Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

Background
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is seeking proposals that explore innovative approaches to achieve revolutionary advancements in science, devices, or systems for national security applications.

The goal of this solicitation is to bolster the national security technology base and support DARPA's mission of making pivotal early technology investments that can create or prevent technological surprises.

Work Details
Proposals must demonstrate overall scientific and technical merit, potential contribution and relevance to the DARPA mission, and cost and schedule realism.

The proposed technical approach should be innovative, feasible, achievable, and complete with detailed rationale provided. Proposals must include a comprehensive description of tasks, associated technical elements, major technical risks, and planned mitigation efforts.

Cost proposals must reflect realistic labor, material, and travel costs necessary to achieve the objectives outlined in the Statement of Work. The schedule should aggressively pursue performance metrics while leveraging prior research for maximum benefit.

Period of Performance
The contract will be performed over a specified period as determined by the awarded proposal's timeline.

Place of Performance
The geographic location(s) for contract performance will be specified in the awarded proposals.