OpportunityTitle: Long Range Broad Agency Announcement for DHS Science &amp; Technology
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This BAA is open to ALL responsible sources. Foreign or foreign-owned Offerors are advised that their participation is subject to foreign disclosure review procedures. Offerors may include single entities or teams from private sector organizations, Government laboratories, airport authorities, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), and academic institutions. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), including the Department of Energy National Laboratories and Centers, are eligible to respond to this BAA individually or as a team member of an eligible principal Offeror, as so long as they are permitted to respond to solicitations such as this under the applicable sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Minority Institutions (MI), Small Business concerns, Small Disadvantaged Business concerns, Women-Owned Small Business concerns, Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, and HUBZone Small Business concerns are encouraged to submit proposals and to join other entities as team members in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set-aside pursuant to FAR Part 19.502-2. Independent organizations and teams are encouraged to submit proposals. 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 DHS S&amp;T.
Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The BAA is available via the FedBizOpps website(http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) and posted on the HSARPA (http://www.hsarpabaa.com) website. Please review the document in its entirety, and submit specific inquiries to the BAA email address (BAA08-01@dhs.gov). DHS S&amp;T is interested in receiving proposals for Long Range Science and Technology Projects and innovative prototypes which offer potential for advancement and improvement of homeland security missions and operations. The overall mission and goal of S&amp;T is to identify revolutionary, evolving, and maturing technologies that can be demonstrated to provide significant improvement to homeland security missions and operations through proof of concept and prototyping with potential for transition to current and future DHS acquisition processes. S&amp;T will focus on those key areas where risk inhibits mission and operation investments and where significant capability payoffs can be expected for successful efforts. Awards may take the form of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transaction (OTs) agreements.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Direct all inquiries for this BAA to BAA08-01@dhs.gov
GrantorContactText: Linda Mulligan &lt;br/&gt;Team Lead/Contracting Officer  &lt;br/&gt;Department of Homeland Security  &lt;br/&gt;Office of Procurement Operations  &lt;br/&gt;Science &amp; Technology Acquisitions
CloseDateExplanation: The due date and time established for the receipt of White Papers and Full Proposals are as indicated in Section IV, Paragraph 3 of the BAA.