Submit a Contract Proposal

A contract is a legal instrument which is used to enter into a relationship between the Department of Defense and a Contractor when the principal purpose is to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use by the Department of Defense.

Contract proposals are submitted in accordance with oppportunity announcements. Each announcement contains specific proposal requirements. Please refer to the individual funding announcement for proposal submission guidelines.

For a listing of current proposal opportunities with the Office of Naval Research, consult our funding opportunities listing.

Certification for Contracts

In accordance with FAR 4.1201, prospective contractors must complete electronic annual representations and certifications. The online representations and certifications application (ORCA) is an e-government initiative that was designed to replace the paper-based representations and certifications (reps and certs) process.

ORCA will be supplemented with the ONR-contract specific representations and certifications.