Broad Agency Announcement ITC IPAC Atch 6 Statement of Objectives

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

18 APR 2022

1. INTRODUCTION

The International Technology Center Indo-Pacific and Air Force 374CONS are seeking fundamental research proposals in the engineering, physical, life, and information sciences with the goal to Operationalize Science for Transformational Overmatch. The research sought generally align with (but are not limited to) eleven Foundational Research Competencies: Biological and Biotechnology Sciences (BBS); Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences (EMSS); Energy Sciences (ES); Humans in Complex Systems (HCxS); Mechanical Sciences (MS); Military Information Sciences (MIS); Network, Cyber and Computational Sciences (NC&CS); Photonics, Electronics, and Quantum Sciences (PE&QS); Sciences of Extreme Materials (SEM); Terminal Effects (TE); and Weapons Sciences (WS). These competencies are structured to create discovery, innovation, and transition of technologies for transformational overmatch. Proposals are sought from institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organizations (i.e., large and small businesses) for scientific research in mechanical sciences, mathematical sciences, electronics, computing science, physics, chemistry, life sciences, materials science, network science, and environmental sciences among others. Proposals are expected to be for cutting-edge innovative research that could produce discoveries that would have a significant impact on enabling new and improved operational capabilities and related technologies. The specific research areas and topics of interest described in this document should be viewed as suggestive, rather than limiting.

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FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH COMPETENCIES

COMPETENCY

CORE COMPETENCY

Bio Synthesis f or
Precision Materials

Biological and
Control in Military
Biotechnology Sciences
Environments
(BBS)
biological related disciplines,
including synthetic biology,
biological materials,
Incapacitating Eff ects
biolological / abiological
interfaces and biological
effect
Synthetic Biology Tools

Electrom agnetic Spectrum
Sciences (EMSS)
novel approaches to sensing EW
and operating across the
entire electromagnetic (EM)
environment; counter-sensing
across the EM spectrum;
protection from EM effects;
RF Technology
emerging concepts for RF,
radars, and EW

Energy Sciences (ES)