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RFI for Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missiles
Dept of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY · Solicitation DARPA-SN-26-93 · NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) · responses due 2026-11-06 · Open on SAM.gov ↗
- Posted
- 2026-10-21
- Product or service code
- AC12 · National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research
Putting the brief together: the incumbent, who else wins this work, the contracting office and past prices…
From the notice
Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) will be used to refine the Government's technical requirements, validate programmatic assumptions, and inform the acquisition strategy for a potential competitive Program Solicitation (PS). The primary intent of this RFI is to inform industry of a potential new DARPA program and to encourage innovative contractor/subcontractor teaming arrangements between traditional and non-traditional defense contractors, technology developers, and specialized test and evaluation (T&E) providers prior to formal solicitation.
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