2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement   13

Background
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is responsible for conducting research in various fields including hydraulics, dredging, coastal engineering, instrumentation, oceanography, remote sensing, geotechnical engineering, and environmental issues.

The ERDC consists of several laboratories located across the United States, including the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), Environmental Laboratory (EL), Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), and Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL). This announcement is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for various research and development topic areas, continuously open for pre-proposals throughout the year.

Work Details
The BAA seeks proposals for basic or applied research across multiple areas including but not limited to:
1. Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory: Research on hydraulic structures, coastal processes, sediment transport, estuarine dynamics, and flood control measures. Specific tasks include physical modeling of hydraulic structures, analysis of sediment transport processes, and development of methods for predicting hydrodynamic behavior.

2. Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory: Focus on soil mechanics, earthquake engineering, structural performance under dynamic loads, and material performance in construction. Tasks involve testing materials under various conditions and developing design criteria for military applications.

3. Environmental Laboratory: Research on biotechnical shore stabilization methods using vegetation for erosion control; freshwater fishery investigations to assess impacts of navigation projects; wetlands delineation and assessment; ecological trace detection using environmental DNA; and mitigation strategies for ecological resources affected by water resource projects.

4. Construction Engineering Research Laboratory: Studies on infrastructure management including life cycle performance measurement; global warming reduction technologies applicable to DoD installations; structural health monitoring technologies for aquatic environments; and modeling tools for infrastructure applications.

Place of Performance
Research will be conducted at various locations depending on the specific project requirements but primarily at ERDC facilities located in Vicksburg, Mississippi; Hanover, New Hampshire; Champaign, Illinois; Alexandria, Virginia; and other relevant sites.