SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Semiconductor-Tuned High Temperature Superconductor Filters for Ultrasensitive RF Receivers (SURF)
- Notice Date
- 12/15/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Wright Research Site, Det 1 AFRL/PK, Bldg 167, Area B, 2310 8th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433-7801, United States
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7801
- Solicitation Number
- FA8650-09-C-7927
- Archive Date
- 1/14/2009
- Point of Contact
- Dawn M Ross,, Phone: (937) 255-5186
- E-Mail Address
-
dawn.ross@wpafb.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION FOR NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT FOR Semiconductor-Tuned High Temperature Superconductor Filters for Ultrasensitive RF Receivers (SURF) Program. This is an announcement that the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) intends to award a Sole Source contract to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), for a new effort under the (Phase 2) Semiconductor-Tuned High-Temperature Superconducting Filters for Ultra Sensitive RF Receivers (SURF) Program. The concept of SURF program is to develop the technologies needed for the next generation of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) filters, enabling them to be tuned at microsecond speeds, and with other parameters (high quality factor "Q', low insertion loss, high out-of-band rejection, etc.). Under the DARPA SURF phase 1 initiative UCLA designed and fabricated complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) RF switches and a deserialzer ASIC as well as a cryogenically compatible CMOS deserializer which was delivered, but not tested in Phase I. Also designed, delivered and not tested under the Phase I portion of this effort were several cryo-optimized single pole single throw (SPST) switches. In the proposed work under Phase II, UCLA will extend capability in the high frequency characterization of transistors/circuit blocks at temperatures from 77K to 300K., develop high speed CMOS controllers for reconfigurable RF systems operated at reduced temperatures, investigate switch architectures to enable a broad frequency range that leverages the availability of an array of ultra high-Q filters. investigate optimizing the switch circuit architectures at 77K as well as developing circuits that have both low-temperature (LT) CMOS digital circuits (for controllers as well as other signal processing) and RF switches. Vendors who are capable of providing the services stated above shall fully identify their interest and submit, in writing, information documenting their qualifications and capabilities to meet the requirements stated above within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Responses must be submitted to Dawn M Ross, Contracting Officer, via email at dawn.ross@wpafb.af.mil. Responses received after 15 days or without the required information will be considered non-responsive to the synopsis, and will not be considered. Other business opportunities for the Air Force Research Laboratory are available at www.fedbizopps.gov. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Direct questions to the Contracting point of contact identified in the announcement.
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