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Solicitation

Smash Program Announcement

DARPA-PA-26-04

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

127 open like this View on SAM.gov Markdown

Response deadline

April 29, 2026

Closed 186 days ago. Posted April 28, 2026, first published February 18, 2026. Scheduled to archive October 25, 2026.

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This one closed in 2026

127 like it are open now in research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)

All 127 open in research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)

Description

As published on SAM.gov.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals around materials processing to enable efficient, scalable element separation across the periodic table. This capability would establish a new technological basis for domestic resource independence.
Specifically, the Smash program aims to create technologies that leverage parallel processing to: (1) drive process yield across multiple elements; (2) maximize energy utilization in the intrinsic separation processes; and (3) ensure solutions are scalable across industrial processing operations.
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.

Note: The referenced Attachment J: Smash Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Guide is under final review will be posted subsequently.

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Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. February 18, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due April 24, 2026. SAM.gov, notice 6ba704938fc54401b94f8340995dbd6a

    7 revisions on SAM
    • April 28, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 31, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 19, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 18, 2026: publish, solicitation

  2. February 19, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due April 24, 2026. SAM.gov, notice f393532a740f41f2881752082b6c2eba

    7 revisions on SAM
    • April 28, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 31, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 19, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 18, 2026: publish, solicitation

  3. March 3, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due April 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 5dc748a9c2d749af9cb120f32d5308bd

    7 revisions on SAM
    • April 28, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 31, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 19, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 18, 2026: publish, solicitation

  4. March 3, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due April 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice a4a6981aa49445d3b4de460a406e1d95

    7 revisions on SAM
    • April 28, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 31, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 19, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 18, 2026: publish, solicitation

  5. March 31, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due April 24, 2026. SAM.gov, notice 364940c3a2af493dbd49335133b416a6

    7 revisions on SAM
    • April 28, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 31, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 19, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 18, 2026: publish, solicitation

  6. April 16, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due April 24, 2026. SAM.gov, notice 143fea1234ec4d0fb3f1c98e76e536df

    7 revisions on SAM
    • April 28, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 31, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 19, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 18, 2026: publish, solicitation

  7. April 28, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due April 29, 2026. SAM.gov, notice f69464f686f4437bae960c5484983f17

    7 revisions on SAM
    • April 28, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 31, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 3, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 19, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • February 18, 2026: publish, solicitation

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