NRL Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Basic and Applied Research

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) inviting white‑paper submissions for basic and applied scientific research across a wide spectrum of technical topics, including high‑frequency radar, advanced computational electromagnetics, high‑assurance cyber security, energy storage, corrosion mitigation, acoustic simulation, space systems, and many others. The BAA operates under a continuous solicitation model; white papers may be submitted at any time until the deadline of 30 December 2026. Selected white papers will be invited to submit full proposals, which may be awarded as contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transaction agreements. No specific dollar ceiling is disclosed; awards will be sized based on technical merit and scope. Amendments to the BAA (most recently Amendment 0006 dated 24 June 2026) add new topics such as “AFFF Alternative Program Compatibility of Fluorine‑Free Foam with Non‑Aspirating Sprinkler Nozzles.” The solicitation includes explicit email addresses for each topic’s white‑paper submission and emphasizes that no substantive contact will be made before the agency’s evaluation. • Open‑ended research topics covering radar, antennas, cyber‑security, energy, materials, ocean/atmospheric science, space systems, etc. • Submission via topic‑specific email (e.g., [email protected] for the AFFF alternative topic). • Awards may be given as contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or OTAs, with no fee/profit allowed. • No mandatory pre‑bid meeting, site visit, or questions‑deadline; the only hard deadline is the white‑paper cut‑off on 30 Dec 2026.