# Future Program: Fleetwood

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpasn2645

- Solicitation number: DARPA-SN-26-45
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was March 13, 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: February 13, 2026
- Last posted: February 13, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9c31fd5fa9fd47ce8bc84077adb9f350/view

## Description

The purpose of this Special Notice (SN) is to provide public notification of additional research areas of interest to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office (BTO), specifically for the forthcoming Fleetwood program. The DARPA Fleetwood program aims to develop novel catalysts to enable the conversion of biomass resources to produce carbon containing chemicals for resilient global chemical manufacturing. Specifically, the Fleetwood program seeks to revolutionize lignin valorization.

## Publications

- February 13, 2026: Special notice, due March 13, 2026. Notice 9c31fd5fa9fd47ce8bc84077adb9f350. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9c31fd5fa9fd47ce8bc84077adb9f350/view

## Points of contact

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

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