Opportunity Information: Apply for W15QKN 20 R 09H5
The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (CCNJ) on behalf of the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (CCDC AC), announced a competitive grant opportunity to fund a national STEM educational outreach program. The grant is intended to strengthen the long-term defense workforce by increasing STEM skills and professional development across "Grades K-12 Plus," which explicitly includes K-12 students as well as colleges, universities, and vocational or technical schools. The core aim is to support outreach programs and related services that actively engage learners and improve STEM readiness on a nationwide scale, reflecting the DoD interest in building a pipeline of people proficient in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to meet future national defense needs.
This announcement is issued as a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and is described as a combined synopsis/solicitation, meaning it serves as the sole public solicitation and no separate or additional solicitation document was expected to be released. The funding instrument is a grant, categorized under discretionary funding, and aligned with education, science and technology, and other research and development activities. The CFDA listing associated with the opportunity is 12.431. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, indicating that any type of entity may apply as long as it meets any conditions stated within the FOA itself.
From a funding and award structure standpoint, the Army indicated it anticipated making a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1), with an award ceiling of up to $25,000,000. At the same time, the government reserved broad discretion: it could choose to make one award or none at all, and it could also award to an applicant other than the one with the highest rating if that decision was deemed most advantageous to the government. Applications were to be evaluated through an integrated assessment using the evaluation criteria and weighting described in the FOA, with selection based on how well the proposed solution met the government-identified STEM objectives and tasks.
The process was designed to move efficiently. The Army stated its intent to award without exchanges (other than clarifications), which effectively puts responsibility on applicants to submit their strongest, most complete proposal up front, including their best terms and a clear plan to accomplish the outreach goals. While the government preferred not to conduct negotiations or back-and-forth discussions, it still reserved the right to conduct exchanges if needed to allow applicants to revise their submissions. The award decision notice was expected to be posted publicly (at the time, on FedBizOpps) after evaluations concluded.
Key administrative details included an opportunity number of W15QKN 20 R 09H5, with a creation date of February 7, 2020 and an original closing date of March 10, 2020. Questions about the FOA were due by 4:00 PM Eastern time on February 28, 2020, directed to the listed CCNJ points of contact: David Grimes (Grants Specialist), Edward Gorsky (Grants Specialist), and Morgan Ziatyk (Grants Officer). The announcement also emphasized that information submitted in response would be provided at no cost or obligation to the government, and that no sensitive or classified information would be discussed as part of the process.Apply for W15QKN 20 R 09H5
- The Department of Defense, Army Contracting Command - New Jersey in the education, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Department of Defense (DoD) – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Outreach Programs" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.431.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 07, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 10, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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