AAL Broad Agency Announcement W911NF 24 S 0008 AMENDED

ARMY APPLICATIONS LAB

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR

DISRUPTIVE APPLICATIONS

W911NF-24-S-0008

5April 2024 –4April 2029

ISSUED BY:

U.S. Army Contracting Command
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Research Triangle Park Division

P. O. Box 12211

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211

Special Notes

1. Formatting of the Announcement

The following table provides an overview of the outline structure of this announcement: I.

A.

1.

a.

i.

(1)

(a)

(i)

2. See Appendix 1 for a Table of Acronyms used in this announcement. 3. See Appendix 2 for a Schedule of Amendments. Applicants are encouraged to frequently check Grants.gov and SAM.gov for updates and amendments to this BAA.

I. OVERVIEW OF THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

A. Overview

1. Agency Name

2. Issuing Acquisition Office

3. Research Opportunity Title

4. Announcement Type

5. Research Opportunity Number

6. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number and Title

7. Response Dates

B. Additional Overview Information

II. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

A. Program Description

1. Autonomous platforms

2. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

3. Data visualization and synthetic environments

4. Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)

5. Power generation and management technologies

6. Sensing

7. Communications & network

8. Computation

9. Space

10. Internet of Things (IoT)

11. Quantum Technologies

12. Signature reduction

13. Protection

14. Human Performance

15. Contested Logistics

16. Kinetic Payload

B. Federal Award Information

1. Procurement Contract

2. Grant

3. Cooperative Agreement

4. Other Transaction for Research

5. Other transaction for prototype

6. Governance of Instrument Types

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

2. Cost Sharing or Matching

3. Other

D. Application and Submission Information

1. Address to View Broad Agency Announcement
2. Content and Form of Application Submission

a. General Information
b. The Application Process
c. Whitepaper Preparation
d. Whitepaper Submission
e. Preparation of Proposals
f. Submission of Proposals
g. Grants.gov Submission
h. Grants.gov Registration
3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM)

4. Submission Dates and Times

5. Intergovernmental Review

6. Funding Restrictions

7. Other Submission Requirements

E. Application Review Information

1. Criteria

2. Review and Selection Process

3. Recipient Qualification

F. Award Administration Information

1. Award Notices

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

a. Required Representations and Certifications
b. Policy Requirements