Defense Sciences Office Solicitations

DARPA-BAA-13-20: Defense Sciences Research and Technology, Response Date 5/22/2014 

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals of interest to the Defense Sciences Office. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science and technology. Specifically excluded is research that results primarily in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of the art.
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DARPA-BAA-13-34: Rapid Threat Assessment (RTA), Response Date 7/23/2013 

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals to develop new high-throughput methods and tools that will elucidate in thirty days the molecular mechanism by which threat agents, drugs, biologics or chemicals affect the function of biological cells.
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DARPA-SN-13-32: Rapid Threat Assessment (RTA) Proposers’ Day, Response Date 5/20/2013 

The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting a Proposers’ Day Webinar to provide critical information on the program vision, the program objectives, and opportunities associated with the development of an interdisciplinary proposal in response to DARPA-BAA-13-34.
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DARPA-BAA-13-01: Methods for Explosive Detection at Standoff (MEDS) Response Date 10/15/2013 

DARPA is soliciting innovative multidisciplinary research proposals to rapidly develop and demonstrate non-contact methods to detect explosives embedded or packaged in opaque media with high water content (e.g., water, mud, meat/animal carcasses) at standoff. 
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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-BAA-13-31: Probabilistic Programming for Advancing Machine Learning (PPAML), Response Date 5/16/2013  

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of probabilistic programming languages and accompanying tools to facilitate the construction of new machine learning applications across a wide range of domains. 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.  Program Page 

DARPA-SN-12-50: Computer Network Operations Research and Development, Response Date 09/04/2013  

Computer network operations (CNO) research and development (R&D) projects require specialized knowledge, skills, and experience. Often, these projects are classified and can only be solicited from a limited number of sources. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) must maintain up-to-date knowledge about potential performers to maximize the number of sources that can be solicited for classified, highly specialized, CNO R&D initiatives. DARPA seeks information regarding such potential performers. Ideally, respondents will include both potential performers currently holding security clearances and those who may be granted clearances based on technical capabilities and eligibility.

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-13-26: Arrays at Commercial Timescales (ACT), Response Date 6/17/2013 

ACT aims to dramatically shorten the timescales associated with electromagnetic array development, deployment and upgrade. Specifically, this program will depart from traditional highly-specialized and time-consuming array design methodologies and focus on three enabling thrust areas: 1) realization of a common hardware module that can be broadly applied to many disparate array functions, 2) development of a reconfigurable electromagnetic interface capable of supporting a wide variety of parameters such as different polarizations, frequencies, bandwidths, etc. and 3) demonstration of a scalable infrastructure in which arrays on physically disconnected platforms can be coherently combined into a larger effective aperture through the use of precise timing and localization data. 

DARPA-SN-13-36: Advanced Cathode Development - Request for Information, Response Date 5/24/2013 

The Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) seeks information on advanced thermionic and “cold” cathode electron emitter concepts and technologies that may support a new DARPA program to dramatically increase the Department of Defense’s (DoD) capabilities in compact, high power, high frequency vacuum electronic devices.  

DARPA-BAA-13-23: Vanishing Programmable Resources (VAPR), Response Date 5/14/2013 

Sophisticated electronic microsystems can now be made at such low cost that they are increasingly pervasive throughout the battlefield and large numbers can be widely proliferated and used for applications such as distributed remote sensing and communications. However, it is nearly impossible to track and recover every device, resulting in unintended accumulation in the environment as well as subsequent unauthorized use. DARPA seeks innovative proposals to address this pervasive challenge by developing electronic systems capable of physically disappearing in a controlled, triggerable manner. The goal of the Vanishing Programmable Resources (VAPR) BAA is to develop and establish a basis set of materials, components, integration, and manufacturing capabilities to undergird this new class of electronics.
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Strategic Technology Office Solicitations

DARPA-BAA-12-09: Strategic Technology Office (STO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Response Date 5/31/2013 

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-SN-13-35: Far Out Networking Symposium, Response Date 5/24/2013 

DARPA intends to hold the Novel Methods for Information Sharing in Large-Scale Mobile Ad-hoc Networks Symposium on August 7-8, 2013 at the DARPA Conference Center, 675 North Randolph Street, Arlington, Virginia 22203.  

DARPA-BAA-13-30, Wireless Network Defense Program, Response Date 10/01/2013 

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of developing situational awareness within the control plane of wireless networks and fortifying that control against attack or other sources of misinformation.   

DARPA-BAA-13-24: Shared Spectrum Access for Radar and Communications (SSPARC), Response Date 8/20/2013 

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of spectrum sharing between radar and communications 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-13-17: Upward Falling Payloads (UFP), Response Date 7/12/2013 

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of distributed unmanned sensors and systems for maritime applications. 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. Details are contained in the attached Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) DARPA-BAA-13-17.   

DARPA-BAA-13-15: 100 Gb/s RF Backbone (100G), Response Date 7/2/2013 

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals under this BAA for the performance of research, development, and testing to support the 100G program.    
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Tactical Technology Office Solicitations

DARPA-BAA-13-22: Innovative Systems for Military Missions - DARPA Tactical Technology Office (TTO), Response Date 4/9/2014 

The Tactical Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 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. Novel concepts are sought in the following focus areas: Ground Systems, Maritime Systems, Air Systems, and Space Systems. Proposals may be submitted at any time while this solicitation is open. TTO may publish groups of special topics as modifications to this BAA throughout the year.

DARPA-SN-13-34: Digitizing SQUAD X: Sensing, Communications, Mission Command, and Soldier-Worn Backbone (RFI), Response Date 5/22/2013 

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office (TTO) is seeking specific technological information and innovative ideas that can be used to inform a potential new program focused on demonstrating the advantages of an organically digitized and interconnected dismounted squad.

DARPA-BAA-13-28: Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) Program, Response Date 5/10/2013 

TERN is an advanced technology program to design, develop, and demonstrate a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft (UAV) and related technologies to enable future launch, recovery, and operations from small ships. The objectives of TERN Phase I are to conduct conceptual design trade studies for an operational TERN design and derive a demonstration system design and technology maturation plan to achieve flight demonstration of critical technologies and system capabilities in 2017.