Fast Assessment of Solutions, Therapeutics, Pharmaceuticals, and SupplieS (FASTPASS) Innovative Solutions Opening
ARPA-H seeks solutions to develop a near real-time, non-destructive, AI-enabled system for screening pharmaceutical products and inputs through packaging at ports of entry and other supply-chain nodes.
⚑ Federal contract solicitation under ARPA-H; eligibility is governed by the solicitation and associated contract terms, not a standard grant competition. · Focus is on screening/inspection technology for pharmaceuticals and inputs through packaging; not a clinical or human-subjects program.
This is a biomedical/AI supply-chain screening technology program, not a social-behavioral or policy-research line. The team’s work is about public risk perception, warning communication, education policy, and energy/environment attitudes, so they would not plausibly pursue this as PI-level research.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-22
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| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
October 21, 2026 FASTPASS ISO, ARPA-H-SOL-26-160, Amendment 01 The purpose of Amendment 01 is to: (1) Revise Section 1.2 of the Appendix C.3: Cost Proposal Narrative Model; (2) Rename Attachment D: Cost Proposal Workbook to Appendix D: Cost Proposal Workbook; and (3) Revise item 4 under the General tab of Appendix D: Cost Proposal Workbook to correct a typographical error. No other changes were made to the body of the ISO or appendices. See attached FASTPASS ISO, ARPA-H-SOL-26-160, Amendment 01. _________________________ August 20, 2026 The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Fast Assessment of Solutions, Therapeutics, Pharmaceuticals, and SupplieS (FASTPASS) program aims to develop a near real-time, non-destructive, AI-enabled system for screening pharmaceutical products and inputs through their packaging at ports of entry and other supply-chain nodes. Interested parties are invited to review the attached FASTPASS Innovative Solutions Opening, ARPA-H-SOL-26-160.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH / ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H).
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