Broad Agency Announcement Amendment 01 Emerging Technologies

REQUEST FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS FOR

NEW AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS

FOR

EMERGING WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS SYSTEMS AND SOLDIER LETHALITY RELATED TECHNOLOGIES

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR

CONTRACTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS

W15QKN-26-S-1AZR

Amendment 01

Issued by:
U.S. Department of the Army
Combat Capabilities Development Command
Armaments Center
Business Interface Office

BAA Issue Date: 05 March 2026
Expiration Date: 04 March 2031

REQUEST FOR RESEARCH

PROPOSALS FOR

NEW AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS

FOR

EMERGING WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS SYSTEMS AND SOLDIER LETHALITY RELATED TECHNOLOGIES

PART III: RESEARCH PROPOSAL: CONTENT, PREPARATION, AND

INTRODUCTION

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), which sets forth technology areas of interest to the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center (AC), Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, is issued under the paragraph 6.102(d)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which provides for the competitive selection of proposals. Proposals submitted in response to this BAA and selected for award are considered to be the result of full and open competition and in full compliance with the provision of Public Law 98-369, "The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984" and subsequent amendments.

Proposals and white papers putting forth new and novel ideas are sought for the research and development of technologies to fill the complete spectrum of Armaments Center technology needs throughout our product life cycles through interactive collaborations with industry and academia, the Government expects to advance the development and maturation of areas of technology as applied to armament and associated systems. Proposals and white papers shall be evaluated only if they are for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state of the art or increasing knowledge and understanding within the Armaments Center’s technical community.

In order to conserve valuable offeror and Government resources, and to facilitate a determination of whether a proposed effort aligns with the guidelines herein, prospective offerors are strongly encouraged to contact the BAA Coordinator. The coordinator will act as the central point of contact for all technical inquiries and will ensure that technical questions are routed to the appropriate subject matter experts within the DEVCOM Armaments Center. The BAA Coordinator's name and e-mail address are listed below. If an offeror elects to submit a white paper, it shall be prepared in accordance with the instructions contained in PART II of this document. Upon receipt of a white paper, it will be evaluated, and the offeror shall be advised of the evaluation results. Offerors whose white papers receive a favorable evaluation may be contacted to prepare a complete proposal in accordance with instructions contained in PART III, Section 3 of this document.