U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Broad Agency Announcement

Post Date

October 1st 2013

Application Due Date

September 30th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

W81XWH-BAA-14-1

CFDA Number(s)

12.420

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command's (USAMRMC) mission is to provide solutions to medical problems of importance to the American Service member at home and abroad, as well as to the general public at large. The scope of this effort and the priorities attached to specific projects are influenced by changes in military and civilian medical science and technology, operational requirements, military threat assessments, and national defense strategies. The extramural research and development program plays a vital role in the fulfillment of the objectives established by the USAMRMC. General information on USAMRMC can be obtained at https://mrmc.detrick.army.mil/. This BAA is intended to solicit extramural research and development ideas, and is issued under the provisions of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-369), as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016. This BAA provides a general description of USAMRMCуs research and development programs, including: research areas of interest; general information; evaluation and selection criteria; and proposal/application preparation instructions. Research and development funded through this BAA is intended and expected to benefit and inform both military and civilian medical practice and knowledge. In accordance with FAR 6.102, projects funded under this BAA must be for basic and applied research and that part of development not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement. Projects must be for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding rather than focusing on a specific system or hardware solution. This is a continuously open announcement; pre-proposal/pre-applications and full proposal/full applications may be submitted at any time throughout the 12-month period. However, no proposal/application submitted under this BAA will be considered for funding after 24 months from the date of submission. Before submitting full proposal/applications, organizations are strongly encouraged to explore USAMRMC interest by submitting preliminary research proposal/applications (pre-proposal/pre-applications). Pre-proposal/pre-applications may be submitted at any time prior to the BAA closing date. This fiscal yearуs BAA contains several changes from previous USAMRMC BAAs: research areas of interest have been updated; instructions are provided for marking proprietary information if included in full proposals/applications; information and instructions regarding Conflicts of Interest have been added; in addition to current and pending support information, PIs and key personnel are required to provide prior (within the last 5 years) support information; areas addressing Representations and Certifications have changed; attachment entitled рOrganizational Dataс is added; attachment previously entitled рCertificate of Environmental Complianceс is changed to рEnvironmental Compliance Assuranceс; attachment entitled рFacility Safety Plan Instructionsс has been updated.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA

• Agency Contact:

  BAA Help Desk: usamraa@aibs.org

• Agency Mailing Address:

  BAA Help Desk

• Agency Email Address:

  usamraa@aibs.org