Status changed from status: Open to status: Closed.

Description information changed.

Q&A Changes Summary

Answers Added to Previously Unanswered Questions:

• Q7 & Q8 (Phase I Option Period): Clarified that NO Phase I option period is permitted for SABER topic.

• Q9 (M&S Requirements & Fusion Architecture): Comprehensive guidance added covering: M&S tool flexibility; decentralized network baseline (N≥3 nodes vs. centralized counterpart); maritime target classes (Gross, Perceptual, Fine); all fusion levels encouraged; adaptive fusion acceptable after core requirements met; performance metrics (image fidelity, feature extraction accuracy, target ID); decentralized definition (no central processing node).

• Q10 (Hardware vs. Simulation): Confirmed hardware testing (e.g., Texas Instruments IWR6843AOP) acceptable if decentralized architecture requirements met.

• Q11 (COTS Baseline & Target Types): Approved software-validated decentralized network approach; maritime targets (ships) OR ground targets (vehicles) acceptable for Phase I baselines.

• Q12 (CMMC Level): Confirmed "Level 1" requirement (not "Level 1 (Self)").

Summary of Q&A Changes:

Added 6 new questions (Q1–Q6) addressing technical requirements:

• Availability of TDMA waveform/hopping parameters (classified status)
• Government-furnished interference environment data vs. proposer-developed models
• Lab vs. live demonstration expectations for 70 nmi CNI connectivity
• Phase II dataset characteristics for algorithm development
• Threshold/objective latency values and measurement methodology
• Government baseline specifications vs. proposer-defined baselines

Retained all 6 previous questions (now Q7–Q12) unchanged, including Phase I option period eligibility, M&S assumptions, hardware testing acceptability, COTS baseline approaches, and CMMC Level 1 confirmation.

Added 2 new Q&As (Q1-Q2, now duplicated) clarifying Phase I option period eligibility, cost ceilings, and DSIP webform entry procedures. Original technical questions renumbered as Q3-Q6 with no answer updates provided.

These Q&As clarify that Phase I can use simulation or small-scale hardware (including consumer radar), allow flexibility in fusion architecture (signal/feature/decision-level), and permit alternative target classes (small-UAS/base-defense) if communication-inference tradeoffs are addressed—while confirming CMMC Level 1 (not Level 1 Self) is the mandatory security requirement.

Status changed from Pre-Release to Open

New opportunity: Sensing Algorithms for Bandwidth Efficient Edge Radars (SABER)