# Materials Investigation for Novel Operations in Space (MINOS)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpapa230315

- Solicitation number: DARPA-PA-23-03-15
- Notice type: Presolicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 29, 2024
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Contracting office: Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy (HR0011)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC12 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research
- First posted: July 15, 2024
- Last posted: July 15, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ad3f000986034480b67e6fd0f7ee2a3a/view

## Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is issuing a Disruption Opportunity (DO), inviting submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of low-drag material system solutions for resident space objects (RSOs) in low Earth orbit (LEO). This DO is issued under the Program Announcement for Disruptioneering, DARPA-PA-23-03. All awards will be made in the form of an Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype project.

The total award value for the combined Phase 1 base (Feasibility Study) and Phase 2 option (Proof of Concept) is limited to a maximum of $1,000,000. This total award value includes Government funding and performer cost share if required or proposed.

## Publications

- July 15, 2024: Presolicitation, due August 29, 2024. Notice ad3f000986034480b67e6fd0f7ee2a3a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ad3f000986034480b67e6fd0f7ee2a3a/view

## Points of contact

- BAA Coordinator, MINOS@darpa.mil

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