First Responder Reliable Link (First NET)
The summary for the First Responder Reliable Link (First NET) grant is detailed below.
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First Responder Reliable Link (First NET): BAA07-06 has been cancelled (6/8/07). White Paper Responses to BAA07-06 will be retained in the procurement file. DHS intends to continue to provide opportunities for Prospective Offerors to propose solutions to our many needs. Therefore, we encourage you to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities, HSARPA, SBIR, and Grants.gov websites for notice of these future opportunities. Thank you for your interest in DHS and its First Responder Reliable Link project.This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The intent of this BAA is to develop a working concept for innovative technologies capable of providing first responders with resilient and durable communications capabilities damaged or destroyed by natural disasters, major incidents, and terrorist acts. DHS S&T is conducting a full-and-open competition (open to ALL responsible sources) via the use of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the acquisition of basic and applied research and that part of development not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement. Under the BAA, awards may be executed as contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions.
Federal Grant Title: | First Responder Reliable Link (First NET) |
Federal Agency Name: | Office of Procurement Operations Grants Division |
Grant Categories: | Science and Technology |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | BAA07-06 |
Type of Funding: | Other Cooperative Agreement Procurement Contract Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 97.065 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency |
Current Application Deadline: | No deadline provided |
Original Application Deadline: | Final Due Date Information: The due dates and time |
Posted Date: | May 02, 2007 |
Creation Date: | Jun 15, 2007 |
Archive Date: | Jun 15, 2007 |
Total Program Funding: | $1,425,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
Expected Number of Awards: | |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) City or township governments County governments Individuals Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses Private institutions of higher education Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" Small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- This BAA is open to ALL responsible sources. Offerors may include single entities or teams from private sector organizations, Government laboratories, airport authorities, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories and Centers, and academic institutions. FFRDCs, including Department of Energy National Laboratories and Centers, are eligible to respond to this BAA individually or as a team member of an eligible principal Offeror, as so long as they are permitted under a sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Minority Institutions (MI), Small Business concerns, Small Disadvantaged Business concerns, Women-Owned Small Business concerns, Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, and HUBZone Small Business concerns are encouraged to submit proposals and to join others as team members in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set-aside pursuant to FAR Part 19.502-2. Independent organizations and teams are encouraged to submit proposals. However, Offerors must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data and other information in an integrated program with other contractors, as well as with system integrators, selected by DHS S&T.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Margaret L. "Margo" Graves
Team Lead/Contracting Officer
Department of Homeland Security
Science & Technology Acquisitions
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