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Smash Program Announcement

DEPT OF DEFENSE · Solicitation DARPA-PA-26-04 · NAICS 541715 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Closed

Solicitation details

Solicitation number	DARPA-PA-26-04
Notice ID	f69464f686f4437bae960c5484983f17
Agency	DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier	DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
Contracting office	DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
NAICS code	541715
Product / service code (PSC)	AC12
Set-aside	Unrestricted (full and open)
Notice type	Solicitation
Posted	28 April 2026
Response deadline	29 April 2026 (closed)

Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals around materials processing to enable efficient, scalable element separation across the periodic table. This capability would establish a new technological basis for domestic resource independence. Specifically, the Smash program aims to create technologies that leverage parallel processing to: (1) drive process yield across multiple elements; (2) maximize energy utilization in the intrinsic separation processes; and (3) ensure solutions are scalable across industrial processing operations. Proposed research 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. Note: The referenced Attachment J: Smash Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Guide is under final review will be posted subsequently.

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