POWER: Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay, Subscale Aerial Demonstration (Phase 2)

Location:	Federal
Posted:	Jun 4, 2025
Due:	Jun 30, 2025
Agency:	DEPT OF DEFENSE
Type of Government:	Federal
Category:	A - Research and development
Solicitation No:	DARPA-PS-25-17
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Notice ID

DARPA-PS-25-17

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Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

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DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)

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DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY

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General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Original)
Original Published Date: Jun 04, 2025 02:31 pm EDT
Original Date Offers Due: Jun 30, 2025 05:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Feb 20, 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 Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program seeks to build, demonstrate, and validate an airborne wireless energy relay capability that can provide for the redirection of ground-sourced high-energy laser beams over long distances for power delivery. The 6-month Phase 2 effort described in this solicitation seeks to reduce risk in the realization of this capability through the development of a single, integrated subscale relay hosted at an altitude of at least 1.5 km for demonstration of beam redirection, correction, and harvesting relay functions. The culminating demonstration is planned to be held at the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF) at White Sands Missile Range and will employ an existing HELSTF laser as the source. The subscale relay shall redirect the beam to a receiver site on the ground.

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

675 NORTH RANDOLPH STREET
ARLINGTON , VA 222032114
USA

Primary Point of Contact

BAA Coordinator
DARPA-PS-25-17@darpa.mil

Secondary Point of Contact

History

Jun 04, 2025 02:31 pm EDTSolicitation (Original)

Jun 24, 2025	[Solicitation (Updated)] POWER: Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay, Subscale Aerial Demonstration (Phase 2)
Jun 25, 2025	[Solicitation (Updated)] POWER: Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay, Subscale Aerial Demonstration (Phase 2)

POWER: Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay, Subscale Aerial Demonstration (Phase 2)

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