Electronics Technology

Description

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for efforts that aim to develop and demonstrate science and technology for the next generation (2010 - 2013) electronics devices under the following focus area:

Wideband, Low Noise, Interference-Tolerant Receiver Component and Chain Development for Dense Signal Environments

Future Navy / Department of Defense (DoD)/Radio Frequency (RF) / microwave systems will require optimal, unimpeded use of the frequency spectrum in a broadband, dense electromagnetic environment. The vision for the Navy is to develop broadband multiple simultaneous satellite communications and Electronic Warfare (EW) apertures and receivers that can operate in a multifunction capacity. In this context, a set of high level objectives are shown in Table 1

Table-1. High Level, Long Term Technology Objectives

• 2+ octave instantaneous bandwidth:                         Approximately 6 Giga Hertz (GHz) - 24 GHz
• Ultra-low overall noise figure:                                   < 1 decibel (dB)
• Ultra-high instantaneous spur-free dynamic range:     Improvement by 30 dB relative to current art
• Fast scanning and/or agility:                                     1 μs
• Multiple simultaneous beams:                                   > 10

Eligible Entities

All responsible sources from academia and industry may submit proposals under this BAA.

Available Funds

The amount and period of performance of each selected proposal will vary depending on the research area and the technical approach to be pursued by the selected offeror.

ONR plans to make three (3) to four (4) awards that represent the best value to the Government in accordance with the evaluation criteria. ONR is seeking participants for this program that are capable of supporting the goals described in this announcement. Offerors have the opportunity to be creative in the selection of the technical and management processes and approaches to address the areas of interest described above.

The period of performance of the awards typically ranges from twelve months to three years. ONR anticipates a budget of approximately $1,200,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 for the D&I Program with no funding under this BAA anticipated in FY2010 for the exploitation and deployment (E&D) or innovative naval prototype (INP) Programs. ONR plans to fund individual awards of $200,000 to $450,000 per year using Applied Research money. However, lower and higher cost proposals will be considered.

The average funding level of past awards was approximately $200,000 - $500,000 per year.

Cost Sharing

N/A

Facilities and Administrative Costs

Include Fringe Benefits, Overhead, G&A, COM, etc. and their applicable allocation bases. If composite rates are used, provide the calculations used in deriving the composite rates.

Key Dates

White Paper Due Date 4/10/2009 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Notification of White Paper Evaluation* 4/28/2009
Oral Presentations* 5/21/2009
Notification of Oral Presentation Evaluation* 6/2/2009
Full Proposal Due Date 6/26/2009 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Notification of Selection: Full Proposals* 7/10/2009
Awards* 10/30/2009
*These dates are estimates as of the date of this announcement.

More Info + Submissions

Agency: Department of Defense (DOD)
Expires: October 30, 2009

Submissions for this opportunity are not handled by RI STAC or RI EPSCoR. Please follow the link below for more information on the opportunity and how to submit a response.

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