Bid document

DARPA-PS-26-141

Program Solicitation

Atomically Precise Molecules (APM)
Multi X Office

DARPA-PS-26-141

September 25, 2026

DARPA-PS-26-141

OVERVIEW INFORMATION:

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Federal Agency Name: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Multi X Office (MXO)

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Funding Opportunity Title: Atomically Precise Molecules (APM)

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Announcement Type: Initial Solicitation

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Funding Opportunity Number: DARPA-PS-26-141

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Assistance Listing Number: Not applicable

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Dates/Time: All Times are Eastern Time Zone (ET)
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Posting Date: September 25, 2026

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Proposers Day: September 30, 2026

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Proposal Abstract Due Date: October 27, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.

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Question and Answer Deadline: December 4, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

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Deadline to Submit Intent to Propose: December 4, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

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Proposal Due Date: December 18, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.

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Anticipated Oral Presentation Dates: January 5, 2027, to January 20, 2027

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Anticipated Individual Awards: Multiple awards are anticipated

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Types of Instruments That May Be Awarded: Other Transaction for Prototype Agreements under 10 U.S.C. 4022

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NAICS Code: 541715

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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Required Level: Level 2 (Self-Assessment)

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Agency Contact:
The PS Coordinator for this effort may be reached at:
[email protected]

DARPA/MXO

ATTN: DARPA-PS-26-141

675 North Randolph Street
Arlington, VA 22203-2114

DARPA-PS-26-141

Program Solicitation

DARPA-PS-26-141

Atomically Precise Molecules (APM)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Multi X Office (MXO)

Section I: Funding Opportunity Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the areas of new synthesis techniques for polymeric materials and nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in material synthesis with the ability to scale to quantities relevant for application integration, culminating in the development of a prototype demonstration of a revolutionary NLO material integrated into a functional government-provided electro-optic modulator. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice, or research that pivots on exceptional claims that cannot be technically justified in the proposal. This includes: •
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Proposals aiming to employ solely inorganic materials without a polymeric component Proposals aiming to modify/repurpose existing NLO materials resulting in incremental improvements to the state-of-the-art (SoA)