PresolicitationActiveDARPA-RS-23-02

Bringing Classified Innovation to Defense and Government Systems (BRIDGES) Presolicitation

DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) / DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY

Key dates?

Posted?: Oct 3, 2022
Response deadline?: Oct 20, 2022, 3:59 AM UTC
Archive date?: —
Archive type?: autocustom

Classification?

Notice type?: Presolicitation
Base type?: Presolicitation
Set-aside?: —
Set-aside code?: —
PSC?: AC13

NAICS?

541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Issuing office?

Department?: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier?: DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
Office?: DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Office code?: —
Organization type?: OFFICE
Office address?: ARLINGTON, VA, 222032114, USA

Contacts?

DARPA-RS-23-02primary
BRIDGES@darpa.mil (awards)

Description?

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for small business concerns and/or nontraditional defense contractors, that do not have facility clearances but are interested in performing classified work for the Department of Defense (DoD). The BRIDGES initiative seeks to assist small companies with disruptive ideas gain facility clearances so that they can bring innovation to the DoD, and help solve classified technical challenges. A virtual Q&A session will be held on October 24, 2022, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm eastern time. Registration for the Q&A session is required. Please see the attached document for more details.

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Metadata?

Notice ID?: e3df635dc7cf4e468e26ae395840d0b6
Full path?: DEPT OF DEFENSE.DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA).DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Office code?: —
Ingested?: Jun 12, 2026
Updated?: Jul 11, 2026