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Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) – Open Topics Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: ALEXANDRIA, VA
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Aug 21, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: AJ11

Timeline

Posted

Aug 21, 2026
Status

Open now

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What this contract is for

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: ALEXANDRIA, VA
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category)
Scope: Federal

BOTH SMALL BUSINESS AND LARGE BUSINESS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND.

The Department of War’s (DoW) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Office is interested in receiving white papers for research focusing in the areas of Environmental Restoration, Munitions Response, Resource Conservation and Resilience, and Weapons Systems and Platforms technologies.

This notice constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 6.101(b)(3).

Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare DoW SERDP’s intent to competitively fund research and development for research that addresses the topic areas set forth in the Announcement.

SERDP supports research relevant to the management and mission of the DoW and supports efforts that lead to the development and application of innovative technologies or methods that improve the performance of DoD by improving outcomes, managing risks, and/or reducing costs or time required to resolve installation problems.

The Program Announcement and complete submittal instructions are found on the DoW SERDP website at https://serdp-estcp.mil/workwithus.

To be eligible for consideration, readers wishing to respond to this announcement must submit a white paper in accordance with all instructions on the SERDP website.

This solicitation will remain open for approximately one (1) year from the date of publication, or until replaced by a successor BAA.

No faxed or hard copy submissions will be accepted.

No request for proposals (RFP), solicitation, or other announcement of this opportunity will be made.

It is the sole responsibility of the proposer to make certain the white paper is properly received by SERDP.

Awards will take the form of contracts.

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