Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Exploratory Development (SEED) Broad Agency Announcement
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912HQ27S0002
- Agency
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Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of War's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) intends to competitively fund proof-of-concept research for innovative technologies and methods through a Broad Agency Announcement, with proposals due 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 11, 2027. The notice is listed under the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers National Capitol Region Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity. No set-aside is used, and both small and large businesses are encouraged to respond. Program areas are Environmental Restoration, Munitions Response, Resource Conservation and Resilience, and Weapons Systems and Platforms. Projects will be firm-fixed-price contracts not to exceed $350,000 in total costs, the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, with durations of approximately one year. Multiple awards may be made, and a minimum of one award of approximately $350,000 is expected, depending on availability of funds and quality of proposals. The proposal instructions file anticipates awards in the third quarter of 2028.
Proposals containing ITAR, EAR, Controlled Unclassified Information, proprietary data, or limited-distribution material are not accepted. Evaluation criteria are SERDP Relevance (pass/fail threshold), Technical Merit (most important), Transition Potential, and Cost of Proposal. Submissions include a one-page abstract, a technical section of no more than ten pages with a Gantt chart schedule, a cost section on the required FFP template, and appendices with principal investigator CVs of three pages or less each, an acronym list, literature citations, and a one- to two-page cost breakdown narrative. Email, fax, and hard copy submissions are not accepted. Submission instructions and the Program Announcement are on the SERDP website at serdp-estcp.mil/workwithus, and no other announcement of this opportunity will be made. Successful offerors must submit other cost and pricing data and a DD Form 1547 profit justification. Subcontracting plan requirements flow down to first-tier subcontracts exceeding $900,000.
Notice text
BOTH SMALL BUSINESS AND LARGE BUSINESS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND.
The Department of War’s (DoWs) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) is interested in receiving proposals for innovative research as set forth in the Announcement of the SERDP Exploratory Development (SEED) program. This notice constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (RFO) 6.101(b)(3)(ii)(A). Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare SERDP’s intent to competitively fund research and development projects to establish proof of concept for innovative technologies and methods under the following Program Areas: Environmental Restoration, Munitions Response, Resource Conservation and Resilience, and Weapons Systems and Platforms. These projects will be funded with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts at a level not to exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold of $350,000 in total costs; projects should be no more than approximately one (1) year in duration.
The Program Announcement and complete submittal instructions are found on the DoW SERDP website at https://serdp-estcp.mil/workwithus. No other announcement of this opportunity will be made. It is the sole responsibility of the proposer to make certain the proposal is properly received by SERDP. Awards will take the form of contracts. The Government will not pay for any costs associated with the preparation of proposals.
To be eligible for consideration, readers wishing to respond to this announcement must submit a proposal in accordance with all instructions on the SERDP website no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 11 March 2027. No electronic mail, faxed, or hard copy proposals will be accepted.
Multiple awards may be made to address this Statement of Need (SON). It is expected that a minimum of one (1) award of approximately $350,000 will result depending on availability of funds and quality of proposals submitted. Proposals will be evaluated against the factors noted in the instructions located on the SERDP website. Successful SEED projects may be requested to submit a proposal for follow-on work after completion of the initial effort.
Points of Contact:
Procedural/Technical Questions - SERDP Office 571-372-6565
Contract Questions – UMSB
Shannon N. Benson
703-428-7407; shannon.n.benson@usace.army.mil
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| B08.01 FY28 SERDP SEED BAA 27-0002 Proposal Instructions - FINAL.docx | DOCX document | |
| SERDP-ESTCP Projects Small Business Subcontracting Plan Template.docx | DOCX document |
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