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Special Notice for Technology InteGrator and AcceleratoR (TIGAR)
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The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), under the Health Science Futures Office, is issuing a Special Notice to announce the upcoming Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) for the Technology InteGrator and AcceleratoR (TIGAR) exploratory topic, with the official solicitation expected to be posted on SAM.gov on April 22, 2026. This initiative seeks groundbreaking research to develop temperature-flexible preservation methods for complex tissues and organs, aiming to eliminate reliance on cryogenic storage by enabling functional preservation — including cell viability, tissue structure, and critical physiological attributes — for at least 30 days under practical conditions ranging from -80°C to 25°C. Proposals must integrate novel approaches in artificial intelligence, advanced materials, and biotechnology to enable scalable, on-demand preservation applicable to research and clinical settings, with a focus on high-risk, high-reward concepts that align with ARPA-H’s mission of transformative health innovation. The program operates under an 18-month two-phase structure, with a mandatory go/no-go decision after Phase 1, and a total funding cap of $2 million per award. All potential proposers are required to register for and attend the mandatory TIGAR Proposers’ Day webinar, with registration closing on May 12, 2026, and the webinar sessions scheduled for May 14 or May 20, 2026. Failure to attend renders a proposal ineligible. The official solicitation, ARPA-H-SOL-26-144, will be published on SAM.gov and will contain definitive submission requirements, including the need to submit both a solution video and a full proposal, though specific formatting, page limits, and file types have not been detailed in this pre-solicitation notice. Evaluation will prioritize technical innovation, feasibility, potential impact on regenerative medicine and reduction of animal testing, and scalability, with award decisions expected to follow a trade-off analysis rather than lowest-price technically acceptable criteria. The place of performance is Washington, DC, and while no contract clauses, federal acquisition regulation provisions, or detailed packaging and labeling standards are specified in this notice, proposers must comply with all requirements outlined in the official ISO. Administrative and technical inquiries should be directed to TIGAR@arpa-h.gov, and no set-aside provisions are in effect, meaning all entities are eligible to compete.
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Washington, DC, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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This Special Notice (SN) is intended to alert the scientific community to a newly approved Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) solicitation and notify potential proposers of an associated Proposers’ Day (PD) sponsored by the Health Science Futures (HSF) Office. Under the cognizance of the HSF Office, ARPA-H is publishing an Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) for the Technology InteGrator and AcceleratoR (TIGAR) Exploratory Topic on April 22nd, 2026.
Please monitor SAM.gov for updates to the ISO ARPA-H-SOL-26-144.
For additional PD details see the attached notice ARPA-H-SN-26-142.
Amendment 1
Amendment 1 of the SN updated the webinar and webinar registration dates, as well as relevant links.
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