Army Applications Lab Broad Agency Announcement for Disruptive Applications

This BAA sets forth research areas of interest to the Army Applications Lab (AAL). This BAA is issued under paragraph 6.102(d)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which provides for the competitive selection of basic and applied research proposals, and 10 U.S.C. 2358, 10 U.S.C. 2371, and 10 U.S.C. 2371b, which provide the authorities for issuing awards under this announcement for basic and applied research. The definitions of basic and applied research may be found at 32 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 22.105. The definitions of basic and applied research may be found at 32 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 22.105. 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.

Details

• Agency: Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
• Department: Department of Defense
• Opportunity #: W911NF-24-S-0008
• Expected Awards: 1000
• Instrument: procurement_contract;grant;cooperative_agreement;other

Eligibility

Eligible applicants under this BAA include institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organizations (i.e. large and small businesses) for scientific research in areas provided within the BAA.

AAL BAA W911NF-24-S-0008

ARMY APPLICATIONS LAB
BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR
DISRUPTIVE APPLICATIONS
W911NF-24-S-0008
5April 2024 –4April 2029
ISSUED BY:
U.S. Army Contracting Command
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Research Triangle Park Division
P. O. Box 12211
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211
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Special Notes

1. Formatting of the Announcement

The following table provides an overview of the outline structure of this announcement:
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1. See Appendix 1 for a Table of Acronyms used in this announcement.
2. See Appendix 2 for a Schedule of Amendments. Applicants are encouraged to frequently

check Grants.gov and SAM.gov for updates and amendments to this BAA.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. OVERVIEW OF THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY 6
A. Overview 6

1. Agency Name 10
2. Issuing Acquisition Office 10
3. Research Opportunity Title 10
4. Announcement Type 10
5. Research Opportunity Number 10
6. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number and Title 10
7. Response Dates 10

B. Additional Overview Information 11
II. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY 11
A. Program Description 11

1. Autonomous platforms 12
2. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) 12
3. Data visualization and synthetic environments 13
4. Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) 13
5. Power generation and management technologies 13
6. Sensing 13
7. Communications & network 14
8. Computation 14
9. Space 14
10. Internet of Things (IoT) 14
11. Quantum Technologies 15
12. Signature reduction 15
13. Protection 15
14. Human Performance 15

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