Under Title 10, section 2508 of the U. S. Code, the Secretary of Defense established an industrial base fund, controlled by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L), and acted through the DASD (MIBP) using the IBAS assistance program.

The intent of the

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IBAS Program is to:
Fund projects that support multiple Services and/or DoD Agencies; Support the National Defense Strategy by maintaining or improving the health of Critical and Fragile IB capabilities that are at risk of being lost, but are needed presently or have verified future requirements; Avoid reconstitution costs when affordable; Preserve design teams with critical workforce skills necessary for technological superiority; Support expansion and competition of reliable sources; Address critical issues relating to urgent operational needs; Focus Areas:
This FOA is being used to collect White Papers/Proposals in the following five Focus Areas identified by the DASD (MIBP) as Fragile and Critical IB capabilities (further described in Section II):
Space Qualified Mercury Cadmium Telluride (MCT) Infrared (IR) Sensors and Readout Integrated Circuits (ROIC); Radiation Hardened Digital/Analog Technology Production and Qualification; Radiation Hardened Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) Trusted Source; Thermal Batteries; Other