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Intrinsically Tough and Affordable Ceramics Today (INTACT) Information Session

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is sponsoring an Information Session webcast to provide information to potential proposers on the objectives of the anticipated Intrinsically Tough and Affordable Ceramics Today (INTACT) Disruption Opportunity (DO). The Information Session will be held via webcast on January 21, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Advance registration is required to attend the webcast. All times listed in this announcement and on the registration website are Eastern time. The goals of the INTACT Information Session are to (1) introduce the research community (industry, academia, and Government) to the INTACT vision and goals and (2) explain the mechanics of a DARPA DO and the milestones of this particular effort. DARPA anticipates releasing the INTACT DO in January 2025. If released, the DO will be available on SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/). After the Information Session, DARPA may post the presented materials on the DARPA website. Disruption Opportunities are released as Solicitation Notices under the Disruptioneering Program Announcement (DARPA-PA-24-04) and are rapid, targeted, limited-scope investments as part of an overall balanced portfolio. The Disruptioneering Program Announcement enables DARPA to initiate a new investment in less than 120 calendar days from idea inception.

Microsystem Induced CAtalysis (MICA) Proposers Day

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host an in-person Proposers Day in support of the Microsystem Induced CAtalysis (MICA) program on January 23, 2025, at Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), 8283 Greensboro Drive, Hamilton Building Auditorium, McLean, VA 22102 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. The purpose of this meeting is to provide information on the MICA program, promote additional discussion on this topic, address questions from potential proposers, and provide an opportunity for potential proposers to share their capabilities and ideas for teaming arrangements. DARPA anticipates releasing the MICA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) prior to Proposers Day. If released, the MICA BAA will be made available at https://sam.gov/. The goals of the Proposers Day are: (1) To introduce the science and technology community (industry, academia, and government) to the MICA program vision and goals; (2) To facilitate interaction between researchers with capabilities and interests relevant to the MICA program goals; (3) To collect questions during the event that DARPA may answer and make available in a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document maintained at https://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunities; and (4) To encourage and promote teaming arrangements among organizations that have the relevant expertise, research facilities, and capabilities for executing research and development responsive to the MICA program goals. The Proposers Day will include overview presentations by government personnel and opportunities for team building among the participants. It is anticipated that recording of the Proposers Day and materials will be posted online at https://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunities.