The Department of Defense is offering this grant to support defense acquisition management and policy research.

U. S. government schools of higher education, Navy laboratories as well as other Department of Defense agencies are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and should not directly submit white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA. If any such organization is interested in the program described herein, the organization should contact the NPS Technical POC to discuss its area of interest.

Some topics may cover export controlled technologies. Research in these areas is limited to “U.S. persons” as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) 22 CFR § 120.1 et seq.

In this BAA, the phrase “defense acquisition management and policy research” refers to investigations in all disciplines, fields, and domains that (1) are involved in the acquisition of products and/or services for national defense, or (2) could potentially be brought to bear to improve defense acquisition. It includes but is not limited to economics, finance, financial management, information systems, organization theory, operations management, human resources management, and marketing, as well as the “traditional” acquisition areas such as contracting, program/project management, logistics, and systems engineering management. These topics are listed for guidance only.