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Opportunity Summary:

This Office of Naval Research (ONR) funding opportunity, titled "Electronics Technology" (Funding Opportunity Number ONRBAA09-020), is a discretionary research and development solicitation focused on advancing next-generation electronics for the 2010-2013 timeframe. The specific technical emphasis described is "Wideband, Low Noise, Interference Tolerant Receiver Component and Chain Development for Dense Signal Environments." In practical terms, ONR is looking for science and technology efforts that can push receiver hardware and end-to-end receiver chains toward better performance in challenging real-world electromagnetic conditions, where many signals overlap, interference is common, and maintaining sensitivity and fidelity is difficult.

The opportunity supports proposals that develop and demonstrate relevant technologies, meaning it is not limited to paper studies. ONR is seeking work that can mature key receiver building blocks (for example, components that influence bandwidth, noise performance, and interference robustness) and also show how those pieces function together as an integrated receiver chain. The phrase "dense signal environments" points to operational settings where a receiver must function despite strong nearby emitters, intentional or unintentional jamming, crowded spectrum usage, and a wide variety of signal types. Proposals would generally be expected to address the technical tradeoffs among wideband operation, low noise figure, linearity, dynamic range, filtering/selectivity, and tolerance to interference so that the overall receiver remains useful rather than saturated or desensitized.

Awards under this announcement may be made as grants and/or procurement contracts, indicating ONR can support both assistance-style research efforts and more acquisition-like efforts depending on the nature of the proposed work and government needs. The CFDA listing associated with the program is 12.300, Basic and Applied Scientific Research, and the Funding Activity Category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated, so applicants are not required to contribute a formal cost match as a condition of eligibility (though voluntary cost share can sometimes be proposed depending on an organization s strategy).

Eligibility is broadly open to responsible sources in academia and industry, with teams explicitly encouraged. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to participate and to join teams, but the announcement notes that no portion of the funding is set aside specifically for them. Certain federal entities are restricted from being prime awardees: Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy national laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards directly under this BAA. However, they may participate through teaming arrangements with eligible prime offerors if such participation is allowed under their sponsoring agreements. Similarly, Navy laboratories and warfare centers, along with other Department of Defense and civilian government laboratories, are not eligible to submit white papers or full proposals directly; they may still collaborate via teaming with eligible academic or industry primes, and interested government labs are directed to coordinate with an ONR point of contact to discuss alignment.

A notable programmatic expectation is collaboration across performers: offerors must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data, and other information within an integrated program structure that may include other contractors and system integrators selected by ONR. This signals that ONR anticipates a multi-performer ecosystem where interoperability, shared interfaces, and coordinated demonstrations may matter as much as individual component breakthroughs. Applicants should be prepared for practical coordination requirements such as data rights discussions, interface control, shared test plans, and integration schedules.

The announcement also flags that some topics may involve export-controlled technologies. For any export-controlled areas, participation may be limited to U.S. persons as defined under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR 120 et seq. This is important for staffing plans, subcontracting, and team composition, especially for organizations that routinely employ non-U.S. persons or collaborate internationally.

Key dates in the published notice include a Posted Date and Creation Date of March 19, 2009, with an Original and Current Closing Date of June 26, 2009, and an Archive Date of July 26, 2009. The additional information is available through the ONR Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) listing referenced as "Link to all ONR BAAs." For access issues with the full announcement, the listed contact is Jennifer Williams, Contract Specialist, at 703-588-2432, with a note indicating Grants.gov questions can also be addressed through the appropriate support channels.

Overall, this opportunity is best read as ONR seeking credible, demonstration-oriented advances in receiver technology that preserve low-noise sensitivity while operating over wide bandwidths and maintaining resilience in interference-heavy spectrum conditions, with an emphasis on integrated solutions and cooperative development among multiple performers.

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