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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT***

A Detailed Guide to the High Priority, Rapidly Growing $1 Billion

Advanced Technology Development Program Managed by the

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ** *

Price $480.00 per copy

DARPA manages imaginative, high risk/high payoff defense technology development programs. Its budget now exceeds $1 billion annually—and spending is expected to double over the next several years. Activities include development of new subma- rine technology, anti-submarine warfare systems, marine communications systems and advanced materials for naval and other uses. Among the 175 companies now involved in DARPA/NAVY contracts are Aquanautics, Gould, GTE, Honeywell, Magna- vox, Norden Systems, Raytheon, Sperry, TRW, Union Carbide and Westinghouse.

IMA has just released a new report assessing DARPA programs. This report describes DARPA activities, assesses future pro- gram direction and provides a roadmap for developing business in this area.

OUTLINE OF REPORT 1. OVERVIEW OF DARPA

History

Initial charter

Changing program focus

Recent events

Funding history

DARPA's Role in Managing Defense Technology

Development

Basic Defense Technology Funding

Trend in funding

Concern about current funding priorities

Future funding

Projected DARPA Spending

Impact of recent events

FY 1989 Budget

Will spending growth continue? !. MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

Reporting Relationship

DARPA

DDR&E

DUSD(R&AT)

Reason for structure

DARPA Staff

Method of Operation

Program Transition

Transition problems

Actions to minimize rejection .

Prototyping initiative 3. PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Major Thrusts and Initiatives

Aerospace and Strategic Technology

Aerospace research

Strategic technology

Information Science and Technology

Computer systems

Machine intelligence

Automation technology

Systems integration

Networking/C31

Defense Sciences

Materials

Electronics

Computers/Mathematics

Directed Energy

Lasers

Particle beams

Naval Technology

Anti-submarine warfare

Submarine design

Submarine communication

Other activities

Nuclear Monitoring

Tactical Technology

Armor/anti-armor

Smart weapons

Tactical surveillance 4. STATUS OF KEY PROGRAMS

Armor/Anti-Armor

Smart Weapons

Smart Skin

Unmanned Air Vehicles

Advanced Technology Tactical Transport (AT3) .

Advance Torpedo Technology

Anti-Submarine Warfare

Blue-Green Laser Communications

Particle Beam Technology

Laser Weapon Technology

Lightsat

X-31 A Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability

Advanced STOVL Aircraft (ASTOVL)

X-Wing

Nuclear Monitoring

Long Range Interceptor Experiment (LORAINE)

Strategic Air and Cruise Missile Defense (SACM)

Relocatable Target Detection

Microwave/Millimeter Wave Integrated Circuits (MIMIC)

Software Initiative (STARS)

Infrared Focal Plane Array

X-Ray Lithography

Artificial Gill

Simulator Networking (SIMNET)

Blimp

Air/Land Battle Management

High Temperature Superconducting 5. 6.

LISTING OF DARPA CONTRACTS—FY 1987-1988

Distribution of Work

Data Limitations

DARPA/Air Force Contracts

DARPA/Army Contracts

DARPA/Navy Contracts

DARPA/Non-DOD Contracts

DARPA/Other DOD Contracts

POINTS OF PROGRAM CONTACT

DARPA Organization Chart

Points of Contact 4. STATUS OF KEY PROGRAMS

High Performance Computing

Artifical intelligence

Networking/C31

Microelectronics Manufacturing ...

Advanced Materials Manufacturing

New Submarine Technology

To order please call or write: '. CONTRACTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Basic Government Procurement Rules

Research Contracting Procedures

Search for potential R&D sources

Education and nonprofit organizations

Evaluation criteria

Cost reimbursement contracts

Fixed price contracts

Recent congressional pricing directive

Unsolicited Proposals to DARPA

Who may submit

Preliminary contacts

When and where to submit

What to address in the proposal

Evaluation procedure

Rights to Data

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

Foreign Participation in DARPA Research

Restrictions on foreign involvement

Competitive position of foreign firms in

DARPA research

European Office

Impact of Nunn-Quayle NATO R&D initiative

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