HR001123S0027-Amendment-02.pdf

The purpose of Amendment 2 to HR001123S0027, Tellus, is to make clarifying revisions to Tables 2 (example device configurations), 4 (milestones, deliverables, and specifications), and 5 (device metrics). Changes bolded/highlighted/underlined below.

Table 2: Examples of device configurations that are considered “unique.” Note that these are representative examples, and solutions are not limited to those listed. All device configurations must select the required number of elements from each column in Table 1.

Ex Domain Environmental Conditions (Choose 1)

Stimuli to be Sensed (Choose ≥3, must include ≥ 1 Physical)

Biologically-encoded Information Processing (Choose ≥1)

Output Signal/ Communication Method (Choose ≥1)

1 Terrestrial Snow - Acrylonitrile

- Arsenic

- Temperature

Electronic circuit equivalents

Electric (current, voltage)

2 Terrestrial Foliated - Pesticide

- Lead

- Radioactivity

Neural networks Optical

3 Maritime Corrosive - Copper

- Zinc

- Electric fields

Event recording

Magnetic particles

Table 4: Tellus Milestones, Deliverables and Specifications

Month Milestones and Deliverables Specifications 3 Draft Methodology - Establish program start baselines for Speed and Accuracy.

6 Complete fabrication and testing of Tellus Device #1 (Performer specs).

Deliver Tellus Device #1 to IV&V partner.

10 Complete fabrication and testing of Tellus Device #2 (Performer specs).

Deliver Tellus Device #2 to IV&V partner.

12 Report on Interim Methodology.

DARPA provides parameters for Tellus Device #3.

Methodology - a user interface such as a web application, standalone design tool or program code that can be downloaded.

Devices must:

• Detect and distinguish between selected input stimuli:

• At relevant thresholds.

• In presence of at least five confounding signals.

15 Complete fabrication and testing of Tellus Device #3.

Deliver Tellus Device #3 to IV&V partner.

DARPA provides parameters for Tellus Device #4.

18 Complete fabrication and testing of Tellus Device #4 Deliver Tellus Device #4 to IV&V partner.

DARPA provides parameters for Tellus Device #5.

21 Complete fabrication and testing of Tellus Device #5.

Deliver Tellus Device #5 to IV&V partner.

DARPA provides parameters for Tellus Device #6.

24 Complete fabrication and testing of Tellus Device #6.

Deliver Tellus Device #6 to IV&V partner.

Report on Interim Methodology.

DARPA identifies ≤3 “Top Device Designs” from

Tellus Devices #1-6 for endurance testing.

30 Complete endurance test of Top Tellus Device

Designs (selected by DARPA).

Report on Final Methodology.

Deliver Final Methodology to IV&V partner.

• Insensitive to non-targeted stimuli.

• Reliably execute information processing.

• Generate selected output signal(s) at levels sufficient for detection at stand-off distance (theoretical calculation).

Performers will also establish for all device designs:

• Environmental tolerances (T°, rel.

humidity, pH).

• Device endurance.

Table 5: Metrics for Tellus Devices

Methodology Metrics

Month 3 Month 6 Month 10 Month 15 Month 18 Month 24 Month 30

Methodology

– Speed

Establish baseline

3-fold decrease relative to baseline

5-fold decrease relative to baseline

8-fold decrease

Methodology

– Accuracy

Establish baseline

2-fold increase relative to baseline

3-fold increase relative to

5-fold increase baseline

Microbial Device Metrics

Tellus Device #1

Tellus Device #2

Tellus Device #3

Tellus Device #4

Tellus Devices

#5,6

“Top Device

Designs” (selected by

DARPA @

M24)

Theoretical system stand-off

>5 m (terrestrial)

>0.3m

>10 m (terrestrial)

>1.0 m

(maritime) (maritime)

Sensitivity

(TP/P)

0.75 0.75 0.75 0.80 0.90 0.95

Specificity

(TN/N)

0.75 0.75 0.75 0.80 0.90 0.95

Response time

120 min 90 min 90 min 60 min 30 min 20 min

Endurance Hours Hours to days

Hours to days Days Days to weeks

Weeks

Containment 1 x 10

-6 1 x 10

-6 1 x 10

-7 1 x 10

-8