Track at Big Distances with Track-Before-Detect (TBD2)

Location:	Federal
Posted:	Oct 30, 2025
Due:	Nov 20, 2025
Agency:	DEPT OF DEFENSE
Type of Government:	Federal
Category:	A - Research and development
Solicitation No:	DARPA-PS-26-01
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Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

DARPA-PS-26-01

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Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)

Office

DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY

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General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Original)
Original Published Date: Oct 30, 2025 02:47 pm EDT
Original Date Offers Due: Nov 20, 2025 12:00 pm EST
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Dec 23, 2025
Initiative:
- None

Classification

Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: AC13 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
NAICS Code:
- 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Place of Performance:

Description

The goal of the TBD2 program is to enable continuous space-based detection and tracking of objects in cislunar space on relevant timelines. This effort will increase the safety of cislunar commercial and civilian traffic for the benefit of all nations and enable a sustainable space ecosystem. To accomplish this, TBD2 seeks to advance the state of the art for signal processing algorithms so that when combined with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or quasi-COTS optical sensors and/or focal plane arrays (FPAs), they can a) detect and track faint objects at gigameter (Gm) distances b) operate using available onboard processing capabilities, and c) do so on relevant timelines (within hours).

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

675 NORTH RANDOLPH STREET
ARLINGTON , VA 222032114
USA

Primary Point of Contact

Solicitation Coordinator
DARPA-PS-26-01@darpa.mil

Secondary Point of Contact

History

Oct 30, 2025 02:47 pm EDTSolicitation (Original)

Nov 7, 2025	[Solicitation (Updated)] Track at Big Distances with Track-Before-Detect (TBD2)
Nov 18, 2025	[Solicitation (Updated)] Track at Big Distances with Track-Before-Detect (TBD2)
Nov 24, 2025	[Solicitation (Updated)] Track at Big Distances with Track-Before-Detect (TBD2)
Nov 26, 2025	[Solicitation (Updated)] Track at Big Distances with Track-Before-Detect (TBD2)

Track at Big Distances with Track-Before-Detect (TBD2)

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