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The DLA Emergent IV Research and Development Program, issued under solicitation BAA0001-22 by the Department of Defense’s DCSO Philadelphia office, is a five-year Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeking innovative scientific research and experimental proposals to advance knowledge and capabilities in areas not covered by the existing R&D planning process. With a contract ceiling recently increased to $125 million, the BAA invites interested parties to submit initial White Papers addressing specific Areas of Interest (AOIs) outlined in Attachment B of the announcement. If a submission is found promising, applicants may be asked to provide further technical and cost proposals for their project. Since its original posting, the BAA has undergone an extensive series of more than thirty amendments. These include significant updates such as revising and adding AOIs (including Human-Machine Teaming Technologies, Flake Graphite-Based Solutions for PFAS contamination, and Critical Emerging Technologies Transition), changes to the Hackathon competition timelines and formats, clarification and expansion of questions and answers, addition of intellectual property and data rights clauses, adjustment of eligibility and proposal requirements, and revised Points of Contact. Of particular note are the multiple updates to address procedural improvements (such as project transition statements and government property instructions) and to ensure compliance with updated regulations. The BAA remains open for submissions until June 12, 2027, with all interested organizations encouraged to consult the latest attachments and amendments for current requirements and AOI details. Communication regarding this opportunity is managed through a designated DCSO Philadelphia R&D email contact.
Five-year $125M DoD BAA for innovative R&D proposals in emerging technology areas.
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Department Of Defense → Dcso Philadelphia
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541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Amendment 35 revises AOI A and O and adds AOI Q
Amendment 34 revised Tecnical R7D POCs, and added new AOI's.
Amendment 33 revised AOI O.
Amendment 32 revises the Hackathon timeline
Amendment 31 revises the POC contant, revises the White Paper Template, and email subject line for questions
Amendment 30 revises AOI O.
Amendment 29 revises Hackathon timeline
Amendment 28 adds AOI P. Critical Emerging Technologies Transition and Adoption
Amendment 27 revises incorrectly answered questions in Amendment 17
Amendment 26 revises Hackathon timeline
Amendment 25 revises Hackathon timeline
Amendment 24 answers questions related to the Technical and Cost Proposal for Hackathon
Amendment 23 revises AOI O.
Amendment 22 answers questions related to Hackathon and changes the date for In-person Demonstrations
Amendment 21 re-opens the Hackathon SOW and amends the overall timeline
Amendment 20 answers questions regarding the use case for Hackathon
Amendment 19 answers questions regarding the use case for Hackathon
Amendment 18 revises the Hackathon timeline
Amendment 17 Additional questions and answers for Hackathon
Amendment 16 Questions and answers for Hackathon
Amendment 15 adds the Statement of Work (SOW) to announce DLA J6's Hackathon.
Amendment 14 adds a new subtopic to AOI H. Artificial Inteilligence/Machine Learning Application and to add IDIQ langauge.
Amendment 13 revises B.1. Eligibility and B.4. White Papers.
Amendment 12 adds Intellectual Property and Data Rights Clauses, adds Intellectual Property and Data Rights for Resultant Awardees, adds Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions, and adds Government Furnished Property Instructions.
Amendment 11 removes AOI Q and incorporates AOI Q into AOI O.
Amendment 10 changes the title of AOI O., removes AOI P., and adds AOI Q.
Amendment 09 reinstates AOI D. Emerging Technologies to Enhance Part, Component and Logistical Product Data Granularity, Availability, and Interoperability.
Amendment 08 updates the Point of Contact; removes AOI B, D, J & N; updates AOI C; inserts DFARS 252.227-7017, inserts FAR 52.204-24; inserts FAR 52.204-26.
Amendment 07 adds project transition process information to the BAA as well as project transition statements to each Area of Interest.
Amendment 06 raises the ceiling of the Emergent IV BAA0001-22 BAA to $125,000,000.00 from $50,000,000.00. All other Terms and Conditions remain unchanged.
June 9, 2023: Republish the BAA per FAR 35.016(c)
March 9, 2023: BAA0001-22 was cancelled and reposted in SAM.gov. All terms and conditions remain unchanged.
Amendment 05 revises langunage in section B.4. White Papers on page 6 of the BAA
Amendment 04 adds Area of Interest P. Flake Graphite-Based Solutions for Per and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) Contamination found in Attachment B. See Amendment 04.
Amendment 03 adds Area of Interest O. Human-Machine Teaming Technologies for Disposition Warehouse Management found in Attachment B. See Amendment 03.
Amendment 02 revises Area of Interest "C. Advanced Manufacturing" found in Attachment B. See Amendment 02.
Amendment 01 revises Area of Interest D. "Emerging Technologies to Enhance Part, Component and Logistical Product Data Granularity, Availability, and Interoperability" found in Attachment B. See Amendment 01.
This notice constitutes a combined synopsis and Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the acquisition of research and development in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 35.016, Broad Agency Announcement, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. No other solicitation will be issued. Only the information provided in this notice is available. Requests for other forms of solicitations shall be disregarded.
This BAA will remain open for five years. The ceiling on this BAA is $50 Million.
This BAA addresses DLA's need for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding in Areas of Interest not anticipated by DLA's annual R&D program planning and development processes. Interested parties may submit an initial summary of your plan, referred to as a "White Paper," describing a specific project related to an Area of Interest listing in Attachment B to this BAA. If a White Paper is of sufficient interest, DLA may request technical and cost proposals for the effort described by the White Paper.
It is DLA's intention for Attachment B to be amended as needed to add, modify, or delete Areas of Interest. Please refer to the BAA attachment for further information.
*Please not that there have been minimal changes from the Areas of Interest found in Emergent III.
