ONHS Report: FA8650-19-S-1932

Microelectronics Innovation for Next-generation System Advancement and Validation (MINSAV) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) with Calls

Solicitation ID: FA8650-19-S-1932

Agency: AFRL/RQKSR

Type: Presolicitation

Deadline: 2029-10-01T17:00:00 ET

Eligibility: Maybe (Topic Dependent)

Funding: N/A

Doc Type: BAA

Clearance: TS/SCI

Program Manager: Jennifer M. Skalski

Last Updated: 2025-11-24 13:19

Analyzed File: FA8650-19-S-1932_MINSAV_ARA_Model_Contract.pdf (with Amendment 05_MINSAV ARA Solication Extension.pdf)

Eligibility Reasoning

The title is "Microelectronics Innovation for Next-generation System Advancement and Validation (MINSAV) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) with Calls" and the text specifies details are "TBD FOR EACH CALL/CONTRACT", indicating eligibility will be defined in future calls.

Note: This is an AI-generated summary...

Summary

The Microelectronics Innovation for Next-generation System Advancement and Validation (MINSAV) is an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) aimed at funding the research, design, fabrication, and validation of innovative microelectronics. The program's objective is to enhance the U.S. microelectronics ecosystem by aligning commercial development with Department of Defense (DoD) needs to maintain technological superiority. It seeks proposals for constructing prototype systems demonstrating advanced capabilities in sensor signal generation and processing. Key technical application areas include autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, position, navigation, and timing (PNT), electronic warfare, high-speed data processing, and agile sensing. Awards will be Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contracts, with deliverables including research data, software, and hardware. The solicitation period is extended to October 1, 2029.

Overall Technical Areas

Microelectronics DesignMicroelectronics FabricationSensor Technology DevelopmentSignal Generation TechnologiesAdvanced Signal ProcessingAutonomous SystemsArtificial Intelligence ApplicationsPosition, Navigation & Timing (PNT)Electronic Warfare SystemsAdvanced Data ProcessingSpatially Agile SystemsSpectrally Agile SystemsPrototype System Construction

Probable LBNL Areas

CSAEESAESAETALDPSA

Focus Areas

Example Priorities:

Experimentation under the MINSAV ARA will construct prototype systems that demonstrate microelectronics capabilities that yield technical offset for DoD related autonomous, artificial intelligence... applications.
Experimentation under the MINSAV ARA will construct prototype systems that demonstrate microelectronics capabilities that yield technical offset for DoD related ... data processing... applications.
acquire the design and fabrication of commercial and government developed sensor (signal) ... processing technologies to enhance the US commercial microelectronics ecosystem

Specific Technical Skills:

Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNeuromorphic ComputingHigh-Performance ComputingAutonomous SystemsData Processing AlgorithmsSystem-on-Chip (SoC) DesignASIC/FPGA DesignEmbedded Systems

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Angelos Ioannou	0.70	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Hasita Veluri	0.70	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Jean Luca Bez	0.69	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Samuel Williams	0.69	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Alexander Sim	0.69	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Neel Rajeshbhai Vora	0.69	PSA \| ATAP \| BACI
Yilun Xu	0.69	PSA \| ATAP \| BACI
Georgios Michelogiannakis	0.68	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Edward Bethel	0.68	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Vinay Sawal	0.68	CSA \| NERSC \| Data Center Department

Example Priorities:

acquire the design and fabrication of commercial and government developed sensor (signal) generation and processing technologies
Experimentation under the MINSAV ARA will construct prototype systems that demonstrate microelectronics capabilities that yield technical offset for DoD related ... electronic warfare, data processing, spatial / spectrally agile... applications.

Specific Technical Skills:

RFIC/MMIC DesignElectronic Warfare (EW)Digital Signal Processing (DSP)Sensor FusionMEMS/NEMSPhotonic Integrated Circuits (PICs)Spectrally Agile SystemsAntenna DesignMixed-Signal IC Design

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Alp Sipahigil	0.69	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
Boubacar Kante	0.68	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
Meriam Gay Bautista-Jurney	0.68	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Stijn (Stan) Wielandt	0.68	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Hasita Veluri	0.68	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Kaushalya Jhuria	0.68	PSA \| ATAP \| FS&IBT
Georgios Michelogiannakis	0.68	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Sayeef Salahuddin	0.67	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
Alex Newkirk	0.67	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Qiang Du	0.67	PSA \| Engineering \| Electronic Engineering

Example Priorities:

Experimentation under the MINSAV ARA will construct prototype systems that demonstrate microelectronics capabilities that yield technical offset for DoD related ... position navigation and timing ... and strategic applications.
align commercial development with DoD needs to maintain US technological superiority in warfighting capability.

Specific Technical Skills:

Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)GPS/GNSS TechnologyInertial Measurement Units (IMU)Atomic ClocksTrusted & Assured MicroelectronicsRadiation-Hardened ElectronicsLow-Power DesignSecure CommunicationsSystems Integration

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Meriam Gay Bautista-Jurney	0.68	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Boubacar Kante	0.67	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
Jayson Vavrek	0.67	PSA \| NSD \| ANP
Alp Sipahigil	0.67	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
Stijn (Stan) Wielandt	0.67	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Shawn Tornga	0.67	LD \| LD \| ONHS
Qiang Du	0.67	PSA \| Engineering \| Electronic Engineering
Nicolas Abgrall	0.67	PSA \| NSD \| ANP
Emil Rofors	0.67	PSA \| NSD \| ANP
Alex Newkirk	0.67	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt

Potential LBNL PIs (Overall)

Note on PI Matching: These suggestions are generated through an AI-driven semantic analysis of LBNL staff profiles.

Name	Score	Organization
Houjun Tang	0.76	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Advanced Data Processing
Panagiotis Zarkos	0.76	PSA \| Engineering \| Electronic Engineering · Microelectronics Design
Anna Giannakou	0.75	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Artificial Intelligence Applications
Claire Tomlin	0.74	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Department of BioEngineering and BioMedical Sciences · Autonomous Systems
Arian Gashi	0.74	ESA \| MF \| MF Nanofabrication Facility · Microelectronics Fabrication
Alexandre Bayen	0.74	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Spectrally Agile Systems
Marta Gonzalez	0.74	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Spatially Agile Systems
Prabal Dutta	0.73	ETA \| Building Tech. & Urban Sys. \| Bldg Technologies Dept · Sensor Technology Development
Mark Bandstra	0.73	PSA \| NSD \| ANP · Advanced Signal Processing
Yuan Mei	0.72	PSA \| PHY \| Atlas · Signal Generation Technologies

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