Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Topic (QBIT) Stage A

Solicitation ID: DARPA-PA-26-02-02

Agency: DARPA

Eligibility Reasoning

OTHER TRANSACTION FOR RESEARCH BETWEEN (INSERT CONSORTIUM NAME AND ADDRESS) AND THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY... Authority: 10 U.S.C. § 4021... Consortium: The group of Consortium Members collaborating to accomplish the objectives of the Agreement, one of which must be a for-profit entity.

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Summary

This document describes the DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Topic (QBIT) Stage A, which seeks to fund innovative research into building utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers and their associated computational workflows. The primary funding mechanism presented is a sample 'Other Transaction for Research' agreement template for a consortium. This agreement outlines a collaborative, milestone-driven project with shared funding between DARPA and the consortium. Key provisions include the consortium retaining title to patents while the government receives a license, government march-in rights, specific data rights to be negotiated, requirements for safeguarding defense information per NIST SP 800-171, rapid cyber incident reporting, and restrictions on foreign access to developed technology.

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Potential LBNL PIs (Overall)

Note on PI Matching: These suggestions are generated through an AI-driven semantic analysis of LBNL staff profiles.

Name	Score	Organization
Angelos Ioannou	0.78	CSA | AMCR | Computer Science · Quantum Computer Architecture
Meriam Gay Bautista-Jurney	0.77	CSA | AMCR | Computer Science · Quantum System Design
Marina Radulaski	0.76	ESA | MF | MF Nanofabrication Facility · Quantum Hardware Development
Anna Giannakou	0.76	CSA | SciData | Data Science Applications · Computational Workflow Development
Ravi Naik	0.76	CSA | AMCR | Computer Science · Quantum System Testing
Anastasiia Butko	0.76	CSA | AMCR | Computer Science · Quantum System Evaluation
Anthony Ciavarella	0.76	CSA | AMCR | Computer Science · Quantum Software Development
Siyuan Niu	0.74	CSA | AMCR | Computer Science · Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
Abdelilah Essiari	0.73	CSA | SciData | Data Science Applications · Information System Security
Tiffany Connors	0.73	CSA | NERSC | Data Center Department · NIST SP 800-171 Implementation

Fundamental Research Exemption (FRE)

ARTICLE IX Foreign Access to Technology