Precision inertial navigation and positioning system development
Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT), Solicitation 5b497934e0474b72bbf7e03d8babb571, issued by Federal (Virginia offices).
At a glance
DARPA seeks contractors to develop advanced precision inertial navigation and positioning technology on an integrated platform. Work will be performed in Virginia and is open to qualified research organizations and small businesses. Deadline for proposals is October 2, 2026.
Key facts
- Issuing agency
- Federal (Virginia offices)
- Solicitation number
- 5b497934e0474b72bbf7e03d8babb571
- Type
- Solicitation
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
- Response deadline
- Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
- Place of performance
- VA
Official description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the following technical area: physics and nonlinear control of inertial measurement units (IMUs) appropriate for tactical and unmanned missions. The Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) program will challenge the research community to overcome the decade-long performance plateau of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) IMUs by exploring revolutionary sensor architectures that operate in highly nonlinear regimes. DARPA is soliciting proposals for the research and development of novel inertial sensors based on physics such as, but not limited to, electromagnetically levitated proof masses, non-linear resonators, and high-velocity tethered microsystems. A central theme of this program is the tight co-design of the physical sensor package with advanced, real-time adaptive control systems necessary to stabilize and harness these complex dynamics. Performers should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.
Solicitation #HR001126S0016. 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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