Opportunity brief · SAM.gov special notice
Cattle Run Proposers Day Announcement
Dept of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY · Solicitation DARPA-SN-27-03 · NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) · responses due 2026-11-04 (closed) · Open on SAM.gov ↗
- Posted
- 2026-10-22
- Product or service code
- AC13 · National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development
Putting the brief together: the incumbent, who else wins this work, the contracting office and past prices…
From the notice
PROPOSERS DAY: DARPA is hosting a Proposers Day in support of DARPA-SN-27-03 Cattle Run program on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at the DARPA Conference Center (675 North Randolph Street, Arlington, VA 22203) from 8:00am to 5:00pm EST. The purpose of this conference is to provide information on the Cattle Run program; promote additional discussion on this topic; address questions from potential proposers; and provide a forum for potential proposers to meet for teaming opportunities.
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