Amendment 1
Updated
A PDF document (176 KB) attached to QBI Topic Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Due Dec 30, 2026.
File name: DARPA-PA-26-02-01-Amendment-01.pdf
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Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Topic (QBIT)
DARPA-PA-26-02-01
Amendment 01
QBI Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)
The purpose of Amendment 01 is to add CMMC Level 1 requirement and extend the Abstract Response due date, Abstract Q&A deadline, and Full Proposal Response due dates. All changes are highlighted in yellow.
All dates and times are specific to DARPA-PA-26-02-01 only. Posting Dates:
• Initial Posting Date: November 17, 2025
• Amendment 01 Posting Date: August 28, 2026
Abstract Responses Due: October 23, 2026, by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Full Proposal Responses Due: December 30, 2026, by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Required CMMC Level: Level 1 (Self) – Basic Safeguarding of Federal Contract Information (FCI)
Technical Point of Contact: Dr. Micah Stoutimore, DARPA/MXO Email: [email protected]
A. Topic Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is issuing a Quantum Benchmarking Initiative topic (QBIT) inviting submissions of innovative infrastructure, equipment, and expertise available to provide independent verification and validation (IV&V) support for DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), described in the QBI 2026 Program Announcement (PA), DARPA-PA-26-02. All proposals in response to the technical area(s) described herein will be submitted to DARPA-PA-26-02-01 and, if selected, will result in an award of an Other Transaction (OT) for Research project.
To view the original DARPA Program Announcement for QBI 2026, visit SAM.gov under solicitation number DARPA-PA-26-02:
https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c26b38bf041a4d70b00ed619bebb4773/view
B. Introduction
It has been credibly hypothesized—but not proven—that quantum computers will have a transformative impact on a variety of scientific and technical disciplines. Through QBI, DARPA is soliciting proposals from quantum hardware developers on how they plan to build “industrially useful” quantum computers. The primary goal of QBI is to determine if any emerging approaches to quantum computing can achieve industrially useful operation much faster than conventional predictions. The QBI program will verify and validate computing approaches that enable revolutionary advances in the design, engineering, testing, and evaluation of fault tolerant quantum computing and explore application workflows that include quantum compute steps.
The determination of the requirements for an industrially useful quantum computer remains a
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