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Information Processing Techniques Office Office-Wide

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)› Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy

Solicitation # HR001126S0011Updated Nov 13, 2026Scored Nov 14, 2026

Responses due

Jun 22

Jun 22, 2027, 2:00 PM EDT

Posted Jun 22Due Jun 22

Summary by RFP Detector

What this RFP is about

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) (Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy), part of the Department of Defense, posted a solicitation titled “Information Processing Techniques Office Office-Wide” under solicitation number HR001126S0011. It was first posted on Jun 22, 2026 and has been updated 4 times since. Responses are due Jun 22, 2027, 2:00 PM EDT. It is classified under NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)) and product/service code AC15. No set-aside is listed. 8 documents are attached to the official notice. The listed point of contact is BAA Coordinator.

Key facts

RFP Detector Score

Score breakdown

Every RFP starts at 50. Each factor adds or subtracts points compared with a typical RFP; unknown data counts as neutral.

Starts at 50

  • Value+6.2estimated

    No value published. Typical award is about $1.8M: the median of 314 DARPA contracts over $25K awarded in NAICS 541715, FY24–FY26.

  • Competition & access+0.3measured

    Full and open competition. The largest recipient took 21% of these dollars in FY24–FY26.

  • Issuer & market+6.1measured

    DARPA obligated $3.2B on NAICS 541715 across 314 contracts in FY24–FY26. 53 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.

  • Time & stage+6.4measured

    Solicitation, bids due: 220 days to respond (due Jun 22, 2027, 2:00 PM EDT). Long lead time.

  • Clarity & completeness−2.3measured

    8 documents, named contact with email, 63-word description.

  • Freshness+5.4measured

    Updated today (new documents).

50 + contributions = 72 (B, Strong)

Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 14, 2026.

Requirements & submission

Eligibility · Full and open competition

Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.

Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.

From the official notice

Description

63 words

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing IPTO programs or other published solicitations. Potential proposers are highly encouraged to visit the IPTO technical office page (https://www.darpa.mil/about/offices/ipto) to view current and upcoming IPTO programs and solicitations in order to avoid proposing efforts that duplicate existing activities or that are responsive to other published IPTO solicitations.

Timeline & history

1 change since posting.

  1. Solicitation posted

  2. Solicitation posted

  3. Solicitation posted

  4. Solicitation posted

  5. Solicitation posted

  6. Documents updated

  7. Responses dueNext · in 220 days

  8. Archive date on the official notice

Documents

8 files
  • ZIP

    Common_Disclosures_Forms_Zip_file.zip

    ZIP

  • DOCX

    Classified_Submission_Requirements__Instructions_and_Procedures.docx

    DOCX

  • PDF

    HR001126S0011.pdf

    PDF

  • PDF

    HR001126S0011-Amendment-02.pdf

    PDF

  • DOCX

    Classified_Submission_Requirements__Instructions_and_Procedures.docx

    DOCX

  • PDF

    HR001126S0011-Amendment-01.pdf

    PDF

  • ZIP

    IPTO_OW_Proposal_Templates.zip

    ZIP

  • DOCX

    IPTO_OW_Abstract_Template__Required_.docx

    DOCX

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Contacts

Points of contact as published on the notice.

Federal award history

Market context

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · NAICS 541715 · FY24–FY26

Typical award (over $25K)
$1.8M
Contracts awarded
314
Total obligated
$3.2B
Award size, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · NAICS 541715 contracts, FY24–FY26 (log scale)
P25 $361.8KMedian $1.8MP75 $4.0MP90 $9.2M

Largest recipients in this market

  • LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$654.4M21%
  • THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$650.3M20%
  • AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION$125.1M4%

Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.

View as table
Fiscal yearObligated ($)
FY20221,246,258,421.94
FY20231,128,467,244.31
FY20241,258,617,137.12
FY20251,177,480,881.04
FY2026745,020,507.27

Federal contract award records, award types A–D, FY24–FY26. Updated Nov 13, 2026.

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