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How You Can Participate
Industry, Academia, National Labs, and Non-Traditional Attendees:
2. Review Assessment Criteria: Click Here to Review
3. Download the White Paper Template: Click Here to Download
4. Complete the Submission Form: Click Here to Submit (NLT October 13, 11:59 PM ET)
Objective
Why You Should Participate
Event Timeline
Phase 0: June 7, 2023 Industry, Academia, and Laboratories Collaboration Event: DWX will host the CE with Industry, Academic, and Laboratory partners focused on TSA ITF’s PoD needs. During this event, end users will interact with potential solution offerors and further communicate operational needs and desirements. This event will take place in person at Industrious in Arlington, VA.
Tentative Agenda
All times listed are in ET
0800 – 0820: Participants arrive at Industrious
0820 – 0825: HSWERX Welcome
0825 – 0845: Stakeholder Overview & Problem Set
0845 – 0945: Current Limitations Breakout
0945 – 1000: Break
1000 – 1100: Ways to Overcome Limitations Breakout
1100 – 1200: Lunch (on your own)
1200 – 1430: Problem Statement Development
1430 – 1445: Break
1445 – 1545: Problem Statement Briefs
1545 – 1630: Voting
1630 – 1700: Path Forward
Note: Agenda is subject to change
Phase 1 – September 14, 2023 to October 13, 2023 Submissions to the Assessment Event Open: Interested respondents who could potentially provide solutions that meet the needs of TSA are encouraged to submit their capability for TSA review. To submit your technology for potential Phase 3 attendance (see below), please review the assessment criteria and follow the submission instructions that will be near the bottom of this webpage.
Phase 1a – October 04, 2023 Q&A Telecon: Interested offerors may participate in a virtual Q&A session to better understand the PM’s specific technology objectives. The telecon will take place on October 04 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM ET. Click Here to RSVP (NLT October 03)
Phase 2 – October 16, 2023 to October 27, 2023 Down-select: TSA SMEs will down-select those respondents/submissions they feel have the highest potential to satisfy their technology needs. Favorably evaluated submissions will receive an invitation to attend the AE on/around October 30, 2023.
Phase 3 – November 28, 2023 to November 30, 2023 Assessment Event: During the AE, selected participants will be allotted a one-on-one session with the TSA evaluation panel to pitch, demonstrate, and/or discuss their solutions. The forum will include a Q&A portion and discussions may continue outside of the event. Guidelines for Solution briefing presentations will be outlined in the event invitation and solutions will be assessed according to the criteria in the link provided below. If the TSA evaluation panel favorably evaluates a solution briefing, negotiations for Phase 4 may begin immediately.
This event will be held in person near Washington, DC, but will have a virtual component via Microsoft Teams if an organization cannot attend in person.
Phase 4 – Path Forward: Successfully negotiated awards may fall under any combination of these categories:
- Business to business research and development agreement as a sub-award through the HSWERX Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) under 15 U.S.C. 3715
- OTA for research or prototype projects
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (15 U.S.C. 3710a)
- Prizes competitions (15 U.S.C. 3719)
- FAR-based procurement contract
NOTE: Awardees may need to be compliant with NIST SP 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in Non-Federal Systems and Organizations.