Sample Program Announcement
Sample Program Announcement
Summary
A sample program announcement: DARPA-PA-19-02, "Disruptioneering," issued by DARPA's Defense Sciences Office on March 19, 2019. It solicits proposals under individual Disruption Opportunities (issued via Pre-Solicitation Notices) for high-risk, high-reward research aimed at initiating new investments in under 90 days, with awards made as Other Transactions for Prototype Projects under 10 U.S.C. 2371b and structured as a Phase 1 feasibility base and a Phase 2 proof-of-concept option. It notes that because OTs are not subject to the FAR, the FAR 5.203 response-time requirement does not apply. Relevant as a concrete example of an OT prototype solicitation and its evaluation, award, and IP structure.