Contract Opportunities · DEPT OF DEFENSE
Firefox
| Agency | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Solicitation Number | DARPA-PS-26-137 |
| Notice Type | Solicitation |
| NAICS | 541714 |
| Set-Aside | No Set-Aside |
| Place Of Performance | |
| Posted | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Source | Federal — SAM.gov |
| Response Deadline | Nov 30, 2026 24 days left as of Nov 6, 2026 |
| Time Left | 24 days left as of 2026-11-06 |
| Primary | Dr. Pedro Irazoqui, BTO/DARPA · [email protected] |
| Official Notice | View On SAM.gov |
About this opportunity
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has developed a non-invasive coherent optical system capable of recording neural signals in humans. To expand this foundational technology and enable the development of revolutionary, non-invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), DARPA's Firefox program is soliciting approaches to overcome key technological hurdles: 1) development of components enabling dynamic rastering/scanning of the incoming coherent optical signal to target multiple regions of interest and 2) development of new data processing architectures beyond the digital domain to handle the high data rates and computational burden inherent to scaling the amount of neural data recorded by the optical system. The ultimate goal of the Firefox program is to use these innovations to develop a 100-channel, non-invasive BCI with 50-micron spatial and 100-microsecond temporal resolution.
Who can apply
Set-aside: NONE — as stated in the official notice: “NONE”. Verify eligibility on the official notice before bidding.
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- 2026-11-06 - Deadline moved 2026-11-09 15:00 UTC -> 2026-11-30 15:00 UTC (observed across SAM.gov feeds today)
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