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DARPA Strategic Technology Office (STO) Solicitation is a grant from DARPA that funds research and development of innovative and disruptive technologies to strengthen U.S. military and national security capabilities. DARPA STO seeks proposals across experimental development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, classified under product service code AC13 for national defense R&D.
The program is open to industry, academia, and government proposers and covers a broad range of research areas related to trusted, disruptive capabilities for military advantage. Proposals are accepted via Grants. gov electronic submission.
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* **Contract Opportunity Type:**Presolicitation (Original) * **Original Published Date:**Nov 01, 2022 09:11 am EDT * **Original Response Date:**Oct 31, 2023 11:59 pm EDT * **Inactive Policy:**Manual * **Original Inactive Date:**May 30, 2024 * **Original Set Aside:** * **Product Service Code:** AC13 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT * 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) * **Place of Performance:** DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office (STO) is seeking innovative ideas and disruptive technologies that provide the U.S. military and national security leaders trusted, disruptive capabilities to win in all physical domains (Air, Space, Sea, and Land) and across the spectrum of competition, from deterrence to high-end peer combat.
STO seeks to carry out DARPA’s mission of creating high-risk, high-reward “breakthrough” technologies with a focus on ambitious, difficult, and revolutionary projects that achieve significant changes or fundamental shifts in technical capabilities and give our warfighters new ways to fight.
STO will develop and deliver solutions at a speed and scale to be operationally relevant in a relatively short time, just a few years, from the initiation of the project to proof of concept. This solicitation seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing STO programs or other published solicitations.
### Contracting Office Address * 675 NORTH RANDOLPH STREET * ARLINGTON , VA 222032114 ### Primary Point of Contact * HR001123S0003@darpa. mil ### Secondary Point of Contact * **May 31, 2024 12:00 am EDT**Presolicitation (Updated) * **Nov 01, 2022 09:47 am EDT**Presolicitation (Updated) * **Nov 01, 2022 09:11 am EDT**Presolicitation (Original) What changes or improvements would you suggest?
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Proposers may be from industry, academia, and government. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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