Special Notice DEPT OF DEFENSE DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE: ULTRA-BROADBAND TERAHERTZ RADIO DEVELOPMENT BAA INDUSTRY DAY ANNOUNCEMENT

The Department of Defense, specifically the Department of the Air Force, has issued a Special Notice regarding the upcoming Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) FA8750-23-S-7009: Ultra-broadband Terahertz Radio Development. This notice announces an in-person Industry Day event on October 17, 2023, at the Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, NY. 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.

The Ultra-broadband Terahertz Radio Development aims to design, develop, and demonstrate an ultra-broadband radio that dynamically adjusts carrier frequency, output power, and data rate within the frequency range above 100 GHz. This technology has the potential to enable secure wideband applications for communication systems, despite the high atmospheric absorption at these frequencies. The radio can also be utilized for secure channelization in contested spectrum environments.

Interested parties can obtain registration form and information for the Industry Day event by emailing AFRL.THz.Comm@us.af.mil. Registration materials, including a US Citizenship Verification form, must be submitted by October 2, 2023. The event will include a general session from 0900 to 1400, with the opportunity for interested attendees to present. Written questions will be accepted and answered after a lunch break, which will not be provided. Individual private breakout meetings with AFRL will be scheduled from 1400 to 1700, and if necessary, local attendees may be asked to schedule additional meetings on the morning of October 18, 2023.

Please note that this announcement is not a contract, request for proposal, 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 Industry Day event will be held at an 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 and present two forms of government-issued identification or CAC card upon entry.

For further information, please contact Ngwe Thawdar at AFRL/RITGA or Peter Ricci and Claire Parisi at AFRL/RITGA.