The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting a virtual Proposers Day for the potential proposer community in support of a planned Program Solicitation publication for Red Blood Cell Factory (RBC-Factory). Advance registration is required.
Publication of the solicitation is anticipated in December 2024.
Note: all times listed in this announcement, the agenda, and on the registration website are in Eastern Time.
The Proposers Day goals include:
1. Introduce the RBC-Factory program vision and goals to the research community;
2. Explain the mechanics of a DARPA program in general and the objectives and milestones of this program in particular; and
3. Encourage and promote teaming arrangements among organizations that have the relevant expertise, research facilities, and capabilities for executing research and development responsive to the RBC-Factory program goals.
The Proposers Day will include brief overview presentations by government personnel as well as an information session to respond to questions from participants. Potential performers can highlight their technical capabilities through “lightning” talks to help identify opportunities for and develop teaming relationships. There will be an opportunity to meet with the Program Manager, Dr. Christopher Bettinger, in virtual sidebars on January 8, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. These sidebars can be requested as individual/team sessions during the registration process. Sidebar meetings will not provide feedback on ideas but rather will cover whether a particular approach or concept is within scope.
Attendance at this event is not a requirement for submission of a proposal or selection for funding. Information relayed during the Proposers Day will be made available on the BTO section of the DARPA Opportunities page: http://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunities.