The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting a Proposers Day for the potential proposer community in support of a planned Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Bridging the Gap Plus (BG+) program. The Proposers Day will be held on November 5-6, 2019, at the Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston, 4610 N. Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22203. Advance registration is required. The event will be webcast to provide limited interaction for those who would like to participate remotely. Presentations and discussion will be broadcast via the webcast; however, interaction with webcast attendees will limited. Webcast attendees will have the chance to submit questions prior to close of the meeting. It is strongly encouraged to attend the Proposers Day in person. Advance registration is required for both the physical meeting and the webcast. Note: all times listed in this announcement and on the registration website are Eastern Time.
The Proposers Day objectives are:
- To introduce the science and technology community (industry, academia, and government) to the Bridging the Gap Plus program vision and goals.
- To explain the logistics of DARPA contract awards as well as the objectives of the Bridging the Gap Plus program.
- To facilitate interaction between investigators that may have capabilities to develop elements of interest and are relevant to the goals of the Bridging the Gap Plus program.
- To encourage and promote teaming arrangements among organizations that have the necessary expertise, facilities and capabilities to meet research objectives established by the Bridging the Gap Plus program.
The first day will include overview presentations by government personnel, an information session to respond to questions from participants, “lightning” talks (three to five minutes, one PowerPoint slide) and posters for potential proposers to highlight technical capability or interest to promote teaming. The second day will include sidebars with the program manager and DARPA team.
Attendance at this event is not a requirement for submission of a proposal or selection for funding. Information relayed during the Proposers Day will be made available on the BTO section of the DARPA Opportunities page: http://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunities.
Participation
Interested attendees are invited to present a brief one-slide PowerPoint summary of their interests and capabilities. These will be presented during 3-5 minute "lightning" presentations at Proposers Day. Presentations consisting of multiple slides will not be granted a time slot. Attendees may also choose to present a poster describing their research interests that will be available for viewing and interaction for the duration of Proposers Day - those interested may submit both a lightning talk and a poster.
Lightning talk and/or poster submissions will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until time constraints (lightning talks) or physical capacity (posters) is reached. Lightning talk submissions are restricted to those attending the physical meeting. Presentations and posters must be emailed to DARPA-SN-20-02@darpa.mil no later than 12:00 PM EDT on November 1, 2019. Specific content, communications, networking, and team formation are the sole responsibility of the participants. Neither DARPA nor the Department of Defense (DoD) endorses the information and organizations contained in the slides and posters presented.
Registration Information
PLEASE NOTE: Registration for physical participation will close on October 29, 2019 at 12:00 PM EST or when capacity is reached and webinar participation will close on November 1, 2019 at 12:00 PM EST or when webinar capacity is reached.
Registration is limited by the venue capacity, and early registration is strongly recommended. There will be no on-site registration.
Participants must register in advance through the registration website. There will an optional $75 meal fee for the Proposers Day. Early registration is strongly recommended. Due to space limitations, attendance for the Proposers Day will be limited to the first 180 registrants. Remote participation via webcast is limited to 500 participants. Interested parties are encouraged to coordinate attendance internally within their organizations prior to registration. Physical attendance is limited to no more than two representatives per division/department. Individuals who are unable to register because the deadline has occurred or capacity has been reached, will be added to a waitlist. If slots remain open after registration closes or become available due to cancellations, the slots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis from the waitlist.
An online registration form and various other meeting details can be found at the registration website,
https://events.sa-meetings.com/BGPlusProposersDay (this site).
All attendees are required to present government-issued photo identification upon entry to the event.
Contact Information
Further administrative questions should be addressed to DARPA-SN-20-02@darpa.mil. Please refer to the Bridging the Gap Plus Proposers Day (DARPA-SN-20-02) in all correspondence. This announcement is not a request for proposals; any sent will be disregarded.
Disclaimer
This SN is issued solely for information and potential new program planning purposes; the SN does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals or proposal abstracts. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Submission is voluntary and is not required to propose to subsequent Broad Agency Announcements (if any) or research solicitations (if any) on this topic. DARPA will not provide reimbursement for costs incurred in responding to this SN. Respondents are advised that DARPA is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received, or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this SN. NO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SN RESPONSE.
