Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Description

AFOSR plans, coordinates, and executes the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) basic research program in response to technical guidance from AFRL and requirements of the Air Force; fosters, supports, and conducts research within Air Force, university, and industry laboratories; and ensures transition of research results to support USAF needs. The focus of AFOSR is on research areas that offer significant and comprehensive benefits to our national warfighting and peacekeeping capabilities. These areas are organized and managed in three scientific directorates: Aerospace, Chemical and Materials Sciences, Physics and Electronics, and Mathematics, Information and Life Sciences. The research activities managed within each directorate are summarized in this section. ************* The FULL ANNOUNCEMENT is available on the Grants.gov website by scrolling to the top of the synopsis page and clicking on the "FULL ANNOUNCEMENT" box surrounded by the dotted line at the top of the page. ************NOTICE:Indirect Cost Limitation for Basic Research Awards Notification - Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) General Broad Agency Announcement BAA 2008-1************The purpose of this notice is to make potential proposers aware of the Indirect Cost Limitation for Basic Research Awards set forth in Section 8115 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-116). Section 8115 of the DoD Appropriations limits payments of negotiated indirect cost rates on contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements (or similar arrangement), which are funded with FY 2008 Basic Research appropriations and are awarded on or after November 14, 2007, to not more than 35 percent of the total cost of the instrument. This limitation also applies to any new award made by another Federal agency to a non-Federal entity on behalf of the DoD using FY 2008 Basic Research appropriations.**********************************The purpose of this notice is to make potential proposers aware of the Indirect Cost Limitation for Basic Research Awards set forth in Section 8109 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 110-329). Section 8109 of the DoD Appropriations limits payments of negotiated indirect cost rates on contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements (or similar arrangement), which are funded with FY 2009 Basic Research appropriations to not more than 35 percent of the total cost of the instrument. This limitation also applies to any new award made by another Federal agency to a non-Federal entity on behalf of the DoD using FY 2009 Basic Research appropriations.*************************************** KEY POINTS• The restriction on payment of indirect costs applies to all FY 2008 and FY2009 Basic Research appropriations obligated by any award – i.e., procurement contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or any other obligational arrangement – to a non-Federal entity or awardee on or after 14 November 2007.• The limitation on payment of indirect costs applies to an award entered into at the prime level only and does not flow down to subordinate instruments.• For the restriction on payment of indirect cost as a percentage of total cost, “total cost” has the meaning given in the Government-wide cost principles that apply to the particular awardee (2 CFR part 220, 225, or 230, or 48 CFR part 31). “Indirect costs” are all costs of a prime award that are Facilities and Administration costs (for awardees subject to the cost principles in 2 CFR part 220) or indirect costs (for awardees subject to the cost principles in 2 CFR part 225 or 230 or 48 CFR part 31.***********************Regarding Amendment 02 to AFOSR-BAA-2008-1: On page 71, paragraph, II. Award Information, is replaced in its entirety.***********************See Document Attachments for a WORD copy of Both Amendment 01 and Amendment 02.

Who can apply

• Unrestricted

Contact

Ricky Christie <br/>Procurement Analyst <br/>Phone 703-696-5968
ricky.christie@afosr.af.mil