ONHS Report: W911NF-23-S-0010

UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (ARI) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BASIC, APPLIED, AND ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Solicitation ID: W911NF-23-S-0010

Agency: UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES/ARI

Type: Solicitation

Deadline: 2028-04-30T23:59:00 ET

Eligibility: Maybe (Team Member/MIPR)

Funding: N/A

Doc Type: BAA

Clearance: CUI

Program Manager: wilveria.a.sanders.civ@army.mil

Last Updated: 2025-11-24 13:15

Analyzed File: W911NF-23-S-0010-Amendment 02.pdf

Eligibility Reasoning

Federal Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)... are not eligible to participate as prime Contractors or Recipients under this BAA. If a proposal selected for award includes the involvement of a... FFRDC, award funds allocated for the involvement... will be directly provided from ARI to the respective... FFRDC... via a Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR).

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

Summary

This document is a five-year (May 2023 - April 2028) Broad Agency Announcement (W911NF-23-S-0010) from the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) soliciting proposals for basic, applied, and advanced research to enhance Army readiness and human performance. The BAA is divided into Basic Research (e.g., measurement science, organizational dynamics, learning theories) and Applied Research/Advanced Technology Development. Key applied research areas include: 1) Holistic Personnel Assessment and Talent Management, utilizing advanced analytics and big data; 2) Leader Competencies for Complexity and Uncertainty, focusing on developing cognitive and interpersonal skills for all leader levels; 3) Team Assignment and Performance, including optimal team composition and dynamics for multi-domain operations; and 4) Assessing and Developing Technological Fluency. The announcement encourages a three-step submission process (initial contact, white paper, full proposal) and specifies that proposals are evaluated on scientific merit, potential contribution, qualifications, and cost. Awards may be issued as contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or Other Transactions.

Overall Technical Areas

Behavioral Data ModelingPredictive Talent AnalyticsAdvanced Statistical MethodsPsychometric Assessment MethodsComputational Social ScienceLongitudinal Data AnalysisOrganizational Dynamics ModelingLeadership Performance ModelingCognitive Competency AssessmentComputational Team CompositionTeam Performance DynamicsSocial Network AnalysisHuman-Machine TeamingTechnological Fluency Assessment

Probable LBNL Areas

BSACSAEESAETALD

Focus Areas

Example Priorities:

New statistical and computational methods for assessing individuals and groups.
Novel or non-traditional data sources for behavioral/social science research in military contexts, such as archival, physiological, sensor, and qualitative data.
Enhance the measurement of individual differences, both cognitive and non-cognitive, for personnel assessment using both classical and innovative measurement approaches.
Improve personnel management through application and enhancement of longitudinal data and analysis.

Specific Technical Skills:

Data SciencePredictive ModelingPsychometricsComputational Social ScienceOrganizational PsychologyTalent ManagementJob AnalysisStatistical AnalysisLongitudinal Data AnalysisPersonnel Assessment

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Ana Comesana	0.68	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Laleh Cote'	0.67	LD \| LD \| Internships Office
Jean Luca Bez	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Drew Paine	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Marco Pritoni	0.67	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Yuting Chen	0.66	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Energy Efficiency Studies
Joong Hoon Sim	0.66	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Energy Efficiency Studies
Ana Kupresanin	0.66	CSA \| Computing
Julie Mulvaney Kemp	0.66	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Energy Markets & Policy
Alexander Sim	0.66	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research

Example Priorities:

Develop, identify, and assess individuals with the capacity for strategic leadership and higher-order cognitive competencies like systems thinking and innovative thinking.
Methods for identifying, measuring, and developing operational leadership competencies for future operational environments characterized by features like autonomous systems and human-machine teaming.
Development of innovative assessment tools to diagnose Junior Officer leader competency gaps and provide actionable guidance for leader development.
Identification of emerging challenges that Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) will face and the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other attributes (KSAOs) they will need to meet those challenges.

Specific Technical Skills:

Leadership DevelopmentCognitive ScienceOrganizational BehaviorCompetency ModelingTraining and DevelopmentAssessment DesignStrategic ThinkingEducational PsychologyPerformance MeasurementMentorship Programs

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Laleh Cote'	0.70	LD \| LD \| Internships Office
Drew Paine	0.68	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Gazi Mahmud	0.66	BSA \| Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology \| Molecular Ecosystems Bio
Heidi Fuchs	0.65	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Karthik Shekhar	0.65	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Biodesign Dept
Stephanie Prince	0.65	CSA \| SciData \| Data & Computational Science
Edward Bethel	0.65	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Hannah Cohoon	0.65	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Jean Luca Bez	0.65	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Margaret Taylor	0.65	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept

Example Priorities:

Tools and techniques to support the rapid, organic aggregation and disaggregation of small units within multi-team systems.
Statistical optimization frameworks and models for ensuring team effectiveness across a large number of teams and team assignment decisions.
Development of training approaches and tools that facilitate optimal teaming and enable teams to operate within multiteam systems.
The use of social network analysis to understand and investigate the pattern of communication among unit members to determine how it influences team resilience.

Specific Technical Skills:

Team DynamicsOrganizational ScienceComputational ModelingSocial Network AnalysisStatistical OptimizationPersonnel Staffing ModelsUnit Cohesion AnalysisPerformance MetricsTraining DesignMulti-team Systems

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Drew Paine	0.69	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Michael Sohn	0.69	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Sustainable Energy Dept
Ana Comesana	0.68	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Marco Pritoni	0.68	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Aydin Buluc	0.68	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Stefan M. Wild	0.68	CSA \| Computing
Ling Jin	0.68	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Sustainable Energy Dept
Jeetika Malik	0.68	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Alexander Sim	0.68	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Hannah Cohoon	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications

Example Priorities:

Develop and assess Technological Fluency (TF), the ability of Soldiers to use and rapidly adapt new technologies without formal training.
Build individual difference assessments that reflect TF competencies, leveraging existing measures and developing new, innovative measures.
Develop training and leader development programs to enhance the KSAOs reflecting TF competencies.
Expand job performance assessment to include criterion measures related to TF, such as system feedback of coordinated AI-human interactions.

Specific Technical Skills:

Human-Computer InteractionTechnological Aptitude AssessmentTraining Program DevelopmentJob Performance AnalysisCognitive PsychologyHuman Factors EngineeringAdaptive LearningIndividual Differences PsychologyAI-Human Teaming

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Drew Paine	0.68	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Sufi Kaur	0.66	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Hannah Cohoon	0.66	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Laleh Cote'	0.66	LD \| LD \| Internships Office
Marco Pritoni	0.66	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Heidi Fuchs	0.65	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Sarah Poon	0.65	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Edward Bethel	0.65	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Gazi Mahmud	0.65	BSA \| Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology \| Molecular Ecosystems Bio
Danielle Svehla Christianson	0.65	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications

Example Priorities:

Develop new means to concurrently measure more than one factor with a single testing behavior without sacrificing precision.
Develop new theories that capture the multilevel and multifactored nature of organizations and the mechanisms underlying their coordination and restructuring processes.
Develop or refine models that capture critical environmental characteristics influencing human behavior.
Develop longitudinal theories of adult learning within a variety of environments from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Specific Technical Skills:

Psychometric TheoryMeasurement TheoryOrganizational TheoryDynamic Systems ModelingLeadership TheoryBehavioral ScienceLongitudinal Research MethodsAdult Learning TheoryStatistical ModelingContext-Sensitive Measurement

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Laleh Cote'	0.68	LD \| LD \| Internships Office
Michael Sohn	0.67	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Sustainable Energy Dept
Heidi Fuchs	0.66	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Boris Faybishenko	0.66	EESA \| EG \| Hydrogeology Dept
Marco Pritoni	0.66	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Brennan Less	0.66	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Whole Building Sys Dept
Ling Jin	0.66	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Sustainable Energy Dept
Drew Paine	0.66	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Margaret Taylor	0.66	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Yuting Chen	0.65	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Energy Efficiency Studies

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
Zixi Hu	0.76	CSA \| AMCR \| Mathematics · Advanced Statistical Methods
Likun Zhang	0.74	EESA \| CESD \| Earth System Sciences · Advanced Statistical Methods
Michael Mahoney	0.73	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research · Predictive Talent Analytics
Ana Kupresanin	0.73	CSA \| Computing · Technological Fluency Assessment
Josh North	0.72	EESA \| CESD \| Earth System Sciences · Longitudinal Data Analysis
C. Anna Spurlock	0.72	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Behavioral Data Modeling
Ling Jin	0.72	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Psychometric Assessment Methods
Eric Chagnon	0.72	CSA \| AMCR \| Mathematics · Leadership Performance Modeling
Kaiyu Sun	0.72	ETA \| Building Tech. & Urban Sys. \| Bldg Technologies Dept · Organizational Dynamics Modeling
Anna Giannakou	0.72	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Computational Team Composition

Fundamental Research Exemption (FRE)

Applicants should be aware of current export control laws and are responsible for ensuring compliance with all International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) (22 CFR 120 et. Seq.) requirements, as applicable. In some cases, developmental items funded by the Department of Defense are now included on the United States Munition List (USML) and are therefore subject to ITAR jurisdiction. Applicants should address in their proposals whether ITAR restrictions apply or do not apply, such as in the case when research products would have both civil and military application, to the work they are proposing to perform for the Department of Defense.