Solicitation Number :

USSOCOM-BAAST-2015

Notice Type :

Special Notice

Synopsis :

This publication is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), USSOCOM-BAAST-2015,as contemplated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016. Solicitations requesting white papers or proposals will be accomplished via amendments to BAA USSOCOM-BAAST-2015. BAA
USSOCOM-BAAST-2015 is issued in support of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Special Operations Research, Development, and Acquisition Center (SORDAC) targeted research and development (R&D) projects.

USSOCOM has a long-term goal to develop technologies to meet Special Operations Forces (SOF) mission requirements. The intent is to accelerate the delivery of these innovative capabilities to the SOF warfighter. Prior studies and analyses have determined technical challenges exist for SOF equipment that require improvements for missions into the future. Those challenges are 1) trade space between weight, protection, power, and mobility;
2) cost; and 3) system component integration.

***This BAA will remain open for 5 years until 16 December 2019, unless superseded, amended, or cancelled.***

Periodically, but no less than annually, BAA updates, notices, or individual calls for white papers or proposals for specific technology areas of interest will be placed (via amendment and/or special notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website, http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) against USSOCOM-BAAST-2015.

SEE PACKAGE #1 FOR OVERARCHING BAA INFORMATION (White Paper and Proposal sumission and reivew information), WHIPTE PAPER FORMAT, and PROPOSAL FORMAT.

***Technology Areas of Interest will be added to BAA USSOCOM-BAAST-2015 via Appendixes beginning with Appendix C.***

APPENDIX C: TACTICAL ASSAULT LIGHT OPERATOR SUIT (TALOS)
USSOCOM is interested in receiving white papers from all responsible sources from industry, academia, individuals, and Government organizations capable of providing the design, development, and testing of TALOS-related technologies. The intent is to accelerate the delivery of innovative TALOS capabilities to the Special Operations Forces. It is a revolutionary process designed to assess the viability of Technology while simultaneously refining user requirements. REFFER TO APPENDIX C (package #2) FOR TECHNOLOGY AREAS OF INTEREST and WHITE PAPTER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS.
***APPENDIX C will be OPEN from December 18, 2014 and Close December 16, 2015.

AMENDMENT 1 *** Add Appendix D to add two (2) topic areas to USSOCOM-BAAST-2015.
The purpose of this amendment is to:
1) Revised USSOCOM-BAAST-2015 as follows:
a) Content, page iii - Add Appendix D - Special Operations Research, Development and Acquisition Center Directorate of Science and Technology (SORDAC-ST) Appendix D to Broad Agency Announcement USSOCOM-BAAST-2015.
b) Paragraph 1.3. "Appendices", page 1. Add Appendix D - Special Operations Research, Development and Acquisition Center Directorate of Science and Technology (SORDAC-ST) appendix D to Broad Agency Announcement USSOCOM-BAAST-2015.

2) Add Attachment Titled, "Appendix D - Special Operations Research, Development and Acquisition center Directorate of Science and Technology (SORDAC-ST)"

3) Add Attachment titled "USSOCOM-BAAST-2015-Amend1_01292015"

APPENDIX D - OPENS January 29, 2015 and CLOSES March 17, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EST. AMENDMENT 2 ** Add Appendix E- Opens 29 April 2015 and CLOSES 13 May 2015 at 11:59 p.m EST. AMENDMENT 3 ADD updated Appendix E- Opens 29 April and CLOSES 13 May 2015 at 11:59 p.m EST AMENDMENT 4 Adds:
Appendix E Revision 1 - Extends Closing date to 18 May 2015 at 7:00A.M EST
Adds: Questions and Answers to Appendix E Rev 1.
Adds: Conformed Copy of USSOCOM-BAAST-2015v7-13May2015 AMENDMENT 4 *** Add Appendix G - Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Program Executive Office for Special Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Exploitation (SOF AT&L-SR.

Opens: June 12, 2015 and Closes: December 31, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Add - Appendix G to add the following eight (8) topics:
Tags, Sensors, Biometrics, Forensics, SIGINT, GEOINT, Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP), and Technical Support Systems (TSS).

Add Conformed Copy of USSOCOM-BAAST-2015 revised to include Appendix E -G in page III and Paragraph 1.3."Appendices", page 1.

MENDMENT

AMENDMENT 5: Appendix F-Re-opens 07 July 2015 and CLOSES 22 July 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

Due to information technology issues, submissions in response to Appendix F may not have been received by USSOCOM.

Therefore, Appendix F is re-opened until 22 July 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. An email has been sent to all offerors whose white papers were received by USSOCOM. If you did not receive an email notification, USSOCOM did not receive your original submisison.

No changes were made to Appendix F (attached). Please refer to Appendix F, paragraph 3.4 and the verification statement on the white paper submission website for submission instructions.

Add Appendix C.1: TACTICAL ASSAULT LIGHT OPERATOR SUIT (TALOS).

APPENDIX C.1 will be open December 18, 2015 and close on December 17, 2016. AMENDMENT 7: Appendix H - Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Directorate of Science and Technology (SOF AT&L-ST)

Opens: March 2, 2016 and Closes: April 18, 2016 at 11:59pm EDT.

--See package for technology areas of interest and other information/instructions. AMENDMENT 8 *** Add Appendix G-2 - Rapid Capability Insertion (RCI) Focus.

Opens: March 14, 2015 and Closes: April 22, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Appendix G-2 requests focus on the following eight areas of interest to support the RCI business process:

Biometrics/Forensics and Sensitive Site Exploitation; Data Exfil; Electronic Warfare and Exploitation; Force Protection / Counter-Measure; Mission Command (MC) and Situational Awareness; Sensors; Support and Ancillary Equipment; Tagging, Tracking, and Locating (TTL).

Details on an RCI-hosted Industry Day are included in Appendix G-2. Deadline for registration is March 30, 2016.

For questions, contact the Contracting POCs listed in Appendix G-2.

Appendix G-2 DOES NOT supersede Appendix G-1. Rather Appendix G-2 is a request for focus on specific subsets for purposes of supporting the RCI business process.

AMENDMENT 9 *** Edit Appendices G-1 and G-2

Appendices G-1 and G-2 are hereby updated to remove Maj Hawkins as the primary contracting POC. Ms. Donna Guarrera is now the sole contracting point of contact for both appendices.

All other terms and conditions of the two appendices remain unchanged.

Amendment 10: Add Appendix J-SOF AT&L Directorate of Science and Technology

Opens: April 20, 2017 Closes: June 5, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EDT

Refer to Appendix J (Package #14) for technology areas of interest and additional information.

Amendment 11: Correct the website link for submissions of white papers in Appendix J.

Refer to Appendix J Rev 1 (Package #15) for correction.

Amendment 12: Post Questions and Answers for technology areas of interest identified in Appendix J.

Refer to Appendix J Q&A (Package #16).

BAA Closing date of June 5, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EDT remains unchanged.

Amendment 13: Additional Questions and Answers for technology areas of interest in Appendix J.

Refer to Appendix J Additional Q&A Attachment.

BAA Closing Date of June 5, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. EDT remains unchanged.

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Amendment 17: Add Appendix K - SOFT AT&L Directorate of Science and

Technology; Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4)

Opens: September 5, 2017 Closes: October 5, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EDT

Refer to Appendix K (Package #17) for technology areas of interest and additional information

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Amendment 18: Add Revised Appendix K to correct the link to submit offers.
The correct link is https://www.socom.mil/SOF-ATL/Pages/BAAST15K-Overarching.aspx
No other changes are made at this time.

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