SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Defense Sciences Research and Technology
- Notice Date
- 2/2/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- 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
- BAA04-12
- Response Due
- 2/2/2005
- Archive Date
- 2/2/2005
- Point of Contact
- Brett Giroir, Deputy Director, DSO, Phone (571) 218-4224, Fax (571) 218-4553,
- E-Mail Address
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bgiroir@darpa.mil
- Description
- PART I - DEFENSE SCIENCES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. SOL: BAA04 -12. POC: Dr. Brett Giroir, DARPA/DSO. FAX:(571) 218-4553. WEB: http://www.darpa.mil/baa/. E-MAIL: BAA04-12@darpa.mil. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND FUNDING. The mission of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency?s (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is to identify and pursue the most promising technologies within a broad spectrum of the science and engineering research communities and to develop those technologies into important, radically new military capabilities. In addition, DSO is looking for research ideas and areas that might lead to new innovations in science and engineering. To this end, DSO is soliciting proposals for advanced research and development in a variety of enabling technical areas as described below. Proposals may be either basic or applied research. However, in all cases, proposers should demonstrate that their proposed effort is aimed at high-risk/high-payoff technologies that have the potential for making, in the 5-20 year timeframe, revolutionary rather than incremental improvements to national security, including emerging threats and operational challenges. Proposals that are not within the topical areas described below may be considered out of scope and not evaluated. Likewise, proposals that are not research, but rather integration of technologies or systems development will also be considered out of scope and will not be evaluated. Multiple awards are anticipated. The amount of resources made available to this BAA will depend on the quality of the proposals received and the availability of funds. While there is no specific requirement for cost and duration of the proposed effort, it is recommended that proposers include a Phase I of no more than 18 months in length that addresses the most critical issues on the path to success. This BAA constitutes the entire solicitation for this effort. No Proposer Information Pamphlet or other additional information will be published, nor will a formal request for proposal, or other solicitation, regarding this research and development be issued. Requests for same will be disregarded. TECHNICAL TOPIC AREAS OF INTEREST TO DSO. This section describes the general technical interests of DSO. Please note that while the topics are organized by traditional disciplines, interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged. Regardless of the technical area, the ultimate success of a proposal is based on the specific technical idea(s) advanced within these areas and especially the uniqueness of the proposed approach. Consequently, proposing within one of these topic areas is not sufficient to make a compelling case for funding. For this reason white papers are strongly suggested before submitting a full proposal. (See below). New Materials, Materials Concepts, Materials Processing and Devices: Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Demonstrations of multifunctional (structure + function) materials; Demonstrations of smart materials and structures; Novel approaches for manufacturing and self-assembly of materials and structures; Engineered materials and material systems with designed structure and morphology (e.g., meta-materials); Novel electronic and optical materials; Materials and concepts for power generation and energy storage at all scales; Materials and concepts for directed energy systems; Materials and concepts for efficient propulsion in all environments including space; Materials and devices for urban combat; Materials and devices for jungle combat; Materials for ultra lightweight protection from blast and non-lethal weapons; Novel approaches to non-destructive evaluation, property/life prediction and related technologies; Materials and concepts for controlling quantum and non-equilibrium behavior (e.g., atom interferometers, slowing, storing, and processing of light, quantum computation and communication, etc.); Biomaterials and biomimetic materials and processes, including adaptive/malleable systems; and Self-healing, -sensing and -adapting materials. Advanced Mathematics: Application of advanced mathematics to problems of interest to the Department of Defense: Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Dimensionality reduction, error propagation, and uncertainty management in databases, models, and experiments; Modeling of materials, physics, and biology; Tools to predict the performance of complex systems across a variety of application domains (e.g., physics, biology, sociology); Adaptive sensors and waveforms; Representation and analysis of large and/or disparate data sets; Computational geometry and topology; Electromagnetic modeling and simulation; Quantum information science; Signal and image processing; and New applications of traditionally pure mathematics. Biological Warfare Defense: Technologies to render biological warfare attacks against the U.S. military harmless: Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Unique approaches for pre-symptomatic diagnosis of disease and health; Novel approaches for external protection including decontamination of materials and equipment; Medical countermeasures against both known and unknown pathogens and infectious diseases; and Remote detection/characterization of biological substances. Applications of Biology to Defense Applications: Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Accelerating the healing response of tissue; Biological approaches for maintaining the warfighter?s performance and capabilities in the face of harsh battlefield conditions; Biological approaches for increasing medical survival on the battlefield; Biological approaches for enabling faster recuperation from battlefield injury; Biological approaches for minimizing the after-effects of battle injuries; Approaches for maintaining the general health of deployed troops; Bio-inspired systems; Biomolecular motors and devices; Understanding the human effects of non-lethal weapons; Micro/nano-scale technologies for non-invasive assessment of health (e.g., vital signs, blood chemistry); Technologies to enable remote interrogation and control of biological systems at the system/organ/tissue/cellular/molecular scales; Investigation of the interactions between physical forces, material and biology (e.g., interface of biology with magnetics); Novel mathematical and computational approaches to characterizing and simulating complex biological processes; and New technologies to drastically reduce the logistics burden of medical treatment in the field. Novel Technologies to Improve the Human Consequences of Transformation. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: New approaches for training individuals and teams, including embedded training and simulation; Understanding and improving team performance; and Understanding and improving individual performance and behavior. Special Focus Areas. From time to time, DARPA will publish addenda to this BAA that will highlight particular areas of interest. It is highly recommended that potential proposers look periodically for these updates. Any specific instructions or criteria in a published addendum will take precedence over this BAA in response to that addendum only. DARPA will not establish a distribution list for automatic distribution of these addenda. Other Technical Areas. Ideas outside of the advertised focus areas will be considered in scope only if the proposers can demonstrate that their ideas have the potential for radical improvement to national security and are within the technical interests of the office. Proposals that integrate existing technologies or products into systems generally do not fall within the purview of the Defense Sciences Office and are likely to be rejected. WHITE PAPER SUBMISSIONS. Before proposers put together a full proposal it is highly recommended (though not required) that they submit a white paper in response to the BAA. This white paper should clearly state the uniqueness of the idea presented in the context of existing state of the art in the technical area of interest. Demonstrating that the proposer has a clear understanding of the state of the art and that their proposed effort will make significant improvements therein is essential for a successful proposal. The white paper should also describe the proposed approach and explain why it is unique. Further, the proposer should demonstrate an understanding of the payoff of the technical idea, especially in terms of how it might make a difference to Defense capabilities, even if that payoff is beyond the timeframe of the proposed effort. Key milestones expected in the effort should be described. Also, a brief discussion of the technical expertise of the proposed principal investigator and other key team members should be provided. Finally, an estimate of the program costs and duration should be included. White papers should not be longer than 8 pages; however, shorter white papers that can cover the content above are strongly encouraged. Proposers may recommend a program manager to receive their proposals based on prior discussions and/or information on the DSO web site. Although the office will make every effort to accommodate this request there is no guarantee that your white paper will be reviewed by the program manager you have selected. A website http://www.sainc.com/dso0412/ has been set up to facilitate the submission of white papers. This site will allow the filling in of contact information and the uploading of a white paper document in either Word or PDF format. It will provide a method by which proposers can track their submissions. White paper submissions may also be made by attachment to an e-mail sent to BAA04-12 (Word 97 or higher is recommended). Embedded text and Postscript are also acceptable. Note: if the website is not used, then the body of the e-mail AND the attachment must include name, mailing address, phone number, and fax number of the proposer. If this information is not contained in the body, the e-mail will be returned for inclusion of that information. (If proposers choose not to use e-mail, U.S. mail may be used. White papers will not be accepted by way of facsimile transmissions.) Within two weeks of receipt of the white paper, the proposer will be informed of receipt of the white paper, provided a proposal log number and given both a technical and administrative point of contact. The formal recommendation about whether a formal proposal is recommended (Please note, this recommendation is for the benefit of the proposer and is not a guarantee that the full proposal will be funded) will be made as soon as possible. However, the exact time for response will depend on a variety of circumstances, including the number of white papers received. All full proposal submissions will be evaluated regardless of the disposition of the white paper.
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