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Resilient

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

Solicitation # DARPA-PA-25-07-04Updated Nov 13, 2026

This RFP closed on Oct 19, 2026.

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Closed

Oct 19, 2026

Responses were due Oct 19, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Posted
Aug 20, 2026
Closed
Oct 19, 2026

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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 “Resilient” under solicitation number DARPA-PA-25-07-04. It was first posted on Aug 20, 2026 and has been updated 3 times since. The response deadline was Oct 19, 2026, 4:00 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 AC12. No set-aside is listed. 6 documents are attached to the official notice. The listed point of contact is BAA Coordinator.

Key facts

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Score breakdown

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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+12.2measured

    Solicitation, bids due: 60 days to respond (due Oct 19, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT).

  • Clarity & completeness−0.9measured

    6 documents, named contact with email, 114-word description.

  • Freshness+9.0measured

    Posted today.

50 + contributions = 83 (A, Excellent)

Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Aug 20, 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.

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From the official notice

Description

114 words

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is issuing a Disruption Opportunity (DO), inviting submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of accelerated materials testing and prediction for concrete. This DO is issued under the Program Announcement for Disruptioneering, DARPA-PA-25-07 Amendment 1. All awards will be made in the form of an “Disruptioneering – Other Transaction for Prototype Agreement SAMPLE” (DO OT Sample) project. The total award value for the combined Phase 1 (base, not to exceed $1,000,000) and Phase 2 (option, not to exceed $1,000,000) is limited to $2,000,000. This total award value includes Government funding and performer cost share if required or proposed.

Timeline & history

1 change since posting.

  1. Solicitation posted

  2. Solicitation posted

  3. Solicitation posted

  4. Solicitation posted

  5. Responses were due

  6. Documents updated

Documents

6 files
  • XLSX

    Resilient_Data_Submission_Template.xlsx

    XLSX

  • XLSX

    Resilient_Streamlined_Cost_Buildup_Workbook_Amendment_1.xlsx

    XLSX

  • PDF

    DARPA-PA-25-07-04.pdf

    PDF

  • DOCX

    Resilient_Amendment_1_Summary_of_Changes.docx

    DOCX

  • PDF

    DARPA-PA-25-07-04-Amendment-01.pdf

    PDF

  • DOCX

    Abstract_Template_-_Resilient.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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