Strategic Capabilities Office Broad Agency Announcement

ID: HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001 • Type: Solicitation

Description

Posted: Oct. 22, 2024, 7:08 a.m. EDT

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001 is inactivated effective October 22, 2024.

The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) posted BAA HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001 to www.sam.gov on September 20, 2024. HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001 replaces HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001.

Submissions will not be accepted under HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001. All submissions made prior to October 22, 2024 under HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001 must be resubmitted under HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001.

Interested parties are encouraged to visit the SCO posting for BAA HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001 found at:

https://sam.gov/opp/b396e35cf92742639ff8f739d40a3454/view

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Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) is an organization within the Office of the Secretary of Defense which seeks to identify, analyze, and prototype disruptive applications of new systems, unconventional uses of existing systems, and implement emerging technologies to create operational strategic effects. SCO is a rapid prototyping organization focused on delivering capabilities in 3-5 years to address high priority operational and strategic challenges.

The purpose of this BAA, issued under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) parts 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016, is to solicit research submissions for funding consideration in the five areas of technical interest established herein. Procurement contracts, as well as OT agreements for research or prototypes under the authorities of 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 4021-4022, respectively, may result from this BAA.
Amendment 1 posts Questions and Answers and provides edits to the BAA to clarify the submission process.

Posted: March 12, 2024, 9:37 a.m. EDT

Posted: Jan. 17, 2024, 1:21 p.m. EST

Background
The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) is an organization within the Office of the Secretary of Defense focused on identifying, analyzing, and prototyping disruptive applications of new systems and emerging technologies to address high priority operational and strategic challenges. The purpose of this BAA is to solicit research submissions for funding consideration in the five areas of technical interest established. Procurement contracts and OT agreements for research or prototypes may result from this BAA.

Work Details
The work statement should be developed so that each phase of the program is separately defined. It should clearly define the technical tasks/subtasks to be performed, their durations, dependencies among them, completion criteria, and deliverables to be provided to the Government in support of the proposed research tasks/activities. Additionally, it should include a description of results, products, transferable technology, expected technology transfer path, security management architecture, facilities to be used, milestone cost and accomplishments. The proposal shall consist of two volumes: Technical and Management Proposal and a Cost/Price Proposal.

Overview

Agency

Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) [DoD]

Response Deadline

Jan. 16, 2029, 11:59 p.m. EST Due in 1348 Days

Posted

Jan. 17, 2024, 1:21 p.m. EST (updated: Oct. 22, 2024, 7:08 a.m. EDT)

Set Aside

None

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

PSC

AC12 - National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research

Place of Performance

DC 20301 United States

Source

SAM

Current SBA Size Standard

1000 Employees

Pricing

Multiple Types Common

Est. Level of Competition

High

Signs of Shaping

77% of similar contracts within the Washington Headquarters Services had a set-aside.

On 1/17/24 Washington Headquarters Services issued Solicitation HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001 for Strategic Capabilities Office Broad Agency Announcement due 1/16/29. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 541715 and PSC AC12.

Primary Contact

Name

WHS SCO BAA Profile

whs.mc-alex.ad.mbx.broad-agency-announcement-email@mail.mil

Phone

None

Question & Answer

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy

DEPT OF DEFENSE > WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) > WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

FPDS Organization Code

97F5-HQ0034

Source Organization Code

100077251

Last Updated

Oct. 22, 2024

Last Updated By

erin.p.eslinger.civ@mail.mil

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