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DARPA ACT Technology Transition


Ohio, United States
Government : Military
RFI
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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sensors Directorate, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate (AF ManTech), and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) are seeking to transition technology developed under the Arrays at Commercial Timescales program to a third-party supplier in order to facilitate access across the DoD industrial base and continued upgrading of the technology. To this end, AFRL and DARPA are requesting information on means by which this transition can be structured to best serve the needs of the Department of Defense.


The purpose of the ACT program is to reduce the time and cost of phased array development through the development of a common hardware module containing the subcomponents of a phased array system that provide the most opportunity for reducing non-recurring engineering (NRE) costs. Such a module, called a "Common Module (CM)," serves as a high-performance, programmable, digital-based solution that can transition to a broad range of array and RF systems with minimal NRE costs. The CM leverages existing commercial technology investments in digital systems while incorporating advanced technology components funded through the DoD. Thus, the CM can be readily upgraded as commercial technology advances while still retaining its state-of-the-art, DoD-specific performance.


The prime contractor under the Arrays at Commercial Timescales (ACT) program has developed a CM solution that serves as a broadband, 32-channel digital receiver/exciter and beamforming module capable of replacing large sections of analog array and other RF front-end electronics. This CM is adaptable to a range of frequency bands and is programmable to fit a wide variety of DoD applications. In order to make the CM available to a wide industry base, the DoD wishes to explore transition of the CM to a third party for commercialization and production manufacturing. While tailored for phased array applications, the CM may also be adapted to industry standard form factors for broader application use cases. In this manner, the CM will become an "off the shelf" solution that can be incorporated by U.S government contractors to serve a variety of DoD purposes.


Detailed technical information on the CM will be provided on a case-by-case basis to those organizations interested and capable of responding to this RFI. These organizations must be able to receive and maintain export-controlled information.


Jamie Hoff, Technical Advisor, Phone (937) 255-9863, Email Jamie.Hoff@us.af.mil - Tom Dalrymple, Technical Advisor, Phone (937)713-8750, Email Thomas.Dalrymple@us.af.mil

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