Broad Agency Announcement for Advanced Battle Management Systems (ABMS)

24 Apr 2024 Call 005, Call Sensors & Cyber Electro Magnetic Activities BAA 19 Mar 2024 Call 003 Amendment 5 Minor administrative changes (owning organization updated from Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Architecture and Integration Directorate (AFLCMC/XA) to Command, Control, Communication for Battle Management (AFLCMC/C3)); updated contact information in Section 1; additional Proposal Due Dates added in Section 5. 19 Dec 2023 Request for Information Battlespace Command & Control Center (BC3) Software Acquisition (see attachments). 9 Aug 2023 Request for Information Content Delivery Network (see attachments). 8 April 2023 Call 002 Request for Information (see attachments). 10 February 2022 Call 001 / Call 002 Amendment 5 As of this date, the Government is no longer accepting new proposals / concept papers in response to these Calls. The Government will issue a further Amendment to these Calls or a separate Call if it desires to request additional proposals / concept papers in the future. 3 June 2021 Call 001 Amendment 4 Primary and Alternate Contacts updated. 3 June 2021 Call 002 Amendment 4 Minor administrative changes (owning organization updated from Chief Architect’s Integration Office or CAIO to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Architecture and Integration Directorate or AFLCMC/XA), ABMS changed to JADC2, Alternate Contact updated, reference to BAA Guide for Industry deleted, Basic NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment requirements included, due dates updated, On-Ramp Exercise paragraph deleted. 3 June 2021 Call 003 Amendment 4 Minor administrative changes (owning organization updated from Chief Architect’s Integration Office or CAIO to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Architecture and Integration Directorate or AFLCMC/XA), ABMS changed to JADC2, Alternate Contact updated, due dates updated, On-Ramp Exercise paragraph deleted. 15 April 2021 Call 001 Amendment 3: Minor administrative changes (owning organization updated from Chief Architect’s Integration Office or CAIO to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Architecture and Integration Directorate or AFLMCM/XA), ABMS changed to JADC2, reference to BAA Guide for Industry deleted, Basic NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment requirements included, due dates updated, On-Ramp Exercise paragraph deleted 20 November 2020 Call 003: Attachments added 20 November 2020 Broad Agency Announcement Guide: Updated to Attachments/Links 10 November 2020 Broad Agency Announcement Guide: Added to Attachments/Links 10 November 2020 Call 003: Section 3 updated to include On-Ramp Exercise #4 paragraph 10 November 2020 Call 002: Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Guide for Industry is included in the Attachments/Links section; Section 4 updated to include On-Ramp Exercise #4 paragraph 10 November 2020 Call 001: No Updates. Reattached Amendment 2 as posted 30 September 2020. 30 September 2020: Call 001: Updated contact information for “Primary” in Section 1; Basis of Proposal Evaluation, Technical criteria and Past experience criteria updated in Section 3; Proposal Due Dates and Award Notices updated in Section 3; Planned Demonstrations/Exercises/On-Ramp Events updated in Section 4 30 September 2020: Call 002: Proposal Due Dates and Award Notices updated in Section 3; Planned Demonstrations/Exercises/On-Ramp Events updated in Section 4 30 September 2020: Call 003: Updated contact information for “Primary” in Section 1; Planned Demonstrations/Exercises/On-Ramp Events updated in Section 3; Proposal Due Dates updated in Section 5 30 September 2020: Frequently Asked Questions Were updated 10 June 2020: Model IDIQ Contract added to attachments and links. 08 June 2020: : Call 001: Updated contact information for “Alternate” in Section 1; added Not-To-Exceed amount in Section 3, Volume 2 paragraph; added “Section 4: Planned Demonstrations/Exercises/On-Ramp Events”; model ID/IQ contract added as an attachment 08 June 2020: : Call 002: Updated contact information for “Alternate” in Section 1 and “Section 4: Planned Demonstrations/Exercises/On-Ramp Events” added 08 June 2020: : Call 003: Updated contact information for “Alternate” in Section 1 03 June 2020: Administrative update to the include 'FA8612 AFLCMC CAIO' as the issuing office. 24 April 2020: Amendment 003 issued to publish Call 003 requesting responses for technologies and solutions to support future ABMS technology demonstrations at no cost via a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA.) 10 March 2020: Amendment 002 issued to publish a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to address questions received on Calls 001 and 002. 03 March 2020: Amendment 001 issued to publish Call 002 requesting responses for ideas, technologies and solutions to support the ABMS. 28 February 2020: Original Announcement issued to publish the BAA and Call 001 requesting responses to participate on the ABMS/ID/IQ contract. The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, Advanced Battle Management Systems (ABMS) Chief Architect Integration Office (CAIO) releases the Broad Agency Announcement for Advanced Battle Management Systems (ABMS) Announcement Number: BAA-AFLCMC_CAIO-2020-0001 Issue Date: 28 February 2020 NOTE This is only an announcement; PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE. Subsequent calls will be issued under this announcement to solicit proposals for specific efforts. Please refer to the attachment section of this announcement for the calls. Publication of this announcement does not obligate the DoD to review any white papers submission beyond an initial administrative review, or to award any specific project, or to obligate any available funds. Executive Summary In order to effectively engage peer and near-peer adversaries, the U.S. Air Force needs to develop, acquire and operate systems as a unified force across all domains (air, land, sea, space, cyber, and electromagnetic spectrum). The Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (DAFRCO) in partnership with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Command, Control, Communication for Battle Management (AFLCMC/C3) seeks to develop a cross-cutter portfolio of complimentary/ linked projects and programs to support Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) and the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). The Air Force intends to facilitate the rapid exploration and maturation of innovative technologies. The Air Force will support future operations by providing the critical surveillance, tactical edge communications, processing, networking, and battle management command and control capabilities to the joint warfighting force. ABMS is not envisioned as a single program of record, but rather an open architecture family of systems that enables capabilities via multiple integrated platforms. ABMS will realize the vision of JADC2 to enhance and expand capabilities by enabling any sensor to inform any shooter in any domain—land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. In an interview with Air Force Magazine in April 2019, General Goldfein stated, “It is a significant move for the Air Force to shift from a platform solution on command and control and battle management to a network solution going forward, and our future in the business of joint warfighting is to ensure that we’re taking every sensor and every shooter and connecting them together to overwhelm an adversary”. Our aim is to have intelligence and targeting data transformed into timely and actionable information through trusted networks and intelligent algorithms that enable our people to focus on decisions. In this construct, information is a service, rather than a platform, and the layers of sensing and the communication pathways will provide reliability and assurance in contested environments. General Information Federal Agency Name: AFLCMC/C3 Broad Agency Announcement Title: Advanced Battle Management System Broad Agency Announcement Type: This is the initial announcement. Broad Agency Announcement Number: BAA-AFLCMC_CAIO-2020-0001 Closing Date: This BAA will remain open until 31 December 2026, unless superseded, amended, or cancelled. Periodically, but no less than annually, the BAA will be assessed and updates will be issued via amendment. BAA Calls: As applicable, individual calls for white papers or proposals for specific technology areas of interest will be issued under this BAA announcement. BAA calls may utilize the 1-Step or 2-Step process for propsals. Each call will identify: the process being used; specific details regarding the call technical topic area; submission instructions, to include due dates; review, evaluation and selection criteria; and any other relevant information specific to the call. Address contracting questions to the Contracting POC: Mary DelRaso mary.delraso@us.af.mil Type of Contract/Instrument: The Air Force reserves the right to award the instrument best suited to the nature of research proposed. Accordingly, the Government may award any appropriate contract type under the FAR or Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype. Rights in Technical Data, Computer Software and Computer Software Documentation: It is the Government's intention to acquire only the delivery of technical data and computer software and the rights in that technical data and computer software that is necessary to satisfy agency needs, and this will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Industry Classification and Business Size Standards: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this announcement is 541715 - Research and Development Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. Eligibility Information: Although participation is encouraged, no portion of this BAA is set-aside for small businesses, to include veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program, small disadvantaged, women-owned, and historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions. Foreign or foreign-owned contractors are advised that their participation, while not precluded, is subject to foreign disclosure review procedures. Foreign contractors should contact the Primary Contracting POC identified in each specific call if they contemplate responding to this BAA. Disclaimers/Notifications: The U.S. Air Force reserves the right to select all, some, partial white paper content, or none of the white papers received in response to this BAA throughout its term. The U.S. Air Force reserves the right to initiate clarification of white papers and other material submitted in response to this BAA with Offerors when deemed necessary. All awards are subject to the availability of funds. Offerors will not be reimbursed for white paper development costs. There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of any information submitted in response to this BAA. White papers and other material submitted with the white paper for review purposes under this BAA will not be returned.