DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY
Submission of
Proposals
DARPA’s charter is to help
maintain U.S. technological superiority over, and to prevent technological
surprise by, its potential adversaries.
Thus, the DARPA goal is to pursue as many highly imaginative and
innovative research ideas and concepts with potential military and dual-use
applicability as the budget and other factors will allow.
DARPA has identified
technical topics to which small businesses may respond in the second fiscal year
(FY) 2002 solicitation (FY 2002.2).
Please note that these topics are UNCLASSIFIED and only UNCLASSIFIED
proposals will be entertained.
Although they are unclassified, the subject matter may be considered to
be a “critical technology”. If you
plan to employ NON-U.S. Citizens in the performance of a DARPA SBIR contract,
please inform the Contracting Officer who is negotiating your contract. These are the only topics for which
proposals will be accepted at this time.
A list of the topics currently eligible for proposal submission is
included followed by full topic descriptions. The topics originated from DARPA
technical program managers and are directly linked to their core research and
development programs.
Please note that 1
original and 4 copies of each proposal must be mailed or hand-carried. DARPA will not accept proposal
submissions by electronic facsimile (fax).
A checklist has been prepared to assist small business activities in
responding to DARPA topics. Please
use this checklist prior to mailing or hand-carrying your proposal(s) to
DARPA. Do not include the checklist
with your proposal.
DARPA Phase I awards will be
Firm Fixed Price contracts.
Phase I proposals shall
not exceed $99,000, and may range from 6 to 8 months in
duration. Phase I contracts cannot
be extended.
DARPA Phase II proposals must
be invited by the respective Phase I technical monitor (with the exception of
Fast Track Phase II proposals – see Section 4.5 of this solicitation). DARPA Phase II proposals must be
structured as follows: the first 10-12 months (base effort) should be
approximately $375,000; the second 10-12 months of incremental funding should
also be approximately $375,000. The
entire Phase II effort should generally not exceed
$750,000.
It is expected that a majority of the Phase II contracts will be Cost Plus Fixed Fee. However, DARPA may choose to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract or an Other Transaction, on a case-by-case basis.
Prior to receiving a contract
award, the small business MUST be registered in the Centralized
Contractor Registration (CCR) Program.
You may obtain registration information by calling 1-888-352-9333 or
Internet: http://www.ccr.dlsc.dla.mil.
The
responsibility for implementing DARPA’s SBIR Program rests in the Contracts
Management Office. The DARPA SBIR
Program Manager is Ms. Connie Jacobs.
DARPA invites the small business community to send proposals directly to
DARPA at the following address:
DARPA/CMO/SBIR
Attention: Ms. Connie
Jacobs
3701 North Fairfax
Drive
Arlington, VA
22203-1714
(703)
526-4170
Home Page
http://www.darpa.mil
SBIR
proposals will be processed by the DARPA Contracts Management Office and
distributed to the appropriate technical office for evaluation and
action.
DARPA selects proposals for
funding based on technical merit and the evaluation criteria contained in this
solicitation document. DARPA gives
evaluation criterion a., “The soundness and technical merit of the proposed
approach and its incremental progress toward topic or subtopic solution” (refer
to section 4.2 Evaluation Criteria - Phase I), twice the weight of the other two
evaluation criteria. As funding is
limited, DARPA reserves the right to select and fund only those proposals
considered to be superior in overall technical quality and highly relevant to
the DARPA mission. As a result,
DARPA may fund more than one proposal in a specific topic area if the technical
quality of the proposal(s) is deemed superior, or it may not fund any proposals
in a topic area. Each proposal
submitted to DARPA must have a topic number and must be responsive to only one
topic.
Cost
proposals will be considered to be binding for 180 days from closing date of
solicitation.
Successful offerors will be
expected to begin work no later than 30 days after contract
award.
For
planning purposes, the contract award process is normally completed within 45 to
60 days from issuance of the selection notification letter to Phase I
offerors.
The
DoD SBIR Program has implemented a Fast Track process for SBIR projects that
attract matching cash from an outside investor for the Phase II SBIR effort, as
well as for the interim effort between Phases I and II. Refer to Section 4.5 for Fast Track
instructions. DARPA encourages Fast
Track Applications ANYTIME during the 6th month of the Phase I effort. The Fast Track Phase II proposal must be
submitted no later than the last business day in the 7th month of the
effort. Technical dialogues with
DARPA Program Managers are encouraged to ensure research continuity. If a Phase II contract is awarded under
the Fast Track program, the amount of the interim funding will be deducted from
the Phase II award amount. It is
expected that interim funding generally, will not exceed $40,000.
To encourage the transition of SBIR research into DoD Systems, DARPA has implemented a Phase II Enhancement policy. Under this policy DARPA will provide a Phase II company with additional Phase II SBIR funding, not to exceed $200K, if a DARPA Program Manager can match the additional SBIR funds with DARPA core-mission funds or the company can match the money with funds from private investors; or at the discretion of the DARPA Program Manager. DARPA will generally provide the additional Phase II funds by modifying the Phase II contract.
DARPA
FY2002.2 Phase I SBIR
Checklist
1) Proposal
Format
a. Cover Sheet
(formerly referred to as Appendices A and B) MUST be submitted electronically
______
(identify topic number)
b. Identification and
Significance of Problem or Opportunity
______
c. Phase I Technical
Objectives
______
d. Phase I Work Plan
______
e. Related Work
______
f. Relationship with
Future Research and/or Development
______
g. Commercialization
Strategy
______
h. Key Personnel, Resumes
______
i.
Facilities/Equipment
______
j.
Consultants
______
k. Prior,
Current, or Pending Support
______
l. Cost
Proposal (see Appendix C of this Solicitation). Ensure your cost proposal is
signed.
______
m. Company
Commercialization Report (formerly referred to as Appendix E)
______
MUST be registered
electronically and a signed hardcopy submitted with your
proposal
(register at http://www.dodsbir.net/submission/)
2) Bindings
a. Staple proposals in
upper left-hand corner.
______
b. DO NOT use a cover.
______
c. DO NOT use special
bindings.
______
3) Page
Limitation
a. Total for each
proposal is 25 pages inclusive of cost proposal and resumes.
______
b. Beyond the 25
page limit do not send appendices, attachments
______
and/or additional references.
c. Company
Commercialization Report (formerly referred to as Appendix E)
______
IS NOT included in the page count.
4) Submission Requirement for Each
Proposal
a. Original proposal,
including signed Cover Sheet (formerly referred to as Appendix A)
______
b.
Four
photocopies of original proposal, including signed Cover Sheet
______
and
Company Commercialization Report
(formerly
referred to as Appendices A, B and E)
INDEX OF DARPA FY2002.2
TOPICS
DARPA SB022-022
Induced Local EMP and Secondary THz Radiation in
Sensor
Window Materials from Intense
Femtosecond Pulses at Long Range
DARPA SB022-023
Reducing/Eliminating Tuning of Microwave LC Filters
DARPA SB022-024
Design of Mobile, Wireless (Ad Hoc) Networks Using Smart
Antennas
DARPA SB022-025
Piloting Technologies for Conceptual High Speed
Submersibles
DARPA SB022-026
Forward Looking Collision Avoidance and Sub-Bottom Sensor for Conceptual
High
Speed
Submersibles
DARPA SB022-027
Hybrid Hull Forms for Conceptual High Speed
Submersibles
DARPA SB022-028
Radio Propagation Prediction Software for Complex Mixed Path Physical
Channels
DARPA SB022-029
Improved Information Extraction Using Prior Knowledge to Satisfy Multiple
Objectives
DARPA SB022-030
Real-Time Assessment of Student State
DARPA SB022-031
Ad Hoc Human Information Nets
for Asymmetric Threat Surveillance
DARPA SB022-032
Single View 3D Face Recognition Technology
Development
DARPA SB022-033
Personnel and Vehicular Monitoring and Tracking at a
Distance
DARPA SB022-034
Scalable Heterogeneous Social Network Analysis
DARPA SB022-035
High Efficiency, Scalable, Parallel Processing Approaches for
Multi-Sensor Data Fusion
DARPA SB022-036
Development of Predictive Algorithms for In Silico Drug Toxicity and
Efficacy
Assessment
DARPA SB022-037
User-Defined Critics for Software Adaptation
DARPA SB022-038
TeraHertz Sources and Detectors for Sensing and Imaging
Systems
DARPA SB022-039
Dense Array EEG for Real-Time Cognitive State
Detection
DARPA SB022-040
Knowledge Acquisition for Level II/III Fusion
DARPA SB022-041
Machine Detection of Operationally Significant Cognitive Events for
C4ISR
DARPA SB022-042
3-D Modeling
from Video
DARPA SB022-043
Deep Ultraviolet Laser Diode for UV-Resonance Enhanced Raman
Identification of
Biological
Agents
DARPA SB022-044
High Operating Temperature Mid-Wave Infrared Diodes for Free Space
Optical
Communications
DARPA SB022-045
Design Tools for Integrated Asynchronous Electronic
Circuits
DARPA SB022-046
Non-Contact Final Polish/Passivation Technology for the Production of
Epi-Ready GaSb
Wafers
DARPA SB022-047
Large Phased-Array Antenna Multi-Beam Beamformers
DARPA SB022-048
Innovative Space Materials and Structures
DARPA SB022-049
Modular Micro-Satellite Bus
DARPA SB022-050
Small, Heavy Fuel, Compression Ignition Small UAV
Engines
DARPA SB022-051
Dismounted Combatant Discrimination for Aircraft
Systems
Subject/Keyword
Topic Number
3D
Face Imaging........................................................................................................................................................
32
3-D
Modeling............................................................................................................................................................
42
3-D
Reconstruction...................................................................................................................................................
42
3D
Tracking...............................................................................................................................................................
33
ABCS.........................................................................................................................................................................
46
Ad
hoc Networks......................................................................................................................................................
31
Adaptive
Software.....................................................................................................................................................
37
Adaptivity.................................................................................................................................................................
29
Algorithms.................................................................................................................................................................
34
Antenna.....................................................................................................................................................................
47
Antimonide
Based Semiconductor.............................................................................................................................
46
Artificial
Intelligence..................................................................................................................................................
40
Asynchronous
Circuits..............................................................................................................................................
45
Automated
Target Recognition..................................................................................................................................
51
Autonomic
Observables of Cognition.......................................................................................................................
41
Autotutors.................................................................................................................................................................
30
Bayesian
Network.....................................................................................................................................................
40
Beamformer...............................................................................................................................................................
47
Bio-Agent
Identification............................................................................................................................................
43
Brain
Imaging.............................................................................................................................................................
41
CFD...........................................................................................................................................................................
27
Chemical
Genomics...................................................................................................................................................
36
CMOS
Imaging..........................................................................................................................................................
33
Cockpit......................................................................................................................................................................
25
Coefficient
of Thermal Expansion.............................................................................................................................
48
Cognitive
Capacity....................................................................................................................................................
39
Cognitive
Monitoring................................................................................................................................................
41
Computer
Vision.......................................................................................................................................................
42
Computer-Aided
Design............................................................................................................................................
45
Control
System..........................................................................................................................................................
25
COTS.........................................................................................................................................................................
35
CTE...........................................................................................................................................................................
48
Data
Mining...............................................................................................................................................................
36
Data
Structures..........................................................................................................................................................
34
Dense
Array EEG......................................................................................................................................................
39
Design
for Tuning......................................................................................................................................................
23
Detection...................................................................................................................................................................
38
Diesel
Fuel.................................................................................................................................................................
50
Display......................................................................................................................................................................
25
Doppler.....................................................................................................................................................................
26
Drug
Profiling............................................................................................................................................................
36
Electro-magnetic
Pulse...............................................................................................................................................
22
Engine
Starting...........................................................................................................................................................
50
Engines.......................................................................................................................................................................
50
Eye
Tracking........................................................................................................................................................
30, 41
Face
Recognition........................................................................................................................................................
32
Free
Space Optical Communications.........................................................................................................................
44
Fusion........................................................................................................................................................................
29
Gallium
Antimonide..................................................................................................................................................
46
GaSb..........................................................................................................................................................................
46
Genomic
Networks....................................................................................................................................................
36
Gossamer
Structures..................................................................................................................................................
48
Graph
Theory............................................................................................................................................................
34
Head
and Hand Tracking...........................................................................................................................................
33
Hull............................................................................................................................................................................
27
Human
Computer Interface.......................................................................................................................................
41
Human
Identification.................................................................................................................................................
32
Hydrodynamics.........................................................................................................................................................
27
Image
Understanding.................................................................................................................................................
42
Imaging.......................................................................................................................................................................
38
Intelligent
Systems....................................................................................................................................................
37
Intelligent
Tutoring Systems.....................................................................................................................................
30
Intense
Femtosecond Pulse.......................................................................................................................................
22
Interband
Cascade Laser............................................................................................................................................
44
Interference................................................................................................................................................................
29
Internal
Combustion..................................................................................................................................................
50
IR
Sensing..................................................................................................................................................................
30
JP5.............................................................................................................................................................................
50
JP8.............................................................................................................................................................................
50
Knowledge
Acquisition.............................................................................................................................................
40
Knowledge
Base........................................................................................................................................................
40
Knowledge
Maps......................................................................................................................................................
30
Knowledge
Representation........................................................................................................................................
40
Level
II Fusion...........................................................................................................................................................
40
Level
III Fusion.........................................................................................................................................................
40
Lifting
Body..............................................................................................................................................................
27
Link
Analysis............................................................................................................................................................
34
Long
Life....................................................................................................................................................................
48
Materials....................................................................................................................................................................
46
Medical
Diagnostics..................................................................................................................................................
38
Messaging
SystemsContent Management.................................................................................................................
31
Microsatellites...........................................................................................................................................................
49
Mobile
Wireless (Ad Hoc) Networks.......................................................................................................................
24
Modeling....................................................................................................................................................................
24