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MXO Office-wide Innovative Solutions Opening

Open — responses due 4 Jun 2027 (242 days left) · Unrestricted (full and open) · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), DoD · NAICS 541715 · Solicitation DARPA-PS-26-115

Solicitation details

Solicitation number	DARPA-PS-26-115
Notice ID	9a35e2e3a6ea4cbd8b63f3b05737d177
Agency	Department of Defense (DoD)
Sub-agency	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Contracting office	DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
NAICS code	541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Product / service code (PSC)	AC12
Set-aside	Unrestricted (full and open)
Notice type	Solicitation
Posted	18 September 2026
Response deadline	04 June 2027

Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) anticipates funding multiple proposals on a rolling basis under this solicitation. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. The Multi X Office (MXO) at DARPA regularly publishes solicitations requesting responses to specific program topics. This announcement seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not addressed by ongoing MXO programs or other published DARPA solicitations.

Version history

SAM.gov has posted 4 notices under solicitation DARPA-PS-26-115, oldest first.

20 May 2026 — Solicitation
22 July 2026 — Solicitation
18 September 2026 — Solicitation (this page)
23 September 2026 — Solicitation (latest)

Documents in the solicitation package

5 files are attached to this notice.

DARPA-PS-26-115-Amendment-01.pdf
DARPA-PS-26-115_MXO_Office-Wide_QA_07.22.2026.pdf
DARPA-PS-26-115.pdf
Attachment_B_Abstract_Instructions_and_Template.docx
Attachment_A_DARPA_BAAT_Submission_Portal_Guide.docx

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