DARPA's Commercial Solutions Opening (DCSO) for Commercial Strategy

Amendment / Modification

This document is Amendment 0001 to the DARPA Commercial Solutions Opening (DCSO) solicitation HR001125RE003. It does not introduce new substantive changes to the solicitation's requirements or deadlines but serves as an administrative update.

No specific sections of the original solicitation are noted as being changed or replaced by this amendment. The amendment primarily serves to update the document identifier to "Amendment 0001".

This amendment does not appear to alter proposal submission deadlines or requirements. Bidders should refer to the original solicitation for these details.

Form / Attachment / Pricing Sheet

This document is a template for a Statement of Work (SOW) to be used by offerors responding to a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for the transition of DARPA-funded technologies using commercial solutions. Offerors must edit and complete this template as part of their proposal submission.

• Background/Introduction: Offerors must provide relevant background.
• Tasks: Detailed breakdown of tasks by Offeror Fiscal Year, focusing on reducing business risk. Tasks should include specific completion criteria, schedule, reports, metrics, and milestones. Offerors must tailor tasks to their proposed commercial solution, noting any human subjects research, PII, university on-campus work, sub-awardees, consultants, CUI, or Minimum Viable Product (MVP) development.
• Embedded Entrepreneur (EE): Offerors must identify and engage highly qualified EEs to lead SOW execution.
• MVP Development (Optional): If proposing an MVP, tasks must focus on market entry, proving utility, and demonstrating end-user value, not technical risk reduction.
• Milestone Payment Schedule: Offerors must select a pre-defined milestone structure or provide a custom schedule with tasks, titles, exit criteria, dates, and prices. Three example structures (Typical EEI, Spin-Out Company, Regulatory Needs) are provided.
• Government-Provided Equipment/Information: Specify any required government support.
• Intellectual Property: Detail IP being delivered to the government.
• Key Personnel: List required qualifications for the EE candidate (and MVP key personnel if proposed).
• Place of Performance: Specify the work location.
• Travel: All required travel must be included.
• Period of Performance: Base CSP should be 12 months; MVPs should not exceed 24 months.
• Reports: Monthly status reports and a final report summarizing project progress and close-out metrics are required.

This template is critical for bidders to understand the required structure and content of their proposed Statement of Work. It outlines the specific business-focused tasks, milestones, and reporting requirements for commercializing DARPA-funded technologies. Offerors must carefully adapt this template to their specific commercialization strategy and proposed solution, paying close attention to the emphasis on business risk reduction and the detailed requirements for defining commercial opportunities, strategies, and financial plans.

Form / Attachment / Pricing Sheet

This document is an Excel spreadsheet containing various pricing templates and details for the opportunity. It is intended for bidders to fill out and submit as part of their proposal.

• Price Breakdown Sheet: Includes sections for Labor, Travel, Other Direct Costs (ODCs), Material/Equipment, and Profit. It allows for breakdown by Base and Option periods, with columns for Hours, Rate, and Total. Bidders can add rows as required. Fully Burdened Rate is specified.
• Travel Sheet: Provides a template for detailing travel costs, including purpose, origin/destination, number of people/days/trips, per diem rates (Hotel, M&IE), airfare, car rental, conference fees, and other expenses. It includes instructions for using GSA per diem rates and justifying travel.
• ODC Details Sheet: For itemizing Other Direct Costs, requiring description, quantity, unit of issue, unit price, total price, basis of estimate, and supporting documentation status. Instructions are provided for ODC backup and reference numbering.
• Materials Sheet: For detailing material costs, including item description, quantity, unit price, total price, source, basis of estimate, and supporting documentation. Instructions cover itemization, supporting documentation for costs over $5,000, and reference numbering.
• Equipment Sheet: For itemizing equipment costs, including description, justification, deliverable inclusion, type of equipment, quantity, unit price, total price, vendor/source, basis of estimate, and supporting documentation. It specifies definitions for different equipment types and requirements for justification and backup documentation.

This document is crucial for bidders to accurately calculate and present their proposed pricing for the opportunity. It outlines the required format for labor, travel, ODCs, materials, and equipment costs, including specific instructions for justification and supporting documentation. Bidders must carefully complete all relevant sections to ensure their proposal meets the solicitation's pricing requirements.