# Translating All C TO Rust (TRACTOR)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpaps2420

- Solicitation number: DARPA-PS-24-20
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was November 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST
- 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: September 6, 2024
- Last posted: September 8, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7f104d07619542f7bf85b2297deeb6b0/view

## Description

The TRACTOR program aims to achieve a high degree of automation towards translating legacy C to Rust, with the same quality and style that a skilled Rust developer would employ, thereby permanently eliminating the entire class of memory safety security vulnerabilities present in C programs. Performers might employ novel combinations of software analysis (e.g., static analysis and dynamic analysis), and machine learning techniques (e.g., large language models). The draft solicitation will be posted shortly.

## Publications

- September 6, 2024: Solicitation, due October 31, 2024. Notice 259de52c0fe94270b6d83bba4470d41d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/259de52c0fe94270b6d83bba4470d41d/view
- September 8, 2024: Solicitation, due November 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 7f104d07619542f7bf85b2297deeb6b0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7f104d07619542f7bf85b2297deeb6b0/view

## Points of contact

- BAA Coordinator, TRACTORTEAM@darpa.mil

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