NAWCWD Broad Agency Announcement
NAWCWD may fund technical and cost proposals for research and development work submitted under this BAA, with awards made at the Navy's discretion.
⚑ Federal acquisition/BAA mechanism; proposals are not reimbursed if unsuccessful. · No paper copies; agency may fund all, some, or none of the proposals. · Not a standard grant notice; terms are governed by procurement/DoD agreement rules. · Eligibility is described only as a federal contract notice; no narrower applicant class is stated.
This is a Naval applied-research BAA centered on materials, computing, and AI for weapons division needs, which is far outside this team’s usual social-science program on risk communication, weather/climate perception, energy acceptance, and policy evaluation. There is no clear PI-level fit for any roster member.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-07
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) 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016, and the Department of Defense Grants and Agreements Regulations (DoDGARS) 22.315(a). Pursuant to FAR 6.102(d)(2)(i) a formal Request for Proposal (RFP), solicitation, and/or additional information regarding this announcement will not be issued. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) will not issue paper copies of this announcement. NAWCWD reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals in response to this announcement. NAWCWD reserves the right to fund all, some or none of the proposals received under this BAA. NAWCWD provides no funding for direct reimbursement of proposal development costs. Technical and cost proposals (or any other material) submitted in response to this BAA will not be returned. It is the policy of NAWCWD to treat all proposals as sensitive competitive information and to disclose their contents only for the purposes of evaluation.
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.
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.