Opportunity
SAM #DARPA-SN-27-10
DARPA RFI on flexoelectric materials and sensing and transduction technologies
Buyer
DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Posted
November 04, 2026
Respond By
December 04, 2026
Identifier
DARPA-SN-27-10
NAICS
541715, 541330, 334519, 334513
DARPA’s Multi X Office is conducting market research on flexoelectric materials to inform possible future research. - Information sought: Foundational materials, interfaces, measurement methods (metrology), design rules, and device elements using strain-gradient-driven electromechanical responses to encode or distinguish local mechanical conditions. - Potential relevance: Department of War sensing and transduction needs, including constraints on size, weight, power, communications, and operating environments. - Opportunity status: This is a Request for Information, not a request for offers or a current procurement. No vendors, OEMs, products, quantities, part numbers, or contract schedule are specified.
Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Multi X Office (MXO) seeks information to inform possible future research on flexoelectric materials.The Department of War (DoW) requires sensing and transduction technologies that operate under size, weight, power, communications, and environmental constraints. The intended scope of this RFI is foundational materials, interfaces, metrology, design rules, and device elements that may encode or discriminate local mechanical state through strain-gradient-driven electromechanical response.