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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 19, 2012 FBO #3921
AWARD

A -- Reconfigurable, Programmable 0.4 to 18 GHz RF FPGA for Multifunction Systems - Contract Award

Notice Date
8/17/2012
 
Notice Type
Award Notice
 
NAICS
541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
 
Contracting Office
Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 675 North Randolph Street, Arlington, Virginia, 22203-2114, United States
 
ZIP Code
22203-2114
 
Solicitation Number
DARPA-BAA-12-13
 
Archive Date
9/1/2012
 
Point of Contact
Michael D. Blackstone, Phone: (571) 218-4804
 
E-Mail Address
michael.blackstone@darpa.mil
(michael.blackstone@darpa.mil)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Award Number
HR0011-12-C-0095
 
Award Date
8/17/2012
 
Awardee
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, 1550 West Nursery Rd, MS C425<br />, Linthicum, Maryland 21090, United States
 
Award Amount
$9,513,487
 
Description
Contract Award The goal of this technical area is to investigate the reconfigurability and programmability of full RF transceivers. The awardee proposing to this area should identify at least five current individual RF systems and should then develop a reconfigurable and programmable transceiver capable of duplicating the functionality of these five systems in a single platform with little to no reduction in critical performance values such as dynamic range, error-vector magnitude, range, power efficiency, etc. It is also anticipated that certain performance gains could also be realized by reconfigurable components. For example, on the transmit side of the transceiver, the error vector magnitude degradation in a communication signal is dependent on the peak to average ratio of the signal for a given amplifier performance. Therefore, the ability to gracefully transition from one class of power amplifier to another is highly desirable to maximize power efficiency for a given application. By the conclusion of the proposed effort, the demonstrated hardware should also show the capability of reconfiguring for arbitrary waveform characteristics not necessarily represented by the five or more initially targeted systems. The system must be shown to be capable of adapting to an unknown RF standard which may be encountered in the future.
 
Web Link
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/Awards/HR0011-12-C-0095.html)
 
Record
SN02844415-W 20120819/120817235453-c51f86627f577cc68a95b5f740e3ac40 (fbodaily.com)
 
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