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Convergence Special Notice Tender in USA - 146297476

The DEPT OF DEFENSE | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a Convergence Special Notice in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 31 Jul 2026 and is scheduled to close on 06 Aug 2026, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 146297476, while the tender notice number is DARPA-SN-26-108 and Registering on the platform.

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Convergence Special Notice

Deadline: 06 Aug 2026

Posting Date: 31 Jul 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 146297476

Document Ref. No.: DARPA-SN-26-108

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

The Convergence program aims to integrate biology and engineering to develop advanced environmental microbial biosensors designed to safeguard defense personnel. By utilizing carefully designed, non-pathogenic microbial consortia (employing highly characterized and safe host species like E. coli as a biological platform), the program aims to enable the remote, distributed detection of environmental hazards, including chemical analytes, and pharmaceutical agents, in operational and austere environments.The Convergence program will bring together synthetic biologists, environmental scientists, and engineering experts to transition biological sensors safely from controlled laboratory settings to the field. This research will modularize how these biological systems receive chemical inputs and generate safe, reliable, and standardized signal outputs. The program's development is structured across four parallel tiers—advancing systematically from individual component design (Tier 3) and integrated payload development (Tier 2) to full system integration in a microbial chassis platform (Tier 1). If successful, the program will develop a fully deployable sensor system and platform ready for US & International regulatory approval and testing (Tier 0).To ensure safe and responsible deployment, the program is supported by a robust testing and collaboration ecosystem. Development testing within the United States will validate sensor performance and safety before exploring the potential for international adoption. Two dedicated working groups support this effort: the PMO Socio-Political Understanding and Outreach group, which navigates international adoption and local environmental standards, and the Transition and International Partner group, which manages cooperative use cases and deployment safety with global allies.
Notice ID: darpa-sn-26-108

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: 541714 - Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)

Inactive Dates: aug 21, 2026

Inactive Policy: manual

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