# SLAC Seeks Defense Research Collaborators

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California, is seeking sponsors and collaborators from the defense and national security communities to use its specialized instrumentation, high-power radio-frequency testing, advanced computing, and other scientific capabilities. SLAC already supports three DARPA programs—ASSERT, GRIT, and ICONS—and offers facilities including the Next Linear Collider Test Accelerator for testing concepts. No specific solicitation, contract value, or procurement contact is identified, so this is a collaboration opportunity rather than a defined bid announcement.

- Defense contractors and research organizations can assess whether their R&D needs align with SLAC’s testing, instrumentation, or computing capabilities and explore potential collaboration.
- The existing DARPA programs show that SLAC capabilities are already being applied to defense-relevant research, including radiation-hardened microelectronics and compact radiation and neutron sources.
- Procurement teams should distinguish this outreach from an open solicitation: the signal provides no submission deadline, award terms, or contract vehicle.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Published:** October 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

### Sources
- [DOE Lab Seeks Science Life Partners | AFCEA International](https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/emerging-edge/doe-lab-seeks-science-life-partners) - AFCEA International