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Description

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of technologies that enable the affordable production of a surrogate for petroleum based military jet fuel (JP-8) from agricultural or aquacultural crops that are non-competitive with food material. This current solicitation expands the scope of the BioFuels program described in BAA06-43 (http://www.darpa.mil/sto/solicitations/BioFuels/) to additionally focus on: (1) processes for the affordable and efficient conversion of cellulosic materials to JP-8, and (2) processes for the affordable and efficient production of algal feedstock material for conversion to JP-8. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

DARPA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. 08-07, entitled BioFuels - Cellulosic and Algal Feedstocks, is provided as an attachment to this solicitation notice and includes information on the specific areas of interest; the submission process; abstract and proposal formats; evaluation and selection/funding processes; as well as all other pertinent administrative and contractual information.The BAA may be obtained from the FedBizOpps website: http://www.fedbizopps.gov or by electronic mail request to the email address given below.

Administrative, technical, or contractual questions should be sent via e-mail to BAA08-07@darpa.mil. All requests must include the name, address, and phone number of a point of contact.

Point of Contact

Douglas Kirkpatrick, Program Manager, STO,
Phone 703-526-4762, Fax 703-516-8788,
Email Douglas.Kirkpatrick@darpa.mil