ELINT Collection, Processing and Exploitation

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: ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION EXPLOITATION

BAA NUMBER: BAA FA8750-18-S-7015

PART I - OVERVIEW INFORMATION

This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 30 Sep 2023. 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 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 30 Sep 2023, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:

FY19 by 19 Oct 2018
FY20 by 30 Sep 2019
FY21 by 30 Sep 2020
FY22 by 30 Sep 2021
FY23 by 30 Sep 2022

Offerors should monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov in the event this announcement is amended.
CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: The overall technical objectives of this BAA are to employ existing and emerging technologies to develop and demonstrate automated, real-time signal detection, processing, exploitation, and reporting capabilities of existing and emerging Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) signals in support of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms. Technology applications include, but are not limited to: (1) the enhancement of ELINT signal processing software and hardware to address the increased complexity and volume of the ELINT battlespace; (2) the enhancement of collection system efficiency for single and multi-platform collection optimization and management; (3) the development of technology for the detection and exploitation of emerging ELINT signals and systems,(4) the enhancement of effectiveness of databases that use existing multi-source, multi-platform, real-time collection systems, and (5) the development of capabilities to improve the timeliness and accuracy of post-mission ELINT intercept processing in support of various ELINT analysts.

This BAA is a follow-on to the BAA AFRL-RIK-2015-0013 entitled, "ELINT Collection, Processing and Exploitation.

BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this BAA is approximately $99.9M. Individual awards will not normally exceed 48 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $500K to $12M. 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.

ANTICIPATED INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Multiple Awards are anticipated.

TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS THAT MAY BE AWARDED: Awards of efforts as a result of this announcement will be in the form of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions depending upon the nature of the work proposed.

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:
Charles Estrella
AFRL/RIGC
525 Brook Rd
Rome, NY 13441-4505
Telephone: (315)330-7160
Email: charles.estrella@us.af.mil

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: amber.buckley@us.af.mil

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.

Proposers 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 1 for full details

Background
This amendment cancels BAA FA8750-18-S-7015, and the BAA is now closed with no further white papers being accepted. The BAA was for research, development, integration, test and evaluation of technologies/techniques to advance Electronic Intelligence Information Exploitation. The technical objectives include developing and demonstrating automated, real-time signal detection, processing, exploitation, and reporting capabilities of existing and emerging Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) signals in support of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms.

Work Details
The work involves ELINT emitter detection, identification, geolocation, and tracking; automated signal collection, identification and first level processing; enhanced digital ELINT processing; multi-sensor/multi-processor collection management; and enhanced generation of ELINT emitter models using various adaptive/machine learning techniques. It also includes a note on fundamental research policy and the potential award types such as contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions.

Period of Performance
The total funding for this BAA is approximately $99.9M with individual awards not normally exceeding 48 months. The anticipated funding to be obligated under this BAA is broken out by fiscal year as follows: FY19 - $17.650M,
FY20 - $18.650M,
FY21 - $18.275M,
FY22 - $22.150M,
FY23 - $23.175M.