Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Contract Opportunities
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has 28 open contract opportunities today, 4 posted in the last 7 days and 2 due within a week. Most are for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology), research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology) and research and development in nanotechnology. In the last 12 months it awarded $1.2 billion in contracts; the biggest winner was Lockheed Martin Corporation with $246.2 million.
What DARPA is buying now
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) 20
- Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) 6
- Research and Development in Nanotechnology 1
Where the DARPA work is
Virginia (1)
DARPA buying offices with open notices
- Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy: 28 open
Who won DARPA contracts in the last 12 months
DARPA obligated $1.2 billion in contracts from Oct 18, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026, across about 511 contract awards. The ten companies that received the most:
- Lockheed Martin Corporation: $246.2 million
- Securigence LLC: $147.0 million
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC: $133.6 million
- Schafer Government Services, LLC: $49.4 million
- ECS Federal, LLC: $40.3 million
- Strategic Analysis, Inc.: $38.2 million
- System High Corporation: $31.2 million
- Systems & Technology Research LLC: $26.2 million
- Radiance Technologies Inc: $25.7 million
- HRL Laboratories, LLC: $24.7 million
The trades it spent the most on: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) ($736.1 million), All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ($189.2 million), Custom Computer Programming Services ($147.3 million), Other Computer Related Services ($40.7 million), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services ($31.2 million), Research and Development in Nanotechnology ($22.3 million).
Award figures: contract obligations reported to USAspending.gov, read Oct 18, 2026.
Open DARPA contract opportunities
How to bid on DARPA contracts
Register your business in the federal contractor system at SAM.gov under the NAICS codes you work in; the ones DARPA posts the most under right now are 541715, 541714, 541713. If you qualify for a set-aside, check its certification: 0 of DARPA's 28 open notices are set aside. Then read each notice in full on its official page before the deadline. Our guide how to get government contracts walks through it step by step.
DARPA contract questions
How many DARPA contracts are open right now?
28 on Oct 19, 2026, 4 of them posted in the last 7 days and 2 due within a week.
Who wins the most DARPA contracts?
In the last 12 months the biggest winners were Lockheed Martin Corporation ($246.2 million), Securigence LLC ($147.0 million) and The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC ($133.6 million), out of $1.2 billion in DARPA contracts.
What does DARPA buy?
Right now its open notices are mostly for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology), research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology) and research and development in nanotechnology. By dollars over the last year: research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology), all other professional, scientific, and technical services and custom computer programming services.