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Dept of Defense · DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
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- Response deadline
- May 20, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- Posted
- Apr 22, 2026
- Solicitation
- DARPA-PS-26-05
- 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 soliciting innovative approaches to address challenges in the following technical areas: autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) and pressure vessel (PV) designs, materials science, manufacturing techniques, embedded AUV subsystems and payloads, and supporting mission engineering and digital engineering capabilities. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in uncrewed access to the full-ocean depths at a fraction of the size of current state-of-the-art AUV systems.
What similar awards have paid
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Typical award size
$3.87M
Middle of the pack for similar past awards
Most similar awards fall between $1.25M and $16.26M
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.
- 1G2 OPS, INC.1 award$119.09M
- 2LINQUEST CORPORATION2 awards$112.86M
- 3SEHLKE CONSULTING LLC2 awards$50.13M
- 4MILE TWO LLC5 awards$45.31M
- 5NIMBIS SERVICES INC1 award$32.87M
- 6GALOIS, INC.1 award$28.02M
- 7EDAPTIVE COMPUTING INC3 awards$23.96M
- 8TENET 3, LLC2 awards$19.53M
Recent examples
A few of the newest similar awards in our index.
- KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLCSep 29, 2025General Services Administration$14.58MSource
- MILE TWO LLCSep 29, 2025General Services Administration$68.39MSource
- SEHLKE CONSULTING LLCSep 25, 2025General Services Administration$38.57MSource
- SEHLKE CONSULTING LLCSep 25, 2025General Services Administration$14.04MSource
- LINQUEST CORPORATIONSep 25, 2025General Services Administration$110.85MSource
- APTIMA INCSep 25, 2025General Services Administration$5.85MSource
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 65b69f4e78eb442abb53df9fbb68686d.