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 through federal contract awards.
⚑ Federal contract BAA; award mechanism and eligible applicant classes are not fully specified in the notice. · NAWCWD/DoD special notice may involve program-specific submission rules or technical scope limits.
This is a defense R&D BAA for naval warfare and weapons, with an applied-research emphasis on materials, computing, and AI. IPPRA’s team is a social-behavioral group focused on public opinion, risk perception, hazard communication, education policy, and energy/environment attitudes, so this is largely outside their PI-level research program.
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) | 75 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO |
| 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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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.
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