Research Opportunity: ?Ultra-Light Weight Armor Systems"

Post Date

August 6th 2012

Application Due Date

October 5th 2012

Refer to application instructions for white paper due dates. White papers are due no later than 1400 hours EST, 15 AUG 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

12-SN-0016

CFDA Number(s)

12.300

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

99

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses

All responsible sources from academia and industry may submit proposals under this BAA. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal bidders are allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC. Navy laboratories and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA. If any such organization is interested in one or more of the programs described herein, the organization should contact an appropriate ONR POC to discuss its area of interest. The various scientific divisions of ONR are identified at http://www.onr.navy.mil/. As with FFRDCs, these types of federal organizations may team with other responsible sources from academia and industry that are submitting proposals under this BAA. Teams are also encouraged and may submit proposals in any and all areas. However, Offerors must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data and other information in an integrated program with other contractors, as well as with system integrators, selected by ONR.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

The purpose of this notice is to identify potential performers to provide novel concepts for ultra-light weight armor systems. The research areas include: 1) Lightweight Novel Armor Solutions to defeat 30 caliber ball rounds at muzzle velocity; and 2) Lightweight Novel Armor Solutions to defeat 30 caliber AP rounds at muzzle velocity.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  Office of Naval Research

• Agency Contact:

  Joe Cloft
  703-696-0989

• Agency Mailing Address:

  joseph.cloft@navy.mil

• Agency Email Address:

  joseph.cloft@navy.mil

• More Information:

  Link to all ONR BAA's