CANCELED: Advancing Artificial Intelligence Multiple Award Contract   3

This is a DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP) issued for the purpose of developing a viable Advancing Artificial Intelligence Multiple Award Contract (AAMAC) solicitation that will best communicate the Governments requirements to industry through exchange of information.The Government is requesting that interested respondents review the draft RFP documents and questions included in the AAMAC Draft RFP form. Responses to this draft RFP are voluntary and will not affect any contractors ability to submit a proposal if, or when, an AAMAC solicitation is released. The DoD CDAO/771 ESS greatly appreciate your recommendations and questions and will actively work to incorporate your feedback. Instructions:- All feedback should be provided via the AAMAC Draft RFP form: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/Ew1P7SsrwF- Responses must be received no later than Friday, 20 December 2024 @ 12PM Eastern. Note that since holding the Advana Industry Day on 18 September and receiving/reviewing over 300 responses to our AAMAC sources sought in October, we have made the following changes:- The AAMAC Statement of Work was retitled as AAMAC General Requirements, to avoid potential confusion with order work statements.- The 29 AAMAC Focus Areas briefed at the Advana Industry Day were removed, as they were causing confusion. - For simplicitys sake, the Government condensed the original set of 20+ Ability To statements, resulting in a total of 8 Ability To statements that are mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive in covering AAMAC program needs.- To adequately capture and enable relative weighing of all AAMAC technical experience and capability areas, the Government adopted the Highest Technically Rated Offeror (HTRO) methodology and created a HTRO self-scoring matrix (Attachment 8).Disclaimers:- The documents attached to this draft RFP are drafts, and therefore are subject to change.- This draft RFP is for planning purposes only and does NOT constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued.- The Government will not reimburse or pay for information submitted in response to this draft RFP. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.- No entitlement to payment by the Government of direct costs or charges will arise because of the submission of information in response to this draft RFP.- Proprietary information shall NOT be submitted in response to this draft RFP, nor will the Government be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information.- No award will be made as a result of this draft RFP. This draft RFP is for informational purposes only to promote exchanges of information with industry.- The Government will not pay for any information and/or materials received in response to this draft RFP and is not obligated by the information received.

Background
The Advancing Artificial Intelligence Multiple Award Contract (AAMAC) is a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). The purpose of this contract is to develop a viable solicitation that effectively communicates the Government's requirements to industry, facilitating an exchange of information.

The AAMAC aims to accelerate decision-making advantages for the DoD by providing access to data management, analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities through the Advana platform. This draft RFP is intended for planning purposes only and does not imply any commitment to procure or award contracts.

Work Details
The AAMAC will encompass a broad scope of work with no established contract line items at the basic IDIQ level; these will be determined at the order level. The contract types encouraged include Firm-Fixed-Price and Firm-Fixed-Price, Level-of-Effort. Pricing and cost estimates will be evaluated at the time each order is placed.

The services performed under this contract primarily involve 'Computer Employees' as defined in 29 CFR, who are exempt from certain labor standards. Key attachments include:
1. General Statement of Work Requirements
2. Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs)
3. Instructions to Offerors
4. Evaluation Factors for Award
5. Self Scoring Proposal Matrix
6. Ordering Guide.

Place of Performance
The geographic locations for performance are not explicitly stated but are expected to align with DoD headquarters, military services, fourth estate, and combatant command organizations.