-CBRND) –

COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CWMD)

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CWMD BOTAA-24-01

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I. INTRODUCTION:3

II. DEFINITIONS:5

III.OTHER TRANSACTIONS FOR PROTOTYPES:7

A. GENERAL INFORMATION:7

B. SUBMISSION PROCEDURES:9

C. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR PROTOTYPE AGREEMENTS:15

D. SELECTION FOR AWARD OF PROTOTYPE AGREEMENTS:16

E. AWARD ADMINSTRATION:16

IV.JPEO-CBRND AREAS OF INTEREST:18

A. AREAS OF INTEREST:18B. JPEO-CBRND OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES:19

V.ATTACHMENTS AND APPENDICES:19

INTRODUCTION:

The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND), a component of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Chemical and Biological Defense Program, protects the entire Joint Force– Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and First Responders– through the advanced development of CBRN defense capabilities.

JPEO-CBRND is organized into four Joint Project Management Offices (JPMO) and two Joint Project Lead Offices (JPLO), each responsible for specific commodity areas as described further in Section IV below, and the JPEO-CBRND website at https://www.jpeocbrnd.osd.mil/. Three JPMs and one JPL provide oversight for the portfolios covered under this BOTAA: JPM CBRN Protection, JPM CBRN Sensors, JPM CBRN Special Operations Forces, and JPL CBRN Integration.

Under the authority of 10 USC 4022, JPEO-CBRND seeks to award funding through Other Transaction Authority agreements (OTAs or Agreements) for prototype and follow-on production projects within JPEO-CBRND Areas of Interest, identified in Section IV.B. JPEO-CBRND is interested in efforts directed toward the development of enabling technologies that speed up the advanced development process.

Proposals are sought from all eligible sources as specified herein, including educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private industry. This Announcement provides general information, proposal preparation instructions, evaluation and selection criteria, and award administration information.

BOTAA Award Process Overview:
Offerors may submit preproposals against any area of interest listed in Section IV. (Note: Guidelines for the requirements of a preproposal are listed in Section III B 1.)