Advanced synthesis techniques for polymeric nonlinear optical materials
Atomically Precise Molecules (APM), Solicitation 9f7a4a6262ae4ccba3259b90700ce4c9, issued by Federal (Virginia offices).
Key facts
- Issuing agency
- Federal (Virginia offices)
- Solicitation number
- 9f7a4a6262ae4ccba3259b90700ce4c9
- Type
- Solicitation
- Posted
- Sep 25, 2026
- Response deadline
- Dec 18, 2026, 8:00 AM EST
- Place of performance
- Nationwide
- Official posting
- Documents, addenda and the procurement contact, free with an account.
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Official description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the areas of new synthesis techniques for polymeric materials and nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in material synthesis with the ability to scale to quantities relevant for application integration, culminating in the development of a prototype demonstration of a revolutionary NLO material integrated into a functional government-provided electro-optic modulator. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice, or research that pivots on exceptional claims that cannot be technically justified in the proposal. This includes: • Proposals aiming to employ solely inorganic materials without a polymeric component • Proposals aiming to modify/repurpose existing NLO materials resulting in incremental improvements to the state-of-the-art (SoA)
Solicitation #DARPA-PS-26-141. Issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE › DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) › DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY. NAICS 541715. Product/Service Code AC12.
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