Opportunity Information: Apply for N00014 19 S B003
The Department of Defense Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) FY20 Science and Technology Program Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), administered by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), is a competitive research and development funding opportunity focused on advancing technologies that help detect, diagnose, and neutralize buried and surface munitions in land environments. The overarching purpose is to improve the safety, speed, and effectiveness of EOD and related missions by supporting innovative technical approaches that can find hazardous ordnance, characterize what it is, and enable safer neutralization or defeat options, particularly in complex terrestrial settings where munitions may be concealed, degraded, cluttered by metallic debris, or difficult to access.
This opportunity is structured as a BAA rather than a single, narrowly scoped solicitation, meaning the government is seeking a range of novel scientific and engineering ideas rather than one predefined solution. Proposed work generally falls under applied research, advanced technology development, and other RDT and E activities aligned to defense needs in diagnostics, sensing, and mitigation for land-based munitions threats. The title emphasizes "advanced technologies for diagnostic sensors and neutralization," which typically implies interest in improved sensing modalities (including multi-sensor or sensor-fusion concepts), better target discrimination and identification (reducing false alarms and improving confidence), and safer or more effective neutralization techniques that can be used on or near buried and surface threats. While the public listing does not include the technical topic details itself, it points to an attached BAA that would define the specific technical areas of interest, desired deliverables, evaluation criteria, and submission instructions.
The funding opportunity number is N00014-19-S-B003, and it is categorized as discretionary funding under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category. The CFDA number listed is 12.300, which corresponds to Department of Defense research programs. ONR indicates that multiple award instruments may be used depending on the proposal and the government’s needs, including grants, cooperative agreements, procurement contracts, and other mechanisms. This flexibility is typical for BAAs: early-stage exploratory efforts may be supported through grants or cooperative agreements, while later-stage development, prototyping, integration, testing, and demonstration work may be structured as contracts. The listing shows an award ceiling of 0, which usually means a specific per-award cap is not provided in the public synopsis and that funding amounts are governed by the BAA guidance, available program funds, and the negotiated scope of each selected effort.
The announcement anticipates a large number of potential awards (expected awards listed as 99), which suggests an intent to fund multiple efforts across different technical subtopics, maturity levels, and performer teams rather than a small number of large awards. Eligibility is broadly described as "Others" with a note to consult the BAA for clarification, which commonly means that a wide range of applicants may be considered, potentially including academic institutions, nonprofit research organizations, for-profit companies (including small businesses), federally funded research and development centers, and other qualified entities, subject to the specific eligibility rules in the attached BAA and applicable federal regulations.
In terms of timing, the opportunity record was created on September 6, 2019, and shows an original closing date of December 20, 2019, with the important caveat that white paper due dates are controlled by the BAA. That detail typically indicates a two-step process where submitters first provide a short white paper or pre-proposal for government feedback or down-selection before being invited to submit a full proposal. The attached BAA would be the authoritative source for all submission windows, whether the BAA is open for a defined period or operates with rolling submissions, and what format and content are required for white papers and full proposals. It would also explain how ONR evaluates submissions, which in BAAs usually includes criteria such as technical merit and innovation, relevance to the stated defense problem, feasibility and soundness of the approach, qualifications of the team, and the reasonableness of cost relative to the proposed work.
In practical terms, a prospective applicant should interpret this BAA as an open call for defensible, mission-relevant R and D concepts that can materially improve how buried and surface munitions are detected and handled in land environments. The best-aligned submissions are usually those that clearly define the operational problem, explain why existing approaches fall short, propose a measurable technical advance, outline an executable research plan with realistic milestones, and describe how the technology could transition into use (for example, through prototype demonstrations, test and evaluation plans, integration into fieldable systems, or pathways to adoption by EOD units or program offices). Since the public synopsis repeatedly states "See Attached BAA," the key specifics (topic areas, security or export-control considerations, deliverable requirements, cost-sharing if any, and points of contact) would all be found in that attached document.Apply for N00014 19 S B003
- The Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Department of Defense Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) FY20 Science & Technology Program Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Development of Advanced Technologies for Diagnostic Sensors and Neutralization of Buried & Surface Munitions in Land En" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 06, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 20, 2019 Refer to BAA for white paper due dates. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 99 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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