DUAL USE APPLICATION PROGRAM The Industrial Programs Department of ONR announces a program in the area of Dual Use Science and Technology (S&T. This program is being conducted in cooperation with DOD's Dual Use Application Program (DUAP) managed by the Joint Dual Use Program Office (JDUPO). ONR seeks projects to create and develop new product or process technologies which have potential for both navy and commercial applications. If successfully developed, the technology will have both navy relevance and sufficient potential commercial applications to support a viable production base. Approximately $50M of Government funds will be available for this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). The proposer must bear at least 50% of the cost of the proposed effort. Proposals should include schedules and budgets for a base term not to exceed 24 months. Costed options for an additional period of up to 36 months may be submitted. The Government may fund both base term and options from the present appropriation depending on the content of the proposal, the availability of funds, the fit with other programs and any other considerations necessary to establish and maintain program coherence and balance. The Government may also choose to condition the exercise of options on the availability of future year appropriations or other funding sources. There is no preset dollar range for individual proposals. There is no guarantee that awards will be made in each of the identified topic areas. The Government may award several proposals in a topic area depending in part on the cost of individual proposals and available funding. Topic areas which will be considered in this BAA are: 1. HYPERSPECTRAL REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY (HRST) IN SPACE 2. WEAR/CORROSION/ EROSION/FOULING RESISTANT COATINGS AND APPLICATION METHODS 3. High Performance Portable Power Sources 4. AFFORDABLE UNATTENDED AND DISTRIBUTED SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 5. ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT 6. CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE (CBM) 7. PHOTONICS FOR TACTICAL/INDUSTRIAL DATACOM SYSTEMS 8. ACTIVE NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL (ANVC) 9. ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION OF NEW ADJUVANT TECHNOLOGIES FOR USE WITH MUCOSAL VACCINES 10. Quantum Devices and Ultra-High Frequency Digital Signal Processing 11. POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY 12 RENEWAL OF LEGACY SOFTWARE SYSTEMS 13. Software Development Tools for Signal Processing and C4I 14. DEVELOPMENT OF SCALABLE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURES 15. ADAPTING COMMERCIAL SHIPBUILDING PRACTICES TO WARSHIP DESIGN Proposals that involve either basic research or final product development beyond the stage of product prototype or feasibility demonstration are outside the scope of the competition and will not be acceptable. Teaming arrangements among companies are encouraged when the result is a technically stronger proposal. Teaming with a DOD or national laboratory may also be advantageous in many instances. Due to limited funding, the Government reserves the right to limit awards under any topic, and only proposals considered to be of superior quality will be funded. Awards will be made using non-procurement agreements, e.g., Cooperative Agreements and "Other Transactions". Any interested company or institution is encouraged, but not required, to submit a white paper synopsis of the planned dual use S&T proposal including a rough cost estimate. White papers should address the selection criteria wherever possible and must identify which topic area it is being submitted under. The white paper should not exceed five (5) pages and should be submitted anytime during the first 15 days from date of this CBD announcement. The white paper may be faxed to (703) 696-4884 or delivered to the office identified in the following paragraph. Those submitting white papers are encouraged to continue to work on drafting a full proposal during the white paper evaluation process. It is expected the ONR technical review will be complete within 2 weeks of white paper receipt. The technical point of contact for the specified topic area will contact the white paper submitter and provide feedback on the Navy's level of interest in the proposed project. Based upon the degree of encouragement received, companies and institutions can better decide whether to continue the preparation of full technical and cost proposals for the described project. Offerors may submit full proposals without going through the white paper process. This announcement for full proposals is open until 1200 EDT 15 April 1997. Any interested offeror should send five (5) copies of its technical and cost proposals to: Office of Naval Research, ATTN: ONR 362 DUAP, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22217-5660. To be considered for award, the full proposal must be received by ONR by the time and date indicated above. This notice can be accessed in its entirety from the INTERNET by clicking on Business Opportunities on the ONR homepage (Internet address: http://www.onr.navy.mil) or request this document by phone (703) 696-2601, Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Eastern Time or fax (703) 696-0993.

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