# Microsystems Exploration

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpapa2501

- Solicitation number: DARPA-PA-25-01
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was October 15, 2025
- 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: AC11 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Basic Research
- First posted: October 16, 2024
- Last posted: March 6, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/009da5ee3d7343e9a2693e834eeaef0d/view

## Description

MTO seeks to develop high-risk, high-reward technologies that enable revolutionary advances in materials, devices, and microsystems and continue DARPA’s mission of creating and preventing strategic surprise. In order to capitalize rapidly on new opportunities, DARPA announces the Microsystems Exploration program which calls for faster responses with smaller, targeted investments. Microsystems Exploration awards will be made within 120 days of each Microsystems Exploration topic (µE) announcement.

## Publications

- October 16, 2024: Solicitation, due October 15, 2025. Notice 7f754928b2d74275bc5d4e6474ec5d53. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7f754928b2d74275bc5d4e6474ec5d53/view
- March 6, 2025: Solicitation, due October 15, 2025. Notice 009da5ee3d7343e9a2693e834eeaef0d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/009da5ee3d7343e9a2693e834eeaef0d/view

## Points of contact

- MTO Program Announcement Coordinator, DARPA-PA-25-01@darpa.mil

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