Bid document

Broad Agency Announcement
Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA
Defense Sciences Office
HR001126S0015
August 28, 2026

This publication constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016 and 2 CFR § 200.203. Any resultant award negotiations will follow all pertinent law and regulation, and any negotiations and/or awards for procurement contracts will use procedures under FAR 15.4, Contract Pricing, as specified in the BAA.

Overview Information:
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Federal Agency Name – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense Sciences Office

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Funding Opportunity Description – Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

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Announcement Type – Initial Announcement

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Funding Opportunity Number – HR001126S0015

Assistance Listing Number: 12.910 Research and Technology Development • Dates/Time – All Times are Eastern Time Zone (ET)
o Posting Date: August 28, 2026
o Question Submittal Closing Date: August 6, 2027, at 4:00 PM o Executive Summary: Executive Summaries may be submitted on a rolling basis until August 27, 2027, at 4:00 PM
o Proposal Abstract: Abstracts may be submitted on a rolling basis until August 27, 2027, at 4:00 PM
o Proposal Due Date: Proposals may be submitted on a rolling basis until August 27, 2027, at 4:00 PM
o Proposing PIs may only submit one (1) submission of any type at a time to this solicitation. Additional submissions received from PIs before DARPA issues a formal response on submissions may be rejected. See Section III for more information.
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Anticipated individual awards – Multiple awards are anticipated.

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Types of instruments that may be awarded – Cooperative Agreements, Procurement Contracts, Other Transaction for Research, and Other Transaction for Prototype

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NAICS Code: 541713, 541714, 541715, 541720

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Agency contact
o Points of Contact
The BAA Coordinator for this effort may be reached at:
[email protected]

DARPA/DSO

ATTN: HR001126S0015

675 North Randolph Street
Arlington, VA 22203-2114

Section I: Funding Opportunity Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is soliciting proposals which investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security applications. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice. The DARPA DSO regularly publishes Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) requesting