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Guidance for Issuing Funds to the Office of Naval Research for Award to the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

The following guidance applies to all funding documents issued to ONR for obligation under CNA Base IDIQ Contract N00014-22-D-7001.

Since funding is issued to CNA via task orders under a contract, Department of Defense and Department of the Navy entities should issue funding to ONR on a direct cite basis. Civilian agencies will issue funding to ONR on a reimbursable basis. ONR does not charge a “fee” for CNA contract/task order awards.

  • Points of Contact. When submitting funding documents to ONR, send documents to the following:
  • Cutoff Dates:
    • Incremental and option funds MUST be sent to ONR a minimum of 60 days before needed on task order to exercise and option or to fund continued performance.
    • For Fiscal Year 2024 ONR has established a 1 August 2024 target cut-off date for accepting funds for award prior to the end of the fiscal year. Once funds are received and accepted by the ONR Comptroller, funds will not be pulled back by the sponsor.
  • Funding Checklist - All documents MUST provide the following information or they will be REJECTED:
    • Purpose, time and amount information. Funding document must include a brief description of the work effort. Include the applicable CNA project number, which is the 4-digit alpha numeric number that can be found on the project proposal you are funding (ex., E123, F456, W789, etc). Include technical and financial points of contact, with name, telephone number and e-mail address. This should be someone who can answer questions concerning the funding document. The e-mail address will allow ONR to provide an acceptance document as well as a POC for any inquiries. The Description Box (9b) should reference the project number, project title and IDIQ contract number (N00014-22-D-7001).
    • Line of accounting (LOA). Any change to the LOA or funding amount requires an amendment document. Due to Navy ERP regulations, ONR will not accept pen and ink changes. Funds must always be in whole dollars. No pennies.
    • Funding DoD Activity Address Code (DODAAC) must be included on all documents. Please enter the DODAAC in the appropriate narrative section. Additionally, the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (NERP) System requires a DODAAC.
    • Object Class Code (OCC) 251 (Advisory and Assistance Services) Studies, Analyses and Evaluations: As a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, funding documents must reflect an appropriate OCC code. Travel funding for CNA Staff should also be issued using OCC code 251.
    • Product Service Code (PSC) B541 – (Special Studies/Analysis - Defense): In line with using the appropriate Object Classification Code, CNA projects need to reflect an applicable PSC. Include PSC B541 within the SOW BLOCK - MIPR block 9b, RCP block 15D and WX block 14. Travel funding should also be issued using PSC code B541.
    • CNA project number. This project number is listed on the Project Work Statement. Example: 0007.5519.E526.00 or E526 (truncated version).
    • Program element (PE) and budget activity code (BAC) for your funds. This is required for end of year congressional reporting.
    • Funds expiration and Project Period of Performance (PoP) dates.
      • Expiration dates will reflect obligation authority for your funds. ONR shall not obligate funding after the funds expiration date.
      • The Project Period of Performance date is not the same from the funds expiration date and obligation authority date. In the narrative description the Project PoP should state “Refer to Sponsor Approved PWS.”
    • Project Work Statement (PWS). Include a copy of the Sponsor signed PWS in your email notification to ONR financial POCs.
  • You can only provide funding for one CNA project per funding document. Amendments can be generated if changes are made to the basic document (increases, decreases within the approved project proposal limit). ONR CANNOT accept funding for multiple CNA projects on a single document.
  • Intelligence projects. If the document cites funds that are from the National Intelligence or Military Intelligence Programs (NIP/MIP), please include a copy of a NIP/MIP certification with your document.
  • Trading Partner Information.
    • ONR Business Partner Number = DODN00014
      Trading Partner Number = AT17AG4
      ALC = 00008522
      FSN = 050120
      DODAAC = N00014
      Funding Agency Code = 1700
  • Financial System Specific Guidance for Navy ERP, USMC activities, Army, Air Force, OSD organizations and Civilian Agencies)
    • Notify the ONR via the mailbox below when you issue funds.
    • Ensure you are providing information in accordance with the funding checklist listed above (para 3.)
    • Navy activities operating within the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning System (Navy ERP):
      • Direct cite funds shall be issued to ONR through the Navy ERP system via a ZSPS procurement request. Within the Navy ERP system, ONR’s vendor code is 0020007744.
      • Notify pocs listed above to review the draft PR before submitting the PR in the ERP workflow.
    • Navy activities operating outside the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning System (Navy ERP):
      • Forward direct cite funding via NAVCOMPT Forms 2276A.
    • USMC activities
      • Due to transition to the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) system, USMC sponsoring activities should issue direct cite funding to ONR via a Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR) DD448.
    • Army, Air Force and OSD organizations
      • Forward direct cite funds via a MIPR DD448.
    • Civilian Agencies