Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) - Environmental Technology Demonstrations Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Underwater Munitions Response

BOTH SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) is the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) demonstration and validation program for environmental technologies. The ESTCP Office is interested in receiving proposals for innovative technology demonstrations that address DoD environmental requirements as candidates for funding.

This notice constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2). Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare ESTCP's intent to competitively fund demonstration projects as described in the Program Announcement on the ESTCP website. The Program Announcement and complete submittal instructions are found at https://www.serdp-estcp.org/workingwithus.

To be eligible for consideration, parties wishing to respond to this announcement must submit a proposal in accordance with the instructions on the website, no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 30, 2024. No electronic mail, faxed, or hard copy proposals will be accepted. No request for proposal (RFP), solicitation, or other announcement of this opportunity will be made. It is the sole responsibility of the offerors to verify the proposal is properly received by ESTCP.

Awards will take the form of contracts. Submission of proposals is not restricted in any way to any particular entity. The Government will not pay for any costs associated with the preparation of proposals. There is no commitment by ESTCP to make any contract awards, nor to be responsible for any cost incurred by the offeror before contract award is made. It is expected that multiple awards totaling approximately $8 million will result, depending on availability of funds.

Awardees under this BAA will be selected through a multi-stage review process. Based on evaluation of the written proposal, each proposer will be notified whether they are requested to present their proposal virtually to the ESTCP Technical Committee. All presenters will be notified as to whether the Government wishes to enter into negotiations for the award of a contract.

As noted in the instructions located on the ESTCP website, the following evaluation factors will be the sole basis for reviewing proposals submitted in response to this BAA. Among the evaluation factors, Technical Merit is equal to Transition Potential, both more important than Cost/Benefit of Technology, which is more important than Cost of Proposal. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes are 541715 and 541330 with the small business size standard of 1000 employees and $25.5M respectively.

Prior to award, selected contract proposals that exceed $750,000 submitted by all Other than Small (large or non-profits, including universities) Business concerns must be accompanied by a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 and elements as described in the checklist in DFARS PGI 219.705-4 at http://business.defense.gov/Acquisition/Subcontracting/.

Additionally, selectees who are located outside the United States and outlying areas who will perform their project outside of the United States and outlying areas are exempt from submitting a Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (HECSA) Small Business Office website at https://www.usace.army.mil/HECSA/HECSA-Small-Business/ provides information on how to prepare a subcontracting plan, along with links to find small businesses to participate. Additionally, please see the attached template for submitting an Individual Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

Points of Contact: Procedural Questions - ESTCP Office, 571-372-6565 Contract Questions - HECSA, Aimee N. Johnson (703-428-6551; aimee.n.johnson@usace.army.mil) or Shannon N. Benson (703-428-7407; shannon.n.benson@usace.army.mil) Small Business Participation Plan or Subcontracting Plan - HECSA Small Business Representative, Monique Holmes 202-934-1816; HECSASmallBusinessProgram@usace.army.mil