BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE JOINT PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE (JPEO-CBRND), JPM MEDICAL AND JPL EB

The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) is organized into five Joint Project Management Offices (JPMO), each responsible for specific commodity areas. Mission areas and technical points of contact for the product management offices are shown in Section VII of this BAA.

As the purpose of this BAA is to identify the best available science in the identified areas of research interest, proposals are sought from all eligible sources as specified herein, including educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private industry. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) provides general information, proposal preparation instructions, evaluation and selection criteria, and award administration.

Offerors may submit unsolicited proposals (preproposals) for consideration under the general requirements of this BAA at any time, as long as the announcement is active, in support of research and development within the mission areas identified in Section VII of this announcement.

Studies related to novel solutions and improved methods to develop medical countermeasures more rapidly and with increased efficiency through enabling technologies, life cycle bioinformatics, and improved logistics tracking are of specific interest to the Government. This announcement will also be available on the Grants.gov web portal (http://www.grants.gov/), the Contract Opportunities section of SAM.gov website (https://sam.gov) and the JPEO-CBD website (http://www.jpeocbd.osd.mil/).

From time to time, special announcements or calls for proposals referencing this BAA may be issued for specific requirements in addition to any requirements announced in Sections VII and VIII. Additionally, the application process may be amended as other electronic application processes are implemented. All amendments to this BAA will be announced respectively.

To facilitate communication on both scientific and administrative matters relating to this BAA, a single email address may be used for all communication with the Government. Please send all technical and administrative questions and inquiries to usarmy.detrick.dod-jpeo-cbrnd.mbx.baa@army.mil. Potential Offerors are encouraged to discuss their proposal ideas with the JPMO technical contacts listed in Section VII (B).

Administrative questions concerning the preparation of preproposals or proposals should be addressed to U.S. Army Contracting Command Edgewood Contracting Division/ Grants Officer. They should be emailed to usarmy.detrick.dod-jpeo-cbrnd.mbx.baa@army.mil, ATTN: CBRND BAA 22-01.