# Industrial Mobilization for Crisis Manufacturing

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpasn2468

- Solicitation number: DARPA-SN-24-68
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was June 20, 2024
- 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: May 31, 2024
- Last posted: May 31, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9e26e87c39a94d6cadb325815fd20a11/view

## Description

DARPA is interested in technology and implementation solutions that would enable an industrial base (defense and commercial) to rapidly (in less than 30 days) address unanticipated crisis needs (greater than 10 times baseline production) with minimal impact to day-to-day operations and rapidly (less than 30 days) return to normal operations at the conclusion of a crisis. Examples of potential crisis demands may include a natural disaster, pandemic, or armed conflict.

DARPA is seeking innovative solutions which challenge conventional approaches and provide a path towards novel utilization of indigenous manufacturing capacity. To bound the problem, this RFI will focus on structural systems and manufacturing. Approaches only geared towards chemical, or electronics surge capacity are important, but out of scope for this RFI.

Additionally, wholesale changes to industrial production strategies are interesting, but do not necessarily reflect a near term baseline state from which surge capacity would be generated and are likely out of scope. DARPA is seeking comprehensive surge strategies and technologies that can be applied across the broad domain of U.S. and worldwide manufacturing. Industry leaders who employ best practices that may be outside the traditional DoD industrial base are encouraged to respond to this request.

## Publications

- May 31, 2024: Special notice, due June 20, 2024. Notice 88771046dfff421fa51be4839dabc05c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/88771046dfff421fa51be4839dabc05c/view
- May 31, 2024: Special notice, due June 20, 2024. Notice 9e26e87c39a94d6cadb325815fd20a11. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9e26e87c39a94d6cadb325815fd20a11/view

## Points of contact

- Dr. Hunter Martin, Program Manager, DARPA/STO, darpa-sn-24-68@darpa.mil

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