AFVentures SBIR Evaluations Tool

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is performing "market search" for businesses in preparation of a future procurement for the Air Force Research Laboratory. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding:

(1) the availability and technical capability of qualified business sources;

(2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled; veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged;

(3) the availability of business sources under various strategic sourcing vehicles; and (4) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside or a strategic sourcing vehicle is possible.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for determining small business status under this requirement is 513210 (Software Publishers) with a size standard of $47,000,000. The Air Force Research Laboratory, AFWERX (AFRL/RG) has a requirement for contractor’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution it shall be an automated, online system of integrated capabilities to support the complex Department of the Air Force (DAF) SBIR/STTR process.

The system shall be capable of reporting and collecting data for Department of Defense (DoD) and Small Business Administration (SBA) data reporting; this includes the incorporation of historical data for longitudinal reporting. Additional details are provided within the attached document.