The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host an in-person Proposers Day in support of the DARPA Program Solicitation (PS) for PICASSO on January 16, 2026, at the DARPA Conference Center (DCC), Arlington VA, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. DARPA anticipates releasing the PS prior to Proposers Day. If released, the PS 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 PICASSO program’s vision and goals;
(2) To facilitate interaction between researchers with capabilities and interests relevant to the PICASSO program goals;
(3) To collect questions during the event that DARPA may answer and make available in a Question and Answer (Q&A) document; 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 PICASSO program goals.
The Proposers Day will include overview presentations by government personnel and opportunities for team building among the participants. The meeting will start with presentations by DARPA that include a technical program briefing and contracting discussion to further describe the planned PS objectives and content. These will be followed by a Q&A session, a lightning round session, and PM sidebars.