Bid document

I.

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

United States Special Operations Command

Department of Defense

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)

for Extramural Biomedical and Human Performance
Research and Development

Funding Opportunity Number: HT9425-23-S-SOC1

Announcement Type: Initial

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 12.420
Military Medical Research and Development

KEY DATES

Release/Posted Date: Initial 01 August, 2023
Closing Date: 31 July, 2028, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
This Funding Opportunity Announcement is a BAA. It is continuously open for a 5-year period, from 1 August 2023 closing 31 July 2028, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Note: This BAA will be updated annually.
This Broad Agency Announcement must be read in conjunction with the General Submission FY23-FY28 DoD USSOCOM BAA for Extramural Biomedical & Human Performance Research and Development

Instructions, which are available for downloading from Grants.gov. The General Submission Instructions are located under the “package” tab and can be downloaded by selecting the “Download Instructions” icon when previewing the submission package.

II.

Develop improved pre-hospital canine combat casualty simulation training devices with an emphasis on Special Operations Forces (SOF) pre-hospital providers. The proposed projects must research and apply/or develop novel approaches for high-fidelity canine trauma training simulation devices with physiologically relevant feedback to include temperature, pulse, lifelike size and weight, realistic fur, active bleeding, anatomically accurate airways, and haptic technology. Canine training devices should respond to medical treatments with little to no operator/trainer intervention and capture and provide accurate casualty care feedback. All

II.D.

FY23-FY28 DoD USSOCOM BAA for Extramural Biomedical & Human Performance Research and Development

II.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDING

OPPORTUNITY

The Fiscal Year 2023 – Fiscal Year 2028 (FY23-FY28) United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), BAA for Extramural
Biomedical and Human Performance Research and Development contains several changes from previous USSOCOM BAAs. Read each section carefully. Note the following: •

The total individual project estimated cost ceiling has been increased from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000, and generally anticipated project cost has been increased from $700,000 to $1,500,000.

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The “Program Description” that describes the “Research Areas of Interest (RAIs)” have been updated.

II.A. Program Description