Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Sciences Office, is soliciting proposals under the Defense Sciences Office Office-wide BAA. DARPA DSO seeks innovative approaches capable of enabling revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security applications. The opportunity emphasizes revolutionary rather than incremental advancement and specifically excludes research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice. The opportunity is associated with Assistance Listing 12.910, Research and Technology Development, and Grants.gov classifies the funding activity as Science and Technology and other Research and Development. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal for consideration by DARPA. Grants.gov directs potential applicants to the Eligibility Information section of the full BAA for additional eligibility requirements. The provided Grants.gov source does not establish narrower applicant categories, geographic restrictions, organizational limitations, or a required cost share. Grants.gov explicitly identifies the Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement as No. The funding instruments identified on Grants.gov are Cooperative Agreement and Other Procurement Contract. The Grants.gov synopsis does not provide an estimated total program funding amount, expected number of awards, award ceiling, or award floor. Accordingly, no minimum or maximum award amount can be established from the provided source. The synopsis also does not provide detailed allowable and unallowable cost provisions, indirect cost limitations, project periods, or other spending restrictions. Applicants should therefore rely on the full BAA for requirements not stated in the Grants.gov synopsis. The opportunity was posted on August 28, 2026 and was last updated on August 28, 2026. The original and current closing date for applications is August 27, 2027, with the Grants.gov listing directing applicants to the full announcement for deadline details. The archive date is September 26, 2027. The provided Grants.gov information does not identify a separate letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, or other pre-application gating deadline. The listing includes an Apply function through Grants.gov and also links applicants to the associated SAM.gov Contract Opportunities notice for additional information. The provided synopsis does not enumerate the complete proposal contents, required attachments, page limits, proposal questions, submission phases, or detailed evaluation criteria. It states that DARPA DSO is soliciting proposals investigating innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances for national security applications and expressly distinguishes those proposals from research focused primarily on evolutionary improvements to existing practice. These statements provide the principal source-supported guidance for proposal positioning: applicants should demonstrate innovation and the potential for revolutionary scientific, device, or systems advances rather than incremental improvements. The opportunity is currently open, with the application period extending through August 27, 2027. The provided source does not state an anticipated award date, notification schedule, period of performance, or recurrence schedule. Questions concerning electronic access to the full announcement may be directed to the BAA Coordinator at HR001126S0015@darpa.mil. Applicants should consult the full BAA associated with opportunity number HR001126S0015 for proposal preparation, submission, eligibility, review, award, and technical requirements not contained in the Grants.gov synopsis.

Focus the proposal on innovative approaches capable of enabling revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security applications. Clearly distinguish the proposed advancement from evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice because research primarily producing evolutionary improvements is specifically excluded.