# Request for Information: Very Large-scale Photonic Integration (VLPI)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpasn2588

- Solicitation number: DARPA-SN-25-88
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was July 15, 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: AC12 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research
- First posted: June 24, 2025
- Last posted: June 24, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0d91f604d4d54bd79881be8b9f9721be/view

## Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) seeks information on the feasibility, manufacturability and application space of Very Large-scale Photonic Integration (VLPI). DARPA is interested in disruptive ideas and concepts significantly beyond current practice. Approaches resulting in incremental improvement and mere description of existing capabilities or prior work without a clear vision for advancing the field are not of interest. Responses to this RFI may be used to inform future program development.

## Publications

- June 24, 2025: Special notice, due July 15, 2025. Notice 0d91f604d4d54bd79881be8b9f9721be. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0d91f604d4d54bd79881be8b9f9721be/view

## Points of contact

- Anna Tauke-Pedretti, DARPA-SN-25-88@darpa.mil

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