B -- FY 06 Force Protection BattleLab Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

FPBL Broad Agency Announcement FY06BAAAFFPBA. INTRODUCTION: The Air Force Force Protection Battlelab (AFFPB) mission is to identify innovative concepts for protecting Air Force personnel, facilities and weapon systems; rapidly measure the potential for advancing Air Force core competencies; and to explore joint warfighting by using field ingenuity, modeling, simulation, and actual employment of exploratory capabilities in operational environments. The AFFPB invites solution based quad charts with rough-order-of-magnitude cost estimates that address Air Force Force Protection mission needs. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is issued pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 35.016, which provides for the competitive selection of technology demonstration proposals in accordance with FAR 6.102(d)(2). Contracts awarded based on responses to this BAA are considered to be the result of full and open competition. A secure website has been established to provide public access to the BAA package, collect unclassified submittals, and track classified submittals. All submitters responding to this BAA are required to register at the secure BAA Information Delivery System (BIDS) website https://bids.acqcenter.com/affpb. Click on - register under the - account center heading. The submitter must complete all mandatory fields on the BIDS submitter registration form. BIDS submitter registrations are automatically accepted and the acceptance e-mail will provide the registrant's username that will be used at the BIDS website and placed in the quad charts and white papers as described in paragraph C and D below. Questions regarding BIDS may be addressed via e-mail to the BIDS help desk at bidshelp@acqcenter.com or by accessing HELP REQUEST at the bottom of the BIDS site screen. BIDS help requests shall reference FY06BAAAFFPB. This announcement is open through 30 September 2006. Solution based quad charts in response to this announcement may be submitted at any time during this period. This is a two phase process: Phase 1 will be a review of quad charts submitted under this BAA; Phase 2 will be a review of five page white papers submitted at the request of the Air Force Force Protection Battlelab based on the quad chart review. A new BAA may be posted following expiration of this submittal period in support of any additional or continuing agency needs. B. OBJECTIVE: (1) Technical Description: This BAA solicits innovative quad charts addressing solutions to identified Air Force Force Protection needs. The Force Protection Battlelab has divided its focus into three distinct areas: force health protection, counterterrorism/antiterrorism, force protection, and counterintelligence, criminal and fraud investigation. Subgroup Description Subgroup/Requirement Designator Force Health Protection FHP-100 Counterterrorism/Antiterrorism CTAT-200 Force Protection FP-300 Counterintelligence, Criminal & Fraud Investigation CCFI-400 a. Force Health Protection (FHP-100) - The Force Health Protection subgroup focuses on concepts to improve: - Preventive and curative health measures; evacuation of the wounded, injured or sick; selection of the medically fit and disposition of the medically unfit - Blood management and immunization methodologies - Field expedient first aid, hemorrhage control, emergency wound treatment, management of fractures and treatment of burns - Processes to address injuries resulting from nuclear, biological, chemical, radiological and conventional weapons - Personnel training, insertion of capability at the point of need, interoperability with other service and civilian assets - Medical surveillance of non-battle injuries and illnesses, endemic infectious diseases and exposure to nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological weapons or materials. - Methods for decontamination of personnel and equipment - Medical first responder communications and reachback/reachforward capabilities. Specific areas of interest in the area of Force Health Protection can be viewed in the Other Downloads section at https://bids.acqcenter.com/affpb. b. Counterterrorism/Antiterrorism (CTAT-200) - The Counterterrorism/Antiterrorism subgroup focuses on identifying concepts to improve: - Security of personnel, assets and facilities - Prevention of unauthorized access to equipment, installations, and material - Vulnerability assessments; command and control; training and equipment for first responders; personnel and vehicle access control; biometric identification devices - Law enforcement operations - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) mitigation, neutralization, and detection - Intelligence operations as they apply to terrorist threats. This includes the collection, analysis, and dissemination of all forms of available intelligence. Specific areas of interest in the area of Counterterrorism/Antiterrorism can be viewed in the Other Downloads section at https://bids.acqcenter.com/affpb. c. Force Protection (FP-300) - The Force Protection subgroup focuses on concepts to improve: - Methods or tools to improve emergency response operations - Methods or tools to improve explosive ordnance disposal operations, to include locating, reconnoitering, accessing, identifying, rendering safe, removing, and disposing of large and small quantities of unexploded ordnance - Ability of personnel to operate in a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) environment - Methods or tools to increase the resistance of buildings, shelters, and areas to terrorist attacks - Methods or tools to improve the physical security of installations worldwide - Methods for the NBC agent detection, identification, and warning Specific areas of interest in the area of Force Protection can be viewed in the Other Downloads section at https://bids.acqcenter.com/affpb. d. Counterintelligence, Criminal & Fraud Investigation (CCFI-400) - The Counterintelligence, Criminal & Fraud Investigation subgroup focuses on: - Innovative methods, tools or capabilities to provide personal protection to senior leaders and other officials. - Innovative methods, tools or capabilities to provide investigative support to felony crimes including murder, robbery, rape, assault, major burglaries, drug use and trafficking, sex offenses, arson, compromise of test materials, black market activities, and other criminal activities. - Innovative methods, tools or capabilities to provide investigative support to criminal forensics investigation. - Innovative methods, tools or capabilities to provide investigative support to computer investigations and computer forensics investigation (computer-evidence processing, analysis, and diagnosis). - Innovative methods, tools or capabilities to provide investigative support to provide rapid worldwide response to intrusions into US Government computer systems. - Innovative methods, tools or capabilities to provide investigative support to fraudulent crimes including violations of the public trust involving contracting matters, appropriated and non-appropriated funds activities, computer systems, pay and allowance matters, environmental matters, acquiring and disposing of US Government property, and major administrative irregularities. - Innovative methods, tools or capabilities to provide investigative support to safeguard US Government technologies, programs, critical program information, personnel and facilities from potential adversaries to acquire or mimic the technological advances of the US Government. - Innovative methods, tools or capabilities to the psychophysiological detection of deception system (polygraph). Specific areas of interest in the area of Counterintelligence, Criminal & Fraud Investigation can be viewed in the Other Downloads section at https://bids.acqcenter.com/affpb. (2) Security Requirements: Every precaution must be taken to protect potentially sensitive or classified material. Such material should not be transmitted across open-source media like public phone, fax, internet, or e-mail. If a submitter has any reason to believe their concept may reference ideas or operations that require special protection, the submitter should immediately contact our security office. Please call (210) 925-5198, or E-mail affpbsolutions@lackland.af.mil for any security concerns regarding white paper submissions. Specific laws and regulations directing the proper methods for transmission of classified submittals may bind submitters who are supported by an accredited security office. (3) Other Special Requirements: a. DO NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS AT THIS TIME. ONLY QUAD CHARTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED. b. Successful offerors must comply with the Privacy Act. c. Offerors are advised that submission of a Quad Chart, White Paper, and/or Proposal, will not be deemed as a guarantee or commitment of a contract from the Government. Only warranted Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government to an award under this BAA. C. QUAD CHART PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: The cost of preparing quad charts in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct charge to any other contract, but may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost in FAR 31.205-18. The purpose of the quad chart is to preclude effort on the part of an offeror whose proposed work is not of interest to the Government. Following an evaluation of the initial quad chart, the submitter will be advised whether the quad chart will be accepted for further review or eliminated from further consideration. If the submittal was eliminated, feedback will be provided to the submitter. If the submittal is accepted, the submitter will be so advised and a five-page white paper will be requested. Formal requests for proposal, issued by a duly appointed contracting officer, will be issued if/when funds become available. (1) All unclassified quad charts shall be uploaded to BIDS at http://bids.acqcenter.com/affpb in Microsoft Powerpoint or Adobe PDF electronic file format and each must include all information requested in this BAA. BIDS will display a submission checklist that summarizes this information. (2) Quad charts submitted under this BAA will be formatted as follows: The Title Section of the quad chart will include the BAA Number: Subgroup Area; Requirement Number; Proposal Title. The upper left quadrant of the quad chart will be used to graphically depict the proposed concept or solution. The upper right quadrant of the quad chart will have two headers. One header will be entitled Operational Capability. This section will be used to provide a description (textual) of the operational capability. The second header will be entitled Technology Readiness Level (TRL). The section will be used to indicate the TRL of the solution being proposed. The lower left quadrant of the quad chart will have a header entitled Proposed Technical Approach. This quadrant will be used to detail the technical approach and can be broken down into tasks or phases. The lower right quadrant of the quad chart will have three headers: (1) Rough Order of Magnitude Cost and Schedule; (2) Deliverables; and (3) Corporate Information. Under the Rough Order of Magnitude Cost and Schedule header, identify each task or phase, listed in the Proposed Technical Solution section, and provide the estimated duration and estimated cost. Under the Deliverables header, identify the deliverables that will result from the project. Under Corporate Information provide the company/organization name, point of contact, telephone number and e-mail address. A sample quad chart can be downloaded at https://bids.acqcenter.com/affpb in the Other Downloads Section. (3) All data uploaded to BIDS is secure from public view or download. All submissions will be considered proprietary/source selection sensitive and protected accordingly. (4) Changes to uploaded responses are not possible because evaluation of submittals begins immediately. To eliminate an unclassified submittal from further evaluation call 210-925-5198 or e-mail affpbsolutions@lackland.af.mil and reference the document title. Once deleted, a revised quad chart can then be submitted. The revised quad chart must reference the previous document identifier. (5) Classified quad charts shall not be uploaded to BIDS. Instead, upload a one-page document with the BAA announcement number, the Document Identifier and a description of how the classified quad chart was transmitted. (6) Classified responses (up to Secret collateral) can be mailed or transmitted via SIPRNET e-mail. If mailed the response must be appropriately marked, sealed and mailed in accordance with classified material handling procedures. Mailing address is ATTN: USAF FPB/CCDT, USAF Force Protection Battlelab, 1517 Billy Mitchell Blvd, Bldg 954, San Antonio TX 78236. If transmitted via SIPRNET e-mail, send to affpsolutions@afsfc.lackland.af.smil.mil and use the document title as the subject. This will post the response to a folder that only authorized Government representatives and assigned evaluators may access. Submitters with SIPRNET e-mail accounts will not be given access to the folder to view or change their submittal. All quad charts submitted via SIPRNET shall be transmitted in Microsoft Powerpoint or Adobe PDF electronic file format and each must include all information requested in this BAA. Changes to responses are not possible because evaluation of submittals begins immediately. To eliminate a classified submittal from further evaluation call 210-925-5198 or e-mail affpbsolutions@lackland.af.mil and reference the document title. Classified documents must be received by the applicable due date. Classification does not in any way eliminate the submitter's requirement to comply with all instructions in this BAA. (7) Classified responses for other classification levels can be accepted. Please call 210-925-5198 or e-mail affpbsolutions@lackland.af.mil for instructions. (8) Submitters shall respond to this BAA using a quad chart using no smaller than 12-point font, and 0.5-inch margins left/right/top/bottom. The quad chart shall be prepared in color or black and white in Microsoft Powerpoint (97 or higher) or Adobe Acrobat (Version 4 or higher) electronic file format. The document must be print-capable and without password. All text and graphic content must not exceed 500KB in total file size. Graphic images inserted into the document should be in a file format (GIF/JPEG) that will minimize file size and support clear SVGA display and document printing. The submitter shall upload the document via BIDS not later than the due date specified in this BAA and in accordance with the instructions above. (9) The quad chart shall meet the following requirements: (a) Identify the Subgroup Area and Requirement Number the solution is addressing, (b) Provide a description of the operational capability the solution will provide and the technology readiness level, (c) Describe the proposed technical approach, (d) Provide a rough order of magnitude cost and schedule, (e) Describe the deliverables that will results from the project, (f) Identify the corporate/organization information of the submitter. D. WHITE PAPER PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: The cost of preparing white papers in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct charge to any other contract, but may be an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost in FAR 31.205-18. Following an evaluation of the initial white paper, the submitter will be advised whether the initial white paper will be accepted for further review or eliminated from further consideration. If the submittal was eliminated, feedback will be provided to the submitter. If the submittal is accepted, the submitter will be so advised. A formal request for proposal, issued by a duly appointed contracting officer, will be issued if/when funds become available (1) All white paper submittals must strictly follow the instructions in this announcement to avoid delays in evaluation or disqualification. (2) All unclassified white papers shall be uploaded to BIDS at https://bids.acqcenter.com/affpb in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF electronic file format and each must include all information requested in this BAA. BIDS will display a submission checklist that summarizes this information. (3) The cover page of all unclassified and classified white paper submittals shall be marked with the appropriate BAA Announcement Number and a Document Identifier described below. No other information except required security markings shall appear on the cover page. (4) All data uploaded to BIDS is secure from public view or download. All submissions will be considered proprietary/source selection sensitive and protected accordingly. Uploaded documents can only be reviewed by the submitter, authorized Government representatives, assigned evaluators, and administrators of the BIDS tool (only if required to perform their duties). (5) Changes to uploaded responses are not possible because evaluation of submittals begins immediately. To eliminate an unclassified submittal from further evaluation call 210-925-5198 or e-mail affpbsolutions@lackland.af.mil and reference the document title. Once deleted, a revised white paper can then be submitted. The revised white paper must reference the previous document identifier. (6) Classified white papers shall not be uploaded to BIDS. Instead, upload a one-page document with the BAA announcement number, the Document Identifier and a description of how the classified white paper was transmitted. (7) Classified responses (up to Secret collateral) can be mailed or transmitted via SIPRNET e-mail. If mailed the response must be appropriately marked, sealed and mailed in accordance with classified material handling procedures. Mailing address is ATTN: USAF FPB/CDT, USAF Force Protection Battlelab, 1517 Billy Mitchell Blvd, Bldg 954, San Antonio TX 78236. If transmitted via SIPRNET e-mail, send to affpbsolutions@afsfc.lackland.af.smil.mil and use the document title as the subject. This will post the response to a folder that only authorized Government representatives and assigned evaluators may access. Submitters with SIPRNET e-mail accounts will not be given access to the folder to view or change their submittal. All white papers submitted via SIPRNET shall be transmitted in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF electronic file format and each must include all information requested in this BAA. Changes to responses are not possible because evaluation of submittals begins immediately. To eliminate a classified submittal from further evaluation call 210-925-5198 or e-mail affpbsolutions@lackland.af.mil and reference the document title. Classified documents must be received by the applicable due date. Classification does not in any way eliminate the submitter's requirement to comply with all instructions in this BAA. (8) Classified responses for other classification levels can be accepted. Please call 210-925-5198 or e-mail affpbsolutions@lackland.af.mil for instructions. (9) Submitters shall respond to this BAA using a white paper submitted with no more than 5 pages (including cover page, figures, charts, and tables), using no smaller than 10-point font, and 1-inch margins left/right/top/bottom. If the white paper is longer than 5 pages, the submittal will be rejected before any technical evaluation begins (6 pages allowed for proprietary submittals). The white paper shall be prepared in color or black and white in Microsoft Word (97 or higher) or Adobe Acrobat (Version 4 or higher) electronic file format. The document must be print-capable and without password. All text and graphic content must not exceed 700KB in total file size. Graphic images inserted into the document should be in a file format (GIF/JPEG) that will minimize file size and support clear SVGA display and document printing. The submitter shall upload the document via BIDS not later than the due date specified in this BAA and in accordance with the instructions above. (10) The initial white paper shall meet the following requirements: (a) Describe which Air Force Force Protection mission needs are met or partially met by the solution, (b) Provide a functional description of what the solution will be able to do, (c) Outline when the solution will be able to perform the functions described, (d) Explain the type of technology involved, the qualifications of the company and the complexity of the problem you will be solving, (e) Discuss how long the solution should last, (f) Discuss the relationship to other efforts and related contracts/programs, (g) Provide a detailed cost estimate (correlate cost to tasks), and (h) Provide a detailed schedule. E. ADDITIONAL CONTRACT INFORMATION: (1) Submitters are required to provide their Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Number and reference BAA number FY06BAAAFFPB with their submissions. Submitters are reminded that they must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov to conduct business with the Government. (2) Submitters are required to complete Annual representations and Certifications via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), a part of the Business Partner Network (BPN), at http://orca.bpn.gov. (3) Submitters should complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov in conjunction with required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Submitters shall update the representations and certifications submitted to ORCA as necessary, but at least annually, to ensure they are kept current, accurate, and complete. The representations and certifications are effective until one year from date of submission or update to ORCA. --Please note that a contract will not be awarded to a contractor who does not have a CAGE Code or has not completed their ORCA -- (4) ManTech Integrated Data Systems of Chantilly, VA, the administrators of the BIDS software tool that will be used to submit and evaluate BAA responses, will view submittals only when absolutely necessary to perform their duties. All submitters will be required to agree that IDS personnel can view their submittal if necessary to help a submitter or evaluator with the BIDS software tool. All IDS personnel who may view your submittal have signed non-disclosure agreements with the government. IDS will not be evaluating submittals. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to apply. Notice to Foreign Owned Firms: Such firms are asked to immediately notify the Air Force point of contact, USAF FPB/CCD, (210) 925-1497 or e-mail affpbsolutions@lackland.af.mil upon deciding to respond to this announcement. Foreign contractors shall be aware that restrictions may apply which could preclude their participation in this announcement. F. BASIS FOR AWARD: Proposals, when requested and submitted, will be evaluated as they are received. The primary basis for selecting proposals for acceptance shall be technical, importance to agency programs, and fund availability. Cost realism and reasonableness shall also be considered. G. POINTS OF CONTACT: Questions on the objectives or preparation of the quad chart and/or technical proposal should be addressed to USAF FPB/CDT, 1517 Billy Mitchell Blvd, Bldg 954, San Antonio, TX 78236, Commercial (210) 925-5198, affpbsolutions@lackland.af.mil . Questions related to contracting or cost issues should be directed to 37 CONS/LGCC, ATTN: SSgt Marsha L. Patin, 1655 Selfridge Ave., Bldg 5450, Lackland AFB, TX 78236, Marsha.Patin@lackland.af.mil.