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 |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations of Superconducting Digital Logical (FSDL) W911NF-23-S-0012 | 17 July 2023 | White Papers due: 15 Aug 2023 at 4 PM EDT Proposals Due: 31 Oct 2023 at 4 PM EDT |
| 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 |
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)