workman@decwrl.dec.com (Will Workman) (11/11/89)
Recently, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency in Arlington Virginia (DARPA) announced three new Broad Agency Announcements for research that they will fund in massively parallel computing and high performance computing of interest to the DoD community. These BAA provide a method for issuing contracts to universities and other research organizations (and in some cases industry or universities teamed with industry) without the normal procurement delays or problems common to RFP's. BAA #90-01 Advanced Computing Systems: Architectures and Microsystems for high performance computing. Abstract due Nov 15th with proposals due by Jan 18, 1990. Protype development for demonstrating advances in scalable parallel systems leading to teraops performance, software and application support, mass storage systems, networking, etc. BAA #90-02 Advanced Computing Systems: Networking, Command, Control and Communications. Abstract due Nov 30th and proposals due Jan 31st. Focus of this BAA is research on based on giga-bit and tera-bit per second networking along with C3 display and workstation technology for wargaming and battlefield simulation. BAA #90-03 Advanced Computing Systems: Software Technology. Abstract due Dec 14th and proposals Feb 15th. Focus is on advanced languages and tools for parallel systems, module interconnection and interface definition formalisms, persistent object management and typing, ` operating systems and tools for distributed, parallel and real-time systems; especially with limited or unreliable communications, visulization of and interaction with complex objects, etc. For copies of these BAA documents, call the DARPA Info Science & Technology Office on (202) 695-1766 and request copies. Points of contact along with email address of the technical staff are listed. Suggest interested research organizations respond with an abstract before submission of a proposal for review and comment by DARPA. Will Workman, Dir of Federal Marketing, MasPar Computer