OpportunityTitle: Research Opportunity: ?Ultra-Light Weight Armor Systems&quot;
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 receive awards under 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 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 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.    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.
Description: The purpose of this notice is to identify potential performers to provide novel concepts for ultra-light weight armor systems. The research areas include: 1) Lightweight Novel Armor Solutions to defeat 30 caliber ball rounds at muzzle velocity; and 2) Lightweight Novel Armor Solutions to defeat 30 caliber AP rounds at muzzle velocity.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: joseph.cloft@navy.mil
GrantorContactText: Joe Cloft &lt;br/&gt;703-696-0989
CloseDateExplanation: Refer to application instructions for white paper due dates. White papers are due no later than 1400 hours EST, 15 AUG 2012