Broad Agency Announcements (BAA)
A Broad Agency Announcement is a competitive solicitation procedure used to obtain proposals for basic and applied research and the part of development not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement. It is described in FAR 6.102 as “Use of Competitive Procedures,” and FAR 35.016 as “Broad Agency Announcements.”
Basic Authority – The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 issued as Public Law 98-369 (98 stat, 1175 et seq.) authorizes use of “general solicitations” or Broad Agency Announcements. The use of general solicitations is limited by CICA to “basic research proposals.” Contracts awarded under these general solicitations meet the “full and open” competition requirements of CICA.
The type of research solicited under a Broad Agency Announcement attempts to increase knowledge in science and/or to advance the state of the art as compared to practical application of knowledge.
Long Term BAA
| Solicitation | Date Posted | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|
| ARO Staff Research Program W911NF-20-S-0003 | 20 February 2020 | 19 February 2025 |
| DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement for Foundational Research W911NF-23-S-0001 | 21 November 2022 | 20 November 2027 |
| LPS Qubit Collaboratory (LQC) W911NF-21-S-0009 | 12 April 2021 | 30 April 2026 |
Short Term BAA
| Solicitation | Date Posted | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|
| Entangled Logical Qubits (ELQ) W911NF-23-S-0004 | 27 January 2023 | Proposals due 21 March 2023 by 4 PM ET |
| Department of Army Center for Synthetic Biology W911NF-21-S-0002-3 | January 2023 | Whitepapers due by 01 March 2023 no later than 4 PM ET Proposals due by 30 June 2023 no later than 4 PM ET |
| Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) Fiscal Year 2023 W911NF-22-S-0010 | 17 May 2022 | Proposals must be received electronically through grants.gov by 11:59 PM ET, 12 August 2022 |
| Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) ONR #N00014-23-S-F003 ARO #W911NF-23-S-0005 AFOSR #FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0004 | 3 March 2023 | White Paper Inquiries and Questions due: 5 May 2023 White Papers: 19 May 2023 at 5 PM ET Application Inquiries and Questions: 25 August 2023 Applications due: 8 September 2023 at 5 PM ET |
| The Department of Defense (DoD) Fiscal Year 2024 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) AFOSR: FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0005 ARO: W911NF-23-S-0006 ONR: N00014-23-S-F002 | 21 February 2023 | Proposals must be received electronically through Grants.gov by Friday, May 12, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET. Pre-Proposal inquires and questions must be submitted no later than Friday, April 21, 2023. |
| Quantum Computing in the Solid State with Spin and Superconducting Systems (QC-S5) in collaboration with the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) W911NF-22-S-0006-1 | 18 Jan 2022 | White Papers Submission Open Until: 15 July 2022 at 4 PM ET Proposals Submission Open Until: 1 Nov 2022 at 4 PM ET |
| Science Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program W911NF-22-S-0003 | 5 Jan 2022 | Questions Due: 23 Feb. 2022 Applications Due: 7 March 2022 at 3 PM ET |
| Targeted Evaluation of Ionizing Radiation Exposure (TEI-REX) in partnership with Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity W911NF-22-S-0002 | 19 Oct 2021 | Questions Due: 1 Nov. 2021 Proposals Due: 13 Dec. 2021 at 5 PM ET |
| Advanced Graphic Intelligence Logical Computing Environment (AGILE) in partnership with Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity W911NF-22-S-0001 | 16 Dec 2021 | Questions Due: 13 Dec. 2021 at 4 PM ET Proposals Due: 24 Jan. 2022 at 4 PM ET |
Closed Funding Opportunities
Target Audience(s):
Academia
HBCU/MI
Large Business
Small Business
U.S. Government
Foreign Business
Foreign Government
Avenue(s) for Collaboration:
Funded Research
Research Type(s):
6.1 (Basic Research)
6.2 (Applied Research)