Creating a Mobile L-Band Linear Accelerator (LINAC)

Name: Creating a Mobile L-Band Linear Accelerator (LINAC)
Creator: Department of Defense
Published: 2026-05-06T12:52:54.149343+00:00
Keywords: SBIR

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AI Overview

White Sands Missile Range seeks to complete development of a mobile L-Band Linear Accelerator that fits in a freight container for transport and standalone operation. This capability will enable combined environment testing by integrating with other test systems for survivability and vulnerability assessments.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency

Department of Defense

Funding Amount

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Release Date

May 6, 2026

Due Date

June 24, 2026 (Closed)

Official Description

White Sands Missile Range's (WSMR's) Survivability, Vulnerability and Assessment Directorate (SVAD) received major components of a Linear Accelerator (LINAC) from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center with the intention of rebuilding it to be a smaller LINAC with a 20 MeV output that could be housed in a freight container for ease of transport and positioning. This effort was put on hold, but a mobile LINAC is still needed to operate as a standalone capability and synchronized with other test capab...

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Change History

Opportunity RemovedJun 24, 2026 at 4:02 PM

Creating a Mobile L-Band Linear Accelerator (LINAC)

Opportunity DAF26BZ02-DV014 no longer available

Q&A UpdatedJun 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM

Creating a Mobile L-Band Linear Accelerator (LINAC)

Added answer to Q1 clarifying beam specifications (average/peak current, pulse length, energy on target are negotiable), that foreknowledge of hardware condition is not required but a condition assessment plan is needed, and that portability is non-negotiable while 20 MeV is minimum beam energy.

Q&A UpdatedJun 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM

Creating a Mobile L-Band Linear Accelerator (LINAC)

Added 1 new Q&A (Q1) with three clarifying questions about linac beam requirements (energy, current, pulse length, etc.), prerequisite hardware knowledge for proposals, and which requirements are mandatory vs. negotiable/desirable.

Q&A UpdatedJun 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM

Creating a Mobile L-Band Linear Accelerator (LINAC)

Added answers to 2 existing questions: (1) offset location for hardware evaluation has not been predetermined and proposers may suggest a location; (2) specific L-band Linac operating frequency is not known.

Q&A UpdatedJun 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM

Creating a Mobile L-Band Linear Accelerator (LINAC)

This content contains applicant questions about hardware evaluation location flexibility and technical specifications (L-band Linac operating frequency) for a government funding opportunity involving potential national lab collaboration.

Status ChangedMay 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM