Future Program: Laguna
Updated
Special Notice from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Due Nov 30, 2026, 24 days left.
| Solicitation number | DARPA-SN-27-15 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) |
| Office | Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714) |
| Product or service code | AC12 |
| Posted | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 30, 2026 (24 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
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Description
The purpose of this Special Notice (SN) is to provide public notification of additional research areas of interest to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office (BTO), specifically for the forthcoming Laguna program. When released, the solicitation will be made available at sam.gov/.
Additionally, this SN may be amended with a draft solicitation when available.
Contracting contact
- Dr. William Mounfield, DARPA/BTO · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541714, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 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.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for research and development in biotechnology work, who also hold DARPA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. $9.8 million in this trade
- Raytheon Company $6.7 million in this trade
- Regents Of The University Of Michigan $6.0 million in this trade
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC $5.6 million in this trade
- The Johns Hopkins University $4.9 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded $1.2 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Securigence LLC and The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC. See what DARPA is buying now.
Research and Development in Biotechnology contracts right now
There are 35 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541714), 4 posted in the last 7 days; 49% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are National Institutes of Health, Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Defense Health Agency (DHA). Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, New Mexico and District of Columbia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 61 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 25 days.
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Coming up in this trade
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Recent awards in this trade
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