# Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT)

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- Solicitation number: HR001126S0016
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Open. Offers due October 2, 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: August 6, 2026
- Last posted: September 10, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5b497934e0474b72bbf7e03d8babb571/view

## Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the following technical area: physics and nonlinear control of inertial measurement units (IMUs) appropriate for tactical and unmanned missions. The Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) program will challenge the research community to overcome the decade-long performance plateau of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) IMUs by exploring revolutionary sensor architectures that operate in highly nonlinear regimes. DARPA is soliciting proposals for the research and development of novel inertial sensors based on physics such as, but not limited to, electromagnetically levitated proof masses, non-linear resonators, and high-velocity tethered microsystems. A central theme of this program is the tight co-design of the physical sensor package with advanced, real-time adaptive control systems necessary to stabilize and harness these complex dynamics. Performers should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

## Attachments

- [Attachment_A_Abstract_Summary_Side_Template.pptx](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/223be43df5144aa091edba110e50f8f1/download)

## Publications

- August 6, 2026: Solicitation, due September 25, 2026. Notice a269e0efc8614bf5b9ea6628ae5f1ad7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a269e0efc8614bf5b9ea6628ae5f1ad7/view
- August 19, 2026: Solicitation, due September 25, 2026. Notice 966ffe20bcc3435cb3d0027c1ac08416. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/966ffe20bcc3435cb3d0027c1ac08416/view
- September 10, 2026: Solicitation, due October 2, 2026. Notice 5b497934e0474b72bbf7e03d8babb571. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5b497934e0474b72bbf7e03d8babb571/view

## Points of contact

- BAA Coordinator, PINPOINT@darpa.mil

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