Defense Manufacturing Science Technology (MST) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Defense Manufacturing Science and Technology (MST) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), identified as BAA 08 08 PKM CALL5, is a Department of Defense research solicitation administered through the Air Force Research Laboratory under CFDA 12.800 (Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program). The government is seeking short initial submissions (white papers) rather than full proposals at the first step, with the aim of finding ideas that push forward the state of the art in modeling and simulation methods used during the defense systems acquisition process. In practical terms, the opportunity is focused on improving how digital models and simulations inform decisions from early design through manufacturing planning and overall system integration, especially where those decisions affect cost, schedule, quality, and risk.

The technical focus centers on advanced modeling and simulation capabilities that make acquisition and manufacturing decisions more predictive, integrated, and defensible. The solicitation highlights several example areas of interest: tighter integration of design models with analysis tools (so that engineering intent, performance analysis, manufacturing constraints, and verification data can be connected rather than living in separate tools); identification of critical design features using measures such as technology maturity and manufacturing maturity along with downstream impacts to cost, quality, reliability, and schedule; visualization of assembly operations at multiple levels of detail (for example, the ability to move from a high-level factory or line view down to workstation, tooling, and part-level interactions); integration of high-fidelity cost models throughout the design and system integration lifecycle (so that cost estimation is not a disconnected afterthought, but a consistent part of design trade studies); and methods to predict and analyze supply chain risks, which can include supplier fragility, single points of failure, lead-time volatility, and other factors that can disrupt production or sustainment.

From a funding and contracting standpoint, the announcement lists multiple possible award instruments, including grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts, indicating that the government may choose the mechanism that best matches the maturity of the work, the level of government involvement anticipated, and the nature of deliverables. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and falls within science and technology and other research and development activities. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated, which generally means proposers are not required to provide a formal cost match as a condition of eligibility, though proposers may still choose to leverage internal resources or partner contributions where it strengthens the technical approach.

Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility language that may appear in the full announcement text. That typically allows participation by large and small businesses, universities, nonprofits, and potentially other organizations, as well as teams and collaborations, as long as they meet any administrative and regulatory requirements described in the complete BAA package. Because this is a BAA-style research solicitation, the government usually expects innovative R&D concepts, clear technical objectives, an explanation of why the approach is novel, and a plausible plan for demonstrating the capability in a way that is relevant to defense acquisition and manufacturing needs.

Key dates in the posting indicate the opportunity was posted on November 6, 2009, with an original and current closing date of December 7, 2009, and an archive date of January 6, 2010. Those dates mean the specific call is historical and no longer open; however, the summary still reflects the types of modeling-and-simulation acquisition research topics the DoD has solicited under the MST BAA framework. The agency contact listed for access issues with the full electronic announcement is Nicholas J. Voiles, Contracting Officer, at (937) 656-9092, with the notice indicating he can provide assistance if the announcement cannot be accessed electronically.

Overall, the grant opportunity is best understood as a targeted request for R&D white papers that can modernize and connect digital engineering, manufacturing planning, cost modeling, and supply chain risk analytics into a more unified acquisition decision environment. The emphasis is on approaches that do not just create better models in isolation, but improve integration across tools and lifecycle stages so that programs can identify critical design and manufacturing risks earlier, explore alternatives faster, and make more reliable cost, schedule, quality, and readiness decisions before committing to expensive production choices.

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