Definitive Contract FA865019C7900

Award Date 10/9/18
Potential Completion Date 3/31/21
Potential Value $1.2M
Contracting Federal Agency
Air Force Research Laboratory
Ultimate Awardee
Not listed
Set-Aside Type
No Set-Aside Used
Federal Contract Vehicle
Extent Competed
Full and Open Competition
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Place of Performance
Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Basic Research
Number Of Offers Received
66
Legislative Mandate
Not listed
National Interest Action
Not listed
Research Type
Not listed
Primary Consortia Member
Not listed

This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Alphacore Inc., a for-profit organization, to develop an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) topology to dramatically reduce power consumption. The contract has a potential value of $1,215,957.00 and a completion date of March 31, 2021. There is no set-aside designation for this contract. The original pre-solicitation requested proposals for the development of element-level digital beamforming array technology at millimeter wave frequencies to support multi-function, multi-beam phased array applications and emerging massive MIMO techniques in communication and sensing. Alphacore Inc. has previously served as both a prime contractor and subcontractor on federal contracts and grants, providing research, development, and production of specialized microelectronics, integrated circuits, sensors, and other hardware to support programs across agencies like the Department of Defense and NASA.

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