# Fleetwood

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpaps2623

- Solicitation number: DARPA-PS-26-23
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 28, 2026
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Contracting office: Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy (HR0011)
- NAICS: 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC12 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research
- First posted: March 25, 2026
- Last posted: March 25, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dbcfb1eb6ee64f5ba885ed8e728e7a79/view

## Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals to develop catalysts to enable atomic-level precision and control of complex systems at all scales of production. Fleetwood is seeking pathways to significantly improve the ability to valorize lignin-containing waste biomass feedstocks, both domestically and in deployed environments, by converting them into resources and precursors for value-added chemicals primed for disruption.

Catalyst development focuses on identifying pathways to convert lignin into chemicals that are traditionally imported into the U.S. Efforts also focus on improving catalyst stability, maximizing activity and selectivity, and ensuring the catalysts are feedstock agnostic, capable of functioning regardless of biomass sourcing.

## Publications

- March 25, 2026: Solicitation, due May 28, 2026. Notice dbcfb1eb6ee64f5ba885ed8e728e7a79. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dbcfb1eb6ee64f5ba885ed8e728e7a79/view

## Points of contact

- Dr. William Mounfield, DARPA/BTO, Fleetwood@darpa.mil

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