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by RFPFinder from the notice and attachments; the solicitation governsDARPA is soliciting innovative proposals for the development of a revolutionary nonlinear optical (NLO) material integrated into a functional electro-optic modulator. Proposals should investigate new synthesis techniques for polymeric materials and NLO materials, with the goal of developing a prototype demonstration.
Scope
- The principal purpose of this Agreement is to engage in a research and development program for the development and delivery of a (DESCRIBE PROTOTYPE).
- The Performer shall be responsible for performance of the work set forth in the Task Description Document (TDD) incorporated in this Agreement as Attachment 1.
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Details
- Place of performance
- ARLINGTON, Virginia
- Buyer type
- Federal
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation no.
- DARPA-PS-26-141
- Delivery location
- varies from notice
- Contract type
- Other Transaction for Prototypes from notice
- Local presence
- Not required
- Amendments
- 1, last Oct 7
- Contact
- APM PS Coordinator
- Office
- DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
- APM@darpa.mil
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Key dates
- Amendment 1
- Wed, Oct 7 · The solicitation has been updated to exclude research on inorganic materials without a polymeric component and incremental improvements to existing NLO materials.
Change log
verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET- Posted · SolicitationFri, Sep 25 · 9:37 AM ET
- Amendment · The solicitation has been updated to exclude research on inorganic materials without a polymeric component and incremental improvements to existing NLO materials.Wed, Oct 7 · 12:31 AM ET
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Notice as published
Atomically Precise Molecules (APM)
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the areas of new synthesis techniques for polymeric materials and nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in material synthesis with the ability to scale to quantities relevant for application integration, culminating in the development of a prototype demonstration of a revolutionary NLO material integrated into a functional government-provided electro-optic modulator. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice, or research that pivots on exceptional claims that cannot be technically justified in the proposal.
This includes: Proposals aiming to employ solely inorganic materials without a polymeric component Proposals aiming to modify/repurpose existing NLO materials resulting in incremental improvements to the state-of-the-art (SoA)
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