What are the requirements for the proposal? Do I have to follow the requirements of the DoD Strategy Documents?
Proposal requirements can be found on the following webpage:
https://ndseg.sysplus.com/NDSEG/Applicants/Application-Evaluation-Award.
You are NOT required to fulfill any of the requirements put forth by the DoD Strategy Documents. You are only using them as reference to align your research and proposal to DoD strategic and scientific research mission, initiatives, and priorities.
Can I contact any DoD personnel to ask questions about DoD Strategy Documents (formerly Broad Agency Announcements), review my proposal, or learn about the decision/selection status?
Absolutely not. Do *not* reach out to any member of the Department of Defense unless they reach out to you first. This includes not reaching out to email addresses you receive from various forms of social media, including GradCafe and Facebook. They are not going to be able to answer your DOD STRATEGY DOCUMENTS (E.G., BAA/FOA) questions, they will not review your proposal, and they will not provide you any information that has not already been provided to NDSEG Program Office, administered by Systems Plus, Inc.
Your sole point of contact aside from your research & academic advisors is NDSEG.PMO@sysplus.com. Be sure to address any and all questions to NDSEG.PMO@sysplus.com to ensure that you get an answer in a timely manner. Directly emailing a member of the NDSEG staff may not get answered quickly. Your email to NDSEG.PMO@sysplus.com will receive a response, typically the same day or the next business day.
Where can I find the DoD Strategy Document (e.g., BAA/FOA) title?
You will find the DoD Strategy Document for each DoD Military Service for your application on the following web page: https://ndseg.sysplus.com/NDSEG/About/DoD-Agencies
The DoD Strategy Document is often referred to as the Funding Opportunity (generally having a title and number), and you will typically find that referenced on the first page of the DoD Strategy Documents.
As an example, the Air Force is currently seeking research on Remote Sensing. The Air Force issued a DoD Strategy Document number FA9550-19-S-0003, and the title you would use can be found on the ‘Packages’ tab at the top of the website the AFOSR (Air Force Office of Scientific Research) DoD Strategy Document is linked to. It is a combination of the Competition ID and Competition Title, so it would look like this: “RTB 1-8—Remote Sensing”.
The Army uses a slightly different format for the DoD Strategy Document. You would use the title of the section appropriate to your research.