BEamspace Analog processing for Multi-functional Enhanced RF Systems (BEAMERS)
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Solicitation from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Due Jan 8, 2027, 58 days left.
| Solicitation number | DARPA-PS-27-05 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) |
| Office | Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715) |
| Product or service code | AC13 |
| Posted | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Jan 8, 2027 (58 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (5)
- Bid document 276 KB
- PS Attachment 1 Beamers Model OT 110 KB
- PS Attachment 2 Beamers DARPA Price Proposal Spreadsheet 112 KB
- PS Attachment 3 Beamers OT Certifications 34 KB
- PS Attachment 4 Beamers Value Based Questions 22 KB
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Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting classified innovative proposals to develop and demonstrate prototype staring electromagnetic support systems providing continuous spectral and spatial coverage over a large frequency span without scanning over the field of regard.
Contracting contact
- BAA Coordinator · [email protected]
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For NAICS 541715, a business counts as small if it has no more than 11 employees (SBA size standard, with exceptions in the notes). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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About the buyer
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded $1.3 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC and Securigence LLC. See what DARPA is buying now.
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There are 271 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541715), 39 posted in the last 7 days; 29% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, District of Columbia and New Mexico. A notice in this trade gives a median of 52 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 59 days.
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