DARPA & AJPO soliciting proposals - repost

DARPA & AJPO soliciting proposals - repost

[Michele L. Kee, AdaIC]

For those of you who may have missed the original posting...


The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in conjunction
with the Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO) is soliciting proposals to
support the development of undergraduate software engineering
curricula and courses.

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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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7.  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Contract
    Management (CMO), 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-    1714!!
8.  A -- CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING & ADA
9.  BAA-91-18
10. 080191
11. DR. JOHN KRAMER; TECHNICAL, (703) 243-8655!!
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17. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in conjunction with 
the Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO), is soliciting proposals to support the 
development of undergraduate software engineering curricula and courses.  Of 
particular interst is the development of courses and course materials that use 
the Ada programming language effectively in a traditional computer science 
curriculum.  This program is intended to advance the capability of United 
States postsecondary educational institutions to help provide a highly 
qualified software engineering work force into the 21st century.  Proposals 
will be accepted in Categories (1) and (2) as elaborated below.
Category (3) proposals will be solicited under a separate Broad Agency 
Announcement to be released in FY'92, subject to availability of funding. 
Category (1):  Ada in Traditional Computer Science Courses:  Proposals should 
describe research in the use of the Ada programming language in advanced 
undergraduate computer science courses and the development of materials useful 
to educators.  This can include investigating the effectiveness of Ada as an 
implementation language in courses that traditionally use other languages, or 
the issues raised by the Ada language itself in areas such as compiler 
construction or operating systems.  Results of the project should be embodied 
in educational materials suitable for wide dissemination and use in 
undergraduate computer science education.  Awards in this category are 
expected to support one principal investigator for approximately two to three 
months of full-time effort, or the equivalent level of effort part-time during 
the academic year.  Schools without an appropriate Ada implementation may also 
request funding for compilers and associated software tools.  A school 
planning to introduce Ada throughout its curriculum is encouraged to submit a 
separate proposal for each appropriate course.   Category (2): Significant New 
Course Sequences:  Proposals submitted in this category should describe the 
design and implementation of significant new course sequences in an 
undergraduate curriculum.  For example, proposals may describe the conversion 
of an introductory programming/data structures sequence to use the Ada 
language, or the development of a year-long sequence in software engineering.  
 
Results of the work should include complete packages of materials suitable for 
adoption by educators planning similar course sequences.  Awards in this 
category are expected to support one principal investigator for approximately 
four to five months of full-time effort, or the equivalent level of effort 
part-time during the academic year.  Category (3) (for information only):  
Pilot Undergraduate Software Engineering Degree Programs:  Proposals submitted 
in this category should describe the institutions's plans for implementation 
of a pilot undergraduate program in software engineering.  Proposals should 
include evidence of a commitment by industry to provide support equalling or 
exceeding the proposed amount of DARPA funding.  It is expected that the 
development of undergraduate software engineering programs will require 
approximately four years.  Awards in this category are expected to support up 
to four principal investigators for approximately five months of full-tiome 
effort each during each of the first two years (a total of approximately 40 
person-months).  Industry funding should continue the same level of support 
for the remaining two years.   It is expected that the project's results in 
categories 1 and 2 will be integrated into the institution's academic programs 
within the period of the award or in the immediately following academic term.  
Categories 1 and 2:  Each proposal must be in a single volume and shall 
include the following sections A - G (inclusive) each section starting on a 
new page (where a "page" is 8-1/2 x 11 inches with type not smaller than 
standard 12-pitch).  Non-conforming proposals may be rejected without review.


A.  One cover page including BAA number, proposal title, technical and 
administrative points of contact (including telephone numberes and electronic 
mail addresses, if any) followed by an official cover letter.
B.  This section limited to total of five (5) pages for Category (1) 
proposals, and total of ten (10) pages for Category (2) proposals which pages 
shall include: a summary of the innovative claims for the proposed curriculum 
development; a clear Statement of Work (SOW) outlining the scope of the effort 
and citing specific tasks to be performed and time frame for performance; a 
technical rationale including technical arguments to substantiate innovative 
claims, intrinsic merit, utility/relevance and expected impact of proposed 
curriculum development; a technical approach description consistent with 
Sections C and D (see below);  identification of offeror's previous 
accomplishments in this or related areas; full description of facilities to be 
used for the proposed effort; bibliography of relevant technical papers, 
research notes (published & unpublished) and course curriculum development 
which document the ideas and approach upon which the proposal is based.  Note: 
Copies of not more than five (5) relevant papers can be included with proposal 
submission.   C.  This section limited to two (2) pages and shall include a 
summary of the deliverables associated with the proposal and a description of 
anticipated results, products, and transferable technology expected from a 
prospective user's point of view.   D.  This section limited to one (1) page 
and shall include a summary of schedule and milestones for proposed project 
and a list of key personnel along with the amount of effort to be expended by 
each.   E.  A one-page summary of any proprietary claims to results and other 
artifacts supporting and/or necessary for the use of the curriculum to be 
developed.  If there are no proprietary claims, this shall be so stated.   F.  
A one-page summary of qualifications of key personnel along with other major 
sources of support.   This section shall include all other related pending 
proposals.   G.  A cost breakdown to the level major tasks and equipment.  
Where the effort consists of multiple portions which could reasonably be 
partitioned for purposes of funding, these should be identified as contract 
options with separate cost estimates for each.    Ten (10) copies of each 
proposal should be addressed to BAA # 91-18, DARPA/SISTO, 3701 North Fairfax 
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714.   Proposals may be reviewed and acted on as 
they arrive.  The closing date for proposals for work to begin in the fall of 
1991 is 1 August 1991; for work to begin in the spring and summer of 1992, the 
deadline is 1 October 1991.  A follow-on BAA of this nature is anticipated for 
the 1992/1993 academic year.  Proposals will be evaluated according to the 
following criteria listed in order of importance:   (1) Capability of the 
investigator(s) and the adequacy of the institutional resources to carry out 
the proposed work;  (2) Intrinsic merit of the proposed project; (3) Utility 
or relevance of the proposed project; (4) Expected impact of the proposed 
project.   This notice itself constitutes the BAA.  Except for the below white 
paper, no additional written information is available, nor will be issued.  
Requests for same will be disregarded.  Projected total funding available for 
this work is expected to be in the range of $800,000 for this year.  The 
Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the 
proposals received.  Only proposals from degree-granting educational 
institutions will be accepted.  A portion of this BAA shall be set aside for 
Minority Institutions and Historic Black Colleges and University 
participation.  Individual proposal evaluations will be based on acceptability 
or unacceptability without regard to other proposals submitted under the 
announcement; however, all selected proposals may not be funded due to 
budgetary constraints.  Proposals selected for funding may result in a 
contract, grant or other agreement depending upon the nature of the work 
proposed, the required degree of interaction between parties and other 
factors.  Inquiries of a technical nature may be directed via electronic mail 
to Dr. John Kramer at kramer@stars.rosslyn.unisys.com or via telephone at 
(703) 243-8655.  A white paper with additional information can be requested 
from the above individual.  

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