From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_50,LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: Thu, 25 Jul 91 16:33:12 EDT From: "Michele L. Kee, AdaIC" Subject: DARPA & AJPO soliciting proposals - repost Message-ID: <9107252033.AA05915@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu> List-Id: 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. The following transmission was printed in the Commerce Business Daily. *************************************************************************** Transmission via CBD Express V. 4.1/S Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 1. P!! 2. 0710!! 3. 91!! 4. 97AE!! 5. 22203-1714!! 6. A!! 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!! 12. N/A!! 13. N/A!! 14. N/A!! 15. N/A!! 16. N/A!! 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. _____________________________________________________________________________ Ada Information Clearinghouse (AdaIC) 703/685-1477, 800/AdaIC-11, FAX 703/685-7019 adainfo@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu IIT Research Institute operates the AdaIC for the Ada Joint Program Office.