Pre-Award Synopsis Texas Shield

DARPA requires an integrated research initiative focused on autonomous medical care, casualty evacuation, clinical decision support, and resilient medical supplies in austere and contested environments. The program seeks to develop and transition an integrated ecosystem of autonomous and semi-autonomous medical technologies and scalable solutions for critical medical consumables. Key technical areas include autonomous medical systems, casualty evacuation, robotic surgical systems, artificial-blood and supply innovation, software/artificial intelligence-enabled clinical decision support, and mass-casualty science and simulation. DARPA intends to enter into an Agreement with The University of Texas System consortium of universities primarily under 10 U.S.C. § 4021. This notice is not a request for proposals or a competitive solicitation. However, other university systems or equally structured entities that believe they possess similar capabilities may submit information describing their ability to perform the required research activities. Respondents must email written capability responses by November 15, 2026, to [email protected].