# DSO Pitch Day Solicitation

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpapa2601

- Solicitation number: DARPA-PA-26-01
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was October 27, 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 7, 2025
- Last posted: October 24, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0d1494b315294dc682f3c2e732f44e1e/view

## Description

The mission of DARPA’s Defense Science Office (DSO) is to identify and sponsor scientific discovery to fuel innovation in research and development for defense. DSO develops and executes an aggressive and forward-leaning portfolio that accelerates the development and maturation of scientific advances across a broad set of technical areas to create asymmetric advantage for U.S. National Security. DSO aims to create strategic surprise by pushing technology toward its fundamental scientific limits, thereby expanding the art of the possible. In addition, DSO looks for transformative trends at the global scale and their potential impact on our nation. The goals of the DSO Pitch Day are to:

1. fund proposals for targeted, short-term efforts with the potential to grow into groundbreaking new DARPA programs, and 2. employ an acquisition strategy to encourage participation by new and first-time or non-traditional proposers. This funding opportunity will aim to broaden DARPA’s reach with small businesses, educational institutions, and other non-traditional performers to break down barriers of entry for performers new to DARPA and the national security space.

**NOTE:** Due date reflected is for Abstract submissions (10/27/2025 at 12:00PM ET noon).

## Publications

- October 7, 2025: Solicitation, due October 27, 2025. Notice 8ce78d0be9514a158e0dc4ea2f3ebd6b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8ce78d0be9514a158e0dc4ea2f3ebd6b/view
- October 16, 2025: Solicitation, due October 27, 2025. Notice e129f520df1c4209b8bea123e271d2ec. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e129f520df1c4209b8bea123e271d2ec/view
- October 17, 2025: Solicitation, due October 27, 2025. Notice a126fb9fbef74a0bb5631c2799c8a3cf. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a126fb9fbef74a0bb5631c2799c8a3cf/view
- October 21, 2025: Solicitation, due October 27, 2025. Notice 68e6f4c21ea74309bf81087e6e995b83. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/68e6f4c21ea74309bf81087e6e995b83/view
- October 24, 2025: Solicitation, due October 27, 2025. Notice 0d1494b315294dc682f3c2e732f44e1e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0d1494b315294dc682f3c2e732f44e1e/view

## Points of contact

- BAA Coordinator, DSO-PitchDay@darpa.mil

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