Strategic Technology Office-wide Innovation Solutions Opening Announcement
Solicitation from Department of Defense.
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Notice details
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Sub-tier agency
- DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation number
- DARPA-PS-26-09
- Product/service code
- AC13
- Posted
- Dec 20, 2025
- Response deadline
- Dec 19, 2026
- Source
- SAM.gov
Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) anticipates funding a limited number of proposals under this solicitation. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. The Strategic Technology Office (STO) at DARPA regularly publishes solicitations requesting responses to specific program topics. This announcement seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not addressed by ongoing STO programs or other published DARPA solicitations. To avoid proposals that duplicate existing activities or are responsive to other published STO solicitations, potential proposers are highly encouraged to review current STO programs and solicitations, respectively listed at http://www.darpa.mil/about-us/offices/sto and http://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunities. Contacting STO program managers to discuss their research interests is also encouraged. A current list of program managers is available at http://www.darpa.mil/about-us/people. This Innovation Solutions Opening solicits under the procurement authorities of 10 U.S. Code § 4001, 10 U.S.C. § 4021, 10 U.S.C. § 4022, and 10 U.S.C. § 4023, that allow procurement activities authority to enter into agreements with industry, academia, and other organizations to fund research and development through cooperative agreements, Other
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Department of Defense obligated $14,777,575 under NAICS 541715 on awards whose period of performance started in the last 12 months.
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When is the response deadline?
The published deadline is Dec 19, 2026. That is 56 days after the data date.
What NAICS code applies?
NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Which agency issued this notice?
Department of Defense.
Where is the official notice?
The link under Official notice opens the source listing.