SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- VS 33: Survivability of Interdependent Systems Proposer's Workshop
- Notice Date
- 5/6/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- DARPA-SN-09-34
- Archive Date
- 6/5/2009
- Point of Contact
- Nozer Singpurwalla,
- E-Mail Address
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nozer.singpurwalla@darpa.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
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- Description
- Special Notice SN-09-34 VS 33: Survivability of Interdependent Systems Proposer's Workshop, DATE: June 4, 2009; REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 21, 2009, TECHNICAL POC: Nozer Singpurwalla, DARPA/DSO, Email: nozer.singpurwalla@darpa.mil, URL: www.darpa.mil/dso/solicitations/solicit.htm DARPA is hosting a Proposer's Workshop that will provide information regarding the program vision, milestones, and opportunities associated with the development of an interdisciplinary team to respond to a potential DARPA program entitled "Survivability of Interdependent Systems." Currently, the metric for assessing system survivability uses a fixed and known reliability. As reliability is a physical propensity, it cannot be known. Also, propensity needs to be time indexed. Therefore, the existing method is limited. This potential program would seek to develop and validate a new procedure for the realistic evaluation of the survivability of complex interdependent systems and networks. The development of this procedure would involve developing stochastic processes with novel properties and a stochastic calculus for the processes that will enable new capabilities for system risk assessment. This procedure would then have to be validated either analytically or by simulation, and software for implementation would have to be created and validated. The new procedure will have to be tried out on realistic systems, war gaming, logistics, etc., and the role of industry here will be centered. Further program details and milestones will be available in a potential Broad Agency Announcement. The Survivability of Interdependent Systems Proposer's Workshop will be held at the Liberty Conference Center, 4075 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 350, Arlington, VA 22203, 8:00am - 4:00pm ET, June 4, 2008, and will consist of information, discussion, and networking sessions between academics, industry, and Government Laboratories. In the information session, overview presentations will be given by Government personnel to: (a) introduce the research community to the Interdependent Systems program vision and goals; (b) explain the mechanics of a DARPA program and the milestones and metrics of this particular effort; and (c) encourage and promote teaming. This will be followed by an open discussion session to provide the opportunity for participants to interact with Government personnel and have their questions answered. A networking session following the discussion will facilitate interaction and team building among the Workshop participants. The latter part of the Workshop has been reserved for brief (15 minute) individual sidebar discussions with the Program Manager and his scientific advisors. Sidebars are crisp, high-information content presentations of specific program ideas and approaches. Detailed follow-up discussions will be held as needed. Further details are available on the registration website listed below. Potential participants should note that formation of teams with sufficient expertise, facilities, and capabilities to address all of the Survivability of Interdependent Systems program's technical challenges will be crucial to its success. The multidisciplinary nature of this program will require diverse sets of skills and expertise to develop total solutions to the program objectives and achieve all of the program goals and milestones. An important element of the Survivability of Interdependent Systems Proposer's Workshop is to facilitate the formation of teams with the necessary expertise to respond to a potential Broad Agency Announcement. Thus, participants are encouraged to prepare a brief 2-3 page summary describing capabilities and previous/potential research to facilitate communications, interactions, and teaming discussions during the Workshop. In addition, an information and teaming website, http://www.sainc.com/SISTeaming, has been established to aid in the process. Workshop details including registration, poster session, meeting location, and lodging information are given on the registration website at: http://www.eventmakeronline.com/dso/view/index.asp?meetingid=659. (Password: arlington) There is no fee for the Survivability of Interdependent Systems Proposer's Day Workshop. Registration is limited (maximum 76 people; 2 people per organization) by the venue capacity and early registration is highly recommended. The registration cutoff date is 4:00PM ET, May 21, 2009. Further administrative information is available from Robin Johnson (Robin.Johnson.ctr@darpa.mil). Additional technical information can be obtained from Nozer Singpurwalla, (Nozer.Singpurwalla@darpa.mil). Please refer to the Survivability of Interdependent Systems Proposer's Day Workshop (DARPA-SN-09-34 VS 33) in all correspondence. This announcement is not a request for proposals; any so sent will be returned. Point of Contact Nozer Singpurwalla, Program Manager, DARPA/DSO; Email: Nozer.Singpurwalla@darpa.mil
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