SAM.GOVDue: June 13, 2025 at 04:00 PM UTCIn-ActiveSpecial NoticeSource Url
Summary
The Rads To Watts Proposers Day, organized by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is set to take place on June 20, 2025, in Arlington, VA. This event aims to inform potential proposers about the objectives of the upcoming Rads to Watts program solicitation, which focuses on developing technologies for high-power direct energy conversion of nuclear radiation into electricity. The program seeks innovative approaches to create high-fluence-resilient, radiation-hardened materials and techniques specifically for radiovoltaics, with the goal of producing a scalable proof-of-concept radiovoltaic unit cell. Contractors, particularly those from small businesses, academic institutions, and first-time government contractors, are encouraged to participate, especially those with expertise in energy conversion technologies and materials science.
Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is sponsoring a Proposers Day to provide information to potential proposers on the objectives of an anticipated solicitation for the Rads to Watts program. The Proposers Day will be held on June 20, 2025, from 8:00 a