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DARPA will host the MXO Spark Tank event for prospective proposers and future MXO collaborators in Chicago, Illinois. Offers are not being solicited.

Scope

Multi X Office (MXO) Spark Tank event
Prospective proposers and future MXO collaborators

Days to respond: 11

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Details

Place of performance: ARLINGTON, Virginia
Buyer type: Federal
Notice type: Special Notice
Solicitation no.: DARPA-SN-26-73
NAICS: NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)): 123 open RFPs
PSC: PSC AC12: 37 open RFPs
Delivery location: Chicago, Illinois from notice
Local presence: Not required
Amendments: None since Jun 3
Contact: MXO Spark Tank Team
Office: DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Email: MXO-SparkTank@darpa.mil

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Key dates

Wed, Jun 3Posted

Not statedQuestions due

Sun, Oct 18 · 7:59 PM ETResponses due · 11 days left Under 14 days

Change log

verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET

No amendments since posting on Wed, Jun 3; verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET.

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Notice as published

2026 MXO Spark Tank Special Notice

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host the Multi X Office (MXO) Spark Tank event for prospective proposers and future MXO collaborators on November 2-4, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. Advance registration is required. Registration will open on August 10, 2026.

There will be no on-site registration. This event will be hosted in-person only. The event will include overview presentations by DARPA personnel, including MXO Program Managers, and an opportunity for 1:1 engagement with MXO Program Managers and MXO Leadership via sidebar meetings.

After the event, presented materials may be posted tohttps://www.darpa.mil/about/offices/mxo.

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USAspending.gov, last 36 months

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