Closed Solicitation · DEPT OF DEFENSE
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The MXO Pitch Day 2026, hosted by DARPA, invites prospective proposers to engage in scientific discovery solutions aimed at advancing research and reducing technical uncertainty. This event encourages participation from non-traditional organizations and small businesses, fostering new concepts in the national security space. The Pitch Day will take place in Chicago, Illinois, on November 2, 2026.
DARPAs MXO will host a Pitch Day for engagement with prospective proposers and to catalyze future efforts in the thrust areas listed within the solicitation. MXO Pitch Day will be hosted on November 2, 2026, in-person, in Chicago, Illinois. This Program Announcement DARPA-PA-26-07 constitutes the MXO Pitch Day solicitation. The goals of the MXO Pitch Day 2026 are to: 1) fund scientific discovery solutions for short-term efforts with the intent to advance scientific understanding, generate new concepts or methods, reduce technical uncertainty, and potential to catalyze future research efforts, and 2) employ an acquisition strategy to encourage participation by non-traditional organizations and small businesses that have not previously received a DARPA-funded award as prime performers and university teams whose Principal Investigators (PI) and Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PI) have not previously served as a PI or Co-PI under a DARPA-funded award. MXO Pitch Day 2026 aims to broaden DARPAs goals to break down barriers of entry for performers new to DARPA and the national security space.
MXO Pitch Day 2026 is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.
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