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Carbon Crunch Program for Hypersonic Aeroshell Production - Department of Defense

Department of Defense (DoD)
est. $111K – $77M

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Quick Brief

The Carbon Crunch program, initiated by the Department of Defense's DARPA, seeks to enhance the production of hypersonic aeroshells through advanced composite manufacturing methods. Key requirements include demonstrating a scalable and rapid end-to-end manufacturing process that ensures high quality and cost-effectiveness.

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Scope & Requirements

The work involves developing and applying innovative manufacturing techniques for hypersonic aeroshells, focusing on efficiency and scalability.

Contract Details

Estimated Value
est. $111K – $77M
Similar contracts award $117K$1.1M (median $350K, 72,549 awards)Above typical range
NAICS Codes
Place of Performance
Arlington, VA, USA

Agency & Contact

Contracting Organization

Agency
DEPT OF DEFENSE

Point of Contact

John A. Smith
Contracting Officer
(202) 555-0100

Key Dates

Published2mo ago
Apr 1, 2026
Last Updated2mo ago
Apr 1, 2026
Became Solicitation2mo ago
Apr 1, 2026
Tracked
Response Due2mo ago
Apr 14, 2026

Description

Carbon Crunch aims to enable scalable, fast, and agile production of hypersonic aeroshells. The program will focus on accelerating carbon-carbon (C-C) hypersonic aeroshell production by developing and applying cutting-edge composite manufacturing methods that are inherently faster and more scalable. Performers will be asked to demonstrate an end-to-end manufacturing process (from raw materials to near-net-shape densification) that demonstrates high quality, rapid production, and quick design-cycle turnaround. Once the process demonstrates reasonable cost and orders-of-magnitude improvement in throughput, the technology can be transitioned to hypersonic programs of record. BAA Coordinator Contracting (No Street Address

2) ARLINGTON, VA 222032114 USA to this opportunity. DARPA-PS-26-15-Amendment-02.pdf DARPA-PS-26-15-Amendment-01.pdf DARPA-PS-26-15.pdf Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_H_Data_Rights_Assertion_List_Template.docx Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_G_Schedule_of_Milestones_and_Payments_Template.xlsx Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_F_Task_Description_Document_TDD_Template.docx Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_E4_Model_OT_Fixed-Flexible_Based_Approach.docx Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_E3_Model_OT_Cost-Share_Fixed-Flexible_Based.docx Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_E2_Model_OT_Fixed_Support_Traditional_Cost-Share.docx Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_E1_Model_OT_Fixed_Support_Nontraditional.docx Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_D_Cost_Spreadsheet_Template.xlsx Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_C_Written_Proposal_Template.docx Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_B_Written_Abstract_Template.docx Carbon_Crunch_Attachment_A_Abstract_Summary_Slide_Template.pptx

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