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DARPA Surgical Competition (DSC) Industry Day

Closed — responses were due 16 Sep 2026 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), DoD · NAICS 541714 · Solicitation DARPA-SN-26-125

Solicitation details

Solicitation number	DARPA-SN-26-125
Notice ID	4aebea40da4b41dd9d2a99b6b998ed69
Agency	Department of Defense (DoD)
Sub-agency	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Contracting office	DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
NAICS code	541714 — Research and Development in Biotechnology (Except Nanobiotechnology)
Product / service code (PSC)	AC11
Set-aside	Unrestricted (full and open)
Notice type	Special Notice
Posted	11 September 2026
Response deadline	16 September 2026 (closed)

Description

The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host an Industry Day for potential competitors in the DARPA Surgical Competition (DSC). The Industry Day will be held on Wednesday September 22, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM in-person with a web-link for additional virtual attendance. Advance registration is required. Note: all times listed in this announcement and on the registration website are Eastern Time.

Documents in the solicitation package

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DARPA-SN-26-125.pdf
DSC_Attch_2_Teaming_Profile.docx
DSC_SN_Attch_1_Overview_Template.pptx

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