SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Advanced Technology Office (ATO): Advanced Technologies
- Notice Date
- 12/30/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- BAA05-13
- Archive Date
- 1/1/2007
- Description
- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) 05-13, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCTION: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency?s (DARPA) Advanced Technology Office (ATO) is soliciting proposals under this BAA for the performance of research, development, design, and testing that directly supports Advanced Technology Office (ATO). This includes Robust Networking and Communications, Intelligence Preparation of the Battlesphere (IPB), Information Operations (IO), Information Assurance (IA), Computer Network Operations, Maritime, Special Operations and technologies that provide unconventional advantages over adversaries or potential adversaries. TECHNICAL TOPIC AREAS: Research supporting any of MTO's broad mission objectives identified in the Introduction above may be submitted under BAA05-13; however, although this list is not all-inclusive, the following topic areas are of specific interest: 1) novel approaches to the development, implementation and control of networked weapons systems, 2) novel approaches for the development, implementation and control of heterogeneous networks of human decision makers and human-operated or autonomous sensors and weapons, 3) novel microprocessor/computing architectures to support secure computing, 4) trustworthy computing in mobile environments, 5) improved explosives with a yield of 3-5 times of TNT, 6) low-cost military grade encryption mechanisms / devices, 7) object based file systems, 8) network storage and caching protocols for reducing long-haul communications loads, 9) wide area network firewalls and proxies, capable of dealing with asymmetric data flows and speeds in excess of 5 Gbps, 10) information and communication technologies to enable "power to the edge" for air, land and maritime systems, 11) energy at sea, 12) autonomous target recognition and classification algorithms for asymmetric littoral threats, 13) persistence and ubiquitous maritime sensor systems, 14) novel methods for tracking, localization, and identification of maritime vessels, 15) mobile, distributed, autonomous systems for undersea environments, 16) unmanned amphibious & underwater gliding surveillance vehicles, 17) miniature, low power underwater (water column and bottom mounted)sensors and networks, 18) biofabrication processes for improved nanostructured devices and materials, 19)solid-state lighting devices and systems, 20) biomimetic object-vision recognition, 21) advanced electronic vision and situation-awareness devices, algorithms, and systems, 22) non-cooperative LPD building interior imaging systems, 23) squad/platoon level smart munitions and/or designators, 24) robust wireless military communication network architecture and system technology to enable graceful degradation under cross-layer fixes, 25) wideband TeraHertz communications and networking system technology, 26) passive, all-weather landing capability for manned fixed wing VTOL aircraft, 27) reconfigurable transceiver analog front end technology, 28) electrostatic underwater navigation system, 29) novel underwater high maneuverability propulsion system, 30) approaches to inter-connect wave-division multiplexed backbone communications infrastructures with IP-based metropolitan networks (may include route discovery/distribution and new addressing schemes), 31) approaches to make tactical networks auto-configuring for both voice and data with the goal of reducing the manpower requirements (may include the complete replacement of IP as the underlying data protocol), 32) high-speed (40 Gbps-100 Tbps) optical encryption systems, 33) new approaches to self-forming, wireless, mesh networks of over 10,000 devices with high throughput (at least 50 Mbps) across the network between two end-points. This may include work on multiple frequencies, graph partitioning, and sub-net allocations, 34) novel approaches to identifying, generating, and assessing alternative effects-based courses of action for conducting campaigns by joint and coalition forces, 35) novel approaches to understanding and visualizing the battlespace and monitoring effects based operations, 36)novel approaches to effect collaboration among human decision makers in heterogeneous, coalition environments, 37) size-weight-power reduced soldier electronics and communications devices, 38) microelectronic systems comprising advanced system concepts coupling electronics, sensors and actuators with micro scale packaging and battery technologies, 39) computer forensic and software protection technologies, and 40) programmable light emitting diodes (LED) that blink at nanosecond intervals, that can withstand launch from a medium velocity gun. APPROACH: This BAA affords proposers the choice of submitting proposals for the award of a Grant, Cooperative Agreement, Procurement Contract, Technology Investment Agreement, Other Transaction for Prototype Agreement, or other such appropriate award instrument. The Government reserves the right to negotiate the type of award instrument determined appropriate under the circumstances. PROPOSERS: The Government encourages proposals from non-traditional defense contractors, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, small businesses, small disadvantaged business concerns, Historically-Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Minority Institutions (MI), large businesses and Government laboratories. Teaming arrangements between and among these groups are encouraged. However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation due to the impracticality of preserving discrete or severable areas of research in the technologies sought. Government/National laboratory proposals may be subject to applicable direct competition limitations, though certain Federally Funded Research and Development Centers are excepted per P.L. 103-337 ? 217 and P.L 05-261 ? 3136. Any responsible and otherwise qualified proposer is encouraged to respond. PROGRAM SCOPE AND FUNDING: This BAA will remain open from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006. The Government anticipates multiple comprehensive awards during this period. The Government desires to award the optimum combination of proposals which offers the best overall value to the Government. DARPA reserves the right to fund some, all, or none of the proposals received in response to BAA05-13 and to award without discussions. All resopnsible sources may submit a proposal that shall be considered by DARPA. Further, DARPA may choose to select for negotiation all of a given proposal, or selected portions thereof. EVALUATION CRITERIA: The criteria to be used to evaluate and select proposals for this project are, in order of importance: (a) Technical Approach; (b) Relevant Experience; (c) Potential Contribution and Relevance to the DARPA Mission; (d) Approach/Ability to Technology Transition and (e) Cost Realism. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE: Since this FedBizOpps Announcement, along with the attached Proposer Information Pamphlet (PIP), constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement as contemplated by FAR 6.102(d)(2)(i), all prospective Proposers MUST refer to the PIP before submitting a proposal. Government Contractor's are required to register at the Government's Centeral Contractor Registration site (htt://www.ccr.gov) prior to receiving any resulting award. All questions (technical, contractual, administrative) pertaining to this BAA must be submitted to DARPA at the following e-mail address: BAA05-13@darpa.mil.
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