Devcom Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement for Foundational Research

The purpose of this combined Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 35 and Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) under 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 200.204 (henceforth referred to as “BAA”) is to solicit research proposals for submission to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) for funding consideration. Prior to this announcement, ARL announced two separate BAAs to support the mission: 1) W911NF-17-S-0002 titled “Army Research Laboratory Army Research Office Broad Agency Announcement for Fundamental Research”; and 2) W911NF-17-S-0003 titled “Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement for Basic and Applied Scientific Research”. This announcement succeeds BAA W911NF-17-S-0002 and BAA W911NF-17-S-0003 combining the opportunities into a single announcement. ARL’s mission as the Army’s foundational research laboratory is to Operationalize Science to ensure overmatch in any future conflict. ARL’s foundational research mission spans basic research (budget activity 6.1) and applied research (budget activity 6.2) as defined by 32 CFR 22.105 but may include advanced technology development (budget activity 6.3) and advanced component development and prototypes (budget activity 6.4) when opportunities arise to directly or indirectly help achieve ARL’s mission. ARL partners across the national security enterprise to deliver fundamentally advantageous change that is rooted in the creation and exploitation of scientific knowledge. This publication constitutes a BAA for awards as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016 as well as a merit-based, competitive procedure in accordance with the Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARS) at 32 CFR 22.315(a) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Other Transaction Guide version 2.0 dated July 2023. This BAA document, and the online list of research topics found o

Details

• Agency: Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
• Department: Department of Defense
• Opportunity #: W911NF-23-S-0001
• Expected Awards: 2000
• Instrument: procurement_contract;other;cooperative_agreement;grant

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 ARO Targeted Opportunities, please see the specific eligibility requirements in the II.A.3 ARO Targeted Opportunities section above. For specific Other Transactions for Prototypes eligibility requirements, please see the “Other Transaction for Prototype or Production” section within the II.B. Federal Award Information section.

ARL BAA for FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH

DEVCOM ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY
BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR
FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH
W911NF-23-S-0001
21 November 2022 – 20 November 2027
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, sam.gov, and the ARL website (www.arl.army.mil/) for updates and
amendments to this BAA. Special Notices issued against this BAA will be posted to sam.gov.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. OVERVIEW OF THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY 1
A. Required Overview Content 3

1. Agency Name 3
2. Research Opportunity Title 3
3. Announcement Type 3
4. Research Opportunity Number 3
5. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 3

and Title

1. Response Dates 3

B. Additional Overview Information 3
II. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDING 5
OPPORTUNITY
A. Program Description 5

1. Foundational Research Topics of Interest 5
2. Army Research Directorate Targeted Opportunities 6
3. Army Research Office Targeted Opportunities 7

a. Single Investigator Award 7
b. Short-Term Innovative Research Award 7
c. Early Career Program 8
d. Research Instrumentation Program 9
e. Conference and Symposia Grants 10
B. Federal Award Information 12
C.