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TTO Office Wide (OW) BAA 2025

US · VA DARPA - Tactical Technology Office (TTO) grant open #HR001125S0011
Response due Dec 22, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

DARPA's Tactical Technology Office (TTO) has issued a broad agency announcement (BAA) covering office-wide research and development interests for 2025. As a BAA, this solicitation invites innovative proposals across TTO's full portfolio of research areas, which typically spans advanced military systems, autonomous platforms, space technologies, and other high-risk/high-reward defense R&D. The announcement is open for an extended window (over 18 months), allowing proposers to submit white papers or full proposals on a rolling basis. No single specific topic is defined; the BAA is designed to capture unsolicited innovative ideas aligned with TTO's mission.

What they want

This is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) issued by DARPA's Tactical Technology Office (TTO) under solicitation number HR001125S0011. The BAA solicits research proposals across all TTO program areas for FY2025. Prospective offerors may submit white papers and/or full proposals on a rolling basis throughout the open period. TTO's mission generally encompasses the development of revolutionary high-payoff military systems, advanced autonomous systems, space and air platforms, and related defense technologies. Specific topic areas and technical requirements will be detailed in the full BAA document available on Grants.gov or DARPA's website.

How they evaluate

  • Not specified in synopsis — full BAA document required for evaluation criteria details
Submission: Grants.gov portal and/or DARPA BAA submission process (white papers and/or full proposals submitted on a rolling basis)

Risks & flags

  • Extremely minimal public description — the synopsis provides almost no technical detail, making it difficult to assess scope alignment without accessing the full BAA document
  • Rolling 18-month open window is standard for BAAs but can mask favoritism toward pre-coordinated proposers who received informal guidance
  • No evaluation criteria, award values, or topic areas stated in the posted synopsis

Market context

inferred from NAICS
R&D in Physical, Engineering, Life Sciences (except Nanotech & Biotech)
NAICS 541715
US market size
$95B
Typical award
$100K – $50M+
Typical buyers
DoDNSFNIHNASADOE
Commonly required
DCAA-compliant accountingITARCMMC L2
TTO Office Wide (OW) BAA 2025
Due Dec 22
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