ONHS Report: FA8051-24-S-0001

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)- Research and Development (R&D) for Air Force Airbase Systems

Solicitation ID: FA8051-24-S-0001

Agency: AFCEC/AFCEC/CXA

Type: Solicitation

Deadline: 2030-03-07T17:00:00 ET

Eligibility: Maybe (Dual Approval Required)

Funding: Approved ceiling of $49,000,000.00 for the Closed BAA with CALLS; multiple awards of various values are anticipated.

Doc Type: BAA

Clearance: Secret

Program Manager: toby.carnes.1@us.af.mil

Last Updated: 2025-11-24 13:24

Analyzed File: FA8051-24-S-0001 Full Text Announcement REVISION 3 - 7 Mar 2025.pdf

Eligibility Reasoning

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) ... are subject to applicable direct competition limitations and cannot propose to this BAA in any capacity unless they meet the following conditions: 1. FFRDCs: FFRDCs must clearly demonstrate that the proposed work is not otherwise available from the private sector; and FFRDCs must provide a letter on official letterhead from their sponsoring organization citing the specific authority establishing their eligibility to propose to Government solicitations and compete with industry, and their compliance with the associated FFRDC sponsor agreement’s terms and conditions. This information is required for FFRDCs proposing to be prime contractors or sub-awardees.

Note: This is an AI-generated summary...

Summary

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) seeks research and development proposals under Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) FA8051-24-S-0001 for Air Force Airbase Systems. This is a five-year, closed, two-step BAA with a total funding ceiling of $49 million, where the government will issue specific 'CALLs' for white papers. The program's objective is to advance technologies supporting expeditionary engineering, emergency services, EOD, and emergency management. Key technical areas of interest include: modern timber for expeditionary construction; PFAS destruction technologies; arctic-capable structures and utilities; automated heavy machinery; rapid airbase establishment ('base-in-a-box'); advanced civil engineering materials; improvements in airbase operations and emergency response; infrastructure protection and blast mitigation; robotics and automation for security and EOD; and resilient energy, water, and waste management systems for deployed environments.

Overall Technical Areas

Engineered Timber StructuresBlast and Impact ModelingPFAS Destruction TechnologiesArctic Infrastructure EngineeringRobotics and Autonomous SystemsExpeditionary Infrastructure SystemsAdditive Construction (3D Printing)Non-Destructive Evaluation TechnologiesAdvanced Civil Engineering MaterialsComputational Materials ScienceFire Suppression ScienceSensors and Data FusionAI / Machine Learning AlgorithmsExpeditionary Energy SystemsContaminant Transport Modeling

Probable LBNL Areas

BSACSAEESAESAETALDPSA

Focus Areas

Example Priorities:

Develop and demonstrate novel construction techniques, protective structure innovations and recent advancements related to timber construction for high threat areas and/or expeditionary environments.
Mass Timber for Construction of Expedient Barracks and Shelters
Expedient Aircraft Operating Surface (AOS) repair (cracking-spall-slabs-crater) materials
Formulation of construction-scale 3-D printable materials (not to be limited to cementitious materials) using indigenous materials.
Arctic-capable facilities and infrastructure, including lodging, office, industrial and aircraft shelters.

Specific Technical Skills:

Materials ScienceStructural EngineeringCross-Laminated Timber (CLT)Composite MaterialsBlast/Impact Resistance AnalysisComputational ModelingAdditive ManufacturingCivil EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
David McCallen	0.70	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Chun Chang	0.69	EESA \| EG \| Hydrogeology Dept
Peter Hosemann	0.69	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
Linqing Luo	0.69	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Jeetika Malik	0.69	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Kenichi Soga	0.69	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Mamun Miah	0.69	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Thomas Hendrickson	0.69	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Sustainable Energy Dept
Hafssa Tounsi	0.68	EESA \| EG \| Hydrogeology Dept
Guoying Chen	0.68	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt

Example Priorities:

Develop and demonstrate automation and intelligent system technologies for use in heavy equipment for purposes such as construction and vegetation management.
Autonomous or artificial intelligence driven machinery to conduct civil engineering operations.
Robotic appliques and control systems that can be easily installed on various machines quickly and with little equipment.
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) detection, characterization, handling, and disposal
Artificial intelligence/machine learning and autonomous control algorithms to enable robotic execution of missions with minimal human interaction.

Specific Technical Skills:

RoboticsArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningAutonomous NavigationSensor FusionControl Systems EngineeringComputer VisionUnmanned Systems (UGS/UAS)Cybersecurity for OT

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Zhe Bai	0.69	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Donghun Kim	0.68	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Gazi Mahmud	0.68	BSA \| Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology \| Molecular Ecosystems Bio
Marco Pritoni	0.68	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Rohan Adwankar	0.68	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Process Engr & Analytics
Yilun Xu	0.68	PSA \| ATAP \| BACI
Oluwamayowa Amusat	0.68	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
David Blum	0.67	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Anand Krishnan Prakash	0.67	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Nicola Falco	0.67	EESA \| CESD \| Integrated Ecosystem Sciences

Example Priorities:

Develop and demonstrate efficient, environmentally compatible, cost efficient mobile and static technologies and systems for the receipt and processing of inputs containing PFAS species
Thermal methods of PFAS destruction
Develop/demonstrate containerized, deployable system/technologies for wastewater recovery and reuse and solid waste-to-energy systems.
Transport and fate of chemical, biological, and radiological contaminants in airbase systems

Specific Technical Skills:

Environmental EngineeringChemical EngineeringPFAS DestructionThermal DecompositionWaste-to-Energy SystemsWastewater TreatmentContaminant Transport ModelingAnalytical ChemistryProcess Engineering

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Dana Hernandez	0.71	ESA \| MF \| MF Organic Facility
Wenming Dong	0.71	EESA \| EG \| Geochemistry Dept
Jennifer Stokes-Draut	0.71	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Sustainable Energy Dept
Chun Chang	0.71	EESA \| EG \| Hydrogeology Dept
Peng Peng	0.70	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Sustainable Energy Dept
William Stringfellow	0.70	EESA \| EG \| Geochemistry Dept
Andre Santos	0.69	EESA \| CESD \| Integrated Ecosystem Sciences
Unique Karki	0.69	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Dipankar Dwivedi	0.69	EESA \| EG \| Geochemistry Dept
Thomas Hendrickson	0.69	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Sustainable Energy Dept

Example Priorities:

Develop and demonstrate arctic-grade, resilient, permanent infrastructure and expeditionary, modular components to enable agile military operations
High efficiency, reduced footprint Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) units
Energy resilience, conservation, and management (conversion, generation, storage, and distribution)
Develop/demonstrate technologies to improve the energy efficiency of soft wall shelters for expeditionary operations.
Develop and demonstrate resilience, scalable, modular, tailorable technologies to maximize mobility, reliability, and operating efficiency of a deployed airbase.

Specific Technical Skills:

Energy Systems EngineeringHVAC SystemsPower Generation & StorageMicrogrid ManagementRenewable Energy IntegrationCivil EngineeringThermal Efficiency ModelingArctic EngineeringModular Construction

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
David Blum	0.71	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Brennan Less	0.71	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Whole Building Sys Dept
Donghun Kim	0.71	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Cynthia Regnier	0.71	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Whole Building Sys Dept
Valentina Dai	0.70	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Energy Efficiency Studies
Anand Krishnan Prakash	0.70	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Mary Ann Piette	0.70	LD \| LD \| Energy Technologies
Jeetika Malik	0.70	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Peter Tennessen	0.70	PSA \| Engineering \| Mechanical Engineering
Weiping Huang	0.70	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept

Example Priorities:

Improve airbase Emergency Response (ER), firefighting and safety equipment, and training capabilities
Advanced computational modeling for hazard prediction, risk assessment, and ER decision making.
Blast mitigation technologies and methods.
Develop, evaluate, modify, and integrate new and commercial protective materials and technologies that mitigate blast, ballistic, penetration, and fragmentation effects from conventional and IED munitions.
Threat detection methods and technology for explosive precursor materials used in Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) munitions and explosions.

Specific Technical Skills:

Blast Effects ModelingFire Protection EngineeringComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)Risk AssessmentSensor TechnologyData FusionProtective Structures DesignBallistics/Penetration MechanicsCBRN Defense

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
David McCallen	0.69	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Mamun Miah	0.69	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Jeetika Malik	0.69	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Boris Faybishenko	0.69	EESA \| EG \| Hydrogeology Dept
Brennan Less	0.68	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Whole Building Sys Dept
Peter Hosemann	0.68	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
Michael Sohn	0.68	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Sustainable Energy Dept
Vi Rapp	0.68	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Linqing Luo	0.68	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Sunhee Baik	0.68	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Energy Markets & Policy

Potential LBNL PIs (Overall)

Note on PI Matching: These suggestions are generated through an AI-driven semantic analysis of LBNL staff profiles.

Name	Score	Organization
Francesco Ricci	0.79	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics · Computational Materials Science
Jinwoo Im	0.77	EESA \| CESD \| Molecular Ecology & Biogeochem · Contaminant Transport Modeling
Eric Masanet	0.76	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Expeditionary Energy Systems
Franco Zunino	0.76	ESA \| MF \| MF NCEM Facility · Advanced Civil Engineering Materials
Haruko Wainwright	0.76	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept · Arctic Infrastructure Engineering
Talita Perciano Costa Leite	0.75	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research · AI / Machine Learning Algorithms
Kunhwi Kim	0.74	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept · Blast and Impact Modeling
Wenchao Lu	0.74	ESA \| CSD \| Gas Phase · PFAS Destruction Technologies
Thomas Hendrickson	0.74	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Expeditionary Infrastructure Systems
Simo Makiharju	0.74	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Non-Destructive Evaluation Technologies

Fundamental Research Exemption (FRE)

As of the date of publication of this BAA, the Government cannot identify whether work proposed under this BAA may be considered fundamental research and may award both fundamental and non-fundamental research. Proposers should indicate in their proposal whether they believe the scope of the research included in their proposal is fundamental or not. While proposers should clearly explain the intended results of their research, the Government shall have sole discretion to select award instrument type and to negotiate all instrument terms and conditions with selectees. Appropriate clauses will be included in resultant awards for non-fundamental research to prescribe publication requirements and other restrictions, as appropriate.