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IMPORTANT NOTE: The Government's obligation under this announcement and resulting contract award is contingent upon the availability of FY09 funds which as of the date of publication of this BAA have NOT been Authorized or Appropriated by the U. S. Congress. In order to expedite the progress of providing this capability, DARPA has published the BAA in FY08 with the expectation that award will be made promptly if FY09 resources are approved and available.

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals for the engineering and development of the National Cyber Range. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

The program solicitation consists of the unclassified BAA attached to this notice, the Classified Addendum to DARPA-BAA-08-43, and a Security Classification Guide (DARPA-CG-502). Contact the DARPA Program BAA Coordinator to receive the Classified Addendum and/or Security Classification Guide (see Section 6.1. of the BAA).

Proposals must address the requirements of the unclassified BAA, the Classified Addendum, and Security Classification Guide to qualify for review and consideration for selection.

Classified participation is restricted to U.S. firms only. Foreign participants and/or individuals may participate to the extent that such participants comply with any necessary Non-Disclosure Agreements, Security Regulations, Export Control Laws, and other governing statutes applicable under the circumstances.

Proposals must be submitted by 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on 30 June 2008, in order to be considered during the initial round of selections.

Administrative, technical or contractual questions should be sent via e-mail to baa08-43@darpa.mil no later than 19 May 2008. If e-mail is not available, fax questions to (703) - 807-1762, Attention: BAA08-43. Classified questions should be addressed to the classified fax at (703) - 526-4749/50. All requests must include the name, email address, and phone number of a point of contact.

Contracting Office Address:

3701 North Fairfax Drive Arlington,
Virginia 22203-1714

Primary Point of Contact.:

BAA08-43 Coordinator BAA08-43@darpa.mil
Fax: (703)-807-1762

Secondary Point of Contact:

Patty Matyskiela, Contract Specialist
patricia.matyskiela@darpa.mil