OpportunityTitle: Fiscal Year 2015 Non-Lethal Weapons Technologies
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: All responsible sources from academia and industry may submit proposals under this BAA.  Inclusive of Small Business Concerns, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone)  Concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns, Small  Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Concerns, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns,  Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Concerns, and Historically Black Colleges and  Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are all highly encouraged to submit  proposals as prime contractors and as well as join others (e.g., subcontractors) in submitting  proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set-aside for Small Businesses, HUBZones,  SDVOSBs, SDBs, WOSBs, VOSBs or HBCU and MI participation, due to the desire to seek  research ideas from all entities.  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.    University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) are eligible to submit proposals under this BAA  ONRBAA14-008 Page 54  unless precluded from doing so by their Department of Defense UARC contracts.  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.  Some topics cover export controlled technologies. Research in these areas is limited to &#147;U.S.  persons&#148; as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) &#150; 22 CFR &#167; 1201.1 et  seq.
Description: The Office of Naval Research is soliciting proposals for: (1) applied non-lethal weapon (NLW) research; (2) early NLW technology development, and (3) rapid NLW development, test, and demonstration of next-generation NLW and capabilities. The objective of this BAA is to stimulate applied research, advanced technology development (ATD), and advanced component development and prototypes (ACD&amp;P) to include rapid-prototyping, testing and evaluation of NLW technologies in an attempt to address known military needs.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants.gov Questions
GrantorContactText: Lynn Christian,  &lt;br/&gt;Senior Contracting Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 703-696-1575
CloseDateExplanation: Refer to the BAA or application instructions for white paper due dates.