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Description of Modification
Changed the website to www.hsarpabaa.com (full announcement also archived at fedbizopps.gov.
Changed archive date.
Please note that the due date for white papers remains unchanged - 1/04/2008 @ 4:30 p.m. today.
Document Type:
Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
BAA08-02
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Nov 14, 2007
Creation Date:
Jan 04, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications:
The due date and time established for the receipt of White Papers and Full Proposals are as indicated in Section IV, Paragraph 3 of the BAA.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
The due date and time established for the receipt of White Papers and Full Proposals are as indicated in Section IV, Paragraph 3 of the BAA.
Archive Date:
Jan 05, 2008
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Other
Procurement Contract
Category of Funding Activity:
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
2
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$4,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$2,000,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
97.065
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Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Individuals
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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:
This BAA is open to ALL responsible sources. Foreign or foreign-owned Offerors are advised that their participation is subject to foreign disclosure review procedures and DHS security directives and policies. Offerors may include single entities or teams from private sector organizations, Government laboratories, airport authorities, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories and Centers,and academic institutions. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), including the Department of Energy National Laboratories and Centers, are eligible to respond to this BAA, individually or as a team member of an eligible principal Offeror, as so long as they are permitted to respond to solicitations such as this under the applicable sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Minority Institutions (MI), Small Business concerns, Small Disadvantaged Business concerns, Women-Owned Small Business concerns, Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, and HUBZone Small Business concerns are encouraged to submit proposals and to join other entities as team members in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set-aside pursuant to FAR Part 19.502-2. Independent organizations and teams are encouraged to submit proposals. However, Offerors must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data and other information in an integrated program with other contractors, as well as with system integrators, selected by DHS S&T.
Agency Name
Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division
Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The BAA is available via the FedBizOpps website(http://www.fedbizopps.gov/) and posted on the HSARPA (http://www.hsarpabaa.com) website. Please review the document in its entirety, and submit specific inquiries to the BAA email address (BAA08-02@dhs.gov). DHS S&T is initiating the second Rapid Technology Application Program BAA to meet the expressed rapid technology development needs of emergency responders and internal DHS customers. The RTAP will facilitate a number of S&T’s goals, including: Fulfilling the expressed needs of emergency responders and internal DHS customers for rapid prototype technology developments and Producing advanced technology prototypes 6-18 months after award of contracts. Under this BAA DHS is soliciting white papers and proposals for the rapid prototyping of systems in the following specific technical field: 1) Communications: Satellite Blue Force Tracking (BFT); and 2) Maritime Safety: Passenger Ship Mass Evacuation System. Awards may take the form of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transaction (OTs) agreements.
The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis
with the changes noted within the documents. The list of files is
arranged from newest to oldest with the newest file representing the
current synopsis. Changed sections from the previous document are shown
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