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BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FA9451-19-S-0001 Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate ANNOUNCEMENT OVERVIEW NAICS CODE: 541715 SIZE STANDARD: 1,000 employees FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Air Fo... BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FA9451-19-S-0001 Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate ANNOUNCEMENT OVERVIEW NAICS CODE: 541715 SIZE STANDARD: 1,000 employees FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, Laser Division (AFRL/RDL) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: Compact High Energy Laser Subsystem Engineering Assessment (CHELSEA) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Closed Broad Agency Announcement BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: FA9451-19-S-0001 PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: Proposals are due no later than 12:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MST) on 26 February 2019 and delivered to: AFRL Det 8/RVKDL, ATTN: Ms. Kim Armstrong, 3550 Aberdeen Avenue, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773. Proposals received after this due date and time shall be governed by the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-1(c)(3), Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions (JAN 2017). Proposals that are hand-delivered, sent via facsimile or electronic means will not be accepted. It should be noted that this installation observes strict security procedures to enter the facility. These security procedures are NOT considered an interruption of normal Government processes, and proposals received after the above stated date and time as a result of security delays will be considered "late". Note that if offerors utilize commercial carriers in the delivery of proposals, they may not honor time-of-day delivery guarantees on military installations. Early proposal submission is encouraged. BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a Closed Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to solicit research proposals for the Compact High Energy Laser Subsystem Engineering Assessment (CHELSEA) effort. The Full Text Announcement is included below and is available at FedBizOpps (https://www.fbo.gov) under notice number FA9451-19-S-0001. There will be no other announcement issued for this requirement. Offerors must monitor FedBizOpps in the event this BAA is amended. NOTE: CLASSIFIED MATERIAL SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSAL AND SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED WITH THE PROPOSAL. IF NECESSARY, CLASSIFIED MATERIAL SHALL BE SUBMITTED AS A SEPARATE ADDENDUM. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING A CLASSIFIED ADDENDUM, UP TO SECRET COLLATERAL, ARE PROVIDED IN SECTION X. A. 2. OF THE FULL TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT. GENERAL INFORMATION: This acquisition is unrestricted. The applicable NAICS code for this BAA is 541715 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology), with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This BAA is issued under the provisions of FAR 6.102(d)(2), Use of Competitive Procedures that provides for the competitive selection of research proposals. Proposals submitted in response to this BAA that are selected for award are considered to be the result of full and open competition and in full compliance with the provisions of PL 98-369, the Competition In Contracting Act of 1984. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION: FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM) (OCT 2018) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7007, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2015) are hereby incorporated into and will be made a part of any award(s) based on this BAA. Potential offerors are notified that to be eligible for an award they must be registered in SAM and submit annual electronic Representations and Certifications via SAM at https://www.sam.gov. These FAR and DFARS level representations and certifications are required in addition to the representations and certifications specific to this BAA. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this BAA. SAM replaces the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)/FedReg, On-line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) and the Excluded Parties Lists System (EPLS). TYPE OF CONTRACT: The Air Force reserves the right to award the contract type under the FAR that is best suited to the nature of research proposed. It is anticipated that any award(s) under this BAA will be firm-fixed-price (FFP). No opportunities for assistance instruments, including grants, cooperative agreements, or technology investment agreements exist under this BAA. ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: The Air Force reserves the right to make multiple awards or no awards pursuant to this BAA. The Air Force also reserves the right to award a portion of an individual proposal. ESTIMATED PROJECT COST: The estimated cost per contract is $750,000.00. NOTE: This project cost is an estimate only and will not be a contractual obligation for funding. All funding is subject to change due to Government discretion and availability. All potential offerors should be aware that due to unanticipated budget fluctuations, funding may change with little or no notice. TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT (TPOC): Dr. Kevin Hewett AFRL/RDLA Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 Phone: 505-853-2684 Email: kevin.hewett@us.af.mil CONTRACTING POINTS OF CONTACT: Ms. Kim M. Armstrong (Primary) Contract Specialist AFRL Det 8/RVKDL Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 Phone: 505-853-7550 Email: kim.armstrong.3@us.af.mil Ms. Luisa A. Martinez-Medina (Alternate) Contracting Officer AFRL Det 8/RVKDL Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 Phone: 505-846-6865 Email: luisa.martinez-medina@us.af.mil