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Opportunity Summary:

This Office of Naval Research (ONR) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), titled "Generation of Actionable Intelligence from an Enterprise Environment" (Funding Opportunity Number ONRBAA09-032), seeks proposals for research and development that helps turn information available across a large enterprise environment into actionable intelligence. In practical terms, the opportunity is aimed at technologies, methods, and prototypes that can extract, fuse, analyze, and present insights from complex organizational data sources so decision-makers can act more quickly and effectively. ONR is open to a range of maturity levels, from early-stage scientific exploration through more applied work and selective advanced technology development, depending on what a given topic requires and how sensitive the work is.

The announcement explicitly supports work across three Department of Defense RDT and E budget activities: Budget Activity 1 (Basic Research), Budget Activity 2 (Applied Research), and Budget Activity 3 (Advanced Technology Development, or ATD). A key point is how ONR plans to handle publication and performance restrictions. For unclassified fundamental research (generally BA1, and BA2 performed on a university campus or by industry in ways that qualify as contracted fundamental research), ONR states it will not restrict the conduct or reporting of the research except where required by statute, regulation, or Executive Order. This aligns with long-standing federal policy (including National Security Decision Directive 189) and the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) memorandum dated 26 June 2008 defining contracted fundamental research in the DoD context. By contrast, ATD efforts (BA3) are normally handled via contracts and may involve limitations during execution and Department of Defense pre-publication review because of subject-matter sensitivity. In other words, proposers should expect the most open publication posture for qualifying fundamental research, and a more controlled environment if the work moves into advanced development with sensitive applications.

ONR indicates it may make awards using several instrument types, including grants, cooperative agreements, "other" agreements, and procurement contracts. The activity category is science and technology and other research and development, and the associated CFDA number is 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for this opportunity, which typically reduces barriers for academic teams and smaller companies that may not be able to commit significant non-federal cost share.

Eligibility is broadly open: all responsible sources from academia and industry may apply, and the BAA is described as unrestricted in terms of entity type, subject to the specific eligibility notes in the text. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and to participate on teams, but there is no set-aside reserved specifically for them. At the same time, several categories of federal entities are not eligible to receive awards directly under this BAA. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy national laboratories, cannot be prime recipients; however, they may participate through teaming arrangements with an eligible prime if permitted by their sponsoring agreements. Navy laboratories and warfare centers, as well as other DoD, civilian agency, and federal laboratories, are also not eligible to apply directly and are advised to contact an ONR point of contact to coordinate interest rather than submitting white papers or full proposals as prime offerors. Those organizations may also team with eligible academic or industry primes, similar to the FFRDC approach.

A notable operational expectation in the announcement is collaboration. ONR emphasizes that offerors must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data, and other information as part of an integrated program with other contractors and with ONR-selected system integrators. This suggests ONR is not just funding isolated projects, but is looking to build a broader capability where multiple performers contribute components that can be integrated, compared, or combined. Teams are encouraged, and proposers should anticipate coordination requirements, shared interfaces, and possibly common evaluation data or government-led integration events.

The opportunity also flags export control considerations: some topics may involve export-controlled technologies, and for those areas the work is limited to U.S. persons as defined under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR 120.1 et seq. That limitation can affect staffing, subcontracting, and collaboration with foreign nationals, so proposers would need to pay close attention to topic-specific restrictions and ensure compliance planning is in place if their proposed work touches export-controlled content.

Administratively, the posting date is July 30, 2009, with an archive date of November 11, 2009. The original closing date is listed as October 12, 2009, with a current closing date of October 13, 2009, reflecting a minor extension or administrative adjustment. Questions about difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically are directed to a grants.gov contact, Pleshette Brown, with a listed phone number (703-696-4126). Overall, the BAA is structured to attract a wide set of performers to advance the science and technology needed to generate decision-ready intelligence from enterprise-scale data, while clearly distinguishing between open fundamental research and more controlled advanced development efforts where sensitivity may require additional safeguards.

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