OpportunityTitle: Broad Agency Announcement for the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Navy and Marine Corps FY2017 Basic Research Challenge (BRC) Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: A. 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, due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable items of this research for exclusive competition among such entities.  B. Federally Funded Research &amp; 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.  C. 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 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.  The various scientific divisions of ONR are identified at http://www.onr.navy.mil/.  As with FFRDCs, these types of federal organizations may team with other responsible sources from academia and industry that are submitting proposals under this BAA.  D. 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.  E. Teams are also encouraged and may submit proposals in any and all 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.  F. Offerors should be aware of recent changes in export control laws.  Offerors are responsible for ensuring compliance with all International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR)(22 CFR &#167;120 et. seq.) requirements, as applicable. In some cases, developmental items funded by the Department of Defense are now included on the United States Munition List (USML) and are therefore subject to ITAR jurisdiction.  Offerors should address in their proposals whether ITAR restrictions apply or do not apply, such as in the case when research products would have both civil and military application, to the work they are proposing to perform for ONR.  The USML is available online at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt22.1.121  Additional information regarding the President&apos;s Export Control Reform Initiative can be found at http://export.gov/ecr/index.asp
Description: The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for basic research relating to the following topic areas: Topic 1 Establishing a Multiscale Theory for Cavitation in Complex Soft Materials Topic 2 Understanding the Phase-Resolved Bottom-Side IONosphere (BSION) Topic 3 Decentralized Perception in Data-Rich Dynamic Environments Topic 4 A Scientific Basis for Enhanced Manufacturability with Electrical Currents Topic 5 Distributed Sensing, Actuation and Control in Soft Materials for Flexible Appendages Topic 6 Predictive and Causal Modeling - Bridging the Gap Topic 7 New Opportunities to Transform Wall-bounded Turbulence Understanding *See BAA for specifics within Topic Area&#8217;s * **************************************************************************************************** Announcement is available on the Grants.gov website by scrolling to the top of the synopsis page and clicking on the &quot;FULL ANNOUNCEMENT&quot; box surrounded by the dotted line at the top of the page.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants.gov Questions
GrantorContactText: David Broadwell &lt;br/&gt;Grant Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 703-588-2866
CloseDateExplanation: Refer to BAA for White Paper due dates.  See Section IV.C, Significant Dates and Times.