21 August 2026

DARPA issues a solicitation for compact cold-atom and ultra-high Q MEMS/photonics devices using microscale ultra-high-vacuum systems to enable next-generation quantum hardware. The FBI opens a multiple-award IDIQ for enterprise AI compute hardware, including pod-scale servers and inference systems, to support on-premises Gemini capability. The State Department's Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs seeks two backpack-portable electric eVTOL fixed-wing UAS with associated equipment and software. The Navy's Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division requests contractor-owned, contractor-operated flight services for MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft to support maritime surveillance and anti-submarine missions.