COMPOSABLE COLLABORATIVE PLANNING

NAICS CODE: 541715 FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514 BAA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial announcement BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) TITLE: Composable Collaborative Planning BAA NUMBER: FA8750-21-S-7003 PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 28 Feb 2026. Only white papers will be accepted as initial submissions; formal proposals will be accepted by invitation only. While white papers will be considered if received prior to 4 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 28 Feb 2026, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding: FY21 by 22 MAR 2021 (8 AM EST) All potential Offerors are requested to wait to submit white papers for future fiscal years (FYs) until the BAA announcement is updated with specific dates. The BAA will be amended to include new and updated in-scope technology requirements in FYs 22-25. Offerors should monitor the Contract Opportunities on the Beta SAM website at https://beta.SAM.gov in the event this announcement is amended. A virtual Industry Day on this topic was held on 18 Feb 2021. Details regarding format and attendee access can be found in Beta SAM under a special announcement with the same BAA title. CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: Seeking innovative research to develop a Composable Collaborative Planning to overcome the serial and time-intensive nature of existing planning techniques and to enable parallel planning to be performed at the operational level. This research will focus on addressing the Force Flow planning problem for Operation Plan (OPLAN) development to address critical planning needs. This research will rethink how dependencies and conflicts are discovered, tracked, and managed in order to reduce the overall planning time.. Specifically, this research seeks to: 1) Overcome global complexity problem through the investigation of dependency & assumption tracking techniques and 2) Develop a composable and collaborative planning framework to enable parallel planning across the diverse set of highly specialized teams. A key idea is to share the resources and context of the other planning stages to all other stages to allow the respective planning teams to have context of the dependencies and plan requirements both upstream and downstream. BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this BAA is approximately $24.5M. Individual awards will not normally exceed 24 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 per Technical Area. There is also the potential to make awards up to any dollar value as long as the value does not exceed the available BAA ceiling amount. While the initial funding for this BAA will come from the Shared Context Planning (SCP) program, it is anticipated that there will be follow on programs that will complement the work started by SCP that align with the original scope of this BAA. ANTICIPATED INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Multiple Awards are anticipated. TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS THAT MAY BE AWARDED: Procurement contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions (OT) depending upon the nature of the work proposed. In the event that an Other Transaction for Prototype agreement is awarded as a result of this competitive BAA, and the prototype project is successfully completed, there is the potential for a prototype project to transition to award of a follow-on production contract or transaction. The Other Transaction for Prototype agreement itself will also contain a similar notice of a potential follow-on production contract or agreement. AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION: All white paper submissions and any questions of a technical nature shall be directed to the cognizant Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) as specified below (unless otherwise specified in the technical area): BAA MANAGER : Aaron McVay AFRL/RISB 525 Brook Rd Rome, NY 13441-4505 Telephone: (315) 330-4780 Email: [email protected] Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant Contracting Officer, as specified below ( email requests are preferred ): Amber Buckley Telephone (315) 330-3605 Email: [email protected] Emails must reference the solicitation (BAA) number and title of the acquisition. Pre-Proposal Communication between Prospective Offerors and Government Representatives : Dialogue between prospective offerors and Government representatives is encouraged. Technical and contracting questions can be resolved in writing or through open discussions. Discussions with any of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government. Offerors are cautioned that evaluation ratings may be lowered and/or proposal rejected if proposal preparation (Proposal format, content, etc.) and/or submittal instructions are not followed. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL ANNOUCEMENT DETAILS. AMENDMENT 1 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this modification is to republish the original announcement, incorporating any previous amendments, pursuant to FAR 35.016(c). This republishing also includes the following changes: Part I, Overview Information: Updated references of Beta SAM to SAM throughout; Updates the guidance regarding future white paper date from FY22-25 to FY23-25; Part II, Full Text Announcement: Section III, adds paragraph 4; Section IV.1, Updates the guidance regarding future white paper date from FY22-25 to FY23-25; Section IV.3.a, updates the classification guidance; Section V.2.a, updates Review and Selection Process language; Section VI.1, updates the Proposal Formatting language; Section VI.4.d, adds new language; Section VI.7, updates the applicable provisions; Section VII, updates the OMBUDSMAN No other changes are made. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL AMENDMENT DETAILS. Amendment No. 2 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this amendment is to: Section III, Eligibility Information, adds the following paragraph 5 for S&T Protection: 5. In accordance with AFRLI 61-113, S&T Protection, Contractors/Recipients are required to submit with their proposal a Standard Form 424, "Research and Related and Senior and Key Person Profile (Expanded), as well as a Security Program Questionnaire, which are included in the RI-Specific Proposal Preparation Instructions and can be accessed at: https://sam.gov/opp/e628c811fafe041accdddf55fb8539bf/view?keywords=AFRL-BAA-GUIDE&sort=-relevance&index=&is_active=true&page=1. Always reference the newest versions of these documents. Complete and submit the required forms with your proposal to the technical point of contact (TPOC) listed in Section VII-Agency Contacts AND [email protected]. Contractors will be required to provide documentation of their Security Program Plan for initial Institution S&T Protection Program Review. The purpose of requesting the plan is to evaluate the offeror’s capacity for protecting the Government’s S&T and failure to demonstrate a plan adequate to meet the needs of the requirement may be grounds for considering the proposal unawardable. In the event a security risk is identified and the Government has determined the security risk exceeds the acceptable threshold, the Contractor/Recipient will be notified and informed of the termination/decline of award. The Government will be only required to provide a general statement of the reasoning due to Government OPSEC measures. After award, the Contractor/Recipient will be required to re-submit the Standard Form 424 as an annual requirement to the points of contact listed above. No other changes are made. AMENDMENT 3 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this modification is to republish the original announcement, incorporating any previous amendments, pursuant to FAR 35.016(c). This republishing also includes the following changes: 1. Part I-Overview Information: a. Adds a white paper due date for FY24; 2. Part II, Full Text Announcement: a. Section I, removes the Shared Context Planning focus area and adds the Contested Logistics within Shared Context Planning focus area; b. Updates the bibliography; c. Section IV.1, adds a white paper due date for FY24; d. Section IV.2, amends the length of white papers from 7 pages to 5 pages; a. Section IV.f.5, removes the last sentence regarding options; b. Section IV.1, updated the proposal formatting language; c. Section VI, updates the provisions; No other changes are made. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL AMENDMENT DETAILS. AMENDMENT 4 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this modification is to republish the original announcement, incorporating any previous amendments, pursuant to FAR 35.016(c). This republishing also includes the following changes: PART I, Overview Information Adds an FY25 white paper date; Updated the “type of instruments that may be awarded” language; Part II, Full Text Announcement: Updated CFDA number to Assistance Listing number; Section III.2.b.2; updated the DCSA website; Section IV, added language regarding responsible sources; Section IV.1, added FY25 white paper date; Section V.2.b.2; adds paragraph c regarding the S&T Program Protection requirements; Section V.4, added language regarding the certified cost and pricing data threshold for small businesses and nontraditional contractors; Section VI.1, updates the proposal formatting language; Section IV.3, updated the debriefing language; Section VII, updates the provisions; Section VII, updates the OMBUDSMAN. No other changes are made. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL AMENDMENT DETAILS. Amendment No. 5 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this amendment is to: In Section VI.7, NOTICE, update the provisions as follows: NOTICE: The following provisions* apply: FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal FAR 52.204-29, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures FAR 52.211-14, Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use FAR 52.232-2, Service of Protest DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls DFARS 252.204-7019, Notice of NISTSP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements DFARS 252.204-7024, Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System DFARS 252.215-7009, Proposal Adequacy Checklist DFARS 252.215-7013, Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors DFARS 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime DFARS 252.225-7057, Preaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People’s Republic of China DFARS 252.225-7059, Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation DFARS 252.225-7973, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Representation (DEVIATION 2020-O0015) (MAY 2020) DFARS 252.227-7028, Technical Data or Computer Software Previously Delivered to the Government DFARS 252.239-7017, Notice of Supply Chain Risk DFARS 252.239-7098, Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites-Representation (Deviation 2021-O0003) (APR 2021) * Please note that the current versions or deviations of the related clauses will be included in any resulting contract. Additional provisions may be included in any resultant contract, dependent upon each individual effort. No other changes are made. AMENDMENT 6 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this modification is to update the below: PART I, Overview Information Adds an FY26 white paper date and adds white paper language; Updated the “anticipated individual awards” language; Updated the “type of instruments that may be awarded” language; Part II, Full Text Announcement: Section II.1, added anticipated funding for FY26; Section IV.1, added FY26 white paper date and adds white paper language; Section IV.3.a; updates the Information Protection Office contact info; Section IV.4, adds paragraph g; Section V.3, updated FAPIIS to reflect Responsibility/Qualification (R/Q); Section VI, adds paragraph 9; Section VII, updates the OMBUDSMAN. No other changes are made. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL AMENDMENT DETAILS. Amendment No. 7 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this amendment is to: Section III, Paragraph 5, updates S&T Protection language; Section V, paragraph 2.e, updates the language regarding the S&T review; SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL AMENDMENT DETAILS. AMENDMENT 8 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this modification is to republish the original announcement, incorporating any previous amendments, pursuant to FAR 35.016(c). This republishing also includes the following changes: Part II, Full Text Announcement: Section III.2.b.2; updates the FOCI language; Section IV.4.b, updates the provision date; Section IV.4.c, updates the CFR hyperlink; Section IV.4.e, adds language; Section V.2.c, updates language related to S&T review; Section VI.1; updates the proposal formatting language; Section VI.7, updates the provisions; Section VI, adds paragraph 10 “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Compliance”; Section VI, adds paragraph 11 “Financial Resources”; Section VII, updates references of AFFARS to DAFFARS No other changes are made. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL AMENDMENT DETAILS. Amendment No. 9 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this amendment is to: Part II, FULL TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT, adds language regarding Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Act (FASCSA) Orders; Section VI, paragraph 11, updates FINANCIAL RESOURCES requirements language; FULL TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT: Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Act (FASCSA) Orders: As of the date of this solicitation amendment, there are no applicable FASCSA orders. This requirement only applies to FAR based awards. SECTION VI: 11. FINANCIAL RESOURCES: Proposals shall include information to determine adequate financial resources to perform the effort, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments. See DFARS 232.072-2(b) for a list of the types of information used to support financial responsibility. Examples include financial statements (e.g. Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, Compensation); disclosures of previous insolvency; business case/cash flow forecasts; financing arrangements; and/or letters of good standing from accredited financial institutions. Proposals shall also include all significant ratios as outlined in DFARS 232.072-2(b)(10)(i)-(vi). This requirement only applies to FAR based awards. No other changes are made. Amendment No. 10 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this amendment is to: Part II, Section VI, adds paragraph 12 as follows; 12. 15% INDIRECT COST CAP ON ASSISTANCE AWARDS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION: The policies of the OUSD(R&E) memo, “Implementation of a 15% Indirect Cost Cap on Assistance Awards to Institutions of Higher Education” dated 12 June 2025, will be applicable for the entirety of the award if there is a court decision permitting application of the policies. No other changes are made. AMENDMENT 11 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this modification is to: PART I, Overview Information, and Part II, Section IV.1, updates the FY26 white paper due date; Section VI.1, updates the Proposal Formatting language; Section VII, updates the OMBUDSMAN information. No other changes are made. AMENDMENT 12 to BAA FA8750-21-S-7003 The purpose of this amendment is to cancel BAA FA8750-21-S-7003. This BAA is now closed and no further white papers will be accepted.