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DARPA is funding innovative basic or applied research concepts for accelerated materials testing and prediction for concrete under a Disruptioneering Other Transaction prototype agreement.
⚑ Issued under DARPA Disruptioneering Program Announcement DARPA-PA-25-07 Amendment 1. · Total award value up to $2,000,000 across Phase 1 base and Phase 2 option; performer cost share may be included if required or proposed. · Notice says applicant restrictions apply but does not specify a class restriction in the provided text.
This is a DARPA materials/testing program on accelerated prediction for concrete, which is a pure engineering/applied materials topic outside IPPRA’s social-science, risk, policy, and public-opinion portfolio. The team might contribute only peripherally on adoption or communication, but no roster member has this as a PI-level research line.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-22
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 40 partial | outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research |
Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is issuing a Disruption Opportunity (DO), inviting submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of accelerated materials testing and prediction for concrete. This DO is issued under the Program Announcement for Disruptioneering, DARPA-PA-25-07 Amendment 1. All awards will be made in the form of an “Disruptioneering – Other Transaction for Prototype Agreement SAMPLE” (DO OT Sample) project. The total award value for the combined Phase 1 (base, not to exceed $1,000,000) and Phase 2 (option, not to exceed $1,000,000) is limited to $2,000,000. This total award value includes Government funding and performer cost share if required or proposed.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) / DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY.
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