Request for Information (Rfi) on Biomimetic and Bioenabled Supercapacitors Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Request for Information (Rfi) on Biomimetic and Bioenabled Supercapacitors

Deadline : 15 Apr 2024

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 98266829

Document Ref. No. : IARPA-RFI-24-04

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Contracting Office Address : Washington, DC 20511
Primary Point of Contact : Dawson Cagle, PhD
dni-iarpa-rfi-24-04@iarpa.gov

USA
Email :dni-iarpa-rfi-24-04@iarpa.gov

Tender Details

Description

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) seeks information regarding innovations in Biomimetic and Bioinspired Supercapacitors (BBS) that could achieve a substantial leap in power storage. To this end, IARPA is interested in understanding the current research landscape of BSS approaches and those technical hurdles that need to be addressed in order to improve and employ these technologies. This RFI is issued for planning purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals or suggest the procurement of any materials, data sets, etc.

Current supercapacitor technology bridges the gap between capacitors and rechargeable batteries, storing much more energy per unit volume than traditional electrolytic capacitors and are able to tolerate more cycles than rechargeable batteries [1, 2, 3]. Supercapacitors have a lower energy density than rechargeable batteries, meaning they can-t store as much energy per unit volume, but they have a higher energy density than traditional capacitors. In terms of power (the speed at which energy can be absorbed or delivered), supercapacitors can have a substantial higher power density than rechargeable batteries. As a consequence, supercapacitors showcase charge/discharge times smaller than batteries, but larger than capacitors. Therefore, in general, batteries are better geared for high energy demand, capacitors are more appropriate for high power demand, while supercapacitors bridge these two regimes.

Responses to this RFI are due no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, April 15, 2024. All submissions must be electronically submitted to dni-iarpa-rfi-24-04@iarpa.gov as a PDF document. Inquiries to this RFI must be submitted to dni-iarpa-rfi-24-04@iarpa.gov. Do not send questions with proprietary content. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID IARPA-RFI-24-04 Related Notice 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 (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Original Published Date: Mar 05, 2024 12:42 pm EST
Original Response Date: Apr 15, 2024 05:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Apr 30, 2024
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Product Service Code: AJ12 - General Science and Technology R&D Services; General science and technology; Applied Research
NAICS Code: 541714 - Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)

Place of Performance: Washington, DC 20511 USA

Documents

 Tender Notice

Bio-Supercapacitors-RFI_C.pdf