Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Cathode Advancements in Science and Technology for Oxygen Resistance Castor
Deadline: 27 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 14 Mar 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 137813776
Document Ref. No.: DARPA-PA-25-07-03
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is issuing a Disruption Opportunity (DO), inviting submissions of innovative basic or applied research for efficient, high-performance, long-lived oxygen-compatible cathodes for use in air-breathing very low earth orbit (VLEO) electric propulsion (EP) systems. This DO is issued under the Program Announcement for Disruptioneering, DARPA-PA-25-07. All awards will be made in the form of an Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype project. The total award value for the combined Phase 1 base (Feasibility Study) and Phase 2 option (Proof of Concept) is limited to $900, 000 (see Section I.C for information more information on phase structure). This total award value includes Government funding and performer cost share if required or proposed.To view the DARPA Program Announcement (PA) for Disruptioneering, visit SAM.govunder solicitation number DARPA-PA-25-07:https://sam.gov/opp/bae5fa32f4ee4cdb9a070a14309b2c66/view.
Notice ID: darpa-pa-25-07-03
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: defense advanced research projects agency (darpa)
Office: def advanced research projects agcy
Product Service Code: ac12 - national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; applied research
NAICS Code: 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Inactive Dates: may 27, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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