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A -- QUIET SUPERSONIC PLATFORM (QSP) SYSTEMS STUDIES AND TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION SOL RA 00-48 DUE 100200 POC Technical: Dr. Richard W. Wlezien, DARPA/TTO, fax (703) 696-8401; Administrative: Ms. Barbara Meyrowitz, DARPA/CMO, e-mail: bmeyrowitz@darpa.mil WEB: Click here for copy of the solicitation, http://www.darpa.mil/tto/solicitations.html. E-MAIL: Click here to send via email questions regarding this, RA00-48@darpa.mil. The DARPA Tactical Technology Office (DARPA/TTO) has issued a solicitation for the Quiet Supersonic Platform (QSP) Systems Studies and Technology Integration. The solicitation is available in electronic form only, and is posted on the DARPA/TTO web page (http://www.darpa.mil/tto/solicitations.html). In addition, companion solicitations are being issued: 1) RA 00-47 Quiet Supersonic Platform Technology Development and 2) RA 00-49 Advanced Propulsion Systems (Note: The efforts awarded under RA 00-49 will be funded with other than QSP program funds.). Together these solicitations encompass the QSP program. The vision of the DARPA QSP program is to foster the development of new technologies sufficient to mitigate sonic boom to the point that unrestricted supersonic flight over land is possible. The program is designed to motivate approaches to sonic boom reduction that bypass incremental "business as usual" approach and is focused on the validation of multiple new and innovative "breakthrough" technologiesfor noise reduction that can ultimately be integrated into an efficient quiet supersonic vehicle. Given the objective of validating an approach to sonic boom mitigation, the single QSP requirement under RA 00-48 is the reduction of sonic boom ground signature initial shock strengths to an amplitude no greater than 0.3 pounds per square foot. A formal exchange of QSP technology performance and developmental progress between the program participants will be required. The QSP program under RA 00-48 will be executed as an "Other Transaction for Prototypes," using DARPA's authority under Section 845, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, as amended. DARPA currently plans this portion of the QSP program to be divided into two phases. Phase I duration is expected to be 12 months; Phase II is expected to be an additional 12 months and will be awarded through a down select process. Technical POC is Dr. Richard W. Wlezien, DARPA/TTO; Administrative POC is Ms. Barbara Meyrowitz, DARPA/CMO, e-mail: bmeyrowitz@darpa.mil. Teams are required to submit one original and seven (7) copies of their proposal as well as in electronic format on an Iomega 100 MB Zip disk, Windows or Macintosh format, preferably Microsoft Office 97 compatible. The deadline for receipt of responses is October 2, 2000 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Late responses will not be accepted. The delivery address for mailed or hand carried responses is: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Attention: RA 00-48, 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. Posted 08/16/00 (W-SN486590). (0229)

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