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Opportunity Summary:

The "Exploratory Research in Nuclear Detection Technology" opportunity is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) issued through the Office of Procurement Operations, Grants Division, in support of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). Its focus is research and development aimed at significantly strengthening the United States' ability to detect, identify, and report efforts to import, move, or transport a nuclear device, special nuclear material (SNM), or other radiological material that could be used for illegal or harmful purposes. In practical terms, the BAA is looking for proposals that introduce or advance detection technologies and related methods that could meaningfully improve national detection capability, rather than incremental or purely theoretical work with no path to impact.

The announcement is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity and supports multiple award mechanisms, including cooperative agreements, grants, and other procurement contract instruments. This mix of instruments signals that DHS may fund both traditional research projects and more hands-on, government-involved efforts (as is often the case with cooperative agreements), depending on the nature of the proposed work and the level of federal involvement needed to achieve project goals. The activity category is science and technology and other research and development, aligning it with exploratory or early-stage innovation that could lead to deployable detection enhancements.

Funding for the opportunity is listed at an estimated total of $3,000,000, with an award floor and award ceiling both shown as $3,000,000. The posting indicates an expectation of approximately five awards, which suggests DHS may have planned to distribute funds across multiple efforts, although the identical floor and ceiling values can sometimes reflect how the opportunity was entered into the system rather than how awards ultimately get structured. Importantly, there is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated, meaning applicants are not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving an award.

Eligibility is broad and includes a range of organization types that commonly conduct applied research and technology development. Eligible applicants include small businesses, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (with the noted distinction that some nonprofit categories are specified as "other than institutions of higher education"). This breadth suggests DHS intended to draw from academic research, startup innovation, established industry capabilities, and nonprofit technical expertise.

Key dates in the listing show the opportunity was posted and created on March 24, 2010, with an original and current closing date of June 28, 2010, and an archive date of July 28, 2010. The associated CFDA number is 97.077, which corresponds to Homeland Security research, development, testing, evaluation, and demonstration related to nuclear threat detection and related technologies. That CFDA alignment reinforces that the purpose is not simply academic study, but RDT&E that supports operational homeland security outcomes.

Applicants were instructed to access the full BAA via the federal opportunities portal in use at the time (www.fbo.gov) by searching under the Department of Homeland Security and then the Office of Procurement Operations to locate the specific BAA subject. The listing strongly emphasizes reading the announcement in full and following all instructions, which is typical for BAAs where proposal structure, technical topic areas, evaluation criteria, submission requirements, and compliance elements can be detailed and strictly enforced.

For questions or access issues related to the full announcement, the point of contact provided is William C. Fuller at DHS DNDO in Washington, DC 20528, with instructions to forward inquiries to the referenced email address. Overall, the opportunity is positioned as a competitive call for innovative nuclear detection research concepts and approaches that could materially improve the nation s capability to detect and report illicit nuclear or radiological transport attempts.

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