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FY25 Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Office-Wide Broad Agency Announcement

US · MD Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) / NAVAIR — DOD Office of Naval Research (Air) grant open #N00421-25-S-0001
Response due Jun 22, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

This is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) issued by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) for FY2025, soliciting research and development proposals across the full breadth of the division's technical mission areas. As an office-wide BAA, it is intended to attract innovative scientific and technical proposals from industry, academia, and other research organizations. The announcement is open for approximately one year, consistent with standard BAA practices allowing rolling submissions. Specific topic areas, technical requirements, and funding levels are typically detailed within individual posted attachments or supplemental notices under the umbrella solicitation.

What they want

Office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) covering the full range of research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) interests of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). Proposals may address any of the division's scientific and technical focus areas relevant to naval aviation, aircraft systems, and related technologies. The BAA remains open on a rolling basis from June 27, 2025 through June 22, 2026, during which white papers and/or full proposals may be submitted for consideration.

How they evaluate

  • Technical merit (standard BAA evaluation criterion)
  • Relevance to NAWCAD mission and research priorities
  • Reasonableness of cost (typical DoD BAA criterion)
Submission: Likely white paper and/or full proposal submission via Grants.gov or NAVAIR-specified portal (specific instructions not provided in synopsis; refer to full BAA document under solicitation N00421-25-S-0001)

Risks & flags

  • Broad Agency Announcement format means no competitive bidding structure — awards are at government discretion based on technical merit, which can favor incumbent researchers or established NAVAIR partners.
  • Rolling one-year open window with no fixed evaluation cycle reduces transparency on when and how proposals are evaluated.
  • No specific topic areas, dollar thresholds, or technical requirements are described in the synopsis — full scope may only be accessible to those already familiar with NAWCAD research priorities.

Market context

inferred from NAICS
R&D in Physical, Engineering, Life Sciences (except Nanotech & Biotech)
NAICS 541715
US market size
$95B
Typical award
$100K – $50M+
Typical buyers
DoDNSFNIHNASADOE
Commonly required
DCAA-compliant accountingITARCMMC L2
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