Place of performancePatrick AFB, FL, 32925, United States
Opportunity summary
Source-cited
This Commercial Solutions Opening seeks proposals for technologies supporting AFTAC's mission, focusing on areas like nuclear treaty monitoring and advanced detection. The solicitation covers eight capability areas, including DEW and cloud computing. [1]
Key points
Proposals must offer commercial items, technologies, or services [2]
Evaluation uses technical merit, importance, and funding availability [3]
Watch items
Phase I submissions lead to invitations for full proposals [4]
AFTAC+CSO+2024+FY26+Re-post+.pdfNon-government Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) contractors may participate in the evaluation of white paper submissions, when necessary.
AFTAC+CSO+2024+FY26+Re-post+.pdfSince all proposals must offer commercial items, technologies, or services, the requirements of the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) are not applicable.
AFTAC+CSO+2024+FY26+Re-post+.pdfThe Government will determine the most technically competent and capable of qualified offerors using the criteria below. • Criteria (Factors) for Selecting Quad Chart/White Paper for Full Proposal Submission: o Technical merit/applicability, o Importance to agency programs, and o Funding availability • Relative Importance: All Factors are of equal importance • Method of Evaluation: Peer or scientific review
AFTAC+CSO+2024+FY26+Re-post+.pdfAFTAC will invite select Offerors to submit full proposals based on favorable evaluation results of Phase I submissions.
Since all proposals must offer commercial items, technologies, or services, the requirements of the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) are not applicable.
Major Goals and Milestones by Fiscal Year (FY): Bulleted list (> 12-pt font) Deliverables: (e.g., study, written reports, prototype device, or proof of prototype testing) Proposed Funding ($K): Period of Performance: (>12-pt font).
The Government will determine the most technically competent and capable of qualified offerors using the criteria below. • Criteria (Factors) for Selecting Quad Chart/White Paper for Full Proposal Submission: o Technical merit/applicability, o Importance to agency programs, and o Funding availability • Relative Importance: All Factors are of equal importance • Method of Evaluation: Peer or scientific review
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Notice information
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This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), as contemplated in 10 U.S.C. 3458 and DFARS Subpart 212.70 - Defense Commercial Solutions Opening, is a competitive solicitation of proposals focused on technologies to meet the Air Force Technical Application Center's (AFTAC) mission. AFTAC is looking for new capabilities in nuclear treaty monitoring, advanced detection technologies to support the counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other applied technologies. AFTAC seeks the best approaches to meet the technology objectives within the capability areas listed below. Detailed topics associated with each capability area appear in Attachment 6. TOPIC: AFTAC-001, GEOPHYSICS AND SEISMOLOGY AFTAC-002, ATMOSPHERE AND SPACE AFTAC-003, DIRECTED ENEGRY WEAPON (DEW) AFTAC-004, NUCLEAR AND NUCLEAR-RELATED MATERIALS ANALYSIS AFTAC-005, MATERIALS MODELING AND ANALYSIS AFTAC-006, ENTERPRISE WIDE INTEGRATION AND ARCHITECTURE MODERNIZATION AFTAC-007, ENTERPRISE ASSET AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS AFTAC-008, HIGH PERFORMANCE AND SECURE CLOUD COMPUTING AND DEV OPS SOLUTIONS FOR DATA INGESTION, EXPLOITATION, AND DISSEMINATION This is a follow-on solicitation to AFTAC_CSO_2023
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DescriptionThis Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), as contemplated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(b)(c)(d) and Class Deviation 2022-O0007 - Defense Commercial Solutions Opening, is a competitive solicitation of proposals focused on technologies to meet the Air Force Technical Application Center's (AFTAC) mission. AFTAC is looking for new capabilities in nuclear treaty monitoring, advanced detection technologies to support the counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other applied technologies. AFTAC seeks the best approaches to meet the technology objectives within the capability areas listed below. Detailed topics associated with each capability area appear in Attachment 6. TOPIC: AFTAC-001, GEOPHYSICS AND SEISMOLOGY AFTAC-002, ATMOSPHERE AND SPACE AFTAC-003, DIRECTED ENEGRY WEAPON (DEW) AFTAC-004, NUCLEAR AND NUCLEAR-RELATED MATERIALS ANALYSIS AFTAC-005, MATERIALS MODELING AND ANALYSIS AFTAC-006, ENTERPRISE WIDE INTEGRATION AND ARCHITECTURE MODERNIZATION AFTAC-007, ENTERPRISE ASSET AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS AFTAC-008, HIGH PERFORMANCE AND SECURE CLOUD COMPUTING AND DEV OPS SOLUTIONS FOR DATA INGESTION, EXPLOITATION, AND DISSEMINATION This is a follow-on solicitation to AFTAC_CSO_2023This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), as contemplated in 10 U.S.C. 3458 and DFARS Subpart 212.70 - Defense Commercial Solutions Opening, is a competitive solicitation of proposals focused on technologies to meet the Air Force Technical Application Center's (AFTAC) mission. AFTAC is looking for new capabilities in nuclear treaty monitoring, advanced detection technologies to support the counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other applied technologies. AFTAC seeks the best approaches to meet the technology objectives within the capability areas listed below. Detailed topics associated with each capability area appear in Attachment 6. TOPIC: AFTAC-001, GEOPHYSICS AND SEISMOLOGY AFTAC-002, ATMOSPHERE AND SPACE AFTAC-003, DIRECTED ENEGRY WEAPON (DEW) AFTAC-004, NUCLEAR AND NUCLEAR-RELATED MATERIALS ANALYSIS AFTAC-005, MATERIALS MODELING AND ANALYSIS AFTAC-006, ENTERPRISE WIDE INTEGRATION AND ARCHITECTURE MODERNIZATION AFTAC-007, ENTERPRISE ASSET AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS AFTAC-008, HIGH PERFORMANCE AND SECURE CLOUD COMPUTING AND DEV OPS SOLUTIONS FOR DATA INGESTION, EXPLOITATION, AND DISSEMINATION This is a follow-on solicitation to AFTAC_CSO_2023