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Opportunity Summary:

The Supply Chain Hardware Integrity for Electronics opportunity (DARPA BAA 14-16) is a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency solicitation issued by DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office for research aimed at protecting the integrity of electronic components throughout the supply chain. The focus is on innovative, high-impact research that could lead to major advances in the science, devices, and systems used to prevent, detect, or otherwise mitigate supply chain threats to hardware. In practical terms, this is about reducing the risk that electronics are compromised through counterfeit parts, malicious modifications, or other forms of tampering as components move from design and fabrication through assembly, distribution, and deployment.

The announcement is structured as a Broad Agency Announcement, which is typically used by DARPA to fund forward-leaning R&D rather than purchasing a specific off-the-shelf product. The listed funding instruments include cooperative agreements, grants, other transactions, and procurement contracts, giving DARPA flexibility in how it supports different kinds of performers and project structures. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated, and eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning any type of entity may apply as long as they meet any conditions explained in the full BAA text.

A key theme in the solicitation is the SHIELD program, which is the named effort associated with this BAA. While the summary text here does not spell out technical tasks in detail, it makes clear that the intent is supply chain protection for electronics, and that proposals should pursue approaches capable of "revolutionary advances" rather than incremental improvements. Interested applicants are directed to the full DARPA BAA 14-16 document for the full technical scope, requirements, and evaluation criteria.

Several amendments were issued, and they primarily address clarification and administrative timing rather than changing the overall purpose of the BAA. Amendment 1 sets a firm submission time of 4:00pm Eastern Time for abstracts and proposals, clarifies what should be included in the abstract, and replaces the Technical Rationale and Approach paragraph in the detailed proposal instructions. Amendment 2 further clarifies and establishes the SHIELD program objectives described in Part II, Section I of the BAA, with changes highlighted in the conformed document. Amendment 3 changes the closing date shown in Grants.gov, resetting the BAA close date from May 30, 2014 to September 30, 2014, explicitly stating that the BAA itself remains otherwise unchanged and referencing the BAA's rules for proposal submission timing in Part II, Section IV, paragraph 6.

The important dates reflect both the original schedule and the updated closing window. The posting date is March 3, 2014, and a Proposers Day was held on March 14, 2014 (referenced as DARPA SN 14-22), which is typically used to brief the community and allow Q&A. The abstract due date is April 1, 2014 at 4:00pm Eastern, and the first round proposal due date is May 30, 2014 at 4:00pm Eastern. The overall BAA closing date, after Amendment 3, is September 30, 2014, which indicates DARPA intended to keep the solicitation open longer for additional submissions consistent with the BAA's submission rules. The archive date is March 31, 2015.

The opportunity is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it is associated with CFDA number 12.910 (Research and Technology Development). Award floor and ceiling are listed as 0, which usually means specific award sizes were not pre-set in the public synopsis and would instead depend on the quality of proposals, available funding, and negotiated scope. For access issues or solicitation questions, the contact listed is Kerry Bernstein, DARPA Program Manager and MTO BAA Coordinator, and applicants are also pointed to the MTO Solicitations page for additional details and documents.

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