Federal opportunity · Solicitation
ClosedQBI Topic Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)
DARPA-PA-26-02-01 · Dept of Defense · SAM.gov
Closed. Responses were due Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 PM ET.
- Responses due
- Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Posted
- Nov 17, 2025
- NAICS code
- 541715 · Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- None
- Place of performance
- Not listed
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation number
- DARPA-PA-26-02-01
- Official notice
- View on SAM.gov →
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What the agency was buying
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is issuing a Quantum Benchmarking Initiative topic (QBIT) inviting submissions of innovative infrastructure, equipment, and expertise available to provide independent verification and validation (IV&V) support for DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), described in the QBI 2026 Program Announcement (PA), DARPA-PA-26-02. All proposals in response to the technical area(s) described herein will be submitted to DARPA-PA-26-02-01 and, if selected, will result in an award of an Other Transaction (OT) for Research project. To view the original DARPA Program Announcement for QBI 2026, visit SAM.gov under solicitation number DARPA-PA-26-02: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c26b38bf041a4d70b00ed619bebb4773/view
From the official notice on SAM.gov.