SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Proposers Day Announcement for the IARPA HFGeo Program
- Notice Date
- 6/3/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, Washington, District of Columbia, 20511, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20511
- Solicitation Number
- IARPA-BAA-11-07
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2012
- Point of Contact
- Dr. Frank C. Robey,
- E-Mail Address
-
dni-iarpa-baa-11-07@ugov.gov
(dni-iarpa-baa-11-07@ugov.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) will host a Proposers' Day Conference for the HFGeo Program on June 22, 2011, in anticipation of the release of a new solicitation in support of the program. The Conference will be held from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The purpose of the conference will be to provide information on the HFGeo Program and to address questions from potential proposers. This announcement serves as a pre-solicitation notice and is issued solely for information and planning purposes. The Proposers' Day Conference does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals or proposal abstracts. Conference attendance is voluntary and is not required to propose to future solicitations (if any) associated with this program. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND GOALS High Frequency (HF) communications systems and radars are in widespread use around the world. Accurate stand-off geolocation and characterization of these sources is difficult because of ionospheric variations, the high noise environment that exists at these frequencies, and ionospheric polarization rotation, multipath induced signal fading, and simultaneous multiple angles-of-arrival. Recent advances in high dynamic range receivers, antenna techniques, adaptive signal processing, and ionospheric ray path prediction, along with improved measurement and modeling techniques suggest a dramatic improvement in HF reception and geolocation is possible. The HFGeo Program aims to dramatically improve the ability to geolocate and characterize HF emitters. Required technical innovations include 1) the ability to accurately resolve multiple angles-of-arrival and polarization states through novel antenna concepts, 2) the ability to enhance signal-to-noise ratio and signal detection through the use of multi-dimensional adaptive signal processing, 3) the ability to accurately determine the state of the ionosphere and 4) integration of these component technologies into geolocation and source characterization applications. If successful, HFGeo will deliver rigorously tested technology capable of accurately geolocating and characterizing HF sources. REGISTRATION INFORMATION Attendees must register no later than 5:00pm Eastern June 17, 2011 at https://conference.brtrc.com/HFGeo_pd/Overview.aspx. Directions to the conference facility and other materials will be available on that website. No walk-in registrations will be allowed. Due to space limitations, attendance will be limited to the first 140 registrants and to no more than 2 representatives per organization. All attendees will be required to present a government-issued photo identification to enter the conference. Non-US citizens will be required to submit a visit request form for Foreign Nationals at least 5 business days prior to the conference. The form and submission instructions can be found on the registration website. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This Proposers' Day is intended for participants who are eligible to compete on the anticipated BAA. Other Government Agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), and University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) will not be eligible to submit proposals to the anticipated BAA nor participate as team members under proposals submitted by eligible entities. While such entities are not prohibited from attending the Proposers' Day, due to space limitations, preference will be given first to those organizations that are eligible to compete. IARPA will not provide reimbursement for costs incurred to participate in this conference. Questions concerning conference & registration can be sent to dni-iarpa-events@ugov.gov. Questions regarding the program can be sent to dni-iarpa-baa-11-07@ugov.gov. Attendees must register no later than 5:00pm Eastern June 17, 2011 https://conference.brtrc.com/HFGeo_pd/Overview.aspx. Contracting Office Address: Office of the Director of National Intelligence Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity Washington, District of Columbia 20511 United States Primary Point of Contact.: Dr. Frank Robey, Deputy Office Director dni-iarpa-baa-11-07@ugov.gov
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