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A -- LONG RANGE SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS POC Office of Naval Research, Code 353 (703) 696-4111. 96-017. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for long-range projects which offer potential for advancement and improvement of naval operations. This notice constitutes ONR's Broad Agency Annoucement (BAA) as contemplated in FAR 6.102(d)(2). Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare ONR's broad role in competitively funding meritorious research across a spectrum of scientific disciplines. No request for proposal (RFP), solicitation or other announcement of this opportunity will be made. This announcement will be open for one year from date of publication. Proposals may be submitted any time during this period. Awards may be made at any time throughout the year and may take the form of contracts, grants or cooperative agreements. Proposal submission is not restricted in any way to any particular entity. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, minority institutions, and small and disadvantaged businesses are encouraged to participate. Before preparing proposals, potential proposers are encouraged to contact the ONR scientist whose program best matches the proposer's field of interest as listed in the ONR Home Page accessible through World Wide Web at http://www.onr.navy.mil. Proposers MUST state in their proposal that it is submitted in response to this BAA. All proposals should also be accompanied by a completed certification package which can be accessed on the ONR Home Page at ''Grants/funding'' and then to ''How to Submit a Proposal''. For grant proposals (normally submitted by universities) the certification package is entitled ''Certifications document''. For contract proposals (normally submitted by commercial and non-profit contractors) the certification package is entitled ''Representations and Certifications''. Award decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a peer and/or scientific review. Evaluations will be conducted using the following evaluation criteria: (1) overall scientific technical or socio-economic merits of the proposal; (2) potential naval relevance and contributions of the effort to the agency's specific mission; (3) the offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives; (4) the qualifications, capabilities and experience of the proposed Principal Investigator, team leader or key personnel who are critical in achieving the proposal objectives; (5) realism of the proposed cost and availability of funds. For awards made as contracts the socio-economic merits of each proposal will be evaluated based on the commitment to provide meaningful subcontracting opportunities for small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business concerns, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions (0191)

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