This is a long-range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for basic and applied scientific research by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). The announcement is open for approximately one year from the date of publication or until replaced. White papers can be submitted at any time, with formal proposals by invitation only. The research areas include radar technology, antenna arrays, computational electromagnetics, information management, high assurance computing, and fluorine-free foam compatibility. NRL encourages proposals from educational institutions, small businesses, and minority institutions. Awards may be in the form of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions. The primary basis for selection is technical merit, importance to agency programs, and fund availability.
This announcement will remain open for approximately one year from the date of publication, or until replaced by a successor BAA. White papers may be submitted at any time during this period, formal proposals are by invitation only. This announcement replaces **** dated 3 Oct 2022.
Awards will be made based on technical merit, importance to agency programs, and fund availability. Cost realism and reasonableness will also be considered. The primary basis for selecting proposals for acceptance will be technical merit, importance to agency programs, and fund availability.
All responsible sources from academia, industry, and the research community may submit proposals. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and Navy laboratories are not eligible to receive awards but can team with eligible principal offerors. All responsible sources from academia, industry and the research community may submit proposals under this baa.
NRL may remove offerors from award consideration if agreement on award terms, conditions, and cost/price cannot be reached within a reasonable time, or if the offeror fails to timely provide requested information. NRL reserves the right to remove offerors from award consideration when the parties fail to reach agreement on award terms, conditions, and cost price within a reasonable time, or when the offeror fails to timely provide requested or required additional information.