The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host an in-person Proposers Day in support of the Microsystem Induced CAtalysis (MICA) program on January 23, 2025, at Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), 8283 Greensboro Drive, Hamilton Building Auditorium, McLean, VA 22102 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. The purpose of this meeting is to provide information on the MICA program, promote additional discussion on this topic, address questions from potential proposers, and provide an opportunity for potential proposers to share their capabilities and ideas for teaming arrangements. DARPA anticipates releasing the MICA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) prior to Proposers Day. If released, the MICA BAA will be made available at https://sam.gov/.
The goals of the Proposers Day are:
(1) To introduce the science and technology community (industry, academia, and government) to the MICA program vision and goals;
(2) To facilitate interaction between researchers with capabilities and interests relevant to the MICA program goals;
(3) To collect questions during the event that DARPA may answer and make available in a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document maintained at https://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunities; and
(4) To encourage and promote teaming arrangements among organizations that have the relevant expertise, research facilities, and capabilities for executing research and development responsive to the MICA program goals.
The Proposers Day will include overview presentations by government personnel and opportunities for team building among the participants. It is anticipated that recording of the Proposers Day and materials will be posted online at https://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunities.