Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: ERIS Special Topic Area - Ag x BTO
Deadline: 31 Aug 2025
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 120162657
Document Ref. No.: DARPA-PS-25-02-BTO-01
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Description
ERIS Special Topic Area: Ag x BTO
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for innovative ideas to develop novel capabilities for national security. DARPA-s Biological Technologies Office (BTO) wishes to catalyze future efforts to defend agriculture against threats both naturally occurring and manmade. Areas of interest include:
(1) advances to early warning systems for chemical and biological threat surveillance and detection;
(2) rapid-response agricultural countermeasures to defend against threats;
(3) massively accelerated and expanded crop engineering for long-term threat defeat;
(4) integrated and comprehensive threat prediction and modeling for our agricultural systems; and
(5) novel methods to assess the occurrence of human intervention and to attribute provenance.
Ag x BTO employs an acquisition strategy to encourage participation by new or non-traditional submitters that bring innovations to BTO.
This Special Topic Opportunity Page provides the content requirements and instructions for your submission. The actual submission, must be made through the ERIS Marketplace located here: https://www.darpaconnect.us/eris. After navigating to the ERIS Marketplace Page, click on the “Request ERIS Account” button to register for an ERIS account. Once registered, click on the “Access ERIS” button to begin the correct submission workflow.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) long-term, open call for new and novel technology solutions entitled the “Expedited Research Implementation Series” seeking solutions or capabilities that deliver breakthrough technological advancements. This Special Topic Area (STA) is a supplementary, limited period announcement to solicit, collect, and assess disruptive solutions, and make those solutions available through rapid acquisition pathways. This STA will be open for submissions from 1 June 2025 through 31 August 2025.
The ERIS long-term, ope...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : DARPA-PS-25-02-BTO-01
Related Notice : DARPA-PS-25-05
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
Office: DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Updated)
Updated Published Date: Jun 01, 2025 11:22 am EDT
Original Published Date: Jun 01, 2025 10:19 am EDT
Updated Response Date: Aug 31, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Aug 31, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Updated Inactive Date: Sep 15, 2025
Original Inactive Date: Sep 15, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code:
NAICS Code: 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Place of Performance: USA
Documents
Tender Notice
DARPA-PS-25-02-BTO-01.pdf