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Meetings, Workshops and Proposers DaysDepartment of Defense Department of the Navy Navy Fleet Logistics Center Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate Industry Day Meeting Date: August 25, 2021 Purpose: The Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate (formerly Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office) identifies and develops capabilities for DoD to conduct Irregular Warfare against all adversaries, including Great Power competitors and non-state actors, and to deliver those capabilities to DoD components and interagency partners through rapid research and development, advanced studies and technical innovation, and provision of support to U.S. military operations. The IWTSD Protection, Survivability, and Recovery and Expeditionary Force Protection subgroups will host a virtual industry day to discuss requirements published in the draft BAA. Feedback received from the discussion and exchange of information during this event will help IWTSD clarify and refine requirements for the final broad agency announcement. Draft requirements include: 1. Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems 2. Hard Target Support Vehicle-Carrier; and 3. Advanced Exothermic System Contact: N/A https://events.cttso.gov/PSREFPindustryday/Contact/Register - Register Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - DARPA Biological Technologies Office - Assessing Immune Memory (AIM) Proposers Day Registration Deadline: August 24, 2021 Meeting Date: August 27, 2021 Notice ID Number: DARPA-SN-21-37 Purpose: The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting a Proposers Day for the potential proposer community in support of a planned Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the AIM (Assessing Immune Memory) Program. The Proposers Day will be held on August 27, 2021, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM virtually. Advance registration is required. Note: all times listed in this announcement and on the registration, website is Eastern Time. The Proposers Day goals include: 1. Introduce the AIM program vision and goals to the research community 2. Explain the mechanics of a DARPA program in general and the objectives and milestones of this program in particular 3. Increase efficiency in proposal preparation and evaluation; and 4. Encourage and promote teaming arrangements among organizations that have the relevant expertise, research facilities, and capabilities for executing research and development responsive to the AIM program goals. The Proposers Day will include brief overview presentations by government personnel as well as an information session to respond to questions from participants. Contact: Dr. Tristan McClure-Begley, DARPA Program Manager AIM@darpa.mil https://sam.gov/opp/633df2f92a7d495792fd9b3b65bee03f/view Requests for InformationDepartment of Defense Department of the Navy Research & Technology Development Support Services Response Date: Funding Opportunity Number: M67854-21-R-7203 Purpose: This RFI constitutes market research to help JIFCO formulate an acquisition plan / strategy to obtain contractor services to provide research and development support services. The scope of the potential contract will include accomplishing research and technology development; technical, scientific, and program analyses; systems integration and systems engineering tasks. It will provide for deliverables encompassing experimental research (including bioeffects research); test and evaluation; prototype development and demonstration; and computational modeling and simulation. The attached draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) defines the effort to provide the above-mentioned services. Travel within the Continental United States (CONUS) is anticipated for this requirement. There is a potential for outside CONUS (OCONUS) travel on an infrequent basis. Any resulting contract is anticipated to span a period of five years. It is anticipated that access to the following Government information systems will be required in the performance of this contract: Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) module in PIEE, and Government Furnished Property (GFP) module in PIEE. This RFI allows potential contractors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their corporate capabilities and suggestions that will allow the Government to refine its potential course of action. The RFI effort is intended to assess industry service capabilities and solicit feedback for acquisition planning purposes. Contact: Nina Withers nina.withers@usmc.mil https://sam.gov/opp/e81b00323ed841419472100fcdff8b8c/view Department of Energy Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research Program Response Date: October 31, 2021 Funding Opportunity Number: Purpose: The Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Program, as DOE's coordinating office for research on biological systems, bioenergy, environmental science, and Earth system science, is seeking input on technical and logistical pathways that would enhance the BER research portfolio in comparison to similar international research efforts. Contact: Dr. Tristram O. West, (301) 903-5155, Tristram.west@science.doe.gov. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/18/2021-17658/assessing-the-national-and-international-standing-of-ber-basic-research National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center Request for Information (RFI) - Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) Response Date: September 17, 2021 Funding Opportunity Number: 21-34-PS50 Purpose: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is hereby soliciting information for potential collaborations opportunities for filling critical technology gaps in the area of advanced Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS). Contact: Belinda Triplett belinda.f.triplett@nasa.gov https://sam.gov/opp/b4bf7d9c60f349b2a37ea10067934dda/view National Science Foundation Request for Information (RFI) on an Implementation Plan for a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Response Date: October 1, 2021 Document Number: 2021-17737 Purpose: On July 23, 2021, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) published in the Federal Register a document entitled “Request for Information (RFI) on an Implementation Plan for a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource” and invited comments to inform the work of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force (“Task Force”). The Task Force has been directed by Congress to develop an implementation roadmap for a shared research infrastructure that would provide Artificial Intelligence (AI) researchers and students across scientific disciplines with access to computational resources, high-quality data, educational tools, and user support. In response to requests by prospective commenters that they would benefit from additional time to adequately consider and respond to the RFI, OSTP and NSF have determined that an extension of the comment period until October 1, 2021, is appropriate. Contact: Wendy Wigen and NAIRR-responses@nitrd.gov, (202) 459-9683. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/18/2021-17737/request-for-information-rfi-on-an-implementation-plan-for-a-national-artificial-intelligence Broad Agency AnnouncementsDepartment of Defense
Department of the Air Force Air Force Material Command - COLLABORATIVE SENSING & EXPLOITATION Proposal Due Date: FY23 by May 17, 2022 FY24 by May 15, 2023 FY25 by May 14, 2024 Expected Number of Awards: Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,000,000 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Award Floor: $400,000 Funding Opportunity Number: FA875020S7014 Purpose: Seeking innovative research to enable closed loop sensing and sensor data exploitation in dynamic adversarial environments Contact: Peter Zulch AFRL/RIGC 525 Brooks Rd Rome, NY 13441-4505 Telephone: (315)330-7861 Email: Peter.Zulch@us.af.mil https://sam.gov/opp/e9dff65080934d7793be1b31b0aef053/view Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - DARPA Biological Technologies Office - Assessing Immune Memory (AIM) Proposal Abstract Due Date: September 9, 2021 Proposal Due Date: October 26, 2021 Expected Number of Awards: Estimated Total Program Funding: Award Ceiling: Award Floor: Funding Opportunity Number: HR001121S0037 Purpose: Military service members rely on effective vaccination for the prevention of communicable disease as well as to guard against biothreat exposure. Many current vaccines lack durability (i.e., do not provide effective protection over long periods of time), and there are multiple pathogens and threats that lack prophylactic options altogether. It is currently impossible to predict vaccine durability from early response profiles, largely owing to ignorance of mechanisms underlying immune memory as well as an inability to measure the cellular contributors that invoke long-lasting immune protection. Formation of immune memory is a complex physiological process characterized by a diverse array of cellular interactions and signaling processes. AIM seeks to develop a platform capability to predict immune memory informed by a systems-level view of the host response to vaccination and its mechanisms. Contact: BAA Coordinator AIM@darpa.mil https://sam.gov/opp/ddbd04d4961f49acb576c529f837af93/view Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - DARPA Biological Technologies Office - Reimagining Protein Manufacturing (RPM) Proposal Abstract Due Date: September 9, 2021 Proposal Due Date: November 16, 2021 Expected Number of Awards: Estimated Total Program Funding: Award Ceiling: Award Floor: Funding Opportunity Number: HR001121S0038 Purpose: The Reimagining Protein Manufacturing (RPM) program aims to ensure timely DoD access to critical medical countermeasures (MCMs) by establishing the foundational technologies needed for fully distributed, on-demand manufacturing of protein-based MCMs and associated raw materials. To achieve this goal, RPM will develop technologies to enable immediate synthesis (lead time approximately 24 hours) of bioactive protein MCMs and raw material production enzymes at a yield corresponding to > 500 doses per week. This technology will allow the DoD to rapidly secure access to both therapeutic proteins and enzymes needed for nucleic acid based MCM synthesis and reduce reliance on complex supply chains. Contact: BAA Coordinator RPM@darpa.mil https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335391 Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - DARPA Learning Introspective Control (LINC) Proposal Abstract Due Date: September 13, 2021 Proposal Due Date: October 26, 2021 Expected Number of Awards: Estimated Total Program Funding: Award Ceiling: Award Floor: Funding Opportunity Number: HR001121S0036 Purpose: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the following areas of interest: Adaptive control, generative adversarial networks, self-repairing systems, autonomous control, dynamic control, operator cueing. The Learning Introspective Control (LINC) program aims to develop machine learning-based introspection technologies that enable physical systems, with specific interest in ground vehicles, ships, drone swarms, and robotic systems, to respond to events not predicted at design time. LINC technologies will update control laws as required in real time while providing guidance and situational awareness to the operator, whether that operator is human or an autonomous controller. Currently, control design aims to model the range of operating environments which are anticipated at design time. When encountering a physical attack, unforeseen conditions, or unanticipated use that places the system outside the design envelope, the plant can fail. Custom tailored aftermarket remedies are not commonly available and require a skilled technician to install. Modifications to existing systems through procurement channels can take months or years. The Department of Defense (DoD) systems are particularly long-lived, so ongoing adaptation would permit continual modification as missions and theaters change, providing a strategic advantage over an adversary. Contact: BAA Coordinator LINC@darpa.mil https://sam.gov/opp/3255280400884149b5926f8a029c2b88/view
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