SOURCES SOUGHT 2022 Air Delivered Effects Broad Agency Announcement

SOURCES SOUGHT/MARKET SURVEY2022 Air Delivery Effects Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)BAA-RWK-2022-S-0001 NAICS Code 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Science (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)(Formerly known as Armament Technology BAA)I.  PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:AFRL/RWK, Eglin AFB is conducting a sources sought/market survey to gauge the interest in the various research topics associated with a future BAA.  This market survey is conducted to identify potential sources who would potentially possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements, translate basic research solutions to broadly defined needs, design and develop state of the art solutions, and evaluate potential for new operational capabilities by submitting white papers against the Air Delivery Effects BAA R&D requirements in 20 munitions related research areas of interest. Contractors/Institutions responding to this sources sought/market survey are NOT being

asked to submit white papers.  White papers should be submitted once the BAA is finalized and posted on SAM.gov at a date in the future.  Responses to this survey will be used to support the government’s market research requirements.    Contractors/Institutions responding to this sources sought/market survey are placed on notice that participation in this survey will not ensure participation in contract awards as this survey is for planning purposes and will not result in a contract.  The Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.If Contractors/Institutions believe they may be interested in submitting white papers for one or more of the research topics below in response to a future BAA, please respond to the capabilities statement outlined below.  Responding to this sources sought/market survey DOES NOT obligate Contractors/Institutions to submit a white paper when the BAA is released.  Similarly, failure to respond to this sources sought/market survey DOES NOT preclude a contractor/institution from submitting a white paper when the BAA is released.  Descriptions/POCs of the various BAA Research Area topics will be posted with the BAA at a later date.The following are a list of the 2022 BAA Research Area topics:RESEARCH AREA 1 - WEAPON AIRFRAME SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCHRESEARCH AREA 2 - BIOPRINCIPIC SENSORS, INFORMATION PROCESSING, AND CONTROLRESEARCH AREA 3 - AUTONOMOUS TARGET RECOGNITIONRESEARCH AREA 4 - HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP SIMULATION TECHNOLOGIESRESEARCH AREA 5 - ADVANCED SCENE GENERATIONRESEARCH AREA 6 - EO/IR/LADAR/SAL SYSTEM RESEARCHRESEARCH AREA 7 - NAVIGATION AND ESTIMATION TECHNOLOGYRESEARCH AREA 8 - MODELING, SIMULATION, & ANALYSIS (MS&A) OF ADVANCED WEAPON CONCEPTSRESEARCH AREA 9 – LETHALITY, VULNERABILITY, AND SURVIVABILITYRESEARCH AREA 10 - WARHEAD RESEARCHRESEARCH AREA 11 - FUZE RESEARCHRESEARCH AREA 12 - MUNITIONS ENERGETIC MATERIALSRESEARCH AREA 13 – FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT ENABLING ORDANCE TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVANCED ENERGETICSRESEARCH AREA 14 - MULTI-FUNCTION, MULTI-MODE RADAR RESEARCHRESEARCH AREA 15 – MODULAR OPEN SYSTEMS RESEARCHRESEARCH AREA 16 - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) for EDUCATION OUTREACHRESEARCH AREA 17 - WEAPONS AUTONOMY TECHNOLOGY RESEARCHRESEARCH AREA 18 – TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONRESEARCH AREA 19 – CYBER RESILIENCY SECURITY RESEARCH FOR PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONSRESEARCH AREA 20 – STRATEGIC PLANNING, PROTYPING AND EXPERIMENTATIONII.  BUSINESS INFORMATION:Business Information in response to this market survey must include the following:·     Company/Institute Name:·     Address:·     Point of Contact:·     CAGE Code: Phone Number: E-mail Address: Web Page URL:·     Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:        Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:Small Business                                                (Yes / No)Woman Owned Small Business                      (Yes / No)Small Disadvantaged Business                       (Yes / No)8(a) Certified                                                  (Yes / No)HUBZone Certified                                        (Yes / No)Veteran Owned Small Business                      (Yes / No)Service Disabled Veteran Small Business      (Yes / No)Is your company interested in possible subcontracting opportunities?  (Yes/No)III. CAPABILITY STATEMENT:Capability Statements in response to this notice must include:Describe briefly the capabilities of your company and the nature of the services you provide.Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Forward all responses to Linda Wingenbach, linda.wingenbach@us.af.mil with the subject line:  "Sources Sought Response to BAA-RWK-2022-S-0001". Responses shall not exceed 5 pages.  Contractor format is acceptable.Responses must be received no later than 1700 CST on 3 Dec 21.