Use the responsible program or contracting office for this instrument.
The recorded role is not itself a general application endpoint.
What this role does not control
A routing lead does not establish funds, an individual delegation or approval of the proposed action.
Section 4062(i) prohibits using Challenge Program funds to implement challenge proposals.
The separate non-major-program pilot in §4062(l) terminated January 7, 2021; the broader program must not be represented as reopening that expired pilot.
No currently operating intake, BAA, or award was verified in this scrub.
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedAvailable Challenge Program funds may support authorized review and laboratory assistance, not implementation of selected proposals. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProgram unverifiedAdded in the October 5 statutory review; no current implementing program, intake or individual delegation verified.
Solicit or receive innovative challenge proposals, obtain independent technical review, and consider favorable proposals for insertion into an acquisition program, using the statutory Challenge Program process.
What this is not / limit: The separate non-major-program pilot in §4062(l) terminated January 7, 2021; the broader program must not be represented as reopening that expired pilot.
Executing role: Authorized component contracting, agreements, or personnel office; assignment is illustrative
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Eligibility gate
Use the preliminary and full-review criteria and conflict-of-interest safeguards in §4062(c)-(h).
A favorable proposal receives consideration; actual adoption requires the acquiring program and an appropriate implementation funding route.
Funding condition
Available Challenge Program funds may support authorized review and laboratory assistance, not implementation of selected proposals.
All recorded limits
Section 4062(i) prohibits using Challenge Program funds to implement challenge proposals.
The separate non-major-program pilot in §4062(l) terminated January 7, 2021; the broader program must not be represented as reopening that expired pilot.
No currently operating intake, BAA, or award was verified in this scrub.