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Casimir Effect Enhancement (CEE)
Program Manager and PoC: Dr. Thomas Kenny
Document Type: Presolicitation Notice
Solicitation Number: BAA08-59
Posted Date: September 09, 2008
Original Response Date: January 13 ,2009
Current Response Date: January 13, 2009
Original Archive Date: October 23, 2009
Current Archive Date: October 23, 2009
Classification Code: A -- Research & Development
Naics Code: 541 -- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541712 -- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Description
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of Casimir Effect Enhancement (CEE). The goal of this program is to develop new methods to control and manipulate attractive and repulsive forces at surfaces based on engineering of the Casimir Force. One could leverage this ability to control phenomena such as adhesion in nanodevices, drag on vehicles and many other interactions of interest to the DoD.
A specific goal of this single-phase DARPA program is to demonstrate the ability to manipulate and engineer the Casimir force including the ability to neutralize the Casimir force.
All administrative correspondence and questions on this solicitation, including requests for information on how to submit a proposal abstract or full proposal to this BAA, should be directed to one of the administrative addresses below; e-mail is preferred. (PHONE: (703) 351-8427 for administrative/TFIMS questions; PHONE: (703) 351-8573 for technical questions). DARPA intends to use electronic mail for correspondence regarding DARPA-BAA-08-59 (EMAIL: baa08-59@darpa.mil). Proposals and proposal abstracts may not be submitted by fax or e-mail; any so sent will be disregarded. See Full DARPA-BAA-08-59 attached.
Contracting Office Address
3701 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22203-1714
Primary Point of Contact
Thomas D Kenny,
Program Manager, MTO
BAA08-59@darpa.mil
Phone: 571-218-4620
Fax: 703-248-1814