SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Manufacturing Experimentation and Outreach Two (MENTOR2) Proposers’ Day Webinar
- Notice Date
- 11/21/2013
- 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, 675 North Randolph Street, Arlington, Virginia, 22203-2114, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22203-2114
- Solicitation Number
- DARPA-SN-14-11
- Archive Date
- 12/11/2013
- Point of Contact
- Gill Pratt,
- E-Mail Address
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DARPA-SN-14-11@darpa.mil
(DARPA-SN-14-11@darpa.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Special Notice DARPA-SN-14-11: Manufacturing Experimentation and Outreach Two (MENTOR2) Proposers' Day Webinar; PROPOSERS' DAY DATE: December 11, 2013, 9:00 a.m. (EST); REGISTRATION DEADLINE: December 6, 2013, 4:00 p.m. (EST); TECHNICAL POC: Dr. Gill A. Pratt; DARPA/DSO Email: DARPA-SN-14-11@darpa.mil; URL: http://www.darpa.mil/Opportunities/Solicitations/DSO_Solicitations.aspx The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting a Proposers' Day Webinar to provide critical information on DARPA's Manufacturing Experimentation and Outreach Two (MENTOR2) program vision, the program objectives, and opportunities associated with the development of an interdisciplinary proposal in response to an anticipated Broad Agency Announcement. DARPA's Manufacturing Experimentation and Outreach Two (MENTOR2) program aims to improve defense readiness by improving the secondary school and post-secondary school education of those who will be called on to utilize, maintain, and adapt high technology systems in low technology environments. MENTOR2 will achieve this goal by developing and demonstrating new teaching tools and materials in the fields of electromechanical design and manufacturing. It is envisioned that project based curricula employing MENTOR2 design and prototyping tools can teach a deeper understanding of high technology systems, and better enable future competence in the maintenance and adaptation of such systems through the manufacture of as-designed components or the design and manufacture of new components. MENTOR2 will be comprised of four integrated focus areas and will demonstrate a few exemplary projects common to all four parts of the program. Proposals must address all four focus areas. Focus Area 1 Analysis and Simulation Tools - Methods and tools developed under this Focus Area must allow a student and instructor to understand and determine the operation of individual components, the linkages between components, and the properties of components and sub-components that optimize the overall performance of a complex electro-mechanical system. Focus Area 2 Design and Prototyping Tools - Methods and tools must build upon recently developed design tools and low-cost rapid prototyping innovations, and develop or expand open-source low cost, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) rapid prototyping tools for use in instructional environments (such as those developed under the MENTOR program) as well as for in-field or on-site use. Focus Area 3 Project Kits and Massively Open On-line Course (MOOC) - Performers must develop or expand upon an existing, widely used, delivery MOOC substrate and directly link to the MENTOR2 experimental projects and Design/Simulation Tools. Focus Area 4 Evaluation - Performers must develop a demonstration and test plan that allows for the evaluation of the methods, tools and materials being developed in Focus Areas 1, 2, and 3. Successful MENTOR2 tools will be evaluated at a small number of defense and civilian instructional facilities. While MENTOR2 is aimed at improving defense readiness, its instructional tools will have applicability for both defense and civilian training. Leveraging the U.S. do-it-yourself culture including the recent "Maker" movement, MENTOR2 will develop and improve student and instructor access to the latest design and manufacturing methodologies and hardware, and further develop those technologies for the educational and training environment. MENTOR2 will also develop tools to catalyze authentic, project-based education, where the need for technical understanding is organic to the projects being done and will address the need to assess student performance by integrating assessment with education through authentic problem-based projects. The MENTOR2 Proposers' Day Webinar will be held on December 11, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. (EST). The goals of the webinar are to: (a) introduce the research community (academia and industry) to the MENTOR2 program vision and its goals; (b) explain the mechanics of a DARPA program and the objectives and milestones of this anticipated effort; and (c) encourage and promote collaborative arrangements among potential organizations that have expertise, facilities and capabilities for executing a research and development program responsive to the MENTOR2 program goals. The Proposers' Day Webinar will include an overview presentation by the Program Manager and an information session to respond to questions from participants. Advanced registration is required. Webinar details including webcast registration and webcast URL are given on the registration website at http://www.sa-meetings.com/MENTOR2. Website Login Information - Username: mentor2, Password (case sensitive): arlington. There is no fee for the MENTOR2 Proposers' Day Webinar. Participation via the webcast is limited to 500 participants. The registration cutoff date is 4:00 p.m. (EST), December 6, 2013, and early registration is strongly recommended. Further administrative questions should be addressed to DARPA-SN-14-11@darpa.mil. Please refer to the MENTOR2 Proposers' Day Webinar (DARPA-SN-14-11) in the subject line of all correspondence. This announcement is not a request for proposals; any so sent will be returned. Point of Contact Dr. Gill A. Pratt, Program Manager, DARPA/DSO; Email: DARPA-SN-14-11@darpa.mil.
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