Ouija TA-2

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is soliciting proposals through this Broad Agency Announcement to develop novel techniques for near real-time assimilative ionospheric modeling and high frequency radio frequency propagation modeling through its Ouija Technical Area 2 program. Proposals are due by September 23, 2022 and must address both modeling areas. DARPA will evaluate proposals based on overall scientific and technical merit, contribution to national security, and cost/schedule realism. The program comprises three phases, with Phase 1 focusing on initial model development and Phases 2 and 3 adapting models using data from very low Earth orbit satellites.

There is no set-aside designation for this opportunity. The NAICS code is 541715 and PSC code is R408. Multiple awards are anticipated across the three phases of the program. Phase 1 is a nine-month base period, Phase 2 a twelve-month option period utilizing data from one satellite, and Phase 3 a proposed sixteen-month option incorporating data from six satellites. Classified objectives are included in a separate addendum available to requestors by the August 4th deadline.