Defense Sciences Office Solicitations

DARPA-BAA-11-65: Defense Sciences Research and Technology, Response Date 2/07/2013 

The mission of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is to pursue and exploit fundamental science and innovation for National Defense. Therefore, DSO is soliciting proposal abstracts and full proposals for advanced research and development in a variety of enabling technical areas. 

DARPA-SN-12-56: Predicting Suicide Intent (PSI) Proposers' Day Workshop, Response Date 10/12/2012 

The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting an Understanding and Preventing Suicide Workshop to discuss scientific, mathematical and computational models that predict when a person is likely to commit suicide so as to provide opportunity for clinicians to institute appropriate medical interventions. 

DARPA-BAA-12-63: Program in Ultrafast Laser Science and Engineering (PULSE), Response Date 11/6/2012 

The Program in Ultrafast Laser Science and Engineering (PULSE) seeks to enable efficient and agile use of the entire electromagnetic spectrum by linking it to the output of an ultrafast laser. The expected outcome of the program is to develop novel sources of radiation that improve upon existing state-of-the-art performance, size, weight, and power. In particular, PULSE aims to develop devices and techniques that will result in low phase-noise microwave oscillators, practical optical time/frequency transfer techniques, tabletop sources of high-quality secondary radiation and high flux isolated attosecond pulses, and other DOD-relevant applications. 
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Information Innovation Office Solicitations 

DARPA-BAA-12-29: I2O Office-Wide, Response Date 6/22/2013  

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals of interest to the Information Innovation Office. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that results primarily in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of the art.

DARPA-SN-12-51: Plan X Proposers’ Day Workshop, Response Date 10/12/2012  

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (I2O) will host a Proposers' Day in support of the anticipated Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Plan X program.   

Microsystems Technology Office Solicitations

DARPA-BAA-12-64: Microsystems Technology Office-wide, Response Date 9/1/2014 

This announcement seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing MTO programs or other published BAA solicitations. 

DARPA-BAA-12-53: Unconventional Processing of Signals for Intelligent Data Exploitation (UPSIDE), Response Date 10/12/2012 

The UPSIDE program proposes an approach to compute-intensive data analysis using unconventional computation and data representations mapped to emerging new device technologies. By computing high level functions directly using the physics of the devices, we can expect orders of magnitude improvements in the power efficiency of these computations. 
FAQ - Posted 9/26/2012 
Proposers Day Overview 
Proposers Day Briefing 

Strategic Technology Office Solicitations

DARPA-BAA-12-09: Strategic Technology Office (STO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Response Date 1/12/2013 

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO) is soliciting innovative proposals under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the performance of research, development, design, and testing that directly supports Strategic Technology Office (STO). This includes Finding Difficult Targets; Communications, Networks and Electronic Warfare; Shaping the Environment; and Foundational Technologies that support multiple STO focus areas.

DARPA-BAA-12-61: DARPA-BAA-12-61 ADAPTable Sensor Systems Phase 2, Response Date 11/30/2012 

The ADAPTable Sensor Systems Phase 2 (ADAPT Phase 2) program seeks to accelerate the development time of sensor systems through the use of commercial processes. The goal of the program is to allow sophisticated sensor systems to be developed in one year or less. Today, military sensor system development programs focus on developing systems designed to meet a specific system need and "stovepipe" systems are designed from scratch. In contrast, commercial consumer electronics has experienced a revolution in development process in the past decade. Technology developers invest in "reference designs"1 that both demonstrate the technology performance and serve as a basis for consumer electronic products. System integrators incorporate these reference designs (or at least significant elements of the reference design) into their products. The existence of the reference design allows system integrators to develop products rapidly and refresh technology frequently. This methodology is enabled by the existence of a reference design.  

DARPA-BAA-12-65: Laser Radar Technology, Response Date 3/21/2013 

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of laser and detector development in support of advanced laser radar systems. 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.  

DARPA-BAA-12-46: Structural Logic Phase II, Response Date 12/10/2012 

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO) is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of high performance structural systems. The fundamental objective of the Structural Logic Phase II program is to demonstrate the performance benefits of passively adaptive and simultaneously high stiffness and high damping structural systems in a high speed naval planning boat.  

DARPA-BAA-12-26: Advanced RF Mapping (RadioMap) Program, Response Date 10/11/2012 

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of Radio Frequency (RF) situational awareness employing a heterogeneous sensor network, whose constituent devices include RF receiver/transmitters deployed for other purposes such as tactical radios, using an approach that facilitates extension of the network to incorporate additional device types and to support additional Electronic Warfare/Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (EW/ISR) applications. 
Proposers Day Slides 

Tactical Technology Office Solicitations

DARPA-BAA-12-25: Innovative Systems for Military Missions, Response Date 3/22/2013 

The Tactical Technology Office (TTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting executive summaries, white papers and proposals for advanced research and development of Innovative Systems for Military Missions. This solicitation seeks system and subsystem level technologies that enable revolutionary improvements to the efficiency and effectiveness of the military.