Office of Naval Research: Research in Prevention and Treatment of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)

Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of
Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA.
However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal bidders are
allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the
Government and the specific FFRDC.

Navy laboratories and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and
civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and
should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA.
If any such organization is interested in one or more of the programs described herein, the
organization should contact an appropriate ONR POC to discuss its area of interest. The
various scientific divisions of ONR are identified at http://www.onr.navy.mil/. As with
FFRDCs, these types of federal organizations may team with other responsible sources
from academia and industry that are submitting proposals under this BAA.

Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of
Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA.
However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal bidders are
allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the
Government and the specific FFRDC.

Navy laboratories and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and
civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and
should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA.
If any such organization is interested in one or more of the programs described herein, the
organization should contact an appropriate ONR POC to discuss its area of interest. The
various scientific divisions of ONR are identified at http://www.onr.navy.mil/. As with
FFRDCs, these types of federal organizations may team with other responsible sources
from academia and industry that are submitting proposals under this BAA.

Work funded under this BAA may include basic research, applied research and some advanced technology development (ATD). With regard to any restrictions on the conduct or outcome of work funded under this BAA, ONR will follow the guidance on and definition of “contracted fundamental research” as provided in the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) Memorandum of 26 June 2008. As defined therein; the definition of “contracted fundamental research”, in a DoD contractual context, includes [research performed under] grants and contracts that are (a) funded by Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Budget Activity 1 (Basic Research), whether performed by universities or industry or (b) funded by Budget Activity 2 (Applied Research) and performed on-campus at a university. ATD is funded through Budget Activity 3. In conformance with the USD(AT&L) guidance and National Security Decision Directive 189, ONR will place no restriction on the conduct or reporting of unclassified fundamental research, except as otherwise required by statue, regulation or Executive Order. Normally, fundamental research is awarded under grants with universities and under contracts with industry. ATD is normally awarded under contracts and may require restrictions during the conduct of the research and DoD pre-publication review of research results due to subject matter sensitivity.

Please see the attached full announcement.