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Opportunity Summary:

The Acquisition Research Program at The Naval Postgraduate School (Funding Opportunity Number NPS BAA 11 002) is a discretionary government funding opportunity issued by the Naval Supply Systems Command to support research that strengthens the defense acquisition community. It is structured as either a grant or a cooperative agreement and sits under CFDA 12.300, Basic and Applied Scientific Research. The central aim is to attract high-quality researchers and scholars to produce practical, policy-relevant work on how the Department of Defense and related national security organizations buy, manage, and improve the acquisition of products and services.

The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) invites innovative proposals focused on defense acquisition management and policy research planned for FY 2011 (October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011) and FY 2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012). The program uses a broad definition of "defense acquisition management and policy research," covering not only traditional acquisition fields such as contracting, program and project management, logistics, and systems engineering management, but also a wide set of supporting disciplines that can be applied to acquisition improvement. Examples named in the announcement include economics, finance and financial management, information systems, organizational theory, operations management, human resources management, and marketing. These topic areas are presented as illustrative rather than limiting, signaling that proposals can come from many fields as long as the research clearly connects to defense acquisition challenges or improvement opportunities.

Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning applications are generally open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching funds, which can make participation more feasible for academic teams, nonprofits, commercial organizations, and other research performers that may not have discretionary funds available for match requirements.

Awardees are expected to show steady, measurable progress throughout the period of performance. A key condition is the submission of quarterly progress reports, which function as a regular accountability mechanism and help the sponsor track results and maintain alignment with acquisition-community needs. At the conclusion of the work, awardees must deliver a completed sponsored research technical report to the designated Technical Point of Contact within 30 days after the end of the period of performance. The report must be delivered electronically as a Word file or PDF, and example reports are referenced on the program website at acquisitionresearch.net under the publications section, offering applicants a practical sense of expected format and depth.

Dissemination is a prominent requirement of the program. Awardees must present their findings at the Naval Postgraduate School Annual Acquisition Research Symposium held each May in Monterey, California (researchsymposium.org). Depending on the pace of the research, presenters may choose to present at either the May 2012 or May 2013 symposium (dates to be announced at the time). The BAA notes that if a team plans to present at the 2013 symposium, the project period of performance should be set longer than 12 months so that the work can reasonably extend through May 2013. This requirement emphasizes not just producing a final report, but also engaging directly with the defense acquisition research and practitioner community through a formal conference setting.

Key administrative details include a posted and creation date of April 5, 2011, with an original and current closing date of June 13, 2011, and an archive date of July 13, 2011. The announcement also provides a practical point of contact for access issues: Janet Norton, Contract and Grant Officer (Business POC), for those who have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically.

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