BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE JOINT PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE (JPEO-CBRND), JPM MEDICAL AND JPL EB
This BAA funds research and development in support of JPEO-CBRND mission areas, including medical countermeasure technologies, enabling technologies, life-cycle bioinformatics, and logistics tracking, for eligible sources such as universities, nonprofits, and private industry.
⚑ Federal contract/BAA instrument rather than a grant · Open to all eligible sources; universities may apply directly · Continuous/unsolicited submissions accepted while the announcement is active
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research; biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) is organized into five Joint Project Management Offices (JPMO), each responsible for specific commodity areas. Mission areas and technical points of contact for the product management offices are shown in Section VII of this BAA. As the purpose of this BAA is to identify the best available science in the identified areas of research interest, proposals are sought from all eligible sources as specified herein, including educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private industry. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) provides general information, proposal preparation instructions, evaluation and selection criteria, and award administration. Offerors may submit unsolicited proposals (preproposals) for consideration under the general requirements of this BAA at any time, as long as the announcement is active, in support of research and development within the mission areas identified in Section VII of this announcement. Studies related to novel solutions and improved methods to develop medical countermeasures more rapidly and with increased efficiency through enabling technologies, life cycle bioinformatics, and improved logistics tracking are of specific interest to the Government. This announcement will also be available on the Grants.gov web portal (http://www.grants.gov/), the Contract Opportunities section of SAM.gov website (https://sam.gov) and the JPEO-CBD website (http://www.jpeocbd.osd.mil/). From time to time, special announcements or calls for proposals referencing this BAA may be issued for specific requirements in addition to any requirements announced in Sections VII and VIII. Additionally, the application process may be amended as other electronic application processes are implemented. All amendments to this BAA will be announced respectively. To facilitate communication on both scientific and administrative matters relating to this BAA, a single email address may be used for all communication with the Government. Please send all technical and administrative questions and inquiries to usarmy.detrick.dod-jpeo-cbrnd.mbx.baa@army.mil. Potential Offerors are encouraged to discuss their proposal ideas with the JPMO technical contacts listed in Section VII (B). Administrative questions concerning the preparation of preproposals or proposals should be addressed to U.S. Army Contracting Command Edgewood Contracting Division/ Grants Officer. They should be emailed to usarmy.detrick.dod-jpeo-cbrnd.mbx.baa@army.mil, ATTN: CBRND BAA 22-01.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY / W6QK ACC-APG.
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Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Department of Defense (BAA-style) conventions SEE A DOD EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Department of Defense (BAA-style)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.