Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Postdoctoral Fellowships at NAWCWD, China Lake, CA. | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) titled "Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Postdoctoral Fellowships at NAWCWD, China Lake, CA" (Funding Opportunity Number N68936 14 R 0023) is a U.S. Navy research-focused funding opportunity issued by NAVAIR to support the administration of a postdoctoral fellowship program at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) in China Lake, California. The core purpose of the announcement is not simply to fund individual research projects, but to select an organization that can run and manage a structured postdoctoral fellowship effort on behalf of NAWCWD. The selected awardee is expected to execute the full range of tasks required to make postdoctoral fellowships happen in practice, enabling postdoctoral researchers to work at NAWCWD across basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development areas that align with the command's mission needs.

This opportunity is offered as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates that the government anticipates substantial involvement during performance rather than a hands-off grant arrangement. The funding activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and the CFDA program associated with the funding is 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research). The announcement explicitly states that there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants are not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of eligibility or award.

Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations that have IRS recognition under 501(c)(3), specifically excluding institutions of higher education. In other words, eligible applicants are typically nonprofit entities capable of administering fellowship programs, handling recruitment and selection processes, coordinating placement and onboarding, managing stipends and other allowable costs, ensuring compliance with applicable federal and Navy requirements, and serving as the operational hub between NAWCWD technical organizations and the postdoctoral fellows. The intent is to bring in an administrative partner with demonstrated capability to manage a fellowship pipeline and the associated program operations so that NAWCWD can host and leverage postdoctoral talent effectively.

The award ceiling for the announcement is listed as $2,000,000. While the BAA description is brief, the practical implication is that proposals would need to lay out how the applicant will run the fellowship program end-to-end, including the processes, staffing, governance, reporting, and coordination mechanisms they will use to facilitate fellowships at China Lake. Because it is a BAA, the government is typically seeking innovative approaches and strong technical and administrative plans rather than a lowest-price style competition. The announcement directs interested parties to consult the "Additional Information" posting for the specific instructions on responding, which was hosted via FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) at the time. Those instructions would normally include the required proposal format, evaluation criteria, submission method, and any mandatory compliance or documentation elements.

Key dates in the public notice show a posted date of January 8, 2014, with an original and current closing date of February 10, 2014, and an archive date of March 2, 2014. The short submission window suggests that applicants needed to be prepared to respond quickly with an established fellowship administration approach, relevant past performance, and an execution plan suitable for a cooperative agreement environment.

For access issues or administrative questions about obtaining the full announcement, the listed point of contact is Dustin Barros, Grants Officer, reachable by phone at 760-939-3250.

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