The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Code 312 is offering grants for Exploratory Development/Applied Research (Budget category 6.2) to advance communications and networking technologies. This grant is for the purpose of supporting the FORCEnet vision, aiming to achieve measurable technological advances that enhance seamless, robust, end-to-end connectivity and quality-of-service for critical information exchange within naval, joint, and coalition forces. Key areas of interest include metamaterials for antennas, advanced beamforming and jammer nulling, low-intercept tactical data links, alternative satellite communications architectures, predictive network monitoring, and software-defined antenna technologies. The overall goal is to provide high-throughput, robust communications, ensuring warfighters at all levels have access to vital information and decision-making capabilities.
Opportunity ID: 52010
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ONRBAA10-014 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY11 Communications and Networking Discovery and Invention |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.300 — Basic and Applied Scientific Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 19, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 30, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See "Eligibility Information" (Section III of solicitation) |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office of Naval Research |
| Description: | Communications technology that can provide seamless, robust, connectivity is at the foundation of the Sea Power 21 and FORCEnet Vision “… to have the right information, at the right place, at the right time …” The performance of Command and Control (C2) systems and decision making at all levels of command depend critically on reliable, interoperable, survivable, secure and timely communications and networking, and the availability of high capacity multimedia (voice, data, imagery) communication networks is fundamental to nearly all Department of Navy (DoN) missions. The current evolution of naval war fighting from a platform-centric to a network-centric paradigm depends on successfully meeting the implied need for significantly enhanced communications and networking capabilities of C2, sensor and weapon systems. These systems are deployed on a variety of platforms and users, both manned and unmanned, operating under challenging battlefield conditions (lack of infrastructure, mobility, spectrum, interference, multipath, atmospherics, size/weight/power constraint, etc.) in different environments (space, terrestrial and undersea). Goal: The goal of the Communications and Networking Program within the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Code 312 is to support the FORCEnet vision by developing measurable advances in technology that can directly enable and enhance end-to-end connectivity and quality-of-service for mission-critical information exchange among such widely dispersed naval, joint and coalition forces. The vision is to provide high throughput robust communications and networking to ensure all warfighters – from the operational command to the tactical edge – have access to information, knowledge, and decision-making necessary to perform their assigned tasks. Objective and Areas of Interest: White papers for potential FY11 Exploratory Development/Applied Research (Budget category 6.2) projects are sought under the following focus areas: 1. Metamaterials and metastructures for phased arrays (UHF, C and X bands), electrically small antennas (VLF to VHF) and parabolic reflector dish beam shaping (relevant SATCOM bands); 2. Advanced low complexity blind beam forming and jammer nulling algorithms/techniques; 3. Low-intercept and anti-jam tactical data link waveforms/networks with high throughput, scalability and low latency; 4. Alternatives to traditional satellite communications and network architectures for on-demand reach back; and 5. Predictive algorithms, models and tools for inferential network, as well as communication link, monitoring (such as recognize electronic attack on communication systems, etc.). 6. Novel concepts for software-defined antenna technologies (multi-resonant over wide bandwidths etc.). ONR is also receptive to highly innovative ideas in other general communications and networking areas that are not designated focus as above, but nonetheless important to Navy/Marine Corps, as determined under the synopsis section above. Work funded under a 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 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 or by industry. 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 statute, 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. As regards the present BAA, the Research and Development efforts to be funded consist of applied research. The funds available to support awards are Budget Activity 2. Contracts and grants made under this BAA are for scientific study and experimentation directed towards advancing the state of the art and increasing knowledge or understanding. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Link to all ONR BAA’s |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Matt Ferebee
Contract Specialist Phone 703-696-1474 Email:matthew.ferebee@navy.mil |
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Related Documents
Folder 52010 Full Announcement-1 -> onr baa 10-014 proposal checklist.pdf
Folder 52010 Full Announcement-1 -> onr baa 10-014.pdf
Folder 52010 Full Announcement-1 -> onr baa 10-014 cost proposal format instructions.pdf
Folder 52010 Full Announcement-1 -> onr baa 10-014 costproposalformat.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Matt Ferebee Contract Specialist Phone 703-696-1474 Email: matthew.ferebee@navy.mil |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.300 | ONRBAA10-014 | FY11 Communications and Networking Discovery and Invention | PKG00016569 | Jun 30, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
52010 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
52010 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
52010 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
52010 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
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