# Resilient Ultra Short Pulsed Laser Sources - RFI

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpasn26124

- Solicitation number: DARPA-SN-26-124
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was November 20, 2026
- 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 8, 2026
- Last posted: September 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ff4a04859a05458a9f7437c9d33e6c68/view

## Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Multi X Office (MXO) seeks information on compact, rugged millijoule class ultra-short pulsed lasers. The goals of this Request for Information (RFI) include, but are not limited to:

• Identify approaches to fieldable millijoule ultra-short pulsed lasers • Identify approaches to maintain mode-locking under environmental challenges Responses to this RFI will be used to inform future DARPA program research thrusts, goals, and performance targets.

## Publications

- September 8, 2026: Special notice, due November 20, 2026. Notice ff4a04859a05458a9f7437c9d33e6c68. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ff4a04859a05458a9f7437c9d33e6c68/view

## Points of contact

- RFI Coordinator, DARPA-SN-26-124@darpa.mil

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