Notice ID: 182eab6ca77d465f931c6dc118b939caSolicitation
Firefox
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Description
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.
Overview
Agency:
Department of WarDEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
Office:DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Posted:September 16, 2026
NAICS:541714: Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
Last Updated:Oct 28, 2026
First published:
Last updated on SAM.gov:
PSC:AC12: NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH
Set-Aside:Not specified
Type:Solicitation
Place of Performance:Not specified
Award Overview
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Contacts
Contracting Officer
Primary Contact
Dr. Pedro Irazoqui, BTO/DARPA
Documents
Files (8)
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DARPA-PS-26-137.pdf
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DARPA_PS_26_137_Firefox_Attch_F_OPP_Guidelines_and_Instructions.docx
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DARPA_PS_26_137_Firefox_Attch_G_Risk_Matrix.pptx
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DARPA_PS_26_137_Firefox_Attch_E_Milestone_and_Payment_Schedule.xlsx
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DARPA_PS_26_137_Firefox_Attach_D_Cost_Proposal_Spreadsheet.xlsx
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DARPA_PS_26_137_Firefox_Attach_C_Model_OT_for_Prototype.docx
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DARPA_PS_26_137_Firefox_Attch_B_Abstract_Template.docx
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DARPA_PS_26_137_Firefox_Attch_A_Abstract_Summary_Template.pptx
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Lifecycle
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Additional Details
Solicitation Number
DARPA-PS-26-137
Archive Date
Dec 9, 2026
Office Address
ARLINGTON, VA, 222032114