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The following are current DARPA solicitations that have appeared in the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps).

While DARPA intends to keep this listing accurate and up-to-date, there may be omissions or errors. This list in no way replaces the official notifications which have appeared in FedBizOpps. FedBizOpps notices take precedence in any disagreement between the FedBizOpps notice and the following information. This listing is provided as a convenience for the research community associated with DARPA.

This listing provides links to the text of the FedBizOpps announcements as well as links to additional information provided by the sponsoring DARPA offices, where available.

Sections of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the related Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program that relate to DARPA's Small Business Support Center (SBSC) are also included in the solicitation list.


Select an Office from the following list:

Defense Sciences Office (DSO)
Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO)
Interoffice Announcements
Microsystems Technology Office (MTO)
Strategic Technology Office (STO)
Tactical Technology Office (TTO)
Small Business Support Center (SBSC)
Other DARPA Related Announcements

Interoffice Announcements

  • Title: R -- Request for Information, Human Resources (HR) Recruitment - Sourcing and Placement of DARPA Program Managers (PMs)
  • Announcement#: Reference-Number-SN08-27
  • FedBizOpps Reference: March 24, 2008
  • Response Date: April 7, 2008
  • Archive Date: April 22, 2008

  • Title: R -- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Urban Challenge Program Support
  • Announcement#: HR0011-07-R-0005
  • FedBizOpps Reference: December 6, 2006
  • Response Date: January 10, 2007
  • Archive Date: March 25, 2007

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Defense Sciences Office (DSO)

Further information about DSO-sponsored solicitations is available on the DSO Solicitations Web Page http://www.darpa.mil/dso/solicitations/solicit.htm.


  • Title: Quantum Effects in Biological Environments
  • Announcement#: DARPASN08-51
  • FedBizOpps Reference: September 2, 2008
  • Response Date: September 26, 2008
  • Archive Date: October 27, 2008

  • Title: Computer Science Study Group
  • Announcement#: RA08-52
  • Grants Reference: June 9, 2008
  • Modification 1: September 3, 2008
  • Closing Date for Applications: June 10, 2009
  • Archive Date: July 10, 2009

  • Title: Fracture Putty
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-50
  • FedBizOpps Reference: June 4, 2008
  • Full Proposal: June 4, 2008
  • Full Proposals Due: July 29, 2008 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Closing Date: June 4, 2009
  • Archive Date: July 3, 2009

  • Title: Surface Catalysis for Energy (SurfCat)
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-48
  • FedBizOpps Reference: May 15, 2008
  • Full Proposal: May 15, 2008
  • Full Proposals Due: July 2, 2008 4:00 p.m. Eastern
  • Closing Date: May 15, 2009
  • Archive Date: June 15, 2009

  • Title: Instant Fire Suppression
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-26
  • FedBizOpps Reference: May 15, 2008
  • Full Proposal: May 15, 2008
  • Full Proposals Due: July 8, 2008 4:00 p.m. Eastern
  • Closing Date: May 15, 2009
  • Archive Date: June 15, 2009

  • Title: Reactive Material Structures (RMS)
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA08-23
  • FedBizOpps Reference: April 16, 2008
  • Full Proposal: April 16, 2008
  • Full Proposals Due: June 3, 2008 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Closing Date: April 16, 2009
  • Archive Date: May 16, 2009

  • Title: Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics (SyNAPSE)
  • Announcement#: BAA08-28
  • FedBizOpps Reference: April 9, 2008
  • Full Proposal: April 9, 2008
  • Full Proposals Due: May 22, 2008 4:00 p.m. Eastern
  • Closing Date: April 8, 2009
  • Archive Date: May 8, 2009

  • Title: Materials with Novel Transport Properties (MANTRA)
  • Announcement#: BAA08-25
  • FedBizOpps Reference: April 9, 2008
  • Full Proposal: April 9, 2008
  • White Paper Due: May 15, 2008 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Full Proposals Due: July 17, 2008 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Closing Date: April 8, 2009 4:00 pm
  • Archive Date: May 9, 2009


  • Title: A -- Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System (CT2WS)
  • Announcement#: BAA07-25
  • FedBizOpps Reference: April 11, 2007
  • Proposer Information Pamphlet: April 11, 2007
  • Proposals for first selections due: June 21, 2007
  • Closing Date: April 11, 2008
  • Archive Date: April 11, 2009


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Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO)

Further information about IPTO-sponsored solicitations is available on the IPTO Solicitations Web page at http://www.darpa.mil/ipto/solicit/solicit.asp.


  • Title: IPTO Office BAA
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-34
  • FedBizOpps Reference: May 22, 2008
  • Response Date: May 22, 2009
  • Archive Date: June 6, 2009

  • Title: Urban Leader Tactical Response, Awareness & Visualization (ULTRA-Vis)
  • Announcement#: BAA08-36
  • FedBizOpps Reference: April 30, 2008
  • Full BAA: April 30, 2008
  • Response Date: Jun 16, 2008 12:00 pm Eastern
  • Archive Date: April 30, 2009

  • Title: Architecture-Aware Compiler Environment (AACE)
  • Announcement#: BAA08-30
  • FedBizOpps Reference: April 17, 2008
  • Response Date: June 2, 2008
  • Archive Date: April 17, 2009

  • Title: A -- BAA 08-20 Video and Image Retrieval and Analysis Tool (VIRAT)
  • Announcement#: BAA08-20
  • FedBizOpps Reference: March 3, 2008
  • Solicitation 01: March 3, 2008
  • Full BAA: March 3, 2008
  • Response Date: May 12, 2008
  • Archive Date: March 3, 2009

  • Title: A -- Deep Green
  • Announcement#: BAA08-09
  • FedBizOpps Reference: November 28, 2007
  • Description 01: November 28, 2007
  • Response Date: November 26, 2008
  • Archive Date: December 11, 2008

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Microsystems Technology Office (MTO)

Further information about MTO-sponsored solicitations is available on the MTO Solicitations Web page at www.darpa.mil/mto/solicitations



  • Title: Photon-Trap Structures for Quantum Advanced Detectors (PT-SQUAD)
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-64
  • FedBizOpps Reference: September 18, 2008
  • Full BAA: September 18, 2008
  • Response Date: December 19, 2008
  • Archive Date: November 2, 2009

  • Title: DARPA-BAA-08-59
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-59
  • FedBizOpps Reference: September 9, 2008
  • Full BAA: September 9, 2008
  • Response Date: December 18, 2008
  • Archive Date: October 23, 2009

  • Title: Nyquist-Limited Infrared Detectors (NIRD)
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-54
  • FedBizOpps Reference: August 28, 2008
  • Response Date: October 14, 2008
  • Archive Date: September 10, 2009



  • Title: Silicon-based Photonic Analog Signal Processing Engines with Reconfigurability (Si-PhASER)
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-38
  • FedBizOpps Reference: May 30, 2008
  • Full BAA: May 30, 2008
  • Response Date: July 14, 2008
  • Archive Date: June 30, 2009


  • Title: Self-HEALing mixed-signal Integrated Circuits (HEALICs)
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-40
  • FedBizOpps Reference: May 21, 2008
  • Solicitation 01: July 1, 2008
  • Solicitation 02: August 6, 2008
  • Response Date: September 9, 2008
  • Archive Date: June 22, 2009

  • Title: A -- Quantum Entanglement Science and Technology (QuEST)
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-24
  • FedBizOpps Reference: March 26, 2008
  • Solicitation 01: March 26, 2008
  • Response Date: May 27, 2008
  • Archive Date: March 31, 2009

  • Title: A -- BAA08-16 Spin Torque Transfer-Random Access Memory (STT-RAM)
  • Announcement#: BAA08-16
  • FedBizOpps Reference: February 26, 2008
  • Solicitation 01: February 26, 2008
  • Response Date: April 11, 2008
  • Archive Date: March 12, 2009

  • Title: A -- BAA08-18 MTO Office-Wide
  • Announcement#: BAA08-18
  • FedBizOpps Reference: February 14, 2008
  • Solicitation 01: February 14, 2008
  • Response Date: February 13, 2009
  • Archive Date: March 27, 2009


  • Title: A -- Analog-to-Information Receiver Development Program (A-to-I)
  • Announcement#: BAA08-03
  • FedBizOpps Reference: November 7, 2007
  • Solicitation 01: November 8, 2007
  • Response Date: December 21, 2007
  • Archive Date: November 7, 2008

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Strategic Technology Office (STO)

Further information about STO-sponsored solicitations is available on the STO Solicitations Web page at www.darpa.mil/sto/solicitations/index.html.


  • Title: Coal To Liquids (CTL)
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-58
  • FedBizOpps Reference: September 4, 2008
  • Response Date: September 4, 2009
  • Archive Date: September 19, 2009

  • Title: Panoptic Analysis of Chemical Traces (PACT)
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-62
  • FedBizOpps Reference: August 19, 2008
  • Modification 1: August 20, 2008
  • Response Date: October 14, 2008
  • Archive Date: August 18, 2009

  • Title: STATION KEEPING BUOY ENERGY HARVESTING/HARNESSING
  • Announcement#: DARPASN08-45
  • FedBizOpps Reference: July 31, 2008
  • Amendment 1: August 20, 2008
  • Response Date: September 4, 2008
  • Archive Date: September 5, 2008




  • Title: Strategic Technologies
  • Announcement#: BAA08-10
  • FedBizOpps Reference: February 13, 2008
  • Solicitation 01 : February 13, 2008
  • Response Date: February 12, 2009
  • Archive Date: February 27, 2009


  • Title: A -- BAA08-07, BioFuels - Cellulosic and Algal Feedstocks
  • Announcement#: BAA08-07
  • FedBizOpps Reference: November 15, 2007
  • Solicitations 01: November 15, 2007
  • Response Date: November 14, 2008
  • Archive Date: November 29, 2008



  • Title: A -- BAA08-02 - High Resolution Affordable Emissive Micro-Display (EMD) Program
  • Announcement#: BAA08-02
  • FedBizOpps Reference: October 11, 2007
  • Solicitations 01: October 11, 2007
  • Modification 1: February 28, 2008
  • Second round proposal submissions due: May 12, 2008
  • Response Date: October 10, 2008
  • Archive Date: October 28, 2008

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Tactical Technology Office (TTO)

Further information about TTO-sponsored solicitations is available on the TTO Solicitations Web page at http://www.darpa.mil/tto/solicitations.htm


  • Title: Vulcan (Turbine/Constant Volume Combustion Engine Demonstration Program)
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-53
  • FedBizOpps Reference: July 30, 2008
  • Modification 1: July 30, 2008
  • Response Date: September 15, 2008 4:00 pm Eastern
  • Archive Date: August 29, 2009

  • Title: JOINT DARPA/ONR LONG RANGE ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DEMONSTRATION
  • Announcement#: DARPA-BAA-08-41
  • FedBizOpps Reference: June 6, 2008
  • Response Date: Aug 06, 2008 4:00 pm�Eastern
  • Archive Date: July 6, 2009

  • Title: DARPA Tactical Technology Office (TTO) - Innovative Systems for Military Systems
  • Announcement#: BAA08-31
  • FedBizOpps Reference: April 11, 2008
  • Solicitation 01: April 11, 2008
  • Response Date: April 13, 2009 4:00 pm
  • Archive Date: April 28, 2009


  • Title: A -- RAPID EYE (Rapid Response, Long Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System Program)
  • Announcement#: BAA07-57
  • FedBizOpps Reference: November 21, 2007
  • Solicitation 01: November 21, 2007
  • Response Date: January 16, 2008
  • Archive Date: November 22, 2008

  • Title: A -- Fast Access Spacecraft Testbed (FAST)
  • Announcement#: BAA07-65
  • FedBizOpps Reference: November 20, 2007
  • Solicitation 01: November 20, 2007
  • Response Date: January 18, 2008
  • Archive Date: November 21, 2008

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Small Business Support Center (SBSC)

Further information about SBSC-sponsored solicitations is available on the SBSC Solicitations Web page at http://www.darpa.mil/sbir/.




Other DARPA Related Announcements

Further information about SBSC-sponsored solicitations is available on the SBSC Solicitations Web page at http://www.darpa.mil/sbir/.

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