1. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Headquarters U.S. Air Force 1 AFCEE BAA Program – Funding Opportunities Adria Bodour, Ph.D. Technology Transfer AFCEE/TDV 26 July 2011

2. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 2 AFCEE BAA Approach Overarching Goals  Programs: Compliance Restoration, Pollution Prevention, Military Munitions Response, Restoration  Seeks high quality ideas that have been applied in limited capacity  Contract mechanism based on technical merit for dem/val of innovative solutions  Directly supports current AF needs – AFCEE/ER & Air Staff priorities  Goals: Identify more technically advanced, efficient, effective, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions Lead to accelerated closure of AF environmental sites, eliminate/reduce AF hazardous material use and environmental release Serve future AF environmental needs

3. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 3 BAA Approach Overall Concept AF Awarded Demonstration Projects OFFEROR: Starts R&D & Pilot Scale of the Technology OFFEROR: Starts R&D & Pilot Scale of the Technology > 90% Successful Technology Deployment < 10% Unsuccessful Technology Deployment AFCEE Assessment Phase I AFCEE Assessment Phase I OFFEROR: Proposes a BAA Proposal OFFEROR: Proposes a BAA Proposal 85% Not Acceptable 15% Accepted Funded From Other Capital: Offeror, Private Investor, SERDP, ESTCP, NSF, etc. AFCEE Assessment Phase II AFCEE Assessment Phase II 50% Not Acceptable 50% Accepted

4. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 4 BAA Approach Phase I Phase I - two page online proposal submittal Phase I - Pre-screen Preparation and Pre-screen Addressed only one area of need Sub-categories given by Offeror’s (200 white papers/pre-proposals) SMEs determine if the proposals were an AF need (28 days) 4 - 5 months Announcement via FedBizOps Solicitation (15 days) Announcement (30 days) Phase I - Proposal Review 3 technical reviewers from AFCEE/ER, AFCEE/TDV, SMEs, Noblis, and/or BAH (30 days) Category evaluations and comments (21 days) Phase I - Compiling Reviews Phase I - Selection Non-selection letters and RFP selection letters (7 days)

5. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e BAA Approach Phase I Proposal Requirements Electronic online form is comprised of eight (8) sections for a 2 page white papers: Section fields 1-4 include short answer information on: Organization, key personnel, teaming member(s), title, price ($), POP Category dropdown menus on: Program, area of need addressed, matrix addressed, subject area addressed, & type of contaminant addressed Section fields 5-8 includes more in- depth technical writing to enable reviewers to understand the nature and probability of successful application 5

6. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 6 BAA Approach Phase I Evaluation Criteria Technical 1. Is there a level of innovation of the proposed technology/methodology or process? 2. Is the offeror capable of performing the proposed work? 3. Is there scientific and technical merit within the proposal? 4. Is there potential cost effectiveness of the resulting technology/methodology or process proposed? 5. Is the potential breadth of application to solve Air Force- wide problems and address Air Force needs? BAA Phase I EVALUATION RATINGDESCRIPTION Category I Proposal is well conceived, scientifically, and technically sound, pertinent to the program goals and objectives, and offered by a responsible contractor with the competent scientific and technical staff and supporting resources needed to ensure satisfactory program results. Proposals in Category I are recommended for acceptance for Phase II proposal. Category II Proposal is scientifically or technically sound, requiring further development and is recommended for acceptance, but at a lower priority than Category I. Category III Proposal is technically sound, but price perceived to be unreasonable for efforts or does not meet AF needs. Category IV Proposal is not technically sound or does not meet AF needs. Price 6. Is the price of the demonstration and validation or process reasonable?

7. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e BAA Approach Phase II 7 Phase II - Compiling Reviews Phase II - Evaluating Compiled Reviews Category evaluations and comments (14 days) AFCEE/ER, AFCEE/TD, & SMEs to select final proposals for awarding (7 days) 3 - 4 months Phase II - Proposal Review 3 technical reviewers from AFCEE/ER, AFCEE/TD, SMEs, Bases Noblis, and/or BAH (30 days/~20 proposals) Phase II - Selection Contracting starts negotiation with selected proposals and submits non- selection letters (14 days) Contracting and BAA project manager work on C contract packages for award (30 - 50 days/~8-10 awards) Awarding Proposals

8. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e BAA Approach Phase II Proposal Requirements Vol.TabTitle Maximum Page(s) No. of Copies Hardcopy CD/DVD 1 N/A Cover Letter / Checklist(s) No Limit 1 Original (if selected for award) 2 1 Technical Approach including Executive Summary 9 2 Project Schedule & Deliverables 2 3 Capabilities & Relative Experience 2 4 Managerial Approach 3 (excluding resumes) 5 References (only referenced citations) No Limit 6 Appendix A: Statement of Work 5 Appendix B: Resumes of Key Personnel 1 page resume for each key personnel Appendix C: Supporting Data (optional) 3 2 1 Price No Limit 1 Original (if selected for award) 2 2 OCI Mitigation Plan (if applicable) 5 pages 8

9. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e BAA Approach Phase II Evaluation Criteria EVALUATION FACTORS Factor 1Innovativeness/Relevance Aspect (Pass/Fail Rating) Sub-Factor 1 - Innovativeness Sub-Factor 2 - Relevance Factor 2Technical Aspect (Adjectival Rating) Sub-Factor 1 – Merit Sub-Factor 2 – Demonstration Sub-Factor 3 – Benefits Sub-Factor 4 – Transfer Sub-Factor 5 – Qualifications Factor 3Price Overall Relative Order of Importance: FACTOR 1 is pass/fail and hence the most important. FACTOR 2 is more important than FACTOR 3. Within FACTOR 2, Sub-Factors 1 - 5 are of equal importance 9

10. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e BAA Approach Phase II Evaluation Criteria 10 Factor 2 - Technical Aspect (Adjectival Rating) RATINGDESCRIPTION CATEGORY I Proposal is well conceived, scientifically and technically sound, pertinent to the program goals and objectives, and offered by a responsible contractor with the competent scientific and technical staff and supporting resources needed to ensure satisfactory program results. Proposals in Category I are recommended for acceptance (subject to availability of funds) and normally are displaced only by other Category I proposals. CATEGORY II Proposal is scientifically or technically sound, requiring further development and is recommended for acceptance, but at a lower priority than Category I. Category III Proposal is technically sound, but price perceived to be unreasonable for efforts or does not meet AF needs. Category IVProposal is not technically sound or does not meet AF needs.

11. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e BAA Makeup (FY08-FY11) 40 total contracts awarded ER, ARRA, P2 funded amount: ~$22M 37 ER projects ($14.8M) 1 ARRA project ($5.8M) 2 P2 projects ($0.8M) ER projects range from $97K to $990K; average $377K per project with project length run 1 to 3 years; average 24 months per project 11

12. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 12 BAA Makeup a ERA = Environmental Restoration Account, MMRP = Military Munitions Response Program, and CRP = Compliance Restoration Program b ARRA = American Recovery and Reinvestment Act c P2 = Pollution Prevention investment by A7CA to be determined in FY10 & FY11 FY Pre- Proposals Full Proposals SelectedFunding Single Average 0860209$3M ERA 091043211$4M ERA 1015753 9 a 1 b 0 c $3M ERA $5.8M ARRA $350K with 24 Month POP 11 First Round Second Round 150 50 18 12 8 a 2 c $2.8M ERA $0.8M O&M P2 $550K with 24 Month POP

13. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 13 BAA Makeup FY08-11 73% large business; 20% small business; 5% academia; and 2% Federal Agency

14. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Questions 14 Adria Bodour adria.bodour.1@us.af.mil 210-395-8426