Ultra-broadband terahertz radio development BAA industry day announcement

         Ultra-broadband Terahertz Radio Development BAA Industry Day Announcement

The Air Force Research Laboratory/Information Directorate will be conducting an in-person Industry Day on 17 October 2023 regarding the upcoming Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) FA8750-23-S-7009: Ultra-broadband Terahertz Radio Development. The purpose of this event is to provide interested companies/entities with an overview of the problem space to be addressed in the Ultra-broadband Terahertz Radio Development effort. This in-person only event is being held to promote specific areas of interest, promote an early exchange of information, and provide an opportunity for both the Government and Industry to gather more information prior to the submission of white papers which will be solicited via the upcoming BAA FA8750-23-S-7009 on the System for Award Management (SAM) website at https://sam.gov/.

The Industry Day will be held at the Innovare Advancement Center, 592 Hangar Road, Rome, NY 13441. Registration form and information for this event can be obtained by emailing AFRL.THz.Comm@us.af.mil. All registration materials including a US Citizenship Verification form must be submitted by 11:59PM EST Monday, October 2. Registration will not be accepted after this date.

A general session will be held from 0900 to 1400 with a lunch break. Attendees who are interested in presenting should indicate so in the registration form. Following presentations, written questions will be accepted and answered after a recess for lunch. Lunch will not be provided. Those who are not able to attend the industry day may request a copy of Q&A after the event by emailing AFRL.THz.Comm@us.af.mil and being properly vetted. The remaining time (1400-1700) will be utilized for individual private breakout meetings with AFRL. If necessary, local attendees may be asked to schedule the private breakout meetings on the morning of the following day 18 October 2023. This event will not be recorded.  

The Industry Day will be held at unclassified level, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and open to DoD contractor personnel who are US Citizens only. Attendance is limited to two individuals per CAGE code. All attendees are required to be pre-screened for US citizenship in order to attend this meeting. All attendees will also be required to present two form of government issued identification (e.g. driver’s license, birth certificate, passport) or CAC card upon entry to the event.

Note: This announcement is not a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind.  The Government will not assume liability for costs incurred by any attendee for presentations, marketing efforts or data offered for examination.

The attendance roster will be released to all attendees after the conclusion of the event. If your name should not appear on the attendance roster you must state so in the registration form.

DESCRIPTION:

Radio frequencies above 100 GHz, commonly known as terahertz or sub-terahertz band, remain underutilized for communications purposes, despite their potential to enable secure wideband applications for communication systems. The high atmospheric absorption at these frequencies can limit the effective transmission range but can also be exploited for secure channelization in contested spectrum environments. AFRL/RI is interested in design, development and demonstration of an ultra-broadband radio that dynamically adjusts carrier frequency, output power and data rate within the frequency range of interest—above 100 GHz.

Technical POCs:

Ngwe Thawdar 

AFRL/RITGA 

525 Brooks Road,  

Rome, NY 13441-4505 

Telephone: (315) 330-2951 

Email:  Ngwe.Thawdar@us.af.mil 

BAA Manager:

Peter Ricci                                                        

AFRL/RITGA                                                             

525 Brooks Rd 

Rome, NY 13441-4505                                                            

Telephone: (315)330-2427                                          

Email:  Peter.Ricci.1@us.af.mil  

Alternate BAA Manager:

Claire Parisi                                                      

AFRL/RITGA                                                             

525 Brooks Rd 

Rome, NY 13441-4505                                                            

Telephone: (315)330-2379                                          

Email:  Claire.Parisi@us.af.mil