Pulling Guard
SAM.GOV
Due: July 25, 2025 at 08:00 PM UTC
In-Active Solicitation Source Url

Summary

The Pulling Guard opportunity, issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), seeks innovative proposals to develop a semi-autonomous platform designed to protect unarmed logistics vessels from asymmetric threats, particularly from uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). This program aims to establish a 'protection as a service' model, where two commercial entities will provide point-defense overwatch and escort systems in collaboration with the Department of Defense. Contractors with expertise in autonomous systems, maritime security, and innovative defense solutions are encouraged to bid on this opportunity, as it requires the development of advanced technologies that can operate effectively in both peacetime and conflict scenarios.
Description

The Pulling Guard program aims to create an ecosystem in which two commercial entities provide semi-autonomous point-defense overwatch/escort systems (a “Pulling Guard system”) that delivers escort services in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD).

Entities
DOD
Department of Defense
DARPA(
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
NAICS
541715
Set Aside
None
Point of Contact
Full Name Email Phone Type
BAA Coordinator [email protected] None primary
Attachments
  • Pulling+Guard+Compiled+Pre-Abstracts+QA_with+acroynms_20250523.pdf
  • Attachment_J_Pulling_Guard_Associate_Contractor_Agreements_ACA.docx
  • Attachment_D_Pulling_Guard_Proposal_Instructions_and_Volume_II_Template__Cost.docx
  • HR001125S0003.pdf
  • Attachment_B_Pulling_Guard_Abstract_Instructions_and_Template.docx
  • HR001125S0003-Amendment-01.pdf
  • Attachment_G_Pulling_Guard_Task_Description_Document_TDD_Template.docx
  • Attachment_H_Pulling_Guard_Schedule_of_Milestones_and_Payments.docx
  • Attachment_C_Pulling_Guard_Proposal_Instructions_and_Volume_I_update.docx
  • Attachment_E_MS_ExcelTM_DARPA_Standard_Cost_Proposal_Spreadsheet.xlsx
  • Attachment_F_Pulling_Guard_OT_Certs_Template.docx
  • Attachment_A_Pulling__Guard_Abstract_Summary_Slide_Template.pptx
  • Directions_for_receiving_Pulling_Guard_Industry_Day_Materials.docx