FY24 Broad Agency Announcement

NRL BAA Announcement #N00173-24-S-BA01
Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Basic
and Applied Scientific Research

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I. OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY

This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for awards by the NRL Contracting Division, Code 1300 (or otherwise approved by Code 1300) as contemplated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016, the Department of Defense Grants and Agreements regulations (DoDGARS) 32 CFR 22.315(a) and DoD’s Other Transaction Guide for Prototypes Projects, USD(AT&L), OT Guide, Jan 2017. A formal Request for Proposals (RFP), solicitation, and/or additional information regarding this announcement will not be issued.
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will not issue paper copies of this announcement. The NRL reserves the right to fund all, some, or none of the proposals received under this BAA. NRL provides no funding for direct reimbursement of proposal development costs. Technical and cost proposals (or any other material) submitted in response to this BAA will not be returned. It is the policy of NRL to treat all proposals submitted under this BAA as sensitive competitive information and to disclose their contents only for the purposes of evaluation. This BAA utilizes competitive procedures in accordance with 10 USC 3012 for the selection for award of science and technology (S&T) proposals. For purposes of this BAA, S&T includes activities involving basic research, applied research, advanced technology development, and, under certain conditions, may include activities involving advanced component development and prototypes. This Announcement is not for the acquisition of technical, engineering, and other types of support services.

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Required Overview Content

1. Federal Awarding Agency Name

Naval Research Laboratory
4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
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2. Funding Opportunity Title

NRL Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Basic and Applied Scientific Research

3. Announcement Type

Initial Announcement

4. Funding Opportunity Number

N00173-24-S-BA01

5. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number – 12.300 Department of Defense (DOD), Department of the Navy, Office of Chief of Naval