SMASH Program Announcement
Smash Program Announcement, Solicitation f69464f686f4437bae960c5484983f17, issued by Federal (Virginia offices).
At a glance
DARPA is seeking research proposals for the SMASH Program under NAICS code 541715 (research and development services). This is a competitive solicitation open to eligible organizations. Proposals are due April 29, 2026.
Key facts
- Issuing agency
- Federal (Virginia offices)
- Solicitation number
- f69464f686f4437bae960c5484983f17
- Type
- Solicitation
- Posted
- Apr 28, 2026
- Response deadline
- Apr 29, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT
- Place of performance
- VA
Official description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals around materials processing to enable efficient, scalable element separation across the periodic table. This capability would establish a new technological basis for domestic resource independence. Specifically, the Smash program aims to create technologies that leverage parallel processing to: (1) drive process yield across multiple elements; (2) maximize energy utilization in the intrinsic separation processes; and (3) ensure solutions are scalable across industrial processing operations. Proposed research 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. Note: The referenced Attachment J: Smash Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Guide is under final review will be posted subsequently.
Solicitation #DARPA-PA-26-04. 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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