DARPA DSO Disruptioneering
Supports rapid United States exploratory defense research through fast-distributed projects and compact delivery agreements.
DARPA DSO's Disruptioneering vehicle is a fast-track Other Transaction mechanism under master solicitation DARPA-PA-25-07 that allows the Defense Sciences Office to issue targeted Delivery Orders on specific technical questions requiring short-duration, focused prototype demonstrations. Unlike the DSO Office-wide BAA, which covers broad scientific domains, Disruptioneering is designed for narrowly…
Targeted technical domains important to DSO's mission — typically 12-month, $500K-$2M Delivery Orders for prototype demonstrations.
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