This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for awards by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Contact and Grants Awards Management Division, ONR Code 25 (or others approved by Code 25), ONR Global (ONRG) and the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL), as contemplated in Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) 6. 102(d)(2) and 3 5. 016 and by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Other Transaction Guide version 1. 0 dated November, 201 8. It also constitutes a merit-based, competitive procedure, in accordance with the Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARS), at 32 CFR 2 2. 315(a).
A formal Request for Proposals (RFP), solicitation, and/or additional information regarding this announcement will not be issued.
Unless indicated otherwise, any references to ONR within the BAA refers to ONR, ONRG and MCWL.ONR reserves the right to fund all, some, or none of the proposals received under this BAA.
ONR provides no funding for direct reimbursement of proposal development costs.
Technical and cost proposals (or any other material) submitted in response to this BAA will not be returned.
It is the policy of ONR to treat all proposals submitted under this BAA as sensitive competitive information and to disclose their contents only for the purposes of evaluation.Please see full text of the announcement for additional information.
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:ONR Funding Opportunities
Additional Information of Eligibility:All responsible sources from academia, industry and the research community worldwide may submit proposals under this BAA.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals; however, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCUs/MIs, small businesses or other socio-economic participation.
All businesses, both small and large, are encouraged to submit proposals and compete for funding consideration.
Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA.
However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal Offerors are allowed so long as such arrangements are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC.
Navy laboratories, military universities and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA.
If any such organization is interested in one or more of the programs described herein, the organization should contact an appropriate ONR Technical POC to discuss its area of interest.
University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) are eligible to submit proposals under this BAA unless precluded from doing so by their Department of Defense UARC contract.
Teams are also encouraged and may submit proposals in any areas; however, Offerors must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data and other information in an integrated program with other contractors, as well as with system integrators, selected by ONR.
Disclosures of current and pending support made in this application may render an applicant ineligible for funding.
Prior to award and throughout the period of performance, DoD may continue to request updated continuing and pending support information, which will be reviewed and may result in discontinuation of funding.
Full Opportunity Web Address:https://www.nre.navy.mil/work-with-us/funding-opportunitiesContact: Agency Email Description: veronica.y.lacey.civ@us.navy.mil
Agency Email: Date Posted: 2022-09-30
Application Due Date: Archive Date: 2023-11-01