SAM #DARPA-SN-27-07

DARPA plans University of Texas System research agreement for contested-environment medical capabilities

DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office plans a research agreement with a University of Texas System consortium for medical capabilities in austere and contested environments. - Opportunity: DARPA intends to establish an agreement with the University of Texas System consortium of universities. This is a pre-award notice, not a request for proposals or a competitive solicitation. - Program name: The initial release calls the initiative LiveChain, while the attached notice summary calls it Texas Shield; the materials therefore use inconsistent program names. - Research scope: Autonomous and semi-autonomous medical care, casualty evacuation, robotic surgery, artificial-blood and medical-supply innovation, AI-enabled clinical decision support, and mass-casualty science and simulation. - Capability information: Written capability information is due November 15, 2026. - Procurement detail: No specific equipment, commercial products, part numbers, quantities, or detailed performance requirements are identified.

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THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) intends to enter into an Agreement with The University of Texas System consortium of universities in support of the Biological Technologies Office (BTO) LiveChain Program for an integrated research initiative focused on autonomous medical care, casualty evacuation, clinical decision support, and resilient medical supplies in austere and contested environments.

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