Carbon Crunch
Archived on August 14, 2026. Original response deadline: . Full description on SAM.gov.
Overview
- Response deadline
- 12:00 PM EDT
- Posted
- April 2, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541715: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Agency
- Department of WarDEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
Notice details
- Office
- DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
- PSC
- AC12: NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH
- Last updated
- Nov 2, 2026
- First published
- Last updated on SAM.gov
Identifiers
- Solicitation number
- DARPA-PS-26-15
- Notice ID
- c9556579002149278ec67f6d0931af43
Description
Please contact the Carbon Crunch email for CUI Amendment 0002. The unclass version of Amendment 0002 has now been posted. Please note, amendment 0002 is only relevant to companies that have been selected to submit a written proposal.
Carbon Crunch aims to enable scalable, fast, and agile production of hypersonic aeroshells. The program will focus on accelerating carbon-carbon (C-C) hypersonic aeroshell production by developing and applying cutting-edge composite manufacturing methods that are inherently faster and more scalable. Performers will be asked to demonstrate an end-to-end manufacturing process (from raw materials to near-net-shape densification) that demonstrates high quality, rapid production, and quick design-cycle turnaround. Once the process demonstrates reasonable cost and orders-of-magnitude improvement in throughput, the technology can be transitioned to hypersonic programs of record.
Award Overview
Contacts
Contracting Officer
Primary Contact
Documents
Files (14)
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Carbon_Crunch_PS_Unclassified_Amendment02.pdf
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DARPA-PS-26-15-Amendment-01.pdf
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DARPA-PS-26-15.pdf
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Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_H_Data_Rights_Assertion_List_Template.docx
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Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_G_Schedule_of_Milestones_and_Payments_Template.xlsx
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Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_F_Task_Description_Document_TDD_Template.docx
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Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_E4_Model_OT_Fixed-Flexible_Based_Approach.docx
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Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_E3_Model_OT_Cost-Share_Fixed-Flexible_Based.docx
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Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_E2_Model_OT_Fixed_Support_Traditional_Cost-Share.docx
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Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_E1_Model_OT_Fixed_Support_Nontraditional.docx
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Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_D_Cost_Spreadsheet_Template.xlsx
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Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_C_Written_Proposal_Template.docx
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Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_B_Written_Abstract_Template.docx
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Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_A_Abstract_Summary_Slide_Template.pptx
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Additional Details
Solicitation Number
DARPA-PS-26-15
Archive Date
Aug 14, 2026
Office Address
ARLINGTON, VA, 222032114