Smash Program Announcement
| Location: | Federal |
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| Posted: | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Due: | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
| Category: |
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| Solicitation No: | DARPA-PA-26-04 |
| Publication URL: | To access bid details, please log in. |
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- Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Updated)
- Updated Published Date: Feb 19, 2026 02:57 pm EST
- Original Published Date: Feb 18, 2026 05:17 pm EST
- Updated Date Offers Due: Apr 24, 2026 01:00 pm EDT
- Original Date Offers Due: Apr 24, 2026 01:00 pm EDT
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Updated Inactive Date: Oct 25, 2026
- Original Inactive Date: Oct 25, 2026
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: AC12 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH
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NAICS Code:
- 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Place of Performance:
Specifically, the Smash program aims to create technologies that leverage parallel processing to: (1) drive process yield across multiple elements; (2) maximize energy utilization in the intrinsic separation processes; and (3) ensure solutions are scalable across industrial processing operations.
Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.
Note: The referenced Attachment J: Smash Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Guide is under final review will be posted subsequently.
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- Smash PA Coordinator
- Smash@darpa.mil
- Feb 19, 2026 02:57 pm ESTSolicitation (Updated)
- Feb 18, 2026 05:17 pm EST Solicitation (Original)
Related Document
| Feb 18, 2026 | [Solicitation (Original)] Smash Program Announcement |
| Mar 3, 2026 | [Solicitation (Updated)] Smash Program Announcement |
| Mar 31, 2026 | [Solicitation (Updated)] Smash Program Announcement |
| Apr 16, 2026 | [Solicitation (Updated)] Smash Program Announcement |
| Apr 28, 2026 | [Solicitation (Updated)] Smash Program Announcement |
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