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DARPA Research Solutions Opening
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa) (Department of Defense), Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy
- Deadline
- Jun 1, 2027, 7:59 PM ET (221 days left)
- Who can bid
- Open to any business (no set-aside).
- Where the work is
- Not listed in the notice
- Buying office
- Arlington, Virginia
- Industry (NAICS)
- 541715 · Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Solicitation number
- DARPA-PA-26-08
- Posted
- Sep 3, 2026
- Product/service code
- AC11
From the notice
This Research Solutions Opening (RSO) aims to strengthen the DARPA Program Manager (PM) community by engaging academic researchers capable of addressing DARPA's hard problems. PMs that are passionate about tackling the most complex technical challenges, pushing the boundaries of science and technolo…
Open the official notice on SAM.gov ↗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 Jun 1, 2027, 7:59 PM ET. Late offers are usually not accepted.
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