9 septembre 2021 | International, Aérospatial, Naval, C4ISR, Sécurité

DoD SBIR/STTR Component BAA Open: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) HR001121S0007 Topics 23-26

The DoD Small Business and Technology Partnerships Office announces the opening of the following Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) topics:

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), HR001121S0007

IMPORTANT DATES:

  • September 9, 2021: BAA opens, begin submitting proposals in DSIP
  • October 12, 2021: BAA closes, full proposals must be submitted in DSIP no later than 12:00 p.m. ET

Full topics and instructions are available at the links provided above.

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