Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Precision Inertial Navigation Positioning on an Integrated Tesseract Pinpoint
Deadline: 25 Sep 2026
Posting Date: 07 Aug 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 146739584
Document Ref. No.: HR001126S0016
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
CPV Classification
63724110 - Lightship positioning services
38112000 - Sextants
51200000 - Installation services of equipment for measuring, checking, testing and navigating
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Tender Details
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the following technical area: physics and nonlinear control of inertial measurement units (IMUs) appropriate for tactical and unmanned missions. The Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) program will challenge the research community to overcome the decade-long performance plateau of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) IMUs by exploring revolutionary sensor architectures that operate in highly nonlinear regimes. DARPA is soliciting proposals for the research and development of novel inertial sensors based on physics such as, but not limited to, electromagnetically levitated proof masses, non-linear resonators, and high-velocity tethered microsystems. A central theme of this program is the tight co-design of the physical sensor package with advanced, real-time adaptive control systems necessary to stabilize and harness these complex dynamics. Performers should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.
Notice ID: hr001126s0016
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: oct 25, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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