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Opportunity Summary:

This discretionary Department of Defense grant opportunity, titled "Research and Studies for the Office of Net Assessment (OSD/NA)," supports research and analytical studies that help the Office of Net Assessment (ONA) compare the current position, long-term trends, and future prospects of U.S. military capability and potential against those of foreign powers. The core purpose is net assessment: looking beyond near-term events to understand how competitive advantages and vulnerabilities might shift over time. ONA is especially interested in analyses focused on parts of the security environment and regions of the world that are likely to change in the future and could create major risks or opportunities for the United States. Studies can be framed around particular theaters or regions, specific military functions and mission areas, major weapons categories, operational concepts and doctrine, or broader national power factors such as demographic change, economic performance, and political developments that may influence how nations build power and pursue strategy.

The announcement is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) style research solicitation under Funding Opportunity Number HQ0034 ONA 09 BAA 0002. The assistance mechanism is a Cooperative Agreement, indicating that the government expects an active relationship with awardees during performance rather than a hands-off grant model. The activity is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, with CFDA 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research). No cost sharing or matching is required, which lowers the barrier to entry for qualified research organizations that may not have non-federal funds available to contribute.

ONA highlights five primary research areas plus an open category for additional topics. The five named areas of interest are Future Naval Warfare, Proliferated World, Space, Sustaining Current Areas of U.S. Advantage, and History, followed by an additional category for other research topics that still align with ONA's mission. In practice, these headings suggest ONA is looking for forward-looking competitive analyses: how naval conflict and maritime competition could evolve; how a world with more widely distributed advanced weapons, technologies, or military capabilities changes deterrence and warfighting; how space capabilities and counter-space dynamics may shape military advantage; how the United States can preserve or extend current strengths (for example, in operational methods, technology, alliances, industrial capacity, training, or command and control); and how historical cases can be used to extract enduring strategic insights relevant to modern competition. The "Additional Research Topics" lane signals that ONA is also open to strong proposals that do not fit neatly into the listed categories but still contribute to comparative assessments of military capability, potential, and long-range strategic trends.

Eligibility is limited to two broad applicant groups: (1) nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and (2) public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. This scope points to an intended performer base of universities, federally relevant research centers housed in public institutions, and independent nonprofit research organizations capable of classified or sensitive-adjacent strategic analysis, long-horizon modeling, historical research, regional expertise, and multidisciplinary work spanning technology, economics, politics, and military operations.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted and created on March 18, 2009. Proposals were to be submitted as early as possible, but no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the specified cut-off dates provided in the BAA schedule. Proposals were required to remain valid for one year from the date of receipt, which is typical for rolling or periodically evaluated BAAs where awards may be made after extended review windows. The original and current closing date listed is June 17, 2013, with an archive date of July 17, 2013. Awarding was planned on a bi-monthly basis over a five-year window beginning April 30, 2009 and ending June 17, 2014, reflecting a program structure where multiple awards could be issued over time as proposals were received and selected, rather than a single one-time competition with one award.

For questions or access issues related to the full announcement, the listed point of contact is Sherry Goodman, Contract Specialist, reachable by phone at 703-588-1138, with a government email address referenced in the source.

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