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Strategic Catalyst Announcement for AI-BTO

DARPA-SCA-24-01 · DEPT OF DEFENSE

A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) solicitation, with responses due 2024-11-25. AwardCast estimates what this specific solicitation will close for, before you bid.

DARPA-SCA-24-01
solicitation
541714
NAICS
AC11
PSC
Not set aside
set-aside
2024-11-25
responses due

What's being bought

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) solicits innovative ideas to develop novel capabilities for national security. DARPAs Biological Technologies Office (BTO) wishes to catalyze future efforts in the topics of Prediction and Health; Autonomous Science; Simulation; Biomanufacturing

Comparable recent awards in RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)

WinnerAward valueOffersDate
AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION$4.3Mn/a2026-07-01
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$17.5Mn/a2026-06-30
MICRON BIOMEDICAL INC$4.5M182026-06-24
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION$47K12026-06-24
CHROMOLOGIC LLC$4.5M182026-06-24

Questions

What is solicitation DARPA-SCA-24-01?

Strategic Catalyst Announcement for AI-BTO, issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE, under NAICS 541714 (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)). Responses are due 2024-11-25.

What do similar contracts close for?

Comparable closed awards in this category ran from $47K to $17.5M, across 5 awards shown above. Those are historical results, not a forecast for this solicitation.

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