OpportunityTitle: National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) and Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration (ICOSRMI)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: All responsible sources from academia and industry 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 HBCU and MI participation.    Federally Funded Research &amp; Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to bid on this BAA.  However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal bidders are allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC.      Navy laboratories 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 proposals in response to this BAA.  If any such organization is interested in one or more of the topics described herein, the organization should contact the ONR Science &amp; Technology POC as identified in this BAA to discuss its area of interest.  As with FFRDCs, these types of organizations may team with other responsible sources from academia and industry that are submitting proposals under this BAA.
Description: On behalf of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) and The President&apos;s Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration (ICOSRMI), the Office of Naval Research (ONR) solicits research proposals meeting the goal and purpose of the Partnership Program outlined in Title II, subtitle E, of Public Law 104-201. Team efforts are required among at least two of the following three sectors: academia, industry (including Non-Governmental Organizations - NGOs), and government (including State and Local) Research proposals are solicited for three topics: Topic 1. Improving Wind Wave Predictions: Global to regional Scales; Topic 2. Sensors for Measurement of Biological, Bio-Optical, Optical, or Chemical Properties of the Ocean; and Topic 3: Improving Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasting. Topic 2 has two subtopics: Subtopic 1. Integration of existing or emerging in sutu optical or bio-optical sensors on nontraditional or novel sampling platforms; and Subtopic 2. Development of the next generation of biological, chemical, optical and bio-optical measurements. Subtopic 2 includes Subtopic 2A. Development of the next generation of optical and bio-optical field sensors to further exploit current &quot;ocean color&quot; satellite data, and/or new observations from ocean color satellite retrievals; Subtopic 2B. Development of enhanced or new laboratory instrumentation; and Subtopic 2C. Novel approaches to characterizing the properties and dynamics of suspended particles and particle populations in situ.
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GrantorContactText: Kristin Fuller &lt;br/&gt;Contracting Officer &lt;br/&gt;703-696-4591