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MXO Pitch Day 2026

Department of Defense · DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · Solicitation · DARPA-PA-26-07

posted 25 June 2026 · closed 29 July 2026 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC12 · 3 postings

Summary

DARPA will hold an MXO Pitch Day on November 2, 2026 in Chicago to engage prospective proposers and catalyze future efforts in the solicitation’s thrust areas. The event aims to fund short‑term scientific discovery projects that advance understanding, generate new concepts or methods, reduce technical uncertainty, and potentially seed longer‑term research, while encouraging participation from non‑traditional and first‑time DARPA awardees.

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