OpportunityTitle: Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity
CategoryExplanation: Defense Production Act - Title III
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: unrestricted to for profit and not for profit organizations only.  Government organizations, and individuals are not solicited for this effort.
Description: Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity In addition to the below changes, please note, the submission and acceptance of White Papers remains suspended until further notice. Please continue to check SAM.gov for updates. Amendment 5, dated 1 July 2025, hereby updates the following Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) information and sections: Closing Date of the FOA FROM: 12 July 2025 TO: 12 July 2026 Due Date and Time: FROM: Open and Effective date until 12 July 2025. White Papers will be considered if received before 1500 EST on 12 July 2025. TO: Open and Effective date until 12 July 2026. White Papers will be considered if received before 1500 EST on 12 July 2026. Address technical questions to the Technical POC: FROM: Diana M. Carlin, DPA Title III Program AF Executive Agent Program Manager, AFRL./RXM, 2977 Hobson Way, Bldg. 653, Room 308, WPAFB, OH 45433, AFRL.DPA.TtitleIandIII@us.af.mil , 937-904-4591 TO: Jeffrey T. Hubert, Acting DPA Title III Program AF Executive Program Manager, AFRL/RXM, 2977 Hobson Way, Bldg. 653, Room 308, WPAFB, OH 45433, AFRL.DPA.TtitleIandIII@us.af.mil Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC) Agreements Officer Melanie Kiplinger Agreements Specialist Justin (Jay) Hull Schedule: FROM: This FOA will remain open for white paper submissions and Call issuances for a period of seventy-two (72) months. TO: This FOA will remain open for white paper submissions and Call issuances for a period of eighty-four (84) months. Other Requirements: Added: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP): Potential offerors shall list if their accounting/financial systems have previously been audited by a Government agency or independent auditor, along with the date of the audit. Additionally, potential offerors are required to certify that their financial management systems are compliant with GAAP, and submit proof of this compliance. Added: Basic NIST SP 800-171: All potential offerors are required to complete a Basic NIST SP 800-171 Self-Assessment, or have an existing self-assessment that is current (within the last 3 years from time of white paper/proposal submission), and the score shall be published in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). A score of 110 is required to be considered &#8220;adequate.&#8221; Additional information regarding the NIST 800-171 Assessment can be located at the following link: https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/cp/cyber/docs/safeguarding/NIST-SP-800-171-Assessment-Methodology-Version-1.2.1-6.24.2020.pdf Overview Information Full Text Announcement Sections: Section I, Paragraph 4 &#8211; Schedule FOA Appendices Revised Appendix II &#8211; Sample Technology Investment Agreement (TIA) Multiple updates were also made throughout the entirety of the FOA document to correct administrative items such as broken hyperlinks, outdated website references, and/or outdated Regulation references. Amendment 4, dated 12 Mar 2024, hereby updates the following Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) information and sections: Closing Date of the FOA FROM: 12 July 2024 TO: 12 July 2025 Cost Ceiling FROM: $5 Billion ($2.5 Billion Government share and $2.5 Billion Recipient share) TO: $9 Billion ($4.5 Billion Government share and $4.5 Billion Recipient Share) Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC) Agreements Officer Michelle Goss Agreements Specialist Melanie Kiplinger Title III Organization E-mail AFRL.RXKM.TitleIII@us.af.mil Overview Information Full Text Announcement Sections: Section I, Paragraph 4 &#8211; Schedule Section II, Paragraph 2 &#8211; Anticipated Funding Section X, Paragraph 3 &#8211; Support Contractors FOA Appendices Revised Appendix II &#8211; Sample Technology Investment Agreement (TIA) Added Appendix VII &#8211; DPA Title III Statement of Work Template/Outline Multiple updates were also made throughout the entirety of the FOA document to correct broken hyperlinks, outdated website references, outdated Regulation references, and the removal of all physical (mailed) delivery methods of White Papers and/or Proposals. Amendment 3, dated 30 Mar 2022, hereby replaces FOA Amendments 1 and 2. The following FOA sections have been updated/revised: Overview Information Full Text Announcement Sections: IV. Open FOA (Two Step Process) VII. FOA with Calls (One Step Process) FOA Appendices Appendix II &#8211; Sample Technology Investment Agreement, dated 30 MAR 2022 Updates were also made throughout the FOA document and Appendix II to correct broken hyperlinks and/or outdated website references Amendment 2 posted 28 April 2020 - Contracting POCs are changed and the mailing addresses remain the same: Please do not send anything to Sheila Titer nor Sarah Thompson. Please send to the new team shown below: Agreements Officer Whitney Foxbower whitney.foxbower@us.af.mil 937-713-9877 Agreements Negotiator Felicia Bibbs felicia.bibbs@us.af.mil 937-713-9901 In the future, a revised FOA document will be provided via this site.
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GrantorContactText: Melanie Kiplinger &lt;br/&gt;Grantor