Area-Multiplied Photonic-crystal Enhanced Devices (AMPED)

Location:	Federal
Posted:	May 20, 2026
Due:	Jul 9, 2026
Agency:	DEPT OF DEFENSE
Type of Government:	Federal
Category:	A - Research and development
Solicitation No:	DARPA-PS-26-119
Publication URL:	To access bid details, please log in.

Active

Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

DARPA-PS-26-119

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)

Office

DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY

Looking for contract opportunity help?

(opens in new window)

APEX Accelerators are an official government contracting resource for small businesses. Find your local APEX Accelerator (opens in new window) for free government expertise related to contract opportunities.

APEX Accelerators are funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense.

The APEX Accelerators program was formerly known as the Procurement Technical Assistance Program (opens in new window) (PTAP).

General Information View Changes

Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Updated)
Updated Published Date: May 20, 2026 11:27 am EDT
Original Published Date: May 08, 2026 12:57 pm EDT
Updated Date Offers Due: Jul 09, 2026 01:00 pm EDT
Original Date Offers Due: Jul 09, 2026 01:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Updated Inactive Date: Aug 09, 2026
Original Inactive Date: Aug 09, 2026
Initiative:
- None

Classification

Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: AC12 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH
NAICS Code:
- 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Place of Performance:

Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals for the Area-Multiplied Photonic-crystal Enhanced Devices (AMPED) program. The goal of AMPED is to demonstrate single-mode, diffraction-limited, continuous-wave (CW), highly efficient laser devices capable of unprecedented output power in a chip-scale form factor. This represents orders-of-magnitude improvement over the current state of the art in single-mode photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) devices. This solicitation includes a controlled unclassified information (CUI) Addendum that contains key technical details relevant to the program goals and objectives.
Please see Attachment A of this PS for instructions on how to request the CUI Addendum.

Attachments/Links

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

675 NORTH RANDOLPH STREET
ARLINGTON , VA 222032114
USA

Primary Point of Contact

AMPED PS Coordinator
AMPED@darpa.mil

Secondary Point of Contact

History

May 20, 2026 11:27 am EDTSolicitation (Updated)
May 18, 2026 07:57 am EDT Solicitation (Updated)
May 11, 2026 02:47 pm EDT Solicitation (Updated)
May 08, 2026 12:57 pm EDT Solicitation (Original)

May 8, 2026	[Solicitation (Original)] Area-Multiplied Photonic-crystal Enhanced Devices (AMPED)
May 11, 2026	[Solicitation (Updated)] Area-Multiplied Photonic-crystal Enhanced Devices (AMPED)
May 18, 2026	[Solicitation (Updated)] Area-Multiplied Photonic-crystal Enhanced Devices (AMPED)

Area-Multiplied Photonic-crystal Enhanced Devices (AMPED)

Related Document

See also