ONHS Report: N0016424SNB35

Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for NSWC Crane

Solicitation ID: N0016424SNB35

Agency: Naval Sea Systems Command/NSWC Crane

Type: Special Notice

Deadline: 2027-02-01T17:00:00 ET

Eligibility: Yes (Team Member)

Funding: N/A

Doc Type: BAA

Clearance: CUI

Program Manager: Maria Duran

Last Updated: 2025-11-24 13:04

Analyzed File: 24SNB35_SPECNOTE_0003_BAA.pdf

Eligibility Reasoning

Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal Offerors are allowed so long as such arrangements are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC.

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

Summary

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane) has issued a long-range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), N0016424SNB35, seeking revolutionary research ideas and technology demonstrators to advance its primary mission areas. Abstracts and proposals are accepted on a rolling basis. The BAA is focused on ten technical capabilities (TCs): Electronic Warfare (EW), Infrared and Pyrotechnic Countermeasures, Strategic Systems Hardware, Expeditionary Warfare and Systems, Advanced Electronics, Sensors and Surveillance Systems, Hypersonic Weapon Systems, Power and Energy Systems, Electro-optic and Infrared Technologies, and Force-level EW Mission Analysis. The announcement anticipates multiple awards through various instruments, including contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions, using RDT&E funding types 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4. The overall goal is to harness innovative technology for the warfighter in areas not covered by other specific solicitations.

Overall Technical Areas

Electronic Warfare SystemsHypersonic Weapon SystemsAdvanced MicroelectronicsPower and Energy SystemsElectro-Optic/Infrared (EO/IR) TechnologiesSensors and Surveillance SystemsModeling and Simulation (M&S)Artificial Intelligence / Machine LearningUnmanned & Counter-Unmanned SystemsDigital Signal ProcessingStrategic Systems HardwareRF & Photonics EngineeringMaterials for Extreme EnvironmentsGuidance, Navigation, and Control

Probable LBNL Areas

CSAEESAESAETALDPSA

Focus Areas

Example Priorities:

Hardware and software-based solutions focused on manipulation of electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) signatures or emissions to include signature management.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) approaches with emphasis on accuracy, generalizability, and tactical employment of AI and ML in support of all EW functions.
Research, design, development, prototyping, and demonstration of safe, reliable, and effective infrared (IR) and electro-optic (EO) countermeasures, countermeasure systems, and pyrotechnics for platform protection...
Seeking novel model-based systems engineering approaches, non-kinetic models, and visualization of non-kinetic effects in a modeling and simulation environment.
Solutions and prototypes that are focused on advancing radio frequency enabled cyber, hardware agnostic electromagnetic spectrum capabilities, advanced electromagnetic sensors and systems, decision-making aids, many on many threat simulators, and advanced countermeasures are welcome.

Specific Technical Skills:

Electronic Warfare (EW)RF EngineeringElectromagnetic Spectrum ManagementInfrared CountermeasuresSignal ProcessingArtificial Intelligence / Machine LearningModeling and SimulationElectro-Optic SystemsPyrotechnicsRF-enabled Cyber

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Shawn Tornga	0.70	LD \| LD \| ONHS
Alexander Sim	0.69	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Alex Newkirk	0.69	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Edward Bethel	0.69	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Zhe Bai	0.69	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Stijn (Stan) Wielandt	0.69	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Andre Santos	0.68	EESA \| CESD \| Integrated Ecosystem Sciences
Qiang Du	0.68	PSA \| Engineering \| Electronic Engineering
Alp Sipahigil	0.68	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
John Wu	0.68	CSA \| Scientific Networking (ESNET) \| Tech Adv and Engagement

Example Priorities:

Research, development, prototyping, and demonstration of affordable, sustainable microelectronics solutions that provide asymmetric capability for the Department of Navy and the DoD Enterprise...
Microelectronics technology areas of interests include but are not limited to active and passive electronic devices, circuit cards, advanced Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) logic for ASICs and programmable logic, volatile and nonvolatile memory, radiation hardened technologies, advance packaging to include heterogeneous integration...
Basic research; applied research; advanced technology development; and advanced component development and prototypes that facilitate the maturation of Sensors and Surveillance System technologies and manufacturing capabilities.
Research and development areas of interest to demonstrate include innovations associated with metamaterials, microelectronics, 2.5- and 3-Dimensional packaging, advanced sensor architectures...
The primary interest is for systems working in the visible and infrared (near, short-wave, mid-wave, and long-wave) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum...

Specific Technical Skills:

Microelectronics DesignASIC/FPGA DevelopmentAdvanced Packaging (2.5D/3D)Radiation Hardened ElectronicsSensor FusionElectro-Optic/Infrared (EO/IR) SensorsRadar SystemsMetamaterialsSignals Intelligence (SIGINT)Autonomous Processing

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Georgios Michelogiannakis	0.71	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Alp Sipahigil	0.70	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
Zhao Hao	0.70	EESA \| EG \| Geochemistry Dept
Shawn Tornga	0.69	LD \| LD \| ONHS
Stijn (Stan) Wielandt	0.69	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Hasita Veluri	0.69	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Emil Rofors	0.69	PSA \| NSD \| ANP
Nicolas Abgrall	0.69	PSA \| NSD \| ANP
Alex Newkirk	0.69	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Andre Santos	0.69	EESA \| CESD \| Integrated Ecosystem Sciences

Example Priorities:

Research and development, prototyping, technology demonstration, and test & evaluation of safe, reliable, secure and effective hardware that supports the Department of Navy and DoD nuclear deterrence community.
Approaches that facilitate strategic hardware reliability through design, manufacturing and assessment of radiation hardened microelectronics for space missions, nuclear modernization, and missile defense are desired.
Research and development of technologies that support the development, integration, test and evaluation of HWS to include aerodynamics, aerothermal prediction and analysis, guidance, navigation and control, high temperature materials, thermal management, sensors and supporting algorithms.
Any approach including materials and manufacturing processes that improve HWS performance, lethality, survivability, lowers costs or improves HWS and HWS component manufacturability (cost and capacity) is strongly desired.
Data analytics, intelligent design with artificial intelligence and machine learning, configuration and data management, and improved procedures and trainings with augmented and virtual reality will be beneficial.

Specific Technical Skills:

HypersonicsAerodynamicsAerothermal AnalysisHigh-Temperature MaterialsGuidance, Navigation & Control (GNC)Nuclear Deterrence SystemsThermal ManagementModel-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)Digital EngineeringRadiation Hardening

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Shawn Tornga	0.71	LD \| LD \| ONHS
Hannah Parrilla	0.69	PSA \| NSD \| ANP
Reynold Cooper	0.69	PSA \| NSD \| ANP
Peter Hosemann	0.68	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
Jayson Vavrek	0.68	PSA \| NSD \| ANP
Edoardo Zoni	0.68	PSA \| ATAP \| Advanced Modeling Prog
Emil Rofors	0.68	PSA \| NSD \| ANP
Patrick Huck	0.68	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
Bethany Goldblum	0.68	PSA \| NSD \| Nuclear Data
Zhe Bai	0.68	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science

Example Priorities:

Research, development, prototyping, and demonstration of technology associated with Expeditionary Warfare, commonly considered mission sets executed by the USMC, NAVSPECWAR & SOF, NECC, and other maritime & land-based forces.
Unmanned (UxS) and Counter-Unmanned (C-UxS) systems technologies are of particular interest to this area of research.
Capabilities that enable Naval expeditionary strategies and concepts, such as Distributed Maritime Operations, Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations, and force modernization are a focus for NSWC Crane.
Research, development, prototyping, test and evaluation... of advanced battery technologies, advanced high energy density storage systems, high power energy storage systems, hybrid and all-electric propulsion systems...
Improvements in battery energy density in support of extended mission endurance for space, airborne, missile, surface, land, undersea, manned, and unmanned applications.

Specific Technical Skills:

Unmanned Systems (UxS)Counter-Unmanned Systems (C-UxS)Advanced Battery TechnologyHigh-Density Energy StoragePower Management SystemsElectric PropulsionCommand and Control (C2)Distributed Maritime OperationsMobility SystemsSolid-State Electrolytes

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Bryan Mccloskey	0.71	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt
Guoying Chen	0.71	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt
Muhammad Ihsan Ul Haq	0.71	ESA \| MF \| MF Image and Manipulation
Sumanjeet Kaur	0.70	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt
Boxun Hu	0.70	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt
Vassilia Zorba	0.69	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt
Douglas Kushner	0.69	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt
Rangachary Mukundan	0.69	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt
Bin Wang	0.69	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Sustainable Energy Dept
Andrew Haddad	0.69	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt

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
Peter Hosemann	0.78	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics · Materials for Extreme Environments
Nikit Abhyankar	0.76	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Energy Markets & Planning · Power and Energy Systems
Georgios Michelogiannakis	0.76	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Strategic Systems Hardware
Talita Perciano Costa Leite	0.75	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research · Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Milica Grahovac	0.75	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Energy Efficiency Studies · Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
Bruce Nordman	0.74	ETA \| Building Tech. & Urban Sys. \| Bldg Technologies Dept · Digital Signal Processing
Claire Tomlin	0.74	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Department of BioEngineering and BioMedical Sciences · Guidance, Navigation, and Control
Lane Martin	0.74	· Advanced Microelectronics
Alexandre Bayen	0.74	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Sensors and Surveillance Systems
Jeremy Munday	0.74	PSA \| ATAP \| FS&IBT · RF & Photonics Engineering

Fundamental Research Exemption (FRE)

Export Control: Offerors should be aware of recent changes in export control laws. Offerors are responsible for ensuring compliance with all U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120 - 130) and Export Administration Regulation (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 – 774), as applicable. In some cases, developmental items funded by the Department of Defense are now included on the United States Munitions List (USML) (22 CFR Part 121) and are therefore subject to ITAR jurisdiction. In other cases, items that were previously included on the USML have been moved to the EAR Commerce Control List (CCL). Offerors should address in their proposals whether ITAR or EAR restrictions apply to the work they are proposing to perform for NSWC Crane. The ITAR and EAR are available online at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse. Offerors must comply with all U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the ITAR and EAR, in the performance of any award or agreement resulting from this BAA. Offerors shall be responsible for obtaining any required licenses or other approvals, or license exemptions or exceptions if applicable, for exports of hardware, technical data, and software (including deemed exports), or for the provision of technical assistance.