Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Sciences Office is soliciting proposals under Broad Agency Announcement HR001126S0015 for innovative basic or applied research aimed at achieving revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security. The solicitation focuses on four primary technical thrust areas: Materials, Manufacturing, and Energy Systems; Sensing, Measuring, and Affecting; Math, Computation, and Processing; and Complex, Dynamic, and Intelligent Systems. Research that only provides evolutionary improvements to existing practices is specifically excluded. Multiple awards are anticipated, with evaluations based on scientific and technical merit, mission relevance, cost and schedule realism, and specific performance metrics. Proposals may be awarded as procurement contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions for research or prototypes, with model contracts utilizing a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee structure. An accelerated award option is available for efforts not exceeding 2,000,000 dollars, targeting execution within 30 days of selection. Submission requirements are stringent, requiring mandatory templates for abstracts, executive summaries, and technical and cost volumes. Proposers must demonstrate Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification compliance and provide detailed organizational conflict of interest disclosures. All submissions must be routed through the Broad Agency Announcement Tool or grants.gov depending on the requested award instrument.