Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is soliciting proposals for innovative research aimed at enabling revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security applications. This office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) specifically seeks high-risk, high-reward projects rather than research that results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice. The solicitation is classified under NAICS 541715 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and PSC AC11 for National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Basic Research.

The BAA coordinator serves as the primary point of contact for this solicitation, which was published on June 3, 2025, and carries a response deadline of June 2, 2026. Documentation for this opportunity includes 24 attachments, featuring amendment summaries, proposal instructions, cost templates, and model agreements for various award types such as cooperative agreements and Other Transaction (OT) agreements for prototypes and research.

As of the last update on September 16, 2025, DARPA continues to accept submissions under solicitation number HR001125S0013. The procurement involves various administrative and technical templates designed to facilitate accelerated contract award options. Performance requirements and specific research thrusts are managed through the DSO to support the agency's mission of maintaining technological superiority for the Department of Defense.