DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY DTRA USA Tender

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (dtra) Enables The U.s. Department Ofdefense (dod), The U.s. Government (usg), And International Partners Tocounter And Deter Weapons Of Mass Destruction (wmd) And Emerging Threats.dtra's Strategic Integration Directorate (si), Strategic Trends And Effectsdepartment (st), Strategic Trends Division (si-stt) Seeks White Papers Andproposals From Outstanding Public And Private Research Institutions Todeliver Research Products That Generate Operationally- Relevant, Timely,credible, Actionable Insights And Recommendations Into Emerging Threatswithin Dtra’s Mission Space In Order To Enable And Guide Warfighterunderstanding Of The Range Of Military Operations In The Next Five (5) Toten (10) Years. The Research, Executed Under The Strategic Trendsresearch Initiative (stri), Shall Contribute To Si-stt's Efforts Tocharacterize The Future Battlespace To Inform Future Dtra And Dodoperations, Activities, And Investments, Particularly In Areas Mostrelevant To Dtra’s Mission Space. stri Delivers Analytic Research Products That Not Only Provide Insight Intothe Future Battlespace In Mission-relevant Areas But Also Identifyoperationally-relevant Recommendations For How (in Priority Order) Dtra,dod, And More Broadly The Usg Can Address The Identified Challenges,threats, And Issues, Including In Cooperation With Partners And Allies.while Analytic Research Can Take Many Forms, Dtra Si-stt Prioritizes Thedevelopment Of Analytic Research Reports Resulting From Strategicdialogues, Studies, And Tabletop Exercises (ttxs). Dtra Si-stt Willprovide Guidance And Direction Throughout The Life Of Awarded Projects Toensure They Meet Dtra’s Needs. the Awarded Research Efforts Under This Broad Area Announcement (baa)constitute Applied Research And Development Rather Than Assistance Andadvisory Services. Dtra Si-stt Is Soliciting Independently-produceddeliverables That Are Designed To Identify And Answer Specific Researchquestions Using A Specific Research Methodology That The Applicantproposes. These Methodologies (or Approaches) Can Involve The Conduct Of Astrategic Dialogue Or Ttx As A Mechanism To Answer The Specified Researchquestion. The Dialogue Or Ttx Itself Is Not The Expected Output From Theresearch Project. Rather, It Is The Analysis Of The Findings From Thoseevents To Inform A Broader Analytic Research Effort. The Rigorous Analysiswill Result In Research Products, Which Will Inform Dtra And Dod’sthinking And Advance Applied Scientific And Technical Knowledge In Thespecified Topic Area.