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Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

ID: HR001123S0053 • Type: Presolicitation

Description

The mission of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is to identify and create the next generation of scientific discovery to fuel innovation throughout the Agency and beyond. DSO serves as DARPA's DARPA by developing and executing an aggressive and forward leaning portfolio that expands the art of the possible across a broad set of technical areas. DSO aims to create strategic surprise advantage for the DoD by pushing science towards its fundamental limits. We look to prevent technological surprise by understanding the path commercial research and development (R&D) is taking, anticipating that our adversaries will exploit available technology to develop new capabilities in the coming decades. In addition, the office looks for changes at the global scale and the impact such changes may have on our nation.
Background
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) aims to identify and create the next generation of scientific discovery to fuel innovation throughout the Agency and beyond. DSO serves as “DARPA’s DARPA” by developing an aggressive and forward-leaning portfolio that expands the art of the possible across a broad set of technical areas. DSO aims to create strategic surprise advantage for the DoD by pushing science towards its fundamental limits. The office looks to prevent technological surprise by understanding the path commercial research and development (R&D) is taking, anticipating that adversaries will exploit available technology to develop new capabilities in the coming decades.
In addition, the office looks for changes at the global scale and the impact such changes may have on our nation.

Work Details
The solicitation includes a detailed statement of work (SOW) covering various aspects such as equipment, travel, participant/trainee support costs, other direct costs, and templates required for proposal submission. It also outlines specific requirements for Other Transactions for Prototype and Other Transaction for Research (OT-R), including unique additional requirements for OTs for Prototypes and information collection requirements for OT-R.
Additionally, it provides guidance on proprietary information, controlled unclassified information (CUI), and security information.

Period of Performance
The period of performance is not explicitly stated in the provided text.

Place of Performance
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Overview

Response Deadline
Sept. 26, 2024, 12:00 p.m. EDT Past Due
Posted
Sept. 27, 2023, 9:41 a.m. EDT
Set Aside
None
Place of Performance
Not Provided
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
1000 Employees
Pricing
Multiple Types Common
Est. Level of Competition
High
Odds of Award
46%
On 9/27/23 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued Presolicitation HR001123S0053 for Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA due 9/26/24. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 541715 and PSC AC11.
Primary Contact
Name
BAA Coordinator   Profile
Phone
None

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) > DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
FPDS Organization Code
97AE-HR0011
Source Organization Code
500035490
Last Updated
Oct. 27, 2024
Last Updated By
darpa.fbo.gov@darpa.mil
Archive Date
Oct. 26, 2024