15 September 2026

DARPA is issuing a solicitation for compact cold-atom devices and ultra-high Q MEMS and photonics built on microscale ultra-high-vacuum systems to advance quantum-grade hardware. The Federal Highway Administration seeks an IDIQ contract to develop, test, and research emerging surface transportation technologies such as artificial intelligence and edge computing. The Air Force Reserve Command wants a customized virtual training package that includes an AI-enabled avatar for conversational elicitation. The Navy is requesting industry input on a prototype carrier-capable autonomous unmanned air vehicle to reduce technical risk. NASA Johnson Space Center is asking for industry feedback on a draft RFP for a commercial low-Earth-orbit destination contract.