DARPA-SN-09-10 PROPOSERS’ DAY CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT DARPA will host a classified Proposers’ Day Conference for the Non-Traditional Active Sonar program on January 15, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM in Arlington VA at the Executive Conference Center located at 3601 Wilson Boulevard Suite 600, in support of DARPA-BAA-09-12, (expected to be released prior to the Conference). The purpose of this conference is to provide information on the Non-Traditional Active Sonar program; promote additional discussion on this topic; address questions from potential proposers; and provide a forum for potential proposers to present their capabilities for teaming opportunities. PROGRAM OBJECTIVE AND DESCRIPTION: DARPA anticipates releasing the BAA for the Non-Traditional Active Sonar program with the objective to demonstrate signal and information processing using data collected in two planned at-sea data collections. REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Due to the classified nature of the event, all participants are required to pre-register and must have at least an active DoD SECRET Clearance to attend the Proposers’ Day. Participants must register and have their Security Office submit a Visit Request Form NLT 4 pm EST January 12, 2009 in order to attend this conference to Joanna Chaomalaguti, Program Security Representative, via email to
[email protected], fax to 703-248-1910. Details on the conference, including registration information, directions to the facility and the Visit Request Form, are available for download at the registration website at URL: http://www.solers.com/conference_reg/ntas/. There is no registration fee for attendance. The Proposers' Day will be classified SECRET. Attendance is limited to U.S. citizens only. The Proposers' Day is voluntary. Attendance is not required to propose to this BAA. Due to space limitations at the conference facility, attendance will be limited to the first 100 registrants. All attendees will be required to present government issued photo identification upon entry to the event. DARPA reserves the option to limit the number of attendees per organization to enable participation by as many organizations as possible. Additionally, attendees who would like to present company overviews, discuss their technology expertise, or discuss teaming opportunities in scheduled presentations at the conference may request to do so. Presentations are limited to ten (10) minutes each (including logistical issues). Proposers desiring to reserve a time to present at the Proposers’ Day Conference should email the unclassified BAA Mailbox at
[email protected] with their contact information as soon as possible, but no later than the registration cutoff date for the Proposers’ Day Conference for instructions on submitting classified and unclassified briefings. Depending upon schedule availability at Proposers’ Day, presentation will be scheduled on a first come first served basis. All material to be presented at the conference must be approved in advance by both the researching organization and the DARPA Program Manager. The DARPA Program Manager will screen the proposed material for sensitive but unclassified material and approve in advance any presentations. It is the presenter’s responsibility to ensure that all material it plans to present at the Proposers’ Day Conference has been approved by the funding organization in advance. An electronic copy of all material to be presented must be provided to the DARPA Program Manager for review by January 12, 2009. There will be no exceptions to this requirement.