Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) Proposers Day
This is a DARPA Proposers Day notice for an anticipated BAA on precision inertial navigation and positioning research, not a funding opportunity itself.
⚑ Special Notice / Proposers Day only; not the actual BAA or award · Advance registration required for the in-person event and webcast · Anticipated DARPA BAA may have separate eligibility and submission rules · Federal contract context; university eligibility cannot be confirmed from this notice
This is a DARPA technical navigation/positioning program in computing/engineering, not a social-science or risk-perception line of work. The team’s expertise is in public response, communication, and policy around hazards and energy, so this is only loosely adjacent at best.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-07
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 75 strong | technical depth: central; funds basic research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds basic research; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 30 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is sponsoring a Proposers Day to provide information to potential proposers on the objectives of an anticipated Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) program. The Proposers Day will be held in person on July 27, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) in Arlington, VA, with a webcast for those who would like to participate remotely. Advance registration is required for attending the Proposers Day in person and viewing the webcast.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) / DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY.
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