U.S. Army Research Laboratory Dr. Patrick Baker, SES Director, Survivability & Lethality Analysis Directorate 19 April 2018

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1 ABERDEEN PROVING Aberdeen GROUND proving ground ADVANCED advanced PLANNING planning BRIEFING briefing to TO industry INDUSTRY U.S. Army Research Laboratory Dr. Patrick Baker, SES Director, Survivability & Lethality Analysis Directorate 19 April 2018 The forecast data is for planning purposes, does not represent a pre-solicitation synopsis, does not constitute an invitation for bid or request for proposal, and is not a commitment by the government to purchase the desired products and services."

2 UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 2

3 CAPABILITY Increasing Incremental Innovation Products PHYSICAL PRODUCTS - INDUSTRY AND RDECS UNCLASSIFIED The Delta Perspective of ARL & Industry Research ESTABLISHED ENGINEERING PRACTICE Known KNOWLEDGE Increasing RESEARCH INTENSIVE ENGINEERING Disruptive Innovation PERFORMANCE Increasing SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS- ARL AND UNIVERSITIES Unknown Breakthrough and Discovery Area with highest potential for knowledge transfer which occurs through publications, CRADAs, patents, conferences, and contract research Increasing CLARITY [APPROACH, SPECIFICATIONS, USE] UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 3

4 Army S&T Performing Organizations PERSONNEL MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE/ ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIEL STRATEGIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST AND EVALUATION HQDA, G-1 Personnel Army Medical Command Army Corps of Engineers Army Materiel Command Army Space and Missile Defense Command Army Test and Evaluation Command Army Research Institute Medical Research Materiel Command Engineer Research and Development Center Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Future Warfare Center Capability Development Aberdeen Test Center Americas RDECOM Forward Element Santiago, Chile Atlantic RDECOM Forward Element London, England Pacific RDECOM Forward Element Tokyo, Japan ADCON ADCON ADCON Army Research Laboratory Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center Communications- Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center RDECOM is a critical component of the Army S&T enterprise UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 4

5 U.S. Army Research Laboratory Mission DISCOVER, INNOVATE, and TRANSITION Science and Technology to ensure dominant strategic land power Computational Sciences Analysis & Assessment Information Sciences Extramural Basic Research Vision The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces. Materials Research Sciences for Lethality & Protection Sciences for Maneuver Human Sciences Making today s Army and the next Army obsolete UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 5

6 ARL Leadership Director Plans & Programs Mr. Todd Rosenberger Director Dr. Philip Perconti Military Deputy COL Kevin Ellison Director Laboratory Operations Ms. Teresa Kines Chief Scientist Deputy Director Basic Science Director ARO Sergeant Major Keith Taylor Adelphi, MD Associate Director Executive Staff Ms. Kelly Foster Dr. Alexander Kott Dr. David Skatrud ARO Extramural Basic Research Engineering Sciences Information Sciences Physical Sciences APG, MD Computational & Information Sciences Human Research & Engineering Sensors & Electron Devices Survivability/ Lethality Analysis Vehicle Technology Weapons & Materials Research Ms. Cynthia Bedell Dr. Corde Lane (A) Mr. Andrew Ladas (A) Dr. Patrick Baker Dr. Jaret Riddick Dr. Jeffrey Zabinski Information & Computational Sciences Predictive Simulation Sciences Data Intensive Sciences Computing Architectures Computing Sciences Sensing & Effecting System Intelligence & Intelligent Systems Human & Information Interaction Networks & Communications Cyber Security Human Sciences Human Behavior Enhancing Human Capabilities Integration of Humans and Systems Materials Research Structural Materials Electronics Photonics Energy & Power Biotechnology & Bio-Inspired High Strain Rate & Ballistic Materials Manufacturing Science, Processing & Sustainment Assessment & Analysis Assessment of Science & Technology Science & Technology of Assessment Assessing Mission Capability of Materiel Materiel Capable of Assessing Mission Capability Sciences For Maneuver Energy & Propulsion Platform Mechanics Platform Intelligence Logistics & Sustainability Sciences for Lethality & Protection Lethality Research for Soldiers & Army Platforms Protection Research for Soldiers & Army Platforms Battlefield Injury Mechanisms UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 6

7 Talented Workforce UNCLASSIFIED Electrical/Electronics Engineer 20% (289) Mechanical Engineer 14% (200) Computer Scientist/Engineer 15% (213) S&E Degree Distribution Military 1% (30) 3275 Total Workforce (as of 31 Aug 2017) Physicist/Physical Scientist 13% (184) Chemist/Chemical Engineer 7% (103) General/Industrial Engineer 6% (90) Bachelors 23% Masters 31% Doctorate 46% Increased civilian S&Es with PhDs from 434 to 656 (FY06-FY17) Materials Engineer 7% (94) Civ Intel & Security 2% (26) Technicians 6% (122) Aerospace Engineer 3% (50) Operations Research Analyst 3% (38) Physiologist 1% (2) Biologist/Biomedical Engineer 3% (37) Mathematicians/Statisticians 2% (29) Engineering Psychologist 4% (61) Neuroscientists 1% (13) Meteorologist 1% (12) Others 1% (22) UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 7

8 ARL S&T Campaigns Functional Campaigns Cross Cutting Campaigns SOLDIER Human Sciences SHOOT & PROTECT Sciences for Lethality & Protection MOVE Sciences for Maneuver COMMUNICATE Information Sciences A coherent understandable strategy Ultimately leading to new warfighter capabilities ARL Campaign Publications UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 8

9 Essential Research Areas Human-Agent Teaming Cyber & EM Technologies for Complex Environments Distributed / Cooperative Engagement in Contested Environments Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning Manipulate Failure Physics for Robust Materials Tactical Unit Energy Independence Manufacturing at the Point of Need Accelerated Learning for a Ready Force Discovery UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 9

10 Open Campus Initiative UNCLASSIFIED Past: Current Defense Laboratory Model Gates and high walls provide 20th century security, but are barriers to 21st century innovation Present & Future: Open Campus Initiative Reduction in barriers to facilitate collaboration with academia, industry, and small business Less bureaucracy and paperwork Open areas for researchers and access to existing facilities Collaboration between ARL and external scientists Career path for students and scientists Hub and Spoke Model Collaborator presence through EUL Novel staff opportunities Defense laboratories relatively unchanged since inception (NRL 1923) An enhanced defense research environment that fosters discovery and innovation through collaboration on fundamental research UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 10

11 Open Campus Initiative UNCLASSIFIED Started in FY14 to link ARL with the global research community; partners and ARL S&Es working side-by-side in research facilities. Academia Soldier (TRADOC) AMC RDECOM ARL Industry DASA(R&T) Expanded S&T Research Ecosystem Collaborations focused on Army-specific challenges of mutual importance to all partners Partners from Army, Industry and Academia engage in research with shared access to people, infrastructure and resources Industry Academia ARL ARL Open Campus is a role model to the broader defense research enterprise - Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Defense Research Enterprise Assessment, January 2017 Army Benefits as of January 2018: $38.7M in-kind research $82M in-kind research since Open Campus start 138 Active CRADAs 61 CRADAs with Academia 77 CRADAs with Industry 342 CRADAs projects 163 CRADAs projects in Negotiation 700 visiting researchers 80 visiting researchers from 22 different nations UNCLASSIFIED Successful pilot at The ARL-Adelphi, Nation s Premier Moving Laboratory implement for Land at APG Forces 11

12 ARL Extended SITES UNCLASSIFIED ARL WEST ARL CENTRAL ARL SOUTH ARL NORTHEAST 17 ARL employees & contract researchers 35 students 3 faculty Stanford Los Angeles UC Santa Barbara USC UCLA UC Irvine UC Riverside U of Wisconsin Marquette U Fermi National Accelerator Chicago U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Argonne NL Northwestern University Illinois Institute of Technology U of Illinois at Chicago University of Chicago Indiana U Notre Dame Purdue U 7 ARL employees 13 students 3 faculty New Mexico State UT El Paso Texas Tech UT Arlington UT Austin UT San Antonio Ft. Sam Houston U of North Texas Texas A&M Rice Univ Yale Northeastern University Boston University Harvard UMass Boston MIT Brown University Focus: Human Information Interaction How humans generate & interact with data to effectively & efficiently make decisions Focus: Materials, Mechanisms, & Computing Impact physics, quantum science, high performance computing, materials for weapons & protection Focus: Materials & Manufacturing Additive manufacturing, biosciences, energy & power, energetic materials, cyber science Focus: Materials & Manufacturing Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Additive Manufacturing Goals: Establish regional laboratories to jointly solve Army technology needs Establish close ties with academia, start-ups & established companies Access large pool of subject matter experts from academia & industry Capitalize on strong academic institutions & graduates with regional preference UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 12

13 Technical Infrastructure UNCLASSIFIED Electromagnetic Vulnerability Assessment Facility Microsystem Indoor Testing Grounds DSRC & Scientific Visualization Facility Novel Energetics Research Facility Vertical Impulse Measurement Facility Rotorcraft Survivability Assessment Facility Zahl Physical Sciences Laboratory Specialty Electronic Materials and Sensors Cleanroom Shooter Performance Facility Robotics Research Facility Rodman Materials Research Laboratory Vehicle Research Laboratory Environment for Auditory Research Access to Partner Facilities Transonic Experimental Facility Academia Industry Impact Physics Laboratory Pulse Power Facility Fuel Reformation Laboratory UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 13

14 OPEN CAMPUS: Working With Industry Advanced High Temperature Ceramics for Propulsion Applications Boeing developed Gas Turbine Engine exhaust ceramic matrix composite materials. ARL tested these materials at its Vehicle Research Laboratory. Preliminary investigations on Ox-Ox ceramic matrix composite materials show promise for use in future gas turbine engine exhaust and nacelle structures. Ongoing collaboration will impact disruptive levels of high power density, durability, reliability and reduced life cycle cost of future, ultra-efficient, Army rotorcraft engines. Burner Rig ARL POC: Anindya Ghoshal (Sciences for Maneuver) IR Camera Image of Specimen Neuromorphic Computing for Adaptive Control of Robotic Systems New start in FY17; ARL growth area; LMATL researcher approved for a one year research sabbatical to ARL Will develop sensors and embedded methods to extract salient information from the sensed environment to enable high-speed autonomous vehicle operation, improved soldierborne localization, and real-time adaptive model learning and refinement in unknown environments. ARL POC: Allison Mathis (Sciences for Maneuver) / Brian Satterfield LM(ATL) UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 14

15 Open Campus: Working With Industry Rate-Activated Tether for Reduction in Ground Impact-Induced TBI Collaboration with NFL/Under Armour/GE/ARL Concept: Use tether to reduce head velocity during backward falls, and severity of head-toground impact Rate-activated tether provides over 100X more force during high speed extension, compared to low speed extension Comprehensive Threat Protection for Army Vehicles Longstanding collaboration with BAE Systems to improve armor technology for combat vehicle application Focused on the design, development and integration of integrated blast and ballistic protection kits. State-of-the-art reactive armor and new base armor configurations Vehicle weight reduction UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 15

16 Center for Research in Extreme Batteries Open Campus Activity: CREB Center established with 5 core members Non-profit CREB consortium in negotiation To be funded by industry, academic, and government members Interest expressed by over 300 organizations ARL, UMD, and NIST funded initial cohort of 4 Post-docs (including two international researchers), led to larger ARPA-E grant Technical Accomplishments: Water-in-salt electrolytes dramatically increase electrochemical stability to 3 V over previous state of the art (1.23 V) Li-ion equivalent 200 Wh/kg energy density demonstrated using completely nonflammable/non-toxic electrolyte (43% increase over previous state of the art) Joint ARL/UMD patent filed High impact publications including Science, Nature Energy, Angewandte Chemie UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 16 16

17 Center for Agile Materials Manufacturing Science Open to national and DoD labs, universities, and industry Multidisciplinary Focus: Manufacturing and processing Process-to-microstructure modeling Expeditionary technologies development Characterization based-performance using a probabilistic approach Rapid, in situ certification of additively manufactured parts Additive Manufacturing Suite CURRENT PARTNERS: 3D Systems Orbital ATK Johns Hopkins (MEDE CA) ECBC UTEP CT with In-situ Mechanical Testing UNIQUE FACILITIES: Selective laser sintering Hybrid additive manufacturing system Cold spray systems Materials characterization and computational tools Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Capabilities X-ray Computed Tomography suite Scanning and transmission electron microscopy Multi-axes, Hybrid-materials Additive Manufacturing Fiber & Film Processing Lab Cold Spray Laboratory UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 17

18 Mechanisms for Collaboration Center steering committee is being assembled to facilitate smooth functioning Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) Multi-party CRADAs established once research projects & teams identified Formal agreement between federal and non-federal entity Facilitates personnel exchange and access to facilities or equipment without the need for reimbursement Defines handling of intellectual property Protection of Intellectual Property with CRADAs Under CRADA each team decides what information will be shared and with whom Prior to execution, each entity declares what existing IP is relevant to the joint work statements in CRADA If invention made by the employees of one party, then that party has a right to file this invention Inventions jointly made by ARL and non-federal party can be pursued jointly UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 18

19 U.S. Army Research Laboratory Mission DISCOVER, INNOVATE, and TRANSITION Science and Technology to ensure dominant strategic land power Computational Sciences Analysis & Assessment Information Sciences Extramural Basic Research Vision The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces. Materials Research Sciences for Lethality & Protection Sciences for Maneuver Human Sciences Making today s Army and the next Army obsolete UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 19

20 ABERDEEN PROVING Aberdeen GROUND proving ground ADVANCED advanced PLANNING planning BRIEFING briefing to TO industry INDUSTRY U.S. Army Research Laboratory Mr. David Christ Office of Small Business Programs The forecast data is for planning purposes, does not represent a pre-solicitation synopsis, does not constitute an invitation for bid or request for proposal, and is not a commitment by the government to purchase the desired products and services."

21 April 2018 APBI Update Since FY17 APBI Items Briefed Last Year: All Actions Awarded Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) R&D awarded to ICF International via other than full and open competition for $92,922, (Contract W911QX-17-C-0018) C5ISR awarded to Parsons Government Services and ICF International via full and open competition with program ceiling of $175,000, (Contracts W911QX-18-D-0001-W911QX-18-D-0002). Awards are under protest. SUNet Infrastructure awarded to ECS Federal (formerly Information Systems Worldwide) via full and open competition for $111,132, (Contract W911QX-17- D-0012). SUNet Enclaves awarded to Allied Associates International, Barbaricum, ECS Federal, and Research Innovations with program ceiling of $248,110, (Contracts W911QX-17-D-0008 W911QX-17-D-0011) The forecast data is for planning purposes, does not represent a pre-solicitation synopsis, does not constitute an invitation for bid or request for proposal, and is not a commitment by the government to purchase the desired products and services." UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 21

22 Program / Project Overview ARL has a continuing need for the conduct of basic research, applied research, and analyses as related to sensors and electron devices. It is necessary to obtain a wide variety of technical data on both new concepts and improvements to existing systems. Additionally, SEDD has a mission of advancing the state of the art in electro-optic smart sensors, multifunction radio frequency, autonomous sensing, power and energy, signature management. To perform this mission, ARL requires professional scientific, engineering, and analysis support. The objective of this contract is to provide support for various programs conducted by the Army Research Laboratory. Specific efforts include: Conducting basic research, applied research, and advanced development efforts Analyzing technical data Experimental test planning Conceiving experimental, analytical, and numerical approaches to solve problems Conducting high performance computing simulations Serving as a technical point of contact for ARL of specific projects Composing or authoring technical publications and presentations Presenting work at technical and programmatic forums It is anticipated that the follow-on contract will be awarded as a MATOC set-aside for small business UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 22

23 Opportunity UNCLASSIFIED Concept development, fabrication, prototyping, and testing of advanced research and development efforts for military applications. CONTRACT TYPE: CPFF ESTIMATED VALUE: $150M - $250M PoP - Five (5) years CONTRACTING CONTACT (if known): ACC APG Adelphi, Contracting Officer: Allison Murray, , allison.s.murray.civ@mail.mil The COR is Scott Moore SOLICITATION #: TBD ESTIMATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: 3QFY18 PRIOR/CURRENT CONTRACT INFORMATION: Contract Numbers: MATOC - W911QX-15-D-0023, W911QX-15-D-0024, W911QX-15-D-0025 Incumbent Contractors: General Technical Services, LLC Ideal Innovations, Inc. Primal Innovation, LLC ( small businesses) UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 23

24 Program / Project Overview Cloud Service in support of the Joint Cloud Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) environment for performing Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) - Cloud services from Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) in order to align to and perform CSSP services for subscribers. The ARL CSSP must obtain cloud services from five (5) CSPs. These CSPs are: (1) Amazon, (2) Microsoft, (3) IBM, (4) Google, and (5) Oracle. The government is considering a brand-name sole source justification for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). However, there is no decision, yet, about resellers of cloud services. UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 24

25 Opportunity UNCLASSIFIED Cloud Computing Long Term Solution CONTRACT TYPE: CPFF ESTIMATED VALUE: $450M - $500M - Up to $100M per Five (5) Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) CONTRACTING CONTACT (if known): ACC- APG Adelphi, Contracting Officer; Daniel Dougherty, , daniel.p.dougherty14.civ@mail.mil The TPOCs are Curtis Arnold and Bill Christman SOLICITATION #: TBD ESTIMATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: 3QFY18 PRIOR/CURRENT CONTRACT INFORMATION: Contract Number: N/A - New contract Incumbent Contractor: N/A UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 25

26 Program / Project Overview Perform specific cybersecurity research, analytic development, and specific Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) functions. The current contract has a PoP (with options) to June 2020, however, a greater "level of effort" is required as more subscribers are on-boarded. The next iteration of these requirements is slated to be pursued under the basis of Full and Open Competition. A portion of the CSSP services re-compete, requirements of the Sustainment Team, are anticipated to be set-aside for small business and presented on the next Opportunity. UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 26

27 Opportunity UNCLASSIFIED Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) Support Services. CONTRACT TYPE: CPFF ESTIMATED VALUE: $200M - $250M - PoP is Five (5) years CONTRACTING CONTACT (if known): ACC- APG Adelphi, Contracting Officer; Daniel Dougherty, , daniel.p.dougherty14.civ@mail.mil The TPOCs are Curtis Arnold and Bill Christman SOLICITATION #: TBD ESTIMATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: 3QFY18 PRIOR/CURRENT CONTRACT INFORMATION: Contract Number: W911QX-17-C-0018 Incumbent Contractor: ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. (large business) UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 27

28 Program / Project Overview Performing specific cybersecurity research, analytic development, and specific Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) functions across the DoD. A portion of the CSSP services re-compete, requirements of the Sustainment Team, are anticipated to be set-aside for small business. These requirements currently fall under the scope of the ICF contract. UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 28

29 Opportunity UNCLASSIFIED Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) Support Services. CONTRACT TYPE: CPFF ESTIMATED VALUE: $7M - $7.5M ceiling PoP Five (5) years Multiple awards to small business CONTRACTING CONTACT (if known): ACC- APG - Adelphi Contracting Officer; Daniel Dougherty; daniel.p.dougherty14.civ@mail.mil The TPOCs are Curtis Arnold and Bill Christman SOLICITATION #: TBD ESTIMATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: 3QFY18 PRIOR/CURRENT CONTRACT INFORMATION: Contract Number: W911QX-17-C-0018 Incumbent Contractor: ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. (large business) UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 29

30 Program / Project Overview Information Technology (IT) Modernization Innovative Methods that improve customer experience and provide efficiency in the following six (6) areas of expertise: Self-Service Service Catalog VDI support services Asset management Cloud Adoption Enterprise Network Infrastructure Modernization ARL seeks Industry input with Self-Help support in the development, deployment, maintenance, training, and update of a user facing self-help tool, in order to reduce tier escalation support requirements utilizing an automated self-service tool. This requirement is anticipated to be set-aside for small business. UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 30

31 Opportunity UNCLASSIFIED Information Technology (IT) Modernization/Networking and Data Center Services CONTRACT TYPE: CPFF ESTIMATED VALUE: $45M - $50M PoP is Five (5) years CONTRACTING CONTACT (if known): ACC- APG - Adelphi Contracting Officer; Daniel Dougherty, , daniel.p.dougherty14.civ@mail.mil The COR is Mark Flaherty SOLICITATION #: W011QX-18-R-0003 RFI released 21 Feb 18 ESTIMATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: 3QFY18 PRIOR/CURRENT CONTRACT INFORMATION: Contract Number: W911QX-15-F-0014 Incumbent Contractors: Catapult Health Technology Group, LLC (mix of companies, most of which qualify as Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)) UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 31

32 Program / Project Overview Engineering support services required to conduct modeling and simulation analysis, test assessment and engineering analysis to quantitatively assess the survivability, lethality, and vulnerability of U.S. Army and DoD Live-fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) programs. This requirement is anticipated to be set-aside for small business via GSA Oasis Small Business Multiple Award IDIQ. UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 32

33 Opportunity UNCLASSIFIED Engineering Analysis Branch (EAB) Support Services CONTRACT TYPE: CPFF ESTIMATED VALUE: $8M - $9M - PoP - Five (5) years CONTRACTING CONTACT ACC - APG - Adelphi KO is TBD The COR is Penny Willard SOLICITATION #: TBD ESTIMATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: 3QFY18 PRIOR/CURRENT CONTRACT INFORMATION: Contract Number: W911QX-15-F-0054 Incumbent Contractor: The Survice Engineering Company, LLC. (small business) UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 33

34 Program / Project Overview This requirement is to provide contract administration and acquisition methodology support services consisting of all aspects of the process from pre-award to elements of post-award up to but not including closeouts for the US Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground, Adelphi Contracting Division (ACC-APG, ACD) and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). Services will include: preparation and process a variety of contractual forms and memos; process interim/final report of inventions; process government furnished property requests; process bailment agreements; process novation agreements, prepare general administrative contract modifications for contract and purchase order files; and process release of information packages. Additional services include: processing efforts to be performed by the Contractor in support of the Government s requirement to include new contract awards, modifications to existing contracts and Finance / Budget efforts relating to contract awards or transfers of funding between Government Agencies. The requirement is anticipated to be set-aside for 8(a) small businesses. UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 34

35 Opportunity UNCLASSIFIED Acquisition Methodologies Contracting Support CONTRACT TYPE: CPFF ESTIMATED VALUE: $22M - $24M - PoP Five (5) years CONTRACTING CONTACT ACC - APG - Adelphi Contracting Officer; Daniel Dougherty, , daniel.p.dougherty14.civ@mail.mil SOLICITATION #: TBD ESTIMATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: 3QFY18 PRIOR/CURRENT CONTRACT INFORMATION: Contract Number: W911QX-16-C-0008 & W911QX-17-C-0022 Incumbent Contractor: ORION CONSULTING GROUP, INC. - (8(a) small business) UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 35

36 General Questions can be addressed at the RDECOM Breakout Session Tomorrow UNCLASSIFIED The Nation s Premier Laboratory for Land Forces 36