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Opportunity Summary:

The Quantum Assisted Sensing and Readout (QuASAR) opportunity is a DARPA Defense Sciences Office Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) focused on advancing a new generation of ultra-sensitive measurement technologies. At its core, the program is looking for research proposals that use well-established techniques from atomic physics, especially precision control and high-fidelity readout methods, to create sensors that can measure fields, forces, and time with significantly improved performance. The aim is not just incremental improvement, but sensor capabilities that open up new scientific and technical possibilities by pushing measurement sensitivity, stability, and accuracy beyond what conventional approaches can provide.

QuASAR is positioned as a science and technology research and development effort, and it is framed around sensors that could help tackle longstanding problems across multiple disciplines, including fundamental physics, materials science, and biological sciences. The program description emphasizes that better sensing and readout can be transformative because many hard problems in these areas are limited by the ability to detect extremely weak signals, resolve tiny changes, or maintain precise timing and synchronization. By leveraging atomic-physics-inspired control techniques, proposals are expected to explore how quantum or quantum-assisted effects can be harnessed to make sensors that are more precise, more stable, or otherwise more capable than classical counterparts.

From an administrative and funding standpoint, the announcement is identified as Funding Opportunity Number DARPA BAA 10 90, titled "Quantum Assisted Sensing and Readout (QuASAR)." It is listed under a discretionary opportunity category and allows multiple funding instrument types, including cooperative agreements, grants, other procurement contracts, and related mechanisms. The activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and the associated CFDA number is 12.910 (Research and Technology Development). There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated, meaning proposers are not required to contribute matching funds as a condition of eligibility.

Eligibility is described as unrestricted, effectively open to any type of entity, with the caveat that applicants should still review any additional eligibility details that might be included in the full text of the announcement. In practical terms, this typically means universities, nonprofit research institutions, private companies, and other organizations may all be able to apply, provided they meet the requirements in the official solicitation language and any applicable federal contracting or assistance rules.

In terms of timeline, the opportunity was posted on September 1, 2010, with an original and current closing date of November 8, 2010, and it was archived on January 31, 2011. The listing also notes a creation date of October 12, 2010, which reflects internal record handling rather than changing the close date. Anyone needing the complete technical details, submission instructions, or program structure would have been directed to the full DARPA BAA 10 90 announcement document, referenced in the notice as an attachment or linked item.

For support and access issues, the contact information indicates that applicants who had difficulty obtaining the announcement electronically were instructed to contact the DARPA BAA 10 90 coordinator. Overall, QuASAR is best understood as a DARPA research call aimed at catalyzing breakthroughs in precision sensing and timing by translating advanced atomic-physics control and readout techniques into practical, next-generation measurement systems with broad scientific impact.

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