Request for Information - High Specific Power, Durable Solar Photovoltaic Systems Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Request for Information - High Specific Power, Durable Solar Photovoltaic Systems

Deadline : 20 Sep 2023

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 87305656

Document Ref. No. : IARPA-RFI-23-04

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Description

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) seeks information regarding innovative system and component level approaches to achieve a generational leap in high specific power, highly-durable photovoltaic (PV) systems for application in terrestrial, aerial, and space environments. Greater design flexibility is desired to deploy higher energy-consuming instrumentation on platforms that best match mission requirements, but often designers face tradeoffs due to limited onboard energy conversion. The envisioned cells and systems would enable new freedom to deploy capabilities for long-term missions not possible with today-s technology.



This RFI seeks innovative systems-level approaches and component technologies that contribute towards improving the lifetime energy yield and SP of high-efficiency photovoltaic systems while simultaneously improving reliability and opening-up greater design freedom for mobile system designers to tailor SCs and SC assemblies regardless of application. These systems, when fully realized, have the opportunity to greatly increase the lifetime harvestable energy compared to conventional cell assemblies (and associated power electronics components) of the same mass, both at beginning of life (BOL) and through mission end of life (EOL) that goes beyond 20 years. This could enable new applications for space, aerial, and mobile terrestrial platforms that were previously impossible due to limited power or energy collection capacity. Maximum domestic sourcing of materials and domestic manufacturability of these cells and systems will also be key to ensure adequate supply.

Responses to this RFI are due no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, September 20, 2023. All submissions must be electronically submitted to dni-iarpa-rfi-23-04@iarpa.gov as a PDF document. Inquiries to this RFI must be submitted to dni-iarpa-rfi-23-04@iarpa.gov. Do not send questions with proprietary content. No telephone inquiries will...
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Notice ID : IARPA-RFI-23-04
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Department/Ind. Agency : OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Sub-tier : INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS ACTIVITY
Office : IARPA CONTRACTING OFFICE
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Updated)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Updated Published Date: Aug 15, 2023 11:38 am EDT
Original Published Date: Aug 14, 2023 04:34 pm EDT
Updated Response Date: Sep 20, 2023 05:00 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Sep 20, 2023 05:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Updated Inactive Date: Oct 05, 2023
Original Inactive Date: Oct 05, 2023
Initiative: None

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Place of Performance: Washington, DC 20511 USA

Documents

 Tender Notice

IARPA-RFI-23-04-08142023C.pdf