OpportunityTitle: Supply Chain Hardware Integrity for Electronics
Description: Amendment 3: The purpose of this amendment is to re-set the BAA close date in Grants.gov from May 30, 2014 to September 30, 2014 in accordance with Part II, Section IV, paragraph 6 of DARPA-BAA-14-16. The BAA remains unchanged. Amendment 2: The purpose of this amendment is to further clarify/establish the SHIELD program objectives depicted in Part II, Section I of the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). All changes are highlighted in yellow in the attached conformed DARPA-BAA-14-16 document.Amendment 1: The purpose of Amendment 1 is to establish, in the BAA document, a time of 4pm EST for abstract and proposal submission. This Amendment also clarifies abstract content instructions and deletes and replaces the &quot;Technical Rationale and Approach&quot; paragraph stipulated in the Detailed Proposal Information section. All changes to DARPA-BAA-14-16 are highlighted in yellow in the attached conformed document. Original synopsis below. DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of supply chain protection ofelectronic components. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enablerevolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. See the full DARPA-BAA-14-16 document attached.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: MTO BAA Coordinator
GrantorContactText: Mr. Kerry Bernstein &lt;br/&gt;DARPA Program Manager
CloseDateExplanation: Important Dates:    - Posting Date: March 3, 2014  - Abstract Due Date: April 1, 2014 (4pm Eastern)  - First Round Proposal Due Date: May 30, 2014 (4pm Eastern)(see Part II, Section IV, paragraph 6).  - Proposer&#146;s Day: March 14, 2014 (See DARPA-SN-14-22)  - BAA closing date: September 30, 2014)(see Part II, Section IV, paragraph 6).