AFTAC Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 2024
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Air Force Technical Application Center (AFTAC) has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 2024 seeking innovative Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) approaches. This BAA targets new capabilities in nuclear treaty monitoring, advanced detection technologies for WMD counter-proliferation, and other applied technologies. Awards will be in the form of contracts or Other Transactions (OT). The response period extends until April 25, 2029, indicating a continuous submission process for white papers.
Scope of Work
AFTAC is looking for solutions across eight key technology topics:
- AFTAC-001: Geophysics and Seismology (e.g., analytical techniques, signal propagation modeling, event location/yield estimation).
- AFTAC-002: Atmosphere and Space (e.g., NUDET signal collection/analysis, modeling, mission life extension for on-orbit payloads).
- AFTAC-003: Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) (e.g., advanced imaging, sensing, data collection/analysis, modeling/simulation).
- AFTAC-004: Nuclear and Nuclear-Related Materials Analysis (e.g., trace-level radionuclide analysis, NUDET monitoring, debris collection).
- AFTAC-005: Materials Modeling and Analysis (e.g., advanced meteorological/environmental modeling, transport/dispersion modeling).
- AFTAC-006: Enterprise-Wide Integration and Architecture Modernization (e.g., data integration across phenomenologies, hardware/software modernization).
- AFTAC-007: Enterprise Asset and Lifecycle Management Improvements (e.g., asset visibility, lifecycle management).
- AFTAC-008: High Performance and Secure Cloud Computing and Dev Ops Solutions (e.g., data ingestion, exploitation, dissemination, AI/ML solutions).
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) leading to contracts (Cost or CPFF) or Other Transactions (OT).
- Funding: Anticipated for FY24 and FY25, with individual awards ranging from $150,000 to $5,000,000.
- Period of Performance: Expected to be 1-5 years.
- Set-Aside: None specified.
- Response Due: April 25, 2029, at 03:59 PM UTC.
- Published: April 21, 2025.
Submission & Evaluation
This is a two-phased submission process: Phase I involves Quad Charts and White Papers, followed by Phase II (Full Proposals) by invitation only. Phase I submissions will be evaluated based on technical merit/applicability, importance to agency programs, and fund availability. Offerors must be registered in SAM for Phase II consideration. A specific template for Quad Charts is provided in the "AFTAC Quad Draft.pptx" document, outlining required elements such as objectives, effort description, benefits, challenges, TRL, milestones, deliverables, and proposed funding.
Additional Notes
The Government reserves the right to fund any combination of proposals, partially fund, or not fund any proposals. All awards are subject to the availability of funds. This BAA is a follow-on to AFTAC_BAA_2023.