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Liquid Surge

DEPT OF DEFENSE, Virginia · DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Responses dueMon, Dec 1411:00 AM ET · Virginia time58 days left
PostedWed, Oct 14No amendments since
Solicitation no.DARPA-PA-25-07-05SAM.gov
Set-asideNoneOpen to all firms
Estimated value$995Kfrom attachment p.1

What the agency is buying

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DARPA Defense Sciences Office seeks innovative research concepts for developing novel metrology to understand wave propagation in compressible fluids under the Liquid Surge program. Awards will be made as Other Transactions for Prototype projects with a total value up to $995,000 across two phases, evaluated on technical merit and innovation.

Scope

  • Develop prototype experimental diagnostics and validation methods for transient wave phenomena in pressurized liquid media
  • Create physics-based predictive computational modeling tool for coupled fluid mechanical and thermodynamic behavior
Option years: 1Q&A closes Dec 1Submission: portalDays to respond: 58

How to get the bid documents

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  2. Check the submission requirements in the compliance checklist
  3. Submit by portal before 11:00 AM ET on Dec 14
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  • PDF
    DARPA-PA-25-07-05.pdf237 KB · 13 pages
  • XLSX
    Liquid_Surge_Streamlined_Cost_Buildup_Workbook.xlsx38 KB
  • DOCX
    Liquid_Surge_Abstract_Template.docx37 KB
  • DOC
    https://sam.gov/opp/ab7b4ecf5cbd4225ae1ebe16e22a8330/viewexternal link
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Details

Place of performance
ARLINGTON, Virginia
Buyer type
Federal
Notice type
Solicitation
Solicitation no.
DARPA-PA-25-07-05
NAICS
NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)): 111 open RFPs
PSC
PSC AC12: 27 open RFPs
Period of performance
9-month base + 9-month option from attachment p.1
Contract type
Other Transaction for Prototype from attachment p.1
Estimated value
$995K from attachment p.1
Local presence
Not required
Amendments
None since Oct 14
Contact
BAA Coordinator
Office
DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Email
LiquidSurge@darpa.mil

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Key dates

Wed, Oct 14Posted
Tue, Dec 1 · 8:00 PM ETQuestions due · 45 days
Mon, Dec 14 · 11:00 AM ETResponses due · 58 days left

Change log

verified Sat, Oct 17 · 12:30 AM ET

No amendments since posting on Wed, Oct 14; verified Sat, Oct 17 · 12:30 AM ET.

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Notice as published

Liquid Surge

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is issuing a Disruption Opportunity (DO), inviting submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of developing novel metrology for understanding wave propagation in compressible fluids. This DO is issued under the Program Announcement for Disruptioneering, DARPA-PA-25-07. All awards will be made in the form of an Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype project.

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