Bringing Classified Innovation to Defense and Government Systems (BRIDGES) Presolicitation
Dept of Defense · DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
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- Response deadline
- Not listed
- Posted
- Oct 10, 2022
- Solicitation
- DARPA-RS-23-02
- Set-aside
- None listed
- Place of performance
- —
- Contracting office
- DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY · ARLINGTON · VA
- Source
- SAM.gov · updated May 9, 2026
Description
***DARPA is interested in feedback to this presolicitation. Feedback from industry may inform changes to the solicitation in the form of future amendments. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for small business concerns and/or nontraditional defense contractors, that do not have facility clearances but are interested in performing classified work for the Department of Defense (DoD). The BRIDGES initiative seeks to assist small companies with disruptive ideas gain facility clearances so that they can bring innovation to the DoD, and help solve classified technical challenges. A virtual Q&A session will be held on October 24, 2022, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm eastern time. Registration for the Q&A session is required by October 19, 2022. Please see the attached document for more details.
What similar awards have paid
Real federal awards already on the books in a similar lane — so you can size the opportunity, not guess. This is public history, not a bid price, cost estimate, or prediction that you will win.
Typical award size
$3.04M
Middle of the pack for similar past awards
Most similar awards fall between $403,957 and $9.14M
Who has won work like this
Public awardees in this lane — useful for competitor scan or teaming ideas, not a ranked list of “best” firms.
- 1CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION1 award$13.18M
- 2RED SIX AEROSPACE INC.1 award$4.74M
- 4TECH7 CONSULTING, LLC1 award$2.81M
- 5THERMOANALYTICS, INC.1 award$743,535
- 6RED SIX SOLUTIONS, LLC2 awards$116,790
Recent examples
A few of the newest similar awards in our index.
- THERMOANALYTICS, INC.Sep 30, 2025Department of Homeland Security$743,535Source
- TECH7 CONSULTING, LLCSep 30, 2025General Services Administration$13.54MSource
- CFD RESEARCH CORPORATIONMay 21, 2025Department of the Interior$16.53MSource
- RED SIX SOLUTIONS, LLCJan 17, 2025Department of Homeland Security$64,380Source
- RED SIX AEROSPACE INC.Nov 7, 2024General Services Administration$4.74MSource
- RED SIX SOLUTIONS, LLCNov 5, 2024Department of Homeland Security$52,410Source
Drawn from official USAspending contract records in our index. Always confirm requirements on the SAM.gov notice before you bid.
Intelligence only — not legal advice or a guarantee of award. Always verify requirements on the official SAM.gov notice. Past award amounts are public history, not a suggested bid or prediction. Notice ID 3371e1d393df4aeca453bf3cd65fd9b7.