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BroadAgencyAnnouncementSocialMediainStrategicCommunication(SMISC)

DARPABAA1164

July14,2011

DefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency

3701NorthFairfaxDrive

Arlington,VA 222031714


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DARPA-BAA-11-64SOCIAL MEDIA IN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION (SMISC) 2

TableofContentsPartII: FullTextofAnnouncement .................................................................. 4

I. FUNDINGOPPORTUNITYDESCRIPTION........................................................................................... 4

II. AWARDINFORMATION.................................................................................................................... 9

III. ELIGIBILITY...................................................................................................................................... 11

A. Applicants.................................................................................................................................... 11

B. ProcurementIntegrityandOrganizationalConflictsofInterest................................................ 12

C. CostSharing/Matching................................................................................................................ 12

D. OtherEligibilityRequirements.................................................................................................... 12

IV. APPLICATION.................................................................................................................................. 13

A. Announcement........................................................................................................................... 13

B. Proposals..................................................................................................................................... 13

C. ProprietaryandClassifiedInformation....................................................................................... 19

D. SubmissionInstructions.............................................................................................................. 20

E. IntergovernmentalReview......................................................................................................... 23

F. FundingRestrictions.................................................................................................................... 23

V. EVALUATION.................................................................................................................................. 24

A. EvaluationCriteria....................................................................................................................... 24

B. ReviewandSelectionProcess..................................................................................................... 24

VI. AWARDADMINISTRATION............................................................................................................. 26

A. SelectionNotices......................................................................................................................... 26

B. AdministrativeandNationalPolicyRequirements..................................................................... 26

C. Reporting..................................................................................................................................... 33

D. ElectronicSystems...................................................................................................................... 33

VII. AGENCYCONTACTS..................................................................................................................... 34

VIII. OTHERINFORMATION................................................................................................................ 35

A. FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)........................................................................................... 35

B. IndustryDay................................................................................................................................ 35

C. SubmissionChecklist................................................................................................................... 35


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PartI: Overview

FederalAgencyName: DefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(DARPA),

Information

Innovation

Office

(I2O)

FundingOpportunityTitle: SocialMediainStrategicCommunication(SMISC)

AnnouncementType: InitialAnnouncement

FundingOpportunityNumber: DARPABAA1164

CatalogofFederalDomesticAssistanceNumbers(CFDA): 12.910Researchand

TechnologyDevelopment

Dates

o PostingDate: seeannouncementatwww.fbo.gov

o ProposalDueDate

InitialClosing:August30,2011,12:00noon(ET)

FinalClosing:October11,2011,12:00noon(ET)

o IndustryDay:Tuesday,August2,2011

AnticipatedIndividualAwards: MultipleawardsareanticipatedinTechnicalArea1and

singleawardsforTechnicalAreas2and3.

TotalFundingAvailableforAward: TheSMISCresearcheffortunderthissolicitationis

estimatedat$42Mof6.1fundingoveraperiodofapproximatelythreeyears.

TypesofInstrumentsthatMaybeAwarded: Procurementcontract,grant,cooperative

agreementorothertransaction.

TechnicalPOC: Dr.RandWaltzman,ProgramManager,DARPA/I2O

BAAEMail:[email protected]

BAAMailingAddress:

o DARPA/I2O

ATTN:DARPABAA1164


Arlington,VA222031714

I2OSolicitationWebsite:

http://www.darpa.mil/Opportunities/Solicitations/I2O_Solicitations.aspx


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PartII: FullTextofAnnouncement

I. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION

DARPAissolicitinginnovativeresearchproposalsintheareaofsocialmediainstrategic

communication. Proposedresearchshouldinvestigateinnovativeapproachesthatenable

revolutionaryadvancesinscience,devices,orsystems. Specificallyexcludedisresearchthat

primarilyresultsinevolutionaryimprovementstotheexistingstateofpractice.

ThisBAAisbeingissued,andanyresultantselectionwillbemade,usingproceduresunderFAR

Part35.016(DoDGARSPart22forGrantsandCooperativeAgreements). Anynegotiations

and/orawardswilluseproceduresunderFAR15.4,ContractPricing,asspecifiedintheBAA

(includingDoDGARSPart22forGrantsandCooperativeAgreements). Proposalsreceivedasa

resultofthisBAAshallbeevaluatedinaccordancewithevaluationcriteriaspecifiedherein

throughascientificreviewprocess. TheBAAwillappearfirstontheFederalBusiness

Opportunitieswebsite,http://www.fedbizopps.gov/,andGrants.govwebsiteat

http://www.grants.gov/. ThefollowinginformationisforthosewishingtorespondtotheBAA.

Introduction

TheconditionsunderwhichourArmedForcesconductoperationsarerapidlychangingwiththe

spreadofblogs,socialnetworkingsites,andmediasharingtechnology(suchasYouTube),and

furtheracceleratedbytheproliferationofmobiletechnology. Changestothenatureofconflict

resultingfromtheuseofsocialmediaarelikelytobeasprofoundasthoseresultingfrom

previouscommunicationsrevolutions. Theeffectiveuseofsocialmediahasthepotentialto

helptheArmedForcesbetterunderstandtheenvironmentinwhichitoperatesandtoallow

moreagileuseofinformationinsupportofoperations.

ThegeneralgoaloftheSocialMediainStrategicCommunication(SMISC)programistodevelop

anewscienceofsocialnetworksbuiltonanemergingtechnologybase. Inparticular,SMISC

willdevelopautomatedandsemiautomatedoperatorsupporttoolsandtechniquesforthe

systematicandmethodicaluseofsocialmediaatdatascaleandinatimelyfashionto

accomplishfourspecificprogramgoals:

1. Detect,classify,measureandtrackthe(a)formation,developmentandspreadofideas

andconcepts(memes),and(b)purposefulordeceptivemessagingandmisinformation.

2. Recognize

persuasion

campaign

structures

and

influence

operations

across

social

media

sitesandcommunities.

3. Identifyparticipantsandintent,andmeasureeffectsofpersuasioncampaigns.

4. Countermessagingofdetectedadversaryinfluenceoperations.

Background

EventsofstrategicaswellastacticalimportancetoourArmedForcesareincreasinglytaking

placeinsocialmediaspace. Wemust,therefore,beawareoftheseeventsastheyare


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happeningandbeinapositiontodefendourselveswithinthatspaceagainstadverse

outcomes. Forexample,inonecaserumorsaboutthelocationofacertainindividualbeganto

spreadinsocialmediaspaceandcallsforstormingtherumoredlocationreachedafeverpitch.

Bychance,responsibleauthoritiesweremonitoringthesocialmedia,detectedthecrisis

building,sentouteffectivemessagingtodispeltherumorsandavertedaphysicalattackonthe

rumoredlocation. Thiswasoneofthefirstincidentswhereacrisiswas(1)formed(2)observed

and

understood

in

a

timely

fashion

and

(3)

diffused

by

timely

action,

entirely

within

the

social

mediaspace.

Eventsinsocialmediaspaceinvolvemanytomanyinteractionsamongnumbersofpeopleata

compressedscaleoftimethatisunprecedented. Entirelynewphenomenaareemergingthat

requirethinkingaboutsocialinteractionsinanewway. Thetoolsthatwehavetodayfor

awarenessanddefenseinthesocialmediaspaceareheavilydependentonchance. Wemust

eliminateourcurrentrelianceonacombinationofluckandunsophisticatedmanualmethods

byusingsystematicautomatedandsemiautomatedhumanoperatorsupporttodetect,

classify,measure,trackandinfluenceeventsinsocialmediaatdatascaleandinatimely

fashion.

ProgramScope

Thedevelopmentofanewscienceofsocialnetworksandthesolutionstotheproblemsposed

bySMISCwillrequiretheconfluenceofseveraltechnologiesincluding,butnotlimitedto,

informationtheory,massivescalegraphanalyticsandnaturallanguageprocessing. While

SMISCwillnotdirectlysupportnaturallanguageprocessingdevelopmentefforts,itwill

certainlyusetheresultsofpreviousprogramsaswellascontributenewchallengestofurther

stimulateongoingefforts.

TechnologyareasparticularlyrelevanttoSMISCareshownheregroupedtocorrespondtothe

fourbasicgoalsoftheprogramasdescribedabove:

1. Linguisticcues,patternsofinformationflow,topictrendanalysis,narrativestructure

analysis,sentimentdetectionandopinionmining;

2. Memetrackingacrosscommunities,graphanalytics/probabilisticreasoning,pattern

detection,culturalnarratives;

3. Inducingidentities,modelingemergentcommunities,trustanalytics,networkdynamics

modeling;

4. Automatedcontentgeneration,botsinsocialmedia,crowdsourcing.

Recentresearchhasshownthattraditionalapproachestounderstandingsocialmediathrough

static

network

connectivity

models

often

produce

misleading

results.

It

is,

therefore,

necessary

totakeintoaccountthedynamicsofbehaviorandSMISCisinterestedinawidevarietyoftechniquesfordoingso.

AreasofInterest

TheSMISCprogramincludesthreetechnicalareas. Proposalsmaybesubmittedindividuallyto

TechnicalAreas1,2or3ORbothTechnicalAreas1and2ORbothareas2and3. Asingle

proposalmaynotbesubmittedthatcoversbothareas1and3. SeeSectionIII.Dforfurther


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II. AWARD INFORMATION

MultipleawardsareanticipatedforTechnicalArea1andsingleawardsforTechnicalAreas2

and3. TheleveloffundingforindividualawardsmadeunderthisBAAhasnotbeen

predeterminedandwilldependonthequalityoftheproposalsreceivedandtheavailabilityof

funds. Awardswillbemadetoproposerswhoseproposalsaredeterminedtobethemost

advantageous

and

provide

the

best

value

to

the

Government,

all

factors

considered,

including

thepotentialcontributionsoftheproposedwork,overallfundingstrategy,andavailabilityof

fundingfortheeffort. SeeSectionV.B.forfurtherinformation.

Proposalsselectedforawardnegotiationmayresultinaprocurementcontract,grant,

cooperativeagreement,orothertransactiondependinguponthenatureoftheworkproposed,

therequireddegreeofinteractionbetweenparties,andotherfactors. Inallcases,the

contractingofficershallhavesolediscretiontoselectawardinstrumenttypeandtonegotiate

allinstrumentprovisionswithselectees.

AsofthedateofpublicationofthisBAA,DARPAexpectsthatprogramgoalsforthisBAAmay

bemetbyproposersintendingtoperform'fundamentalresearch,'i.e.,basicorapplied

researchperformedoncampusinscienceandengineering,theresultsofwhichordinarilyare

publishedandsharedbroadlywithinthescientificcommunity,asdistinguishedfrom

proprietaryresearchandfromindustrialdevelopment,design,production,andproduct

utilizationtheresultsofwhichordinarilyarerestrictedforproprietaryornationalsecurity

reasons. Notwithstandingthisstatementofexpectation,DARPAisnotprohibitedfrom

consideringandselectingresearchproposalsthat,whileperhapsnotqualifyingas'fundamental

research'undertheforegoingdefinition,stillmeettheBAAcriteriaforsubmissions. If

proposalsareselectedforawardthatofferotherthanafundamentalresearchsolution,then

DARPAwilleitherworkwiththeproposertomodifytheproposedstatementofworktobring

theresearchbackintolinewithfundamentalresearchorelsetheproposerwillagreeto

restrictionsinordertoreceiveanaward. SeeSectionVI.B.5forfurtherinformationon

fundamental,nonfundamentalandrestrictedresearch.

TheGovernmentreservestherightto:

Selectfornegotiationall,some,one,ornoneoftheproposalsreceivedinresponsetothis

solicitation.

Makeawardswithoutdiscussionswithproposers.

Conductdiscussionsifitislaterdeterminedtobenecessary.

Segregateportionsofresultingawardsintoprepricedoptions.

Acceptproposalsintheirentiretyortoselectonlyportionsofproposalsforaward.

Fundproposalsinphaseswithoptionsforcontinuedworkattheendofoneormore


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III. ELIGIBILITY

A. Applicants

AllresponsiblesourcescapableofsatisfyingtheGovernment'sneedsmaysubmitaproposalthat

shallbeconsideredbyDARPA.

1.HistoricallyBlackCollegesandUniversities,SmallBusinesses,SmallDisadvantaged

BusinessesandMinorityInstitutions: Historicallyblackcollegesanduniversities(HBCUs),

smallbusinesses,smalldisadvantagedbusinessesandminorityinstitutions(MIs)are

encouragedtosubmitproposalsandteamwithotherstosubmitproposals;however,no

portionofthisannouncementwillbesetasidefortheseorganizationsduetothe

impracticalityofreservingdiscreteorseverableareasofthisresearchforexclusive

competitionamongtheseentities.

2.FederallyFundedResearchandDevelopmentCenters(FFRDCs)andGovernment

Entities: Federallyfundedresearchanddevelopmentcenters(FFRDCs)andGovernment

entities(e.g.,Government/nationallaboratoriesandmilitaryeducationalinstitutions)are

subjecttoapplicabledirectcompetitionlimitationsandcannotproposetothisBAAinany

capacityunlessthefollowingconditionsaremet.

FFRDCsmustclearlydemonstratethattheproposedworkisnototherwiseavailable

fromtheprivatesectorandmustprovidealetteronletterheadfromtheirsponsoring

organizationcitingthespecificauthorityestablishingeligibilitytoproposeto

Governmentsolicitationsandcompetewithindustryandcompliancewiththe

associatedFFRDCsponsoragreementandtermsandconditions. Thisinformationis

requiredforFFRDCsproposingaseitherprimecontractorsorsubcontractors.

Governmententitiesmustclearlydemonstratethattheproposedworkisnototherwise

availablefromtheprivatesectorandprovidewrittendocumentationcitingthespecific

statutoryauthority(andcontractualauthority,ifrelevant)establishingtheabilityto

proposetoGovernmentsolicitations.

Atthepresenttime,DARPAdoesnotconsider15U.S.C.3710atobesufficientlegal

authoritytoshoweligibility. While10U.S.C.2539bmaybetheappropriatestatutory

startingpointforsomeentities,specificsupportingregulatoryguidance,togetherwith

evidenceofagencyapproval,willstillberequiredtofullyestablisheligibility.

DARPAwillconsidereligibilitysubmissionsonacasebycasebasis;however,theburden

toproveeligibilityforallteammembersrestssolelywiththeproposer.

3.ForeignParticipation: NonU.S.organizationsand/orindividualsmayparticipatetothe

extentthatsuchparticipantscomplywithanynecessarynondisclosureagreements,

securityregulations,exportcontrollaws,andothergoverningstatutesapplicableunder

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B. ProcurementIntegrityandOrganizationalConflictsofInterest

ActiveFederalemployeesareprohibitedfromparticipatinginparticularmattersinvolving

conflictingfinancial,employment,andrepresentationalinterests(18USC203,205,and208).

Priortothestartofproposalevaluation,theGovernmentwillassesspotentialconflictsof

interestandwillpromptlynotifytheproposerifanyappeartoexist. TheGovernment

assessmentdoesnotaffect,offset,ormitigatetheproposersresponsibilitytogivefullnotice

andplannedmitigationforallpotentialorganizationalconflicts,asdiscussedbelow.

WithoutthepriorapprovalorawaiverfromtheDARPADirector,acontractorcannot

simultaneouslybeascientific,engineering,andtechnicalassistance(SETA)contractoranda

performer. (SeeFederalAcquisitionRegulation(FAR)9.503at

https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/.)Aspartoftheproposalsubmission,proposers,proposed

subcontractorsandconsultantsmustaffirmwhetherthey(individualsandorganizations)are

providingSETAorsimilarsupporttoanyDARPAtechnicaloffice(s)throughanactivecontractor

subcontract. Affirmationsmuststatewhichoffice(s)theproposerand/orproposed

subcontractor/consultantsupportsandmustprovideprimecontractnumbers. Allfactsrelevant

totheexistenceorpotentialexistenceoforganizationalconflictsofinterest(FAR9.5)mustbe

disclosed. Thedisclosureshallincludeadescriptionoftheactiontheproposerhastakenor

proposestotaketoavoid,neutralize,ormitigatesuchconflict. Proposalsthatfailtofully

disclosepotentialconflictsofinterestand/ordonothaveplanstomitigatethisconflictmaybe

rejectedwithouttechnicalevaluationandwithdrawnfromfurtherconsiderationforaward. If,in

thesoleopinionoftheGovernmentafterfullconsiderationofthecircumstances,anyconflict

situationcannotbeeffectivelymitigated,aproposalmayberejectedwithouttechnical

evaluationandwithdrawnfromfurtherconsiderationforawardunderthisBAA.

Ifaprospectiveproposerbelievesaconflictofinterestexistsormayexist(whether

organizationalorotherwise)orhasaquestionastowhatconstitutesaconflict,asummaryof

thepotentialconflictshouldbesenttoDARPABAA1164@darpa.milbeforepreparinga

proposalandmitigationplan.

C. CostSharing/Matching

Costsharing/matchingisnotrequiredunlessastatutoryconditionappliessuchastheconditions

of10U.S.C.2371astheyapplytoOtherTransactions(seesectionIV.B.2.e).

D. OtherEligibilityRequirements

1. SubmissionofProposalstoMultipleTechnicalAreas: Whileproposersmaysubmit

proposalsforallthreetechnicalareas,andallthreeproposalsmaybedeemed

selectable,proposerscannotbeconsideredforawardinbothTechnicalArea1and

TechnicalArea3,whetherasaprime,subcontractororinanyothercapacityfroman

organizationaltoindividuallevel. Thisistoavoidorganizationalconflictofinterest

situationsbetweenthetechnicalareasandtoensureobjectivetestandevaluation

results. Thedecisionastowhichselectableproposalisconsideredforawardisatthe

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IV. APPLICATION

A. Announcement

Thisannouncementcontainsallinformationrequiredtorespondtothissolicitationand

constitutesthetotalBAA. Noadditionalforms,kits,orothermaterialsareneeded. Norequest

forproposal(RFP)oradditionalsolicitationregardingthisopportunitywillbeissued,noris

additional

information

available

except

as

provided

at

the

FedBizOpps

website

(http://www.fbo.gov)orreferencedinthisdocument.

B. Proposals

ProposalsconsistofVolume1:TechnicalandManagementProposal(includingAppendixA)

andVolume2: CostProposal.

Allpagesshallbeformattedforprintingon81/2by11inchpaperwithafontsizenotsmaller

than12point. Fontsizesof8or10pointmaybeusedforfigures,tables,andcharts.

DocumentfilesmustbeinPortableDocumentFormat(.pdf,ISO320001),OpenDocument

(.odx,ISO/IEC26300:2006),.doc,.docx,.xls,.or.xlsxformats.

SubmissionsmustbewritteninEnglish.

Proposalsnotmeetingtheformatprescribedhereinmaynotbereviewed.

1.Volume1: TechnicalandManagementProposal

ThemaximumcountforVolume1is40pages,includingallfigures,tablesandchartsbut

notincludingthecoversheet,tableofcontentsorappendices. Asubmissionletteris

optionalandisnotincludedinthepagecount. AppendixAdoesnotcountagainstthe

pagelimitandismandatory.

VolumeImustincludethefollowingcomponents:

a.CoverSheet: BAAnumber

Technicalarea(s)

Leadorganization(primecontractor)name

Typeofbusiness,selectedfromamongthefollowingcategories:LARGEBUSINESS,

SMALLDISADVANTAGEDBUSINESS,OTHERSMALLBUSINESS,HBCU,MI,

OTHEREDUCATIONAL,OROTHERNONPROFIT

Contractorsreferencenumber(ifany)

Otherteammembers(ifapplicable)andtypeofbusinessforeach

Proposaltitle

Technicalpointofcontactincludingname,mailingaddress,telephone,email,andfax

Administrativepointofcontactincludingname,mailingaddress,telephone,email,


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e.TechnicalPlan: Outlineandaddresstechnicalchallengesinherentintheapproachand

possiblesolutionsforovercomingpotentialproblems. Provideappropriate

measurablemilestones(quantitativeifpossible)atintermediatestagesoftheeffortto

demonstrateprogress,andaplanforachievingthemilestones. Demonstrateadeep

understandingofthetechnicalchallengesandpresentacredible(evenifrisky)planto

achievetheeffortsgoal. Discussmitigationoftechnicalrisk.

f.ManagementPlan: Provideasummaryofexpertiseoftheteam,includingany

subcontractors,andkeypersonnelwhowillbedoingthework. Resumescountagainst

theproposalpagecount. Identifyaprincipalinvestigatorfortheproject. Providea

cleardescriptionoftheteamsorganizationincludinganorganizationchartthat

includes,asapplicable,therelationshipofteammembers;uniquecapabilitiesofteam

members;taskresponsibilitiesofteammembers;teamingstrategyamongtheteam

members;andkeypersonnelwiththeamountofefforttobeexpendedbyeachperson

duringeachyear. Includeadetailedplanforcoordinationincludingexplicitguidelines

forinteractionamongcollaborators/subcontractorsoftheproposedeffort. Includerisk

managementapproaches. Describeanyformalteamingagreementsthatarerequired

toexecutethiseffort.

g.Capabilities: Describeorganizationalexperienceinthisarea,existingintellectual

property,specializedfacilities,andanyGovernmentfurnishedmaterialsordata.

Provideadiscussionofanyworkincloselyrelatedresearchareasandprevious

accomplishments.

h.StatementofWork(SOW): TheSOWshouldprovideadetailedtaskbreakdown,citing

specifictasksandtheirconnectiontotheinterimmilestonesandeffortmetrics,as

applicable. Eachyearoftheeffortshouldbeseparatelydefined.

Foreachdefinedtask/subtask/activity,provide:

Generaldescriptionoftheobjective.

Detaileddescriptionoftheapproachtobetakentoaccomplisheachdefined

task/subtask/activity.

Identificationoftheprimaryorganizationresponsiblefortaskexecution(prime

contractor,subcontractor,teammember,byname).

Measurablemilestone;i.e.,adeliverable,demonstration,orothereventthatmarks

completion.

Definition

of

all

deliverables

(e.g.,

reporting,

data,

reports,

and

software)

to

be

providedtotheGovernmentinsupportoftheproposedresearch

tasks/subtasks/activities.

Identifyanytasks/subtasks/activities(bytheprimeorsubcontractor)thatwillbe

accomplishedoncampusatauniversity.

TheSOWmustnotincludeproprietaryinformation.


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i.ScheduleandMilestones: Provideadetailedscheduleshowingtasks(taskname,

duration,workbreakdownstructureelementasapplicable,performingorganization),

milestones,andtheinterrelationshipsamongtasks. Thetaskstructuremustbe

consistentwiththatintheSOW. Measurablemilestonesshouldbeclearlyarticulated

anddefinedintimerelativetothestartofeffort.

j.CostSummary: Provide

the

cost

summary

as

described

in

Section

IV.B.2.b.

k.AppendixA: Thissectionismandatoryandmustincludeallthefollowing

components.

TeamMemberIdentification: Providealistofallteammembers(prime,

subcontractors,consultants). IdentifyspecificallywhetheranyareanonUS

organizationorindividual,FFRDCand/orGovernmententityasapplicable.

GovernmentorFFRDCTeamMember:Providedocumentation(perSectionIII.A.2)

citingthespecificauthoritythatestablishestheapplicableteammemberaseligible

toproposetoGovernmentsolicitationstoinclude:1)statutoryauthority;2)

contractualauthority;3)supportingregulatoryguidance;and4)evidenceofagency

approvalforapplicableteammemberparticipation. Inaddition,provideastatement

thatdemonstratestheworkbeingprovidedbytheGovernmentorGovernment

fundedentityteammemberisnototherwiseavailablefromtheprivatesector.

StateNONEifnoneoftheteammemberorganizations(primeorsubcontractor)

belongtoaGovernmententityorFFRDC.

OrganizationalConflictofInterestAffirmationsandDisclosure: StateNONEif

neithertheproposernoranyproposedsubcontractoriscurrentlyprovidingSETA

supportasdescribedinSectionIII.B.

Otherwise,providethefollowinginformationfortheproposerandeachproposed

subcontractor,asapplicable:

Prime

Contract

Number

DARPA

Office

supported

Adescriptionoftheactiontheproposerhas

takenorproposestotaketoavoid,neutralize,

ormitigatetheconflict

IntellectualProperty: Provide(perSectionVI.B.2)alistofalltechnicaldataor

computersoftwarethatwillbefurnishedtotheGovernmentwithotherthan

unlimitedrights. Includeallproprietaryclaimstoresults,prototypes,deliverablesor

systemssupportingand/ornecessaryfortheuseoftheresearch,results,prototypes

and/ordeliverables.Providedocumentationprovingownershiporpossessionof

appropriatelicensingrightstoallpatentedinventions(orinventionsforwhicha


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patentapplicationhasbeenfiled)tobeusedfortheproposedproject. The

Governmentwillassumeunlimitedrightstoallintellectualpropertynotexplicitly

identifiedasrestrictedintheproposal.

StateNONEifnorestrictionsareintendedandpatentsarenotapplicable.

HumanUse: Provideevidenceoforaplanforreviewbyaninstitutionalreviewboard(IRB)forallproposedresearchthatwillinvolvehumansubjectsinthefirstyearofthe

project. Forfurtherinformationonthissubject,seeSectionVI.B.3.

StateNONEifhumanuseisnotafactorinaproposal.

AnimalUse:Forsubmissionscontaininganimaluse,proposalsmustbrieflydescribe

plansforInstitutionalAnimalCareandUseCommittee(IACUC)reviewandapproval.

Forfurtherinformationonthissubject,seeSectionVI.B.4.

StateNONEIfanimaluseisnotafactorinaproposal.

SubcontractorPlan:PrepareasubcontractorplaninaccordancewithFAR19.702(a)

(1)and(2).PursuanttoSection8(d)oftheSmallBusinessAct(15U.S.C.637(d)),itis

Governmentpolicytoenablesmallbusinessandsmalldisadvantagedbusiness

concernstobeconsideredfairlyassubcontractorstocontractorsperformingworkor

renderingservicesasprimecontractorsorsubcontractorsunderGovernment

contracts,andtoensurethatprimecontractorsandsubcontractorscarryoutthis

policy. TheplanformatisoutlinedinFAR19.704.

2.Volume2: CostProposal

Thissectionismandatoryandmustincludeallthelistedcomponents. Nopagelimitis

specifiedforthisvolume.

a.CoverSheet:IncludethesameinformationasthecoversheetforVolumeIwiththe

labelPROPOSAL:VOLUME2.

b.CostSummary: Provideasinglepagesummarywithcosttotalsforlabor,materials,

otherdirectcharges(ODCs),indirectcosts(overhead,fringe,generaland

administrative(G&A),andtheproposedfee(ifany)fortheeffortbyyear. Include

costsforeachtaskineachyearoftheeffortbyprimeandmajorsubcontractors,total

costandcompanycostshare,ifapplicable. IncludeanyrequestsforGovernment

furnishedequipmentorinformationwithcostestimates(ifapplicable)anddelivery

dates.

c.DetailedCostInformation:Providedetailedcostinformationfordirectlabor

(includinglaborcategories),materials,andODCsbymonthforeachtaskofthe

project. Informationprovidedforsubcontractorsmustbeatthesamelevelofdetail

asthatprovidedforprimecontractors. Bothlaborratesandhoursshouldbedetailed.


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Aseparatebreakdownshouldbedoneforeachproposedoption.

Summarizetasklevelcostinformationtogivetotalexpendituresonlabor,materials,

indirectcosts,andODCsbymonthforprimeandsubcontractors. Identifycostsharing

(ifany). Itemizepurchasesofinformationtechnology(asdefinedinFAR2.101). Provide

totalsforallcostcategories.

Thecostproposalshouldincludeaspreadsheetfile(.xls,orequivalentformat)that

providesformulatraceabilityamongallcomponentsofthecostproposal. Costsmustbe

traceablebetweenprimeandsubcontractoraswellasbetweenthecostproposaland

thestatementofwork. Thespreadsheetfileshouldbeincludedasaseparate

componentofthezippedsubmissionpackage.

Forinformationtechnologyandequipmentpurchasesthatareequaltoorgreaterthan

$50,000forasingleitem,alettershouldbeincludedjustifyingthepurchaseusing

resourcesotherthanfrominternalfunding.

Supportingcostandpricinginformationshallincludeadescriptionofthemethodused

toestimatecostsandsupportingdocumentation. Costorpricingdataasdefinedin

FARSubpart15.4shallberequirediftheproposerisseekingaprocurementcontract

awardof$700,000orgreaterunlesstheproposerrequestsanexceptionfromthe

requirementtosubmitthisinformation. Costorpricingdataisnotrequiredifthe

proposerproposesanawardinstrumentotherthanaprocurementcontract(e.g.,a

grant,cooperativeagreement,orothertransaction).

PreawardcostsarenotreimbursableforawardsunderthisBAA.

See

Section

III.C

for

information

on

cost

sharing/matching.

SeethecostproposalchecklistprovidedinSectionVIII.Cforfurtherinformation.

d.Subcontractors:Theproposerisresponsibleforthecompilationandsubmissionofall

subcontractorcostproposals. Proposalsubmissionswillnotbeconsideredcomplete

untiltheGovernmenthasreceivedallsubcontractorcostproposals.

ProprietarysubcontractorcostproposalsmaybeincludedaspartofVolumeIIor

[email protected](notuploadedtothesubmission

site). EmailmessagesshouldincludeSubcontractorCostProposalinthesubjectline

andidentifytheprincipalinvestigatorandprimeproposerorganizationinthemessage.

Subcontractorcostproposalsshouldincludeinterdivisionalworktransferagreementsor

similararrangements.

e.OtherTransactions:Iftheproposerrequestsawardofan845OtherTransactions(OT)

asanontraditionaldefensecontractor,asdefinedintheOSDguideOther

Transactions(OT)GuideForPrototypeProjectsdatedJanuary2001(asamended)


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(http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/Docs/otguide.doc),informationmustbeincludedin

thecostproposaltosupporttheclaim. Iftheproposerrequestsawardofan845OT

forPrototypesagreementwithouttherequiredonethirdcostshare,information

mustbeincludedinthecostproposalsupportingtheclaimthatthereisatleastone

nontraditionalDefensecontractorparticipatingtoasignificantextentintheproposed

prototypeproject.

Proposersrequestingan845OTforPrototypesagreementmustincludeadetailedlistof

milestonesincluding:milestonedescription,completioncriteria,duedate,and

payment/fundingschedule(toinclude,ifcostshareisproposed,contractorand

Governmentshareamounts). Milestonesshouldrelatedirectlytoaccomplishmentof

technicalmetricsasdefinedintheBAAand/ortheproposal. Agreementtype,fixed

priceorexpenditurebased,willbesubjecttonegotiationwithDARPA;however,theuse

offixedpricemilestoneswithapayment/fundingscheduleispreferred. Proprietary

informationmustnotbeincludedaspartofthemilestones.

Forinformationon845OTs,referto

http://www.darpa.mil/Opportunities/Contract_Management/Other_Transactions_and_

Technology_Investment_Agreements.aspx

C. ProprietaryandClassifiedInformation

1.ProprietaryInformation: DARPApolicyistotreatallproposalsassourceselection

information(seeFAR2.101and3.104)andtodisclosethecontentsonlyforthepurpose

ofevaluation.

ProposersareresponsibleforidentifyingproprietaryinformationtoDARPA. Proposals

containingproprietaryinformationmusthavethecoverpageandeachpagecontaining

suchinformationclearlymarked. Proprietaryinformationmustnotbeincludedinthe

schedule,milestones,orSOW.

Duringtheevaluationprocess,proposalsmaybehandledbyoneormoresupport

contractorsforadministrativepurposesand/ortoassistwithtechnicalevaluation. All

DARPAsupportcontractorsperformingthisroleareexpresslyprohibitedfromperforming

DARPAsponsoredtechnicalresearchandareboundbyappropriatenondisclosure

agreements.

2.ClassifiedInformation: Proposerssubmittingclassifiedproposalsorrequiringaccessto

classifiedinformationduringthelifecycleoftheeffortshallensureallindustrial,

personnel,andinformationsystemprocessingsecurityrequirements(e.g.,facility

clearance(FCL),personnelsecurityclearance(PCL),certificationandaccreditation(C&A))

areinplaceandattheappropriatelevel,andanyforeignownershipcontrolandinfluence

(FOCI)issuesaremitigatedpriortosubmissionoraccess. Proposersmusthaveexisting,

approvedcapabilities(personnelandfacilities)priortoawardtoperformresearchand

developmentattheclassificationlevelproposed. Additionalinformationonthese

subjectsisathttp://www.dss.mil.


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Theseacknowledgementswillnotbesentuntilaftertheproposalduedate.

Failuretocomplywiththesubmissionproceduresmayresultinthesubmissionnotbeing

evaluated.

2.UnclassifiedSubmission: Proposers

must

submit

their

entire

proposal

via

the

same

method;applicationscannotbesubmittedinpartviaonemethodandinpartviaanother

methodnorshouldduplicatesubmissionsbesentviamultiplemethods.Email

submissionswillnotbeaccepted.

a.ProcurementContractorOtherTransactionAgreementProposers: Unclassified

proposalssentinresponsetoDARPABAA1164shouldbesubmittedelectronically

throughtheDARPABAASubmissionSystem(https://www.tfims.darpa.mil/baa/).

BecausetheDARPABAASubmissionSystemrequiresregistrationandcertificate

installation,adequatetimebeforedeadlinesshouldbeallowedtocompletethis

process. Informationregardingaccountrequest,proposalupload,andotherfunctionsis

availableathttps://www.tfims.darpa.mil/baa/. Ifaproposerintendstosubmitmore

thanoneproposal,aseparateaccountmustbecreatedforeachsubmission. Otherwise,

subsequentuploadswilloverwritepreviousones.

ProposalssubmittedthroughtheDARPABAAsubmissionsystemmustbecompressed

andsubmittedasasinglezipfile(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_(file_format)). Only

onefilewillbeacceptedpersubmission,andsubmissionsnotzippedwillberejected.

AllproposalssubmittedthroughtheDARPABAASubmissionSystem(notincluding

Grants.gov)mustbeencryptedusingWinziporPKZipwith256bitAESencryption.

Passwords

should

be

emailed

to

DARPA

BAA

11

[email protected]

at

the

time

of

proposal

submission.

b.GrantorCooperativeAgreementProposers: Proposersapplyingforgrantsor

cooperativeagreementsmaysubmitthroughoneofthefollowingmethods:1)

electronicuploadpertheinstructionsat

http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jspor2)maileddirectlyto

DARPA.

TechnicalsupportforGrants.govsubmissionsmaybereachedat18005184726and

[email protected].

3.ClassifiedSubmission: DARPAanticipatesthatsubmissionsunderthisBAAwillbe

unclassified;however,classifiedsubmissionswillbeaccepted. Classifiedproposalsmust

beappropriatelymarkedandmustnotbesubmittedelectronicallybyanymeans,

includingtheelectronicuploadsystemorGrants.gov,asdescribedabove.

Classifiedmaterialsmustbesubmittedinaccordancewiththefollowingguidelines:


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ConfidentialandSecretCollateralInformation: Useclassificationandmarkingguidanceprovidedbypreviouslyissuedsecurityclassificationguides,DoD5200.1RInformation

SecurityRegulationandDoD5220.22MNationalIndustrialSecurityProgram

OperatingManual,whenmarkingandtransmittinginformationpreviouslyclassifiedby

anotherOCA. Allclassifiedinformationwillbeenclosedinopaqueinnerandouter

coversanddoublewrapped. Theinnerenvelopeshallbesealedandplainlymarked

with

the

assigned

classification

and

addresses

of

both

sender

and

addressee.

Classified

informationattheConfidentialorSecretlevelmaybesubmittedviaoneofthe

followingmethods:o HandcarriedbyanappropriatelyclearedandauthorizedcouriertoDARPA. Prior

totraveling,thecouriershallcontacttheDARPAClassifiedDocumentRegistry

(CDR)at7035264052tocoordinatearrivalanddelivery

o MailedviaappropriateU.S.PostalServicemethods(e.g.,RegisteredMailor

ExpressMail). Allclassifiedinformationwillbeenclosedinopaqueinnerand

outercoversanddoublewrapped. Theinnerenvelopeshallbesealedand

plainlymarkedwiththeassignedclassificationandaddressesofbothsenderand

addressee.

Theinnerenvelopeshallbeaddressedto:


ATTN: I2O

Reference: DARPABAA1164



Theouterenvelopeshallbesealedwithoutidentificationastotheclassificationofits

contentsandaddressedto:


Security&IntelligenceDirectorate,Attn:CDR



TopSecretInformation:TopSecretinformationmustbehandcarriedbyanappropriatelyclearedandauthorizedcouriertoDARPA. Priortotraveling,thecourier

mustcontactDARPACDRat7035264052forinstructions.

SpecialAccessProgram(SAP)Information: SAPinformationmustbetransmittedviaapprovedmethods. Priortosubmission,thecouriermustcontactDARPASAPCOat703

5264052forinstructions. SensitiveCompartmentedInformation(SCI): SCImustbetransmittedviaapproved

methods. Priortosubmission,contactDARPACDRat7035264052forinstructions.


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E. IntergovernmentalReview

Notapplicable.

F. FundingRestrictions

Notapplicable.


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V. EVALUATION

A. EvaluationCriteria

Evaluationofproposalswillbeaccomplishedthroughascientific/technicalreviewofeach

proposalusingthefollowingcriterialistedindescendingorderofimportance:(a)Overall

ScientificandTechnicalMerit;(b)PotentialContributionandRelevancetotheDARPAMission;

and(c)CostRealism.

OverallScientificandTechnicalMerit:Theproposedtechnicalapproachisfeasible,achievable,completeandsupportedbyaproposedtechnicalteamthathasthe

expertiseandexperiencetoaccomplishtheproposedtasks. Taskdescriptionsand

associatedtechnicalelementsarecompleteandinalogicalsequence,withallproposed

deliverablesclearlydefinedsuchthataviableattempttoachieveeffortgoalsislikelyas

aresultofaward. Theproposalidentifiesmajortechnicalrisks,andmitigationefforts

areclearlywelldefinedandfeasible.

PotentialContributionandRelevancetotheDARPAMission:Thepotentialcontributionsoftheproposedeffortwithrelevancetothenationaltechnologybasewillbeevaluated.Specifically,DARPAsmissionistomaintainthetechnologicalsuperiorityoftheU.S.

militaryandpreventtechnologicalsurprisefromharmingournationalsecurityby

sponsoringrevolutionary,highpayoffresearchthatbridgesthegapbetween

fundamentaldiscoveriesandtheirapplication. Inaddition,theevaluationwilltakeinto

considerationtheextenttowhichtheproposedintellectualproperty(IP)rightswill

potentiallyimpacttheGovernmentsabilitytotransitionthetechnology.

CostRealism:Theobjectiveofthiscriterionistoestablishthattheproposedcostsarerealisticforthetechnicalandmanagementapproachofferedandtodeterminethe

proposerspracticalunderstandingoftheeffort. Theproposalwillbereviewedto

determineifthecostsproposedarebasedonrealisticassumptions,reflectasufficient

understandingofthetechnicalgoalsandobjectivesoftheBAA,andareconsistentwith

theproposerstechnicalapproach(toincludetheproposedSOW). Ataminimum,this

reviewwillinclude,attheprimeandsubcontractlevel,thetypeandnumberoflabor

hoursproposedpertask,thetypesandquantityofmaterials,equipmentandfabrication

costs,travelandothervariouselementsproposed.Foreffortswithalikelihoodof

commercialapplication,appropriatedirectcostsharingmaybeapositivefactorinthe

evaluation. Theevaluationcriterionrecognizesthatundueemphasisoncostmay

motivateproposerstoofferlowriskideaswithminimumuncertaintyandtostaffthe

effortwithjuniorpersonneltobeinamorecompetitiveposture. Coststrategiessuch

asthesearediscouraged.

B. ReviewandSelectionProcess

DARPApolicyistoensureimpartial,equitable,comprehensiveproposalevaluationsandto

selectsourceswhoseoffersmeettheDARPAtechnical,policy,andprogrammaticgoals.

Inordertoprovidethedesiredevaluation,qualifiedGovernmentpersonnelwillconductreviews


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and(ifnecessary)convenepanelsofexpertsintheappropriateareas.Subjecttotherestrictions

setforthinFAR37.203(d),inputontechnicalaspectsoftheproposalsmaybesolicitedby

DARPAfromnonGovernmentconsultants/expertswhoarestrictlyboundbyappropriate

nondisclosurerequirements.

Thereviewprocessidentifiesproposalsthatmeettheestablishedcriteriaandare,therefore,

selectable

for

funding

awards

by

the

Government.

Selections

under

this

BAA

will

be

made

to

proposersonthebasisoftheevaluationcriterialistedinSectionV.A.Proposalsthatare

determinedtobeselectablewillnotnecessarilyreceiveawardsdueinparttofundavailability.

Selectionsmaybemadeatanytimeduringtheperiodofsolicitation.

Proposalsareevaluatedindividually,notratedcompetitivelyagainstotherproposalsbecause

theyarenotsubmittedinaccordancewithacommonworkstatement. Forpurposesof

evaluation,aproposalisdefinedtobethedocumentandsupportingmaterialsasdescribedin

SectionIV.

Failuretocomplywiththesubmissionproceduresmayresultinthesubmissionnotbeing

evaluated. Noproposals,classifiedorunclassified,willbereturned.Afterproposalshavebeen

evaluatedandselectionsmade,theoriginalofeachproposalwillberetainedatDARPA. Hard

copieswillbedestroyed.


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VI. AWARD ADMINISTRATION

A. SelectionNotices

Afterproposalevaluationiscomplete,proposerswillbenotifiedwhethertheirproposalsare

selectableasdeterminedbythereviewprocess. TheGovernmentmayinitiatecontract

negotiations

if

the

proposal

has

been

selected

for

immediate

funding.

Notification

will

be

sent

byemailtothetechnicalandadministrativePOCsidentifiedontheproposalcoversheet.

B. AdministrativeandNationalPolicyRequirements

1.MeetingandTravelRequirements: Twoprincipalinvestigator(PI)meetingswillbeheld

eachyearatroughlysixmonthintervals,withthefirstPImeetingoccurringatprogram

initiation.Thesemeetingswillfocusonopentechnicalinterchangeandthedefinitionof

architecturesandinterfaces,asappropriate,thatwillfacilitatetechnologydemonstrations

andintegration.Difficultiesencounteredandpossiblesolutionswillalsobediscussed.

Participantsareexpectedtomaintainactivecollaborationwithothermembersofthe

programcommunitywhererelevantandshouldexpecttobeinvolvedinfrequentworking

groupmeetingsbyeithertravelorteleconferencing.DARPAandotherGovernment

personnelwillbeactivelyinvolvedinthesemeetings.ThegoalsofthePImeetingswillbe

to:(a)reviewanddiscussplansandoptionsfortechnologydemonstrationsand

prototypes;(b)reviewanddiscussresultsfromexperiments;(c)reviewandshare

innovations/accomplishmentsofeachteam;(d)demonstrateprototypes;and(e)planfor

thenextsixmonthperiod.

ThelocationsforPImeetingsandothereventswillbespecifiedbytheGovernment.

AssumethatPImeetingswillbeheldalternatelyateastandwestcoastlocations.In

additiontositevisits,regularteleconferencemeetingsareencouragedtoenhance

communicationswiththeGovernmentteam.Shouldimportantissuesarisebetween

programreviews,theGovernmentteamwillbeavailabletosupportinformalinterim

technicalinterchangemeetings.

2.IntellectualProperty: Itisdesiredthatallnoncommercialsoftware(includingsource

code),softwaredocumentation,hardwaredesignsanddocumentation,andtechnicaldata

generatedundertheprogrambeprovidedasadeliverabletotheGovernment,witha

minimumofGovernmentPurposeRights. Therefore,tothegreatestextentfeasible,

proposersshouldnotincludebackgroundproprietarysoftwareandtechnicaldataasthe

basisoftheirproposedapproach. Ifproposersdesiretouseproprietarysoftwareor

technicaldataorbothasthebasisoftheirproposedapproach,inwholeorinpart,they

should:1)clearlyidentifysuchsoftware/dataanditsproposedparticularuse(s);2)explain

howtheGovernmentwillbeabletoreachitsprogramgoals(includingtransition)within

theproprietarymodeloffered;and3)providepossiblenonproprietaryalternativesinany

areathatmightpresenttransitiondifficultiesorincreasedriskorcosttotheGovernment

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Proposersexpectingtouse,butnottodeliver,commercialopensourcetoolsorother

materialsinimplementingtheirapproachmayberequiredtoindemnifytheGovernment

againstlegalliabilityarisingfromsuchuse.

Allreferencesto"UnlimitedRights"or"GovernmentPurposeRights"areintendedtorefer

tothedefinitionsofthosetermsassetforthintheDefenseFederalAcquisitionRegulation

Supplement

(DFARS)

Part

227.

a.ProcurementContracts

NoncommercialItems(TechnicalDataandComputerSoftware): Proposers

respondingtothisBAArequestingaprocurementcontractshallidentifyall

noncommercialtechnicaldataandcomputersoftwarethatitplanstogenerate,

develop,and/ordeliverunderanyproposedawardinstrumentinwhichthe

Governmentwillacquirelessthanunlimitedrightsandtoassertspecificrestrictions

onthosedeliverables. ProposersshallfollowtheformatunderDFARS252.2277017

forthisstatedpurpose(informationonDFARSisat

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdfara.htm).

Thefollowingformatmaybeusedforthislist:NONCOMMERCIAL

TechnicalData

Computer

SoftwareTobe

FurnishedWith

Restrictions

Summaryof

IntendedUsein

theConductof

theResearch

Basisfor

Assertion

AssertedRights

Category

NameofPerson

AssertingRestrictions

(LIST) (Narrative) (LIST) (LIST) (LIST)

Intheeventproposersdonotsubmitthelist,theGovernmentwillclaimunlimited

rightstoallnoncommercialtechnicaldataandcomputersoftwaregenerated,

developed,and/ordeliveredunderanyawardinstrument,unlessitissubstantiated

thatdevelopmentofthenoncommercialtechnicaldataandcomputersoftware

occurredwithmixedfunding. Ifmixedfundingisanticipatedinthedevelopmentof

noncommercialtechnicaldataandcomputersoftwaregenerated,developed,and/or

deliveredunderanyawardinstrument,proposersshouldidentifythedataand

softwareinquestionassubjecttoGovernmentpurposerights(GPR). Inaccordance

withDFARS252.2277013,RightsinTechnicalData NoncommercialItems,and

DFARS252.2277014,RightsinNoncommercialComputerSoftwareand

NoncommercialComputerSoftwareDocumentation,theGovernmentwill

automatically

assume

that

any

such

GPR

restriction

is

limited

to

a

period

of

5

years

inaccordancewiththeapplicableDFARSclauses,atwhichtimetheGovernmentwill

acquireunlimitedrightsunlessthepartiesagreeotherwise. TheGovernmentwill

usethelistduringtheevaluationprocesstoevaluatetheimpactofanyidentified

restrictionsandmayrequestadditionalinformationfromtheproposer,asmaybe

necessary,toevaluatetheproposersassertions.

Ifnorestrictionsareintended,theproposershouldstateNONE.


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CommercialItems(TechnicalDataandComputerSoftware):Proposersresponding

tothisBAArequestingaprocurementcontracttobeissuedundertheFAR/DFARS

shallidentifyallcommercialtechnicaldataandcommercialcomputersoftwarethat

maybeincludedinanynoncommercialdeliverablescontemplatedunderthe

researcheffort,withanyapplicablerestrictionsontheGovernmentsuseofsuch

commercialtechnicaldataand/orcomputersoftware. Intheeventproposersdo

not

submit

the

list,

the

Government

will

assume

there

are

no

restrictions

on

the

Governmentsuseofsuchcommercialitems. TheGovernmentmayusethelist

duringtheevaluationprocesstoevaluatetheimpactofanyidentifiedrestrictions

andmayrequestadditionalinformationfromtheproposertoevaluatethe

proposersassertions.


Thefollowingformatmaybeusedforthislist:

COMMERCIAL

TechnicalData

Computer

SoftwareTobe

FurnishedWith

Restrictions

Summaryof

IntendedUsein

theConductof

theResearch

Basisfor

Assertion

AssertedRights

Category

NameofPerson

AssertingRestrictions

(LIST) (Narrative) (LIST) (LIST) (LIST)

b.OtherTypesofAwards

ProposersrespondingtothisBAArequestingagrant,cooperativeagreement,

technologyinvestmentagreement,orothertransactionsshallfollowtheapplicable

rulesandregulationsgoverningthesevariousawardinstruments,butinallcasesshould

appropriatelyidentifyanypotentialrestrictionsontheGovernmentsuseofany

intellectualpropertycontemplatedunderthoseawardinstrumentsinquestion. This

includesbothnoncommercialItemsandcommercialItems. Proposalsmayuseaformat

similartothatdescribedabove. TheGovernmentmayusethelistaspartofthe

evaluationprocesstoassesstheimpactofanyidentifiedrestrictions,andmayrequest

additionalinformationfromtheproposer,toevaluatetheproposersassertions.


c.Patents

Proposers

must

include

documentation

proving

ownership

or

possession

of

appropriate

licensingrightstoallpatentedinventionstobeusedfortheproposedproject. This

includesinventionsforwhichapatentapplicationhasbeenfiled,mayinclude

proprietaryinformationandisnotyetpubliclyavailable.Documentationmustinclude:

thepatentnumber,inventorname(s),assigneenames(ifany),filingdate,filingdateof

anyrelatedprovisionalapplication,andsummaryofthepatenttitle,witheither:a

representationofinventionownership,orproofofpossessionofappropriatelicensing


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rightsintheinvention(i.e.,anagreementfromtheownerofthepatentgrantinglicense

totheproposer).

d.IntellectualPropertyRepresentations

Proposersshouldprovideagoodfaithrepresentationofeitherownershiporpossession

ofappropriatelicensingrightstoallotherintellectualpropertytobeusedforthe

proposedproject. Proposersshallprovideashortsummaryforeachitemassertedwith

lessthanunlimitedrightsthatdescribesthenatureoftherestrictionandtheintended

useoftheintellectualpropertyintheconductoftheproposedresearch.

3.HumanUse: Allresearchinvolvinghumansubjects,toincludeuseofhumanbiological

specimensandhumandata,selectedforfundingmustcomplywithFederalregulationsfor

humansubjectprotection. Further,researchinvolvinghumansubjectsthatisconducted

orsupportedbytheDoDmustcomplywith32CFR219,ProtectionofHumanSubjects

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_07/32cfr219_07.html,andDoDDirective

3216.02,ProtectionofHumanSubjectsandAdherencetoEthicalStandardsinDoD

SupportedResearch(http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/321602p.pdf).

Institutionsawardedfundingforresearchinvolvinghumansubjectsmustprovide

documentationofacurrentAssuranceofCompliancewithFederalregulationsforhuman

subjectprotection,forexampleaDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,Officeof

HumanResearchProtectionFederalWideAssurance(http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp). All

institutionsengagedinhumansubjectresearch,toincludesubcontractors,musthavea

validassurance. Inaddition,personnelinvolvedinhumansubjectsresearchmust

documentthecompletionofappropriatetrainingfortheprotectionofhumansubjects.

For

all

research

that

will

involve

human

subjects

in

the

first

year

of

the

project,

the

institutionmustsubmitevidenceofaplanforreviewbyaninstitutionalreviewboard

(IRB)aspartoftheproposal. TheIRBconductingthereviewmustbetheIRBidentifiedon

theinstitutionsAssuranceofCompliance. Theprotocol,separatefromtheproposal,

mustincludeadetaileddescriptionoftheresearchplan,studypopulation,risksand

benefitsofstudyparticipation,recruitmentandconsentprocess,datacollection,anddata

analysis. ThedesignatedIRBshouldbeconsultedforguidanceonwritingtheprotocol.

TheinformedconsentdocumentmustcomplywithFederalregulations(32CFR219.116).

AvalidAssuranceofComplianceandevidenceofappropriatetrainingbyallinvestigators

shouldallaccompanytheprotocolforreviewbytheIRB.

InadditiontoalocalIRBapproval,aheadquarterslevelhumansubjectsregulatoryreview

andapprovalisrequiredforallresearchconductedorsupportedbyDoD. TheArmy,

Navy,orAirForceofficeresponsibleformanagingtheawardcanprovideguidanceand

informationabouttheircomponentsheadquarterslevelreviewprocess.Confirmationof

acurrentAssuranceofComplianceandappropriatehumansubjectsprotectiontrainingis

requiredbeforeheadquarterslevelapprovalcanbeissued.

ThetimerequiredtocompletetheIRBreview/approvalprocesswillvarydependingon


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thecomplexityoftheresearchand/orthelevelofrisktostudyparticipants;ampletime

shouldbeallottedtocompletetheapprovalprocess. TheIRBapprovalprocesscanlast

between1to3months,followedbyaDoDreviewthatcouldlast3to6months. No

DoD/DARPAfundingmaybeusedtowardhumansubjectsresearchuntilallapprovalsare

granted.

4.AnimalUse: Awardrecipientsperformingresearch,experimentation,ortestinginvolving

theuseofanimalsshallcomplywiththerulesonanimalacquisition,transport,care,

handling,andusein:

9CFRparts14,DepartmentofAgriculturerulesthatimplementthe

LaboratoryAnimalWelfareActof1966,asamended,(7U.S.C.21312159);

GuidelinesdescribedinNationalInstitutesofHealthPublicationNo.86

23,"GuidefortheCareandUseofLaboratoryAnimals";and

DoDDirective3216.01,UseofLaboratoryAnimalsinDoDProgram.

Forprojectsanticipatinganimaluse,proposalsshouldbrieflydescribeplansfor

InstitutionalAnimalCareandUseCommittee(IACUC)reviewandapproval.Animalstudies

intheprogramwillbeexpectedtocomplywiththePublicHealthServicePolicyon

HumaneCareandUseofLaboratoryAnimalsat

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm.

AllawardrecipientsmustreceiveapprovalbyaDoDcertifiedveterinarian,inadditionto

IACUCapproval. NoanimalstudiesmaybeconductedusingDoD/DARPAfundinguntilthe

U.S.ArmyMedicalResearchandMaterielCommandAnimalCareandUseReviewOffice

(ACURO)orotherappropriateDoDveterinaryoffice(s)grantapproval. Asapartofthis

secondaryreviewprocess,therecipientwillberequiredtocompleteandsubmitan

ACUROAnimalUseAppendix

(https://mrmc.amedd.army.mil/index.cfm?pageid=Research_Protections.acuroAnimalApp

endix).

5.PublicationApproval: ItisDoDpolicythatthepublicationofproductsoffundamental

researchwillremainunrestrictedtothemaximumextentpossible. Contracted

fundamentalresearch:

includes[researchperformedunder]grantsandcontractsthatare(a)funded

bybudgetcategory6.1(BasicResearch),whetherperformedbyuniversitiesor

industryor(b)fundedbybudgetcategory6.2(AppliedResearch)andperformed

oncampusatauniversity. Theresearchshallnotbeconsideredfundamentalin

thoserareandexceptionalcircumstanceswheretheappliedresearcheffort

presentsahighlikelihoodofdisclosingperformancecharacteristicsofmilitary

systemsormanufacturingtechnologiesthatareuniqueandcriticaltodefense,

andwhereagreementonrestrictionshavebeenrecordedinthecontractor


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contractsvaluedat$500,000wherethecontractorhascurrentactiveFederalcontracts

andgrantswithtotalvaluegreaterthan$10,000,000.

C. Reporting

Thenumberandtypesoftechnicalandfinancialreportsrequiredunderthecontractedeffort

willbespecifiedintheawarddocument,andwillinclude,asaminimum,monthlyfinancial

statusreportsandayearlystatussummary. Thereportsshallbepreparedandsubmittedin

accordancewiththeprocedurescontainedintheawarddocument. Afinalreportthat

summarizestheprojectandtaskswillberequiredattheconclusionoftheperformanceperiod

fortheaward.

D. ElectronicSystems

1.CentralContractorRegistration(CCR)andUniversalIdentifierRequirements: Unlessthe

proposerisexemptfromthisrequirement,asperFAR4.1102or2CFR25.110,as

applicable,allproposersmustberegisteredintheCentralContractorRegistration(CCR)

andhaveavalidDataUniversalNumberingSystem(DUNS)number. InformationonCCR

registrationisavailableathttp://www.ccr.gov. AllproposersmustprovidetheDUNS

numberineachproposaltheysubmit.

Proposersrequestinganassistanceinstrument(e.g.,Grants,CooperativeAgreements)

mustberegisteredinCCRpriortosubmittingaproposal. DARPAcannotmakean

assistanceawardtoanproposeruntiltheproposerhasprovidedavalidDUNSnumber

andhasmaintainedanactiveCCRregistrationwithcurrentinformation. Allother

proposersmustberegisteredpriortoaward. AllproposersmustmaintainanactiveCCR

registrationwithcurrentinformationatalltimesduringwhichtheyhaveanactiveFederal

award.

2.RepresentationsandCertifications: InaccordancewithFAR4.1201,prospective

proposersshallcompleteelectronicannualrepresentationsandcertifications.Information

maybefoundat

http://www.darpa.mil/Opportunities/Contract_Management/Representations_and_Certif

ications.aspx.

3.WideAreaWorkFlow(WAWF): Performersarerequiredtosubmitinvoicesforpayment

directlyathttps://wawf.eb.mil/#. WAWFregistrationisrequiredpriortoanyaward

underthisBAA.

4.iEdison: Theawarddocumentforeachproposalselectedforfundingwillcontaina

requirementforpatentreportsandnotificationstobesubmittedelectronicallythrough

theiEdisonFederalpatentreportingsystemat(http://sedison.info.nih.gov/iEdison).


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VII. AGENCY CONTACTS

DARPAwilluseemailforalltechnicalandadministrativecorrespondenceregardingthisBAA.

TechnicalPOC:Dr.RandWaltzman,ProgramManager,DARPAI2O

Email:[email protected]

Mailingaddress:

o DARPAI2O

o ATTN:DARPABAA1164



Website:http://www.darpa.mil/Opportunities/Solicitations/I2O_Solicitations.aspx


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VIII. OTHER INFORMATION

A. FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)

Administrative,technical,andcontractualquestionsshouldbesentviaemailtoDARPABAA

[email protected]. Allrequestsmustincludethename,emailaddress,andthephonenumber

ofapointofcontact.

DARPAwillattempttoanswerquestionsinatimelymanner;however,questionssubmitted

within7daysofinitialclosingmaynotbeanswered. Ifapplicable,DARPAwillpostFAQsto

http://www.darpa.mil/Opportunities/Solicitations/I2O_Solicitations.aspx.

B. IndustryDay

TheIndustryDaywillbeAugust2,2011inArlington,VA.Pleaseregisterathttp://www.caci

conferences.com/Default.aspx/smisc201108byJuly29,2011.

Non

U.S.

citizens

are

required

to

submit

a

DARPA

Form

60

Foreign

National

Visit

Request

to

DARPAnolaterthanJuly29,2011viatheBAAmailbox.

AllattendeeswillberequiredtopresentaGovernmentissuedphotoidentificationuponentry

totheevent. AttendanceattheIndustryDayisvoluntaryandisnotrequiredtoproposetothis

solicitation.DARPAwillnotprovidereimbursementforcostsincurredinparticipatinginthis

IndustryDay.

C. SubmissionChecklist

Thefollowingitemsapplypriortoproposalsubmission:

Item BAASection

Applicability Comment

ObtainDUNSnumber IV.B.1.a Requiredonproposalcover

page

http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/index.jsp

TheDUNSNumberistheFederalGovernment's

contractoridentificationcodeforallprocurement

relatedactivities.

EnrollinCentral

Contractor

Registration(CCR)

database

IV.B.1.a Requiredofallproposers

Note,proposersrequesting

anassistanceinstrument

(e.g.,Grants,Cooperative

Agreements)

must

be

registeredinCCRpriorto

proposalsubmission.All

otherproposersmustbe

registeredpriortoaward.

https://www.bpn.gov/CCR/default.aspx

TheCCRistheprimaryregistrantdatabaseforthe

U.S.FederalGovernment.

ObtainTaxpayer

Identification

Number(TIN)

IV.B.1.a Requiredonproposalcover

page

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international

/article/0,,id=96696,00.html

ATINisusedbytheInternalRevenueServicein

theadministrationoftaxlaws.


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ObtainCAGEcode IV.B.1.a Requiredonproposalcover

page

http://www.dlis.dla.mil/CAGESearch/cage_faq.asp

ACAGECodeidentifiescompaniesdoingor

wishingtodobusinesswiththeFederal

Government.

EnrollinEVerify VI.B.8 AppliestoFARbased

contracts,nottogrants,

cooperative

agreements,

or

othertransactions

http://www.uscis.gov/everify

E

Verify

is

an

Internet

based

system

that

allows

businessestodeterminetheeligibilityoftheir

employeestoworkintheUnitedStates.

Ensure

representationsand

certificationsareup

todate

VI.D.2 Requiredofallproposers https://orca.bpn.gov/

OnlineRepresentationsandCertifications

Application(ORCA)isaneGovernmentinitiative

designedbytheIntegratedAcquisition

Environmenttoreplacethepaperbased

representationsandcertificationsprocess.

Ensureeligibilityof

allteammembers

III Requiredofallproposers

(primesandsubcontractors)

Verifyeligibility,asapplicable,forFFRDCs,

Governmententities,organizationalconflictof

interest

Thefollowingitemsapplyaspartofthesubmissionpackage:

Item BAASection

Applicability Comment

Encryptionpassword IV.E.2.a Requiredofproposersusing

theDARPABAASubmission

System

[email protected]

Volume1(Technical

andManagement)

IV.C.1 Requiredofallproposers 40pagelimit

AppendixA IV.C.1.k Requiredofallproposers Informationonteammemberidentification

Government/FFRDCteammembers

Organizationalconflictofinterest(SETA)

affirmations

Intellectual

property

Humanuse

Animaluse

Subcontractorplan

Volume2(Cost) IV.C.2 Requiredofallproposers CoverSheet

Costsummarybyyear

Detailedcostinformationbytask/month

Includecostsfordirectlabor,indirect

costs/rates,materials/equipment,

subcontractors/consultants,travel,otherdirect

costs

Justificationforlaborcosts,categoriesandhours

Costspreadsheetfile(.xlsorequivalentformat)

If

applicable,

be

sure

to

include:

Listofmilestonesfor845OTAagreements

Subcontractorcostproposalsifnotsentdirectly

toDARPA

Consultantagreements,teamingagreementsor

lettersofintent

Itemizedlistofmaterialandequipmentitemsto

bepurchased

Vendorquotesorengineeringestimatesfor

materialandequipmentmorethan$50,000

Travelcostestimatetoincludepurpose,


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