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24-03 Amend 10 second repub.docx | DOCX | Jun 4, 2026 | |
24-03 amend 9 EO 14332 implement.docx | DOCX | May 28, 2026 | |
24-03 Amend 6 first repub_updated.docx | DOCX | May 28, 2025 | |
24-03 Amend 4 update ST.docx | DOCX | Oct 16, 2024 | |
24-03 Amend 3.docx | DOCX | Oct 7, 2024 | |
24-03 Amend 1 extend white paper date add Q and A lang.docx | DOCX | Jun 5, 2024 | |
24-03 CANVAS synopsis v9.docx | DOCX | May 23, 2024 |
Coordinating Austere Nodes through Virtualization and Analysis of Streams (CANVAS)
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate is seeking research for the CANVAS program to develop system prototypes for command and control (C2) within Agile Combat Employment (ACE) environments. The goal is to move from single, large C2 nodes to a distributed network that maintains centralized command while allowing decentralized execution in contested areas. This is an open, two-step Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) active through May 21, 2029. Initial participation requires a white paper, with formal proposals accepted by invitation only. Technical work is split into a virtual C2 layer (TA1) and a decentralized framework (TA2). For the FY25 and FY26 funding cycles, the government is only accepting submissions for specific TA1 components. Total funding is estimated at $24.9 million, with individual awards typically between $200,000 and $3 million for up to 48 months. Amendment 10 provides the current conformed text for the solicitation.
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Mr. Ryan Hilliard
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NAICS CODE: 541715 FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514 BAA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial announcement BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) TITLE: Coordinating Austere Nodes through Virtualization and Analysis of Streams (CANVAS) &nb...
View moreFY26 by 15 Jun 2025
FY27 by 15 Jun 2026
FY28 by 15 Jun 2027
FY29 by 15 Jun 2028
Offerors should monitor the Contract Opportunities on the SAM website at https://SAM.gov in the event this announcement is amended.
CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: This BAA is seeking innovative research to develop a capability to continuously orchestrate command and control (C2) processes in an Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operational environment through distributed workflow execution. We are particularly interested in approaches to orchestrate the execution of distributed workflows that adhere to maintaining flexibility, while adapting to a dynamic operational environment. The Air Force plans to complicate the adversary’s targeting problem through the distribution of forces to increase survivability and maintain functionality. Successful distributed C2 operations will rely on distributed control and decentralized execution, with an assumption that specific conditional authorities will be delegated to lower tier nodes. As the Air Force transitions from monolithic C2 nodes to many distributed nodes, it will require a capability to execute distributed C2 workflows across multiple locations while maintaining awareness of changing states to functions, resources, and mission objectives. The Coordinating Austere Nodes through Virtualization and Analysis of Streams (CANVAS) program proposes to meet these demand signals by designing and developing a system prototype that assumes contested and degraded environments will be normal for executing distributed operations.
The CANVAS program proposes to develop a system for distributed task execution that includes a virtual C2 layer (TA1) to realize the concept of maintaining centralized command in distributed operations and a decentralized C2 framework (TA2) to support the execution of workflows across many physically dispersed C2 nodes. Virtualizing the C2 layer will allow AF command nodes to conduct tradeoff analysis of business rule changes and conditions-based authorities, through simulating the execution of dynamic workflows under operationally relevant conditions, before pushing changes that align with commander’s intent into the decentralized C2 framework. Populating downstream changes from the command node that achieve intent of the system, will allow distributed teams to execute local workflows through trust, shared awareness, and understanding of commander’s intent. Orchestrating these changes through intent-based networking concepts will achieve real-time tracking of the downstream effects within the workflows and graphs of the decentralized C2 framework. The TA2 execution framework fills a critical operational gap within ACE by realizing the full utilization of capacity of operational and tactical C2 elements while increasing the resiliency of these same elements. TA2 will research and develop the ability to orchestrate operational processes, while optimizing for limited resources in a contested environment.
BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this BAA is approximately $24.9M. Individual awards will not normally exceed 48 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $200K to $3M. There is also the potential to make awards up to any dollar value as long as the value does not exceed the available BAA ceiling amount.
ANTICIPATED INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Multiple Awards are anticipated. However, the Air Force reserves the right to award zero, one, or more Procurement Contracts, Other Transactions, or Assistance Instruments, for all, some, or none of the solicited effort based on the offeror’s ability to perform desired work and funding fluctuations. There is no limit on the number of OTs that may be awarded to an individual offeror.
TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS THAT MAY BE AWARDED: FAR based Procurement contracts, CFR based grants and cooperative agreements or other transactions (OT) under
10 USC 4021, 10 USC 4022 ( previously 10 USC 4002, 2371, 10 USC 4003, 2371b) depending upon the nature of the work proposed. 10 USC 4023 also allows for FAR based contracts, OTs for research, OTs for Prototype, and assistance instruments.
In the event that an Other Transaction for Prototype agreement is awarded as a result of this competitive BAA, and the prototype project is successfully completed, there is the potential for a prototype project to transition to award of a follow-on production contract or transaction. The Other Transaction for Prototype Agreement itself will also contain a similar notice of a potential follow-on production contract or agreement.
AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION: All white paper submissions and any questions of a technical nature shall be directed to the cognizant Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) as specified below (unless otherwise specified in the technical area):
BAA PROGRAM MANAGER:
Ryan Hilliard
AFRL/RISB
525 Brooks Rd
Rome, NY 13441-4505
Telephone: (315) 330-2571
Email: [email protected]
Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant contracting officer, as specified below (email requests are preferred):
Amber Buckley
Telephone (315) 330-3605
Email: [email protected]
Emails must reference the solicitation (BAA) number and title of the acquisition.
Pre-Proposal Communication between Prospective Offerors and Government Representatives: Dialogue between prospective offerors and Government representatives is encouraged. Technical and contracting questions can be resolved in writing or through open discussions. Discussions with any of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.
Offerors are cautioned that evaluation ratings may be lowered and/or proposal rejected if proposal preparation (Proposal format, content, etc.) and/or submittal instructions are not followed.
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS.
Amendment 1 to BAA FA8750-24-S-7003
The purpose of this amendment is to update the FY24 white paper due date and add language to Part I-Overview Information regarding a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document. The synopsis is updated as follows:
Part I Overview Information and Section IV.1, white paper dates are updated as follows:
FY25 by 28 Jun 2024 (Please note: For FY25, AFRL is seeking whitepapers for TA1 ONLY; further, see Figure 2 on page 7; for FY25, AFRL will only consider components in WHITE; TA2 and TA1 SHADED components will not be considered for FY25.
FY26 by 15 Jun 2025
FY27 by 15 Jun 2026
FY28 by 15 Jun 2027
FY29 by 15 Jun 2028
Part I Overview Information is updated to add:
In lieu of an Industry Day, the Government will accept questions regarding the synopsis via email to TPOC Ryan Hilliard ([email protected]) until 12:00 PM EST on 10 JUN 2024. The Government will then amend the synopsis with a Q&A document. After its initial posting, the Q&A document will not be updated. Any future changes to the BAA will be done via amendment to the synopsis.
No other changes are made.
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL AMENDMENT DETAILS.
Amendment No. 2 to BAA FA8750-24-S-7003
The purpose of this amendment is to:
NOTICE: The following provisions* apply:
* Please note that the current versions or deviations of the related clauses will be included in any resulting contract. Additional provisions may be included in any resultant contract, dependent upon each individual effort.
No other changes are made.
Amendment 3 to BAA FA8750-24-S-7003
The purpose of this amendment is to remove the language in Part I-Overview Information regarding a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document. The Government will no longer be amending the synopsis to add a Q&A document.
No other changes are made.
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL AMENDMENT DETAILS.
Amendment No. 4 to BAA FA8750-24-S-7003
The purpose of this amendment is to:
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL AMENDMENT DETAILS.
Amendment No. 5 to BAA FA8750-24-S-7003
The purpose of this amendment is to:
Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Act (FASCSA) Orders: As of the date of this solicitation amendment, there are no applicable FASCSA orders. This requirement only applies to FAR based awards.
11. FINANCIAL RESOURCES: Proposals shall include information to determine adequate financial resources to perform the effort, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments. See DFARS 232.072-2(b) for a list of the types of information used to support financial responsibility. Examples include financial statements (e.g. Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, Compensation); disclosures of previous insolvency; business case/cash flow forecasts; financing arrangements; and/or letters of good standing from accredited financial institutions. Proposals shall also include all significant ratios as outlined in DFARS 232.072-2(b)(10)(i)-(vi). This requirement only applies to FAR based awards.
No other changes are made.
AMENDMENT 6 to BAA FA8750-24-S-7003
The purpose of this modification is to republish the original announcement, incorporating any previous amendments, pursuant to FAR 35.016(c).
This republishing also includes the following changes:
No other changes have been made.
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL AMENDMENT DETAILS.
Amendment No. 7 to BAA FA8750-24-S-7003
The purpose of this amendment is to:
12. 15% INDIRECT COST CAP ON ASSISTANCE AWARDS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION: The policies of the OUSD(R&E) memo, “Implementation of a 15% Indirect Cost Cap on Assistance Awards to Institutions of Higher Education” dated 12 June 2025, will be applicable for the entirety of the award if there is a court decision permitting application of the policies.
No other changes are made.
Amendment No. 8 to BAA FA8750-24-S-7003
The purpose of this amendment is to:
FULL TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders: Depending on the date of issuance of this solicitation, FASCSA order(s) may be applicable. Therefore, the Offeror shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders prohibition. This requirement only applies to FAR based awards.
No other changes are made.
Amendment No. 9 to BAA FA8750-24-S-7003
The purpose of this amendment is to:
See attachment for full amendment details.
AMENDMENT 10 TO BAA FA8750-24-S-7003
The purpose of this modification is to republish the original announcement, incorporating any previous amendments, pursuant to FAR 35.016(c).
This republishing also includes the following changes:
No other changes have been made.