Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking innovative research concepts aligned with its technical offices' thrust areas. This Research Solutions Opening (RSO) aims to strengthen the DARPA Program Manager community by engaging academic researchers capable of addressing DARPA's hard problems. The RSO is limited to Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) candidates and proposals from accredited U.S. colleges and universities. Key research thrust areas include biological technologies, defense sciences, information processing techniques, multi-domain technologies, and tactical technology. Proposers must submit an abstract, and if selected, a full proposal. The evaluation criteria include overall scientific and technical merit, potential contribution and relevance to the DARPA mission, and price, value, and cost analysis.
Some of the key points to consider include:
• Innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems
• Technical expertise and experience to accomplish proposed tasks
• Major technical risks and proposed mitigation efforts
• Potential contributions to U.S. national security and technological capabilities
• Plans and capabilities to transition proposed technologies to U.S. national security applications and U.S. industry