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Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT)

Inactive on SAM.gov — responses were due 25 Sep 2026 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), DoD · NAICS 541715 · Solicitation HR001126S0016

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Solicitation details

Solicitation numberHR001126S0016
Notice ID966ffe20bcc3435cb3d0027c1ac08416
AgencyDepartment of Defense (DoD)
Sub-agencyDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Contracting officeDEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
NAICS code541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Product / service code (PSC)AC12
Set-asideUnrestricted (full and open)
Notice typeSolicitation
Posted19 August 2026
Response deadline25 September 2026 (closed)

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Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the following technical area: physics and nonlinear control of inertial measurement units (IMUs) appropriate for tactical and unmanned missions. The Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) program will challenge the research community to overcome the decade-long performance plateau of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) IMUs by exploring revolutionary sensor architectures that operate in highly nonlinear regimes. DARPA is soliciting proposals for the research and development of novel inertial sensors based on physics such as, but not limited to, electromagnetically levitated proof masses, non-linear resonators, and high-velocity tethered microsystems. A central theme of this program is the tight co-design of the physical sensor package with advanced, real-time adaptive control systems necessary to stabilize and harness these complex dynamics. Performers should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

Version history

SAM.gov has posted 3 notices under solicitation HR001126S0016, oldest first.

Documents in the solicitation package

13 files are attached to this notice.

  • HR001126S0016-Amendment-01.pdf
  • PINPOINT_Amendment_1_Summary_of_Changes.docx
  • Attachment_D_Proposal_Inst_and_Vol_I_Template_-_Tech_and_Management_Amendment_1.docx
  • HR001126S0016.pdf
  • Attachment_I_Schedule_of_Milestones_and_Payments.xlsx
  • Attachment_H_Associate_Contractor_Agreement.docx
  • Attachment_G_Model_Other_Transaction_for_Prototype_Agreement.docx
  • Attachment_F_DARPA_Cost_Proposal_Spreadsheet.xlsx
  • Attachment_E_Proposal_Instructions_and_Volume_II_Template_-_Cost.docx
  • Attachment_D_Proposal_Instructions_and_Volume_I_Template_-_Technical_and_Management.docx
  • Attachment_C_Proposal_Summary_Slides_Template.pptx
  • Attachment_B_Abstract_Instructions_and_Template.docx
  • Attachment_A_Abstract_Summary_Side_Template.pptx

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