TAKING BIDS NOW · SOLICITATION

DARPA's Commercial Solutions Opening (DCSO) for Commercial Strategy

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa) (Department of Defense), Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy

Taking bids now. The agency is accepting offers. The notice (or its attached solicitation) says what to submit and how.

Deadline: Apr 30, 2027, 12:00 PM ET (188 days left)
Who can bid: Open to any business (no set-aside).
Where the work is: Arlington, Virginia
Industry (NAICS): 541 · Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Solicitation number: HR001126RE007
Posted: May 1, 2026
Product/service code: B541

From the notice

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) mission is to create technological surprise for national security, driving its research and development (R&D) programs to transform revolutionary concepts into practical capabilities for the military and civilian society. Under DARPA’s Commerci…

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What to do next

Open the official notice on SAM.gov and download every attachment (the solicitation, the statement of work, any wage determination).
Check you can bid: you need an active SAM.gov registration, and if there's a set-aside, the right status for it.
Read what the agency wants and how it will pick the winner, then send any questions before the questions deadline in the notice.
Submit your offer exactly the way the notice says, before Apr 30, 2027, 12:00 PM ET. Late offers are usually not accepted.

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