Radiation Hardened by Design Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Technology Nodes (S2MARTS)

Special Notice N0016419SNB83 Agency: Department of the Navy Office: Naval Sea Systems Command Location: NSWC Crane Division Classification Code: AD95 Defense Other: Other (Operational Systems Development) NAICS Code: 541715 Research & Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) Response Due Date: 28 May 2019 Request for Solutions: Radiation Hardened By Design (RHBD) (S2MARTS) 1. PURPOSE This Request for Solutions (RFS) is issued to locate vendors with the ability to develop prototype strategic Radiation Hardened By Design (RHBD) efforts that can be used for the design of Radiation Hardened (Rad-Hard) circuits. The purpose of this tool is to determine the feasibility of designing strategic Rad-Hard microcircuits through the use of a prototype Test Characterization Vehicle (TCV), and to bridge the vast performance gap between the capability of strategic hardware and commercial hardware. The Government will evaluate the solutions with the intent of awarding an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) in accordance with 10 U.S. Code - 2371b. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2371b(f), and upon a determination that the prototype project (or any subsequent iterative prototyping efforts) was successfully completed under the competitively awarded OTA(s), a follow-on production contract(s) or OTA(s) may be awarded without the use of competitive procedures. 2. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY 2.1 S2MARTS Vendors interested in responding to this RFS must be members of the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S2MARTS) consortium. Interested parties may visit S2MARTS.org for membership information. This project will be managed by a Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division Project Manager. 2.2 PROJECT OVERVIEW Electronic components used in strategic and space missions have unique requirements such as the ability to operate and survive in harsh radiation environments. These components often lag many generations behind that of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components, creating a vast performance gap between the capability of strategic hardware and commercial hardware. Prototypes developed under this OTA should satisfy the technology objectives identified in the Request for Solutions document and be developed in a key, state-of-the-art process node such as 45RF, 22FDX, and/or any US-based FinFET technology. The performer will also design, develop and fabricate the TCV to support reliability and radiation effects characterization. Please visit the S2MARTS website https://s2marts.org/ to review the full RFS. Contracting Office Address: 300 Hwy 361 Crane, IN 47522 United States Primary Point of Contact.: Elizabeth Krzesniak elizabeth.krzesniak@navy.mil Phone: 812-854-3513 Secondary Point of Contact: Shirley Corbin shirley.corbin@navy.mil Phone: 812-854-6219