FY25 VIETNAM WARTIME ACCOUNTING INITIATIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS | HQ003425NFOEASD10

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The FY25 Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative Cooperative Agreements opportunity is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) funding announcement issued through Washington Headquarters Services, tied to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (OUSD(P)) and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs (ASD(IPSA)). It sits within the broader U.S.-Vietnam defense relationship and is framed as part of ongoing cooperation on war legacy issues that continue to affect both countries decades after the conflict ended. Alongside efforts like unexploded ordnance clearance/demining and dioxin remediation, the initiative focuses on personnel accounting, meaning the work of locating, recovering, and identifying individuals still unaccounted for from the wartime period.

The problem statement in the announcement highlights the scale and persistence of missing-persons cases on both sides. At the end of hostilities in 1975, the United States reported 2,646 missing U.S. personnel in the area of operations, and as of August 2025, 1,067 individuals have been repatriated. Vietnam, meanwhile, is estimated to have between 200,000 and 300,000 missing Vietnamese persons as a result of the war, with the overwhelming majority not yet located. A key driver of this effort is Vietnam's formal 2018 request for U.S. assistance in locating and identifying Vietnam's unaccounted personnel, positioning the initiative as a cooperative, bilateral war-legacy effort rather than a strictly U.S.-focused accounting program.

The objective of the grant is to support activities that meet the goals described in U.S. law, specifically Section 1245 of the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as amended by Section 1342 of the FY25 NDAA. While the notice does not spell out every task area in the text provided, the central purpose is clear: enable qualified organizations to apply their specialized experience and capabilities to advance wartime accounting outcomes connected to Vietnam, including efforts that improve the ability to locate and identify missing personnel. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the government expects substantial involvement during performance (for example, coordination, oversight, and collaboration on planning and execution) compared with a more hands-off grant.

Structurally, DoD intends to make three awards under this opportunity, with each agreement consisting of a base period and up to four option periods (so potentially a multi-year arrangement if options are exercised). The award ceiling is listed as $550,000. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary, with an activity category listed as "Other," and it is associated with CFDA number 12.015.

A defining feature of this announcement is that it is not open competition. Eligibility is effectively restricted because the notice states awards will only be made to three named entities: Texas Tech University, Mission POW MIA, and the U.S. ASEAN Business Council Institute. The announcement explicitly says no other applicants will be considered, meaning the posting functions more like a formal public notice for intended cooperative agreements than a solicitation inviting proposals from the broader community.

Key administrative details included in the source information are the funding opportunity number HQ003425NFOEASD10, an original closing date of 2025-09-28, an expected award count of three, and a creation date of 2025-08-28. In practical terms, the opportunity supports the U.S. policy goal of strengthening U.S.-Vietnam defense cooperation by addressing unresolved wartime legacies, with a specific emphasis on the humanitarian, diplomatic, and historical importance of accounting for those still missing.

• The Washington Headquarters Services in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY25 VIETNAM WARTIME ACCOUNTING INITIATIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.015.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-08-28.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-09-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $550,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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