# Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Canonical: https://abierto.us/agencies/defense-advanced-research-projects-agency-97ae - Level: Sub-agency - Code: 97AE - Department: Department of Defense - Location: Arlington, VA - Opportunities in window: 156 (16 open) - Awards in window: 396, $725,609,455 obligated ## Open now - Perrseus (DARPA-PS-26-127), due September 23, 2026. https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpaps26127 - Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) (HR001126S0016), due October 2, 2026. https://abierto.us/opportunities/hr001126s0016 - Selective Harnessing of Intrinsic Neuroplasticity Engineering (SHINE) (DARPA-PA-25-07-06), due October 9, 2026. https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpapa250706 - Resilient (DARPA-PA-25-07-04), due October 19, 2026. https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpapa250704 - Protein ENGineering (PENG) (DARPA-PS-26-129), due October 19, 2026. https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpaps26129 - Disruptioneering Program Announcement (DARPA-PA-25-07), due October 30, 2026. https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpapa2507 - Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Topic (QBIT) Stage A (DARPA-PA-26-02-02), due November 30, 2026. https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpapa260202 - Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) 2026 Announcement (DARPA-PA-26-02), due December 30, 2026. https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpapa2602 - QBI Topic Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) (DARPA-PA-26-02-01), due December 30, 2026. https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpapa260201 - DARPA's Commercial Solutions Opening (DCSO) for Commercial Strategy (HR001126RE007), due April 30, 2027 at 12:00 PM EDT. https://abierto.us/opportunities/hr001126re007 ## Top vendors by obligations - Lockheed Martin Corporation: 4 awards, $183,177,875. https://abierto.us/vendors/lxkgxb75yky6 - The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC: 54 awards, $107,848,514. https://abierto.us/vendors/c1hbcj9rmbv3 - Schafer Government Services, LLC: 4 awards, $37,527,952. https://abierto.us/vendors/qvlfzjzzexb6 - Securigence LLC: 1 awards, $30,669,641. https://abierto.us/vendors/q56sjrtsjse4 - Ecs Federal, LLC: 4 awards, $28,411,809. https://abierto.us/vendors/xyb4ju4pa6t4 - Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.: 7 awards, $24,451,553. https://abierto.us/vendors/jcbmlgpe6z71 - Strategic Analysis, Inc.: 7 awards, $23,647,919. https://abierto.us/vendors/cnfxlnjh4jh8 - System High Corporation: 1 awards, $22,822,373. https://abierto.us/vendors/l6aljcc5jf13 - HRL Laboratories, LLC: 4 awards, $19,195,603. https://abierto.us/vendors/ccbkqv2mbmv6 - Systems & Technology Research LLC: 10 awards, $18,264,918. https://abierto.us/vendors/sa7zwuem9rg4 - Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC: 4 awards, $13,270,427. https://abierto.us/vendors/wqkmxy9fruc5 - RTX BBN Technologies, Inc.: 5 awards, $10,741,982. https://abierto.us/vendors/jaxjstjjsp74 - Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation: 4 awards, $10,633,897. https://abierto.us/vendors/vsbafmdktwl4 - Toyon Research Corporation: 3 awards, $9,001,000. https://abierto.us/vendors/pk1cb3l39xx8 - Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation: 3 awards, $8,972,827. https://abierto.us/vendors/h9m6j1pnd9m3 - The Pennsylvania State University: 2 awards, $8,776,354. https://abierto.us/vendors/npm2j7mscf61 - World Wide Technology LLC: 1 awards, $8,514,927. https://abierto.us/vendors/c8vfsnktmqb6 - Sri International: 20 awards, $8,156,546. https://abierto.us/vendors/srg2j1ws9x63 - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.: 1 awards, $7,629,582. https://abierto.us/vendors/zh4nvfg3z526 - University of Maryland, College Park: 3 awards, $6,899,480. https://abierto.us/vendors/npu8ulvaas23 ## Top industries by obligations - 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology): $490,932,830 - 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: $121,421,586 - 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services: $31,014,641 - 541519 Other Computer Related Services: $24,074,928 - 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services: $22,822,373 - 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology: $12,598,633 - 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology): $9,606,635 - 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services: $6,723,829 - 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities: $4,502,107 - 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services: $564,765 - 561431 Private Mail Centers: $562,625 - 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals: $350,000 - 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services: $350,000 - 513210 Software Publishers: $349,988 - 336415 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing: $349,855 ## Competition - Full and Open Competition: 200 awards - Not Competed: 68 awards - Competed Under SAP: 64 awards - Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources: 55 awards - Not Available for Competition: 4 awards ## Contracting offices - Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy (HR0011): 295 notices, $725,609,455 - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: 2 notices, $0 --- Sources: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities extract and USAspending.gov award data. 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