ONHS Report: HR001126S0015

Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

Solicitation ID: HR001126S0015

Agency: DARPA/DSO

Type: Cooperative Agreement

Deadline: 2027-08-27T00:00:00 ET

Eligibility: Consult DOE Site Office (Prime Status)

Funding: Up to $150,000 per year for an optional DSO Fundamental Defense Research Talent Award (FDRTA); an accelerated award option is available for proposals not exceeding $2,000,000.

Doc Type: BAA

Clearance: CUI

Program Manager: HR001126S0015@darpa.mil

Last Updated: 2026-08-29 16:02

Analyzed File: HR001126S0015.pdf

Eligibility Reasoning

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), and Government Entities to include National Laboratories are not eligible to propose to this solicitation.

Note: This is an AI-generated summary...

Summary

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is soliciting proposals under Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) HR001126S0015 for innovative research that enables revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security. The BAA specifically excludes projects that offer only evolutionary improvements. While open to novel ideas, proposals are encouraged within four key technical thrust areas: (1) Materials, Manufacturing, and Energy Systems; (2) Sensing, Measuring, and Affecting; (3) Math, Computation, and Processing; and (4) Complex, Dynamic, and Intelligent Systems. A mandatory pre-proposal phase requires submission of an executive summary or abstract for DARPA review before a full proposal can be submitted. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis until August 27, 2027. Anticipated awards include Cooperative Agreements, Procurement Contracts, and Other Transactions. The BAA includes provisions for an accelerated award option for proposals under $2M, a DSO Fundamental Defense Research Talent Award (FDRTA) option for university primes, and specific Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), and Government Entities are ineligible to propose.

Overall Technical Areas

Advanced Materials ScienceFlexible Manufacturing SystemsAdvanced Propulsion TechnologyEnergy Systems ResearchAdvanced Sensing and MeasurementAdvanced Communication SystemsNovel Control SystemsQuantum Computing ResearchNovel Computing ArchitecturesAdvanced Processing AlgorithmsApplied Mathematics ResearchComplex Adaptive SystemsHuman-AI EcosystemsArtificial Intelligence ResearchRevolutionary Scientific Methods

Probable LBNL Areas

BSACSAEESAESAETAPSA· Acoustics

Focus Areas

Example Priorities:

Breaking the tensions between performance and efficiency for new materials, manufacturing flexibility, propulsion, and energy availability.

Specific Technical Skills:

Materials ScienceAdvanced ManufacturingPropulsion SystemsEnergy StoragePower SystemsThermodynamicsMechanical EngineeringChemical EngineeringMetamaterials

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Francesco Ricci	0.75	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics · Materials Science
Kristin Persson	0.75	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics · Materials Science
Ravi Prasher	0.75	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt · Energy Storage
Alexandre Moreira da Silva	0.75	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt · Power Systems
Neil Razdan	0.74	ESA \| CSD \| Catalysis · Chemical Engineering
Peter Tennessen	0.73	PSA \| Engineering \| Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering
Bin Wang	0.73	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Propulsion Systems
Minok Park	0.72	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt · Advanced Manufacturing
Zhi Jackie Yao	0.72	CSA \| AMCR \| Applied Mathematics · Metamaterials
Jeremy Smith	0.72	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept · Thermodynamics

Example Priorities:

Pushing the fundamental limits for orders-of-magnitude improvement in awareness, communications, and control.

Specific Technical Skills:

Sensor DevelopmentSignal ProcessingRF EngineeringPhotonicsElectromagneticsControl TheoryQuantum SensingWireless CommunicationsAcoustics

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Claire Tomlin	0.75	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Department of BioEngineering and BioMedical Sciences · Control Theory
Mengjie Yu	0.75	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics · Photonics
Stijn (Stan) Wielandt	0.74	PSA \| Engineering \| Electronic Engineering · RF Engineering
Ashok Ajoy	0.74	ESA \| CSD \| Condensed Phase - CPIMS · Quantum Sensing
Zachary Jones	0.74	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Process Engr & Analytics · Quantum Sensing
Kameshwar Poolla	0.73	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt · Control Theory
Zhi Jackie Yao	0.73	CSA \| AMCR \| Applied Mathematics · Electromagnetics
Yuan Mei	0.72	PSA \| PHY \| Atlas · Sensor Development
Prabal Dutta	0.71	ETA \| Building Tech. & Urban Sys. \| Bldg Technologies Dept · Wireless Communications
Ran Cheng	0.71	· Acoustics

Example Priorities:

Enabling quantum, and reimagining classical, computing for enhanced efficiency and new capabilities.

Specific Technical Skills:

Quantum ComputingAlgorithm DevelopmentHigh-Performance ComputingApplied MathematicsComputational ScienceComputer ArchitectureNeuromorphic ComputingCryptographyNumerical Analysis

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Angelos Ioannou	0.77	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Computer Architecture
Jason Lowe-Power	0.76	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Computer Architecture
Dilip Vasudevan	0.75	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Neuromorphic Computing
Anthony Ciavarella	0.75	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Quantum Computing
Costin Iancu	0.75	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · High-Performance Computing
Harish Bhat	0.74	CSA \| AMCR \| Applied Mathematics · Applied Mathematics
Steven Hofmeyr	0.74	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Computational Science
Per-Olof Persson	0.73	CSA \| AMCR \| Mathematics · Numerical Analysis
Abdelilah Essiari	0.72	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Cryptography
Satyarth Praveen	0.72	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Algorithm Development

Example Priorities:

Revolutionizing scientific methods for harnessing complex and adaptive systems, from materials to human-AI (artificial intelligence) ecosystems.

Specific Technical Skills:

Complex Systems TheoryArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningHuman-Machine TeamingSystems BiologyNetwork ScienceAdaptive SystemsMulti-Agent SystemsRoboticsCognitive Science

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Jamie Inman	0.73	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Department of BioEngineering and BioMedical Sciences · Systems Biology
Talita Perciano Costa Leite	0.73	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research · Machine Learning
Michael Mahoney	0.73	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research · Network Science
Satyarth Praveen	0.73	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Adaptive Systems
Steven Hofmeyr	0.72	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Complex Systems Theory
Anna Giannakou	0.72	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Artificial Intelligence
Costin Iancu	0.71	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Cognitive Science
Drew Paine	0.70	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Human-Machine Teaming
Claire Tomlin	0.69	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Department of BioEngineering and BioMedical Sciences · Robotics
Alexandre Bayen	0.69	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Multi-Agent Systems

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
Jingjing Zhang	0.79	ETA \| Building Tech. & Urban Sys. \| Whole Building Sys Dept · Energy Systems Research
Anthony Ciavarella	0.78	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Quantum Computing Research
Samuel Fernandes	0.78	ETA \| Building Tech. & Urban Sys. \| Whole Building Sys Dept · Artificial Intelligence Research
Angelos Ioannou	0.77	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Novel Computing Architectures
Kin Yu	0.77	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics · Advanced Materials Science
Zhi Jackie Yao	0.77	CSA \| AMCR \| Applied Mathematics · Applied Mathematics Research
Claire Tomlin	0.76	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Department of BioEngineering and BioMedical Sciences · Novel Control Systems
Samveg Saxena	0.76	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt · Advanced Propulsion Technology
Nirmalendu Patra	0.75	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Advanced Processing Algorithms
Mark Alper	0.75	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics · Advanced Sensing and Measurement

Fundamental Research Exemption (FRE)

As of the date of publication of this solicitation, the Government cannot identify whether the work under this solicitation may be considered fundamental research and may award both fundamental and non-fundamental research. For additional information on fundamental research, please visit Proposer Instructions: General Terms and Conditions.