Notice

Non-Optical Methods for High Speed Protein Control

DARPA BTO will be actively “shopping” the ERIS Marketplace for innovative, post-competitive, awardable solutions that address the need for a new class of rapidly switchable, non-optogenetic protein domains for real-time cellular control.

Notice type	Special Notice: An announcement, such as an industry day or a request for information.
Who's buying	Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa)
Where	Work location not listed. The buying office is in Arlington, Virginia.
Deadline	Thu, Dec 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST (68 days left)
Who can bid	Open to any business (no set-aside listed)
Industry	NAICS 541714 (Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology))
Solicitation #	DARPA-SN-26-89
Posted	Tue, Jul 21, 2026
Contact	Dr. Jeffrey Zaleski, DARPA/BTO, [email protected]

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UPDATE: The purpose of Amendment 1 to DARPA-SN-26-89, the Non-Optical Methods for High Speed Protein Control Special Notice (SN), is to clarify the notice deadline. DARPA BTO will be actively “shopping” the ERIS Marketplace for innovative, post-competitive, awardable solutions that address the need for a new class of rapidly switchable, non-optogenetic protein domains for real-time cellular control. This effort seeks to develop a robust and versatile molecular tool for massless information transfer across a cell membrane, intended to supplement existing synthetic biology platforms.

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