Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Naval Warfare and Weapons at NAWCWD, China Lake, CA.
This BAA funds research and development for naval warfare and weapons at NAWCWD China Lake under a federal contract vehicle.
⚑ Federal contract BAA; proposals are evaluated under procurement rules rather than a grant program. · Topic scope is naval warfare and weapons R&D at NAWCWD China Lake. · No award ceiling stated.
This is a Naval weapons and warfare applied-research BAA, largely centered on defense engineering, materials, computing, and AI rather than the team’s social-science work on risk perception, public opinion, warning response, or policy evaluation. At most, the national-security theme is adjacent, but there is no clear PI-level fit for any roster member.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-02
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.101(b)(3)(ii) and 35.102, and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)22.315.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE NAVY / NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER.
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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.
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