Description
The Department of the Air Force is seeking innovative research in technologies and techniques to establish trusted foundations for hardware and software that enables secure, resilient, and affordable Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) and Cyber technologies information processing systems. The research areas of interest include trusted, secure, and resilient computational systems, trusted and assured software, cyber physical systems, AI in trusted systems, and digital engineering model-based analysis. The total funding for this BAA is approximately $99.9M, with individual awards not normally exceeding 36 months and dollar amounts ranging from $100K to $5M.
• The BAA is open to all qualified offerors who meet the requirements.
• The BAA is a two-step open broad agency announcement, with the first step being the submission of white papers.
• The Government reserves the right to select all, part, or none of the proposals received.
• Awards will be made in the form of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions.
• The BAA includes various provisions and clauses, such as those related to data rights, export control laws, and small business participation.