Max Higgins, Senior Consultant

Download the Solicitation The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through its Biological Technologies Office (BTO), has released a Request for Information (RFI) titled ROUNDTOP, seeking input from industry, academia, government laboratories, and non-traditional performers. The RFI focuses on advanced methods to rapidly stabilize and/or repurpose large volumes of petroleum products, including petroleum abandoned in

DARPA-SN-26-76 In April 2026, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through its Microsystems Technology Office (MTO), released a Request for Information (RFI) titled “Materials for Physical Compute in Untethered Robotics” (DARPA-SN-26-76). This RFI signals DARPA’s early-stage interest in advancing the next generation of autonomous robotic systems capable of operating in communication-denied and dynamically changing

DARPA-PS-26-28 In May 2026, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through its Biological Technologies Office (BTO), released a new program solicitation titled Organoid Cytomorphic Intelligence Resulting from Convergent Understanding and Information Transfer (O-Circuit). This initiative reflects DARPA’s continued investment in next-generation computing paradigms, specifically those that move beyond traditional silicon-based systems. At a high

DARPA-SN-26-65 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through its Information Innovation Office (I2O), has released a Special Notice titled Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE), DARPA-SN-26-65. This notice reflects DARPA’s ongoing mandate to pursue bold, high-impact research that delivers asymmetric advantages for national defense. With DICE, DARPA is targeting one of the most