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Advanced Energetics Manufacturing Technical Interchange Meeting
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DARPA is hosting a Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) in May 2026 in Arlington, Virginia, to engage with industry and government stakeholders on advancing the manufacturing of energetic materials such as RDX and HMX. The meeting aims to explore technologies that enable continuous flow processes as alternatives to legacy batch systems, which are costly, large-footprint, and inflexible. The focus is on innovations in process intensification including continuous crystallization, drying, solvent recycling, reaction planning tools, and in-line monitoring to improve efficiency, safety, scalability, and supply chain resilience. Participation is restricted to U.S. citizens only, and all discussions will occur at the Controlled Unclassified Information level. Respondents must submit a cover sheet, a technical description of no more than two pages, and a bibliography of up to two pages, formatted in 12-point font with one-inch margins, and sent exclusively to DARPA-SN-26-68@darpa.mil by May 8, 2026. Submissions must be unclassified, marked as Distribution A, and proprietary content clearly labeled. Attendance at the meeting is not guaranteed and will be extended only to those whose responses demonstrate high-impact, technically feasible solutions aligned with the stated objectives. This solicitation, designated DARPA-SN-26-68, is a Request for Information under FAR 15.201(e) and does not constitute a commitment to award a contract or funding. No contract clauses, evaluation factors, pricing details, delivery schedules, or acquisition data are included, as the intent is purely to gather technical insights and identify capable entities. The NAICS code 541715 applies, and the office address is in Arlington, VA, with the primary point of contact for all correspondence being the designated email. There are no socioeconomic set-asides, no requirement for UEI or CAGE codes, no representations or certifications needed, and no packaging, inspection, or invoicing requirements. Respondents are advised that participation is voluntary, submission does not obligate DARPA in any way, and no feedback or acknowledgment will be provided to submitters. The TIM is scheduled for May 27, 2026, and only invited participants with qualifying responses will be permitted to attend.
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DARPA will host an in-person Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) on Advanced Energetics Manufacturing anticipated to occur in approximately May 2026 in Arlington, VA. The purpose of this TIM is to meet with the energetics community to discuss technologies related to increasing the efficiency and/or distributed production of energetic materials, promote additional discussion on this topic, address questions from industry and government stakeholders, and provide a forum for industry to present their capabilities.
BACKGROUND:
Energetics in the U.S. are produced almost exclusively using batch processing in large mixers with highly concentrated, pure input materials due to the susceptibility to impurities from the large reaction volume and limited control. Furthermore, these are fixed systems designed to only produce one class of product and require a large footprint (acres) of secondary processing to safely handle in batches. These legacy approaches are hindered by cost, size, and technical expertise required to operate and maintain multiple, different dedicated energetics processing reactors for both explosive and propellant needs.
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