RFI for Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missiles
This RFI seeks information to shape a potential DARPA program for next-generation hypersonic cruise missiles and associated contractor/teaming arrangements, not to fund research directly at this stage.
⚑ RFI only; responses inform a future solicitation and are not an award opportunity · Federal contract context for DARPA; applicant restrictions not fully specified in the notice · Potentially relevant only as a subcontractor/team member in any later solicitation, not as direct funded research from this notice
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 45 partial | technical depth: central; funds other (capped) |
| IPPRA | 38 weak | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds other — not a research fit; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 30 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) will be used to refine the Government's technical requirements, validate programmatic assumptions, and inform the acquisition strategy for a potential competitive Program Solicitation (PS). The primary intent of this RFI is to inform industry of a potential new DARPA program and to encourage innovative contractor/subcontractor teaming arrangements between traditional and non-traditional defense contractors, technology developers, and specialized test and evaluation (T&E) providers prior to formal solicitation.
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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