Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for NSWC Crane

What the official notice requires

Pulled from the official notice N0016424SNB35_BAA_05_Full.pdf (48 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words. Open the page to read it in context.

Award size and project length

• Award amounts here are per year · p. 39

  “Recipients that have Federal contract, grant, and cooperative agreement awards with a cumulative total value greater than $10,000,000 must disclose semiannually any information about the criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings. 5.” Open page 39

Registrations you need first (3)

• SAM.gov · p. 11

  “SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/content/home) 2.” Open page 11

• Unique Entity ID (UEI) · p. 14

  “Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) – All offerors submitting proposals or applications must: a.” Open page 14

• Grants.gov · p. 22

  “If the application is a renewal or expansion of an existing award, enter the NSWC Crane award number.  Field 4c - Previous Grants.gov Tracking ID:” Open page 22

Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist

What to submit

• Form SF-424 · p. 22

  “Mandatory SF-424 Research and Related (R&R) Family Forms The mandatory forms are found at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms.html.” Open page 22

• Project abstract or summary · p. 23

  “(2) PROJECT/ABSTRACT The project summary/abstract must identify the research problem and objectives, technical approaches, anticipated outcome of the research, if successful, and impact on DoD capabilities.” Open page 23

• Resumes or bios of key staff · p. 26

  “Include resumes or curricula vitae for the Principal Investigator, other key personnel and consultants.” Open page 26

• Budget narrative / justification · p. 27

  “Budgets proposing direct charging of administrative or clerical salaries must be supported with a budget justification which adequately describes the major project and the administrative and/or clerical work to be performed.  Fringe Benefits and Indirect…” Open page 27

• Organizational chart · p. 45

  “(i) Provide organizational charts showing the offeror’s (and, as appropriate, those of its subcontractors, partners, consultants, and affiliates) structure as it relates to performance under the contract awarded under this BAA and all contracts and…” Open page 45

Formatting rules

• 12-point font, single-spaced · p. 12

  “White Paper Format  Paper Size – 8.5 x 11-inch paper  Margins – 1 inch  Spacing – single-spaced  Font – Times New Roman, 12 point  Page limit – 1-5 pages excluding cover page. ii.” Open page 12

• single-spaced · p. 22

  “Spacing – single spaced” Open page 22

• 12-point font · p. 22

  “Font – Times New Roman, not smaller than 12 point” Open page 22

• double-spaced · p. 40

  “Spacing – single or double spaced” Open page 40

Mistakes that get applications rejected (6)

• Could get your application rejected: Evaluation – Proposals will not be evaluated against each other since they are not submitted in accordance... · p. 15

  “Evaluation – Proposals will not be evaluated against each other since they are not submitted in accordance with a common work statement.” Open page 15

• Could get your application rejected: The demographic information may be accessible to the reviewer but will not be considered in the evaluation. · p. 30

  “The demographic information may be accessible to the reviewer but will not be considered in the evaluation.” Open page 30

• Sent the wrong way or format: Proposals with attachments submitted in word processing, spreadsheet, or any format other than Adobe... · p. 32

  “Proposals with attachments submitted in word processing, spreadsheet, or any format other than Adobe Portable Document Format will not be considered for award.” Open page 32

• Could get your application rejected: The nondisclosure or misrepresentation of an interest creating an OCI may result in the disqualification... · p. 44

  “The nondisclosure or misrepresentation of an interest creating an OCI may result in the disqualification of an offeror for award, or if such nondisclosure or misrepresentation is discovered after award, the Government may terminate the contract for default,…” Open page 44

• Could get your application rejected: (1) impose appropriate conditions which avoid such conflict, (2) disqualify the offeror, (3) determine... · p. 45

  “(1) impose appropriate conditions which avoid such conflict, (2) disqualify the offeror, (3) determine that it is otherwise in the best interest of the Government to award a contract to the offeror and include appropriate conditions mitigating such conflict…” Open page 45

• Could get your application rejected: An offeror who has refused to disclose the information or make the certification required by this BAA... · p. 46

  “An offeror who has refused to disclose the information or make the certification required by this BAA concerning an actual or potential OCI shall be disqualified from consideration for award. 6.” Open page 46