The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is sponsoring a Proposers Day webcast to provide information to potential proposers on the objectives of an anticipated Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Advanced Concept Compact Electron Linear-accelerator (ACCEL) program. The Proposers Day will be held via prerecorded webcast on January 28, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 4:00PM. Advance registration is required for viewing the webcast. Note, all times listed in this announcement and on the registration website are Eastern Time.

The goals of the ACCEL Proposers Day are to (a) introduce the research community (Proposers, Academia, and Government) to the ACCEL program vision and goals and (b) explain the mechanics of a DARPA program and the milestones of this effort. DARPA anticipates releasing the ACCEL BAA in January, 2021. If released, the BAA will be available on https://beta.sam.gov/. Following the event, DARPA may post the presented materials as well as a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list to the DARPA/DSO Opportunities website.

The Advanced Concept Compact Electron Linear-accelerator (ACCEL) program seeks to develop a rugged compact electron accelerator for austere applications. This effort, if successful, could have myriad benefits for the Department of Defense (DoD), with implications ranging from fundamental science for homeland security and counterproliferation applications to health care and medical research.

Additional information regarding this SN can be found at the following link: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/4c6e30d87aac4c33b606a685f2e31b4b/view