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Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) 2026 Announcement
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa) (Department of Defense), Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy
- Deadline
- Dec 30, 2026, 6:59 PM ET (68 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-26-02
- Posted
- Jul 29, 2026
- Product/service code
- AC12
From the notice
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) seeks innovative approaches to address challenges related to quantum computing. The Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) aims to examine approaches for constructing a utility-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer and computational workflows that…
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 Dec 30, 2026, 6:59 PM ET. Late offers are usually not accepted.
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