OpportunityTitle: Long Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Federally Funded Research &amp; Development Centers, including Department of Energy National Laboratories, and Navy laboratories and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA.
Description: The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for Long-Range Science and Technology (S&amp;T) Projects which offer potential for advancement and improvement of Navy and Marine Corps operations. Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare ONR&#146;s broad role in competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science and engineering disciplines. Potential Offerors are urged to check the program areas that they are interested in throughout the year for updates to thrust areas and research priorities. Prior to preparing proposals, potential Offerors are strongly encouraged to contact the ONR point of contact (POC). To identify the POC, follow the link for the appropriate code or division listed below and then click on the link to the thrust or topic area that you wish to submit a proposal for. Each thrust or topic area will provide a POC or e-mail address.Work funded under this BAA may include basic research, applied research and some advanced research. With regard to any restrictions on the conduct or outcome of work funded under this BAA, ONR will follow the guidance on and definition of &#147;contracted fundamental research&#148; as provided in the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) Memorandum of 24 May 2010.As defined therein the definition of &#147;contracted fundamental research,&#148; in a DoD contractual context, includes [research performed under] grants and contracts that are (a) funded by Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Budget Category 1 (Basic Research), whether performed by universities or industry or (b) funded by Budget Category 2 (Applied Research) and performed on campus at a university. The research shall not be considered fundamental in those rare and exceptional circumstances where the applied research effort presents a high likelihood of disclosing performance characteristics of military systems or manufacturing technologies that are unique and critical to defense, and where agreement on restrictions have been recorded in the contract or grant.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants.gov questions
GrantorContactText: Milli Abdi &lt;br/&gt;Contract Specialist &lt;br/&gt;703.696.2570