New World Screwworm Networked Detection, Identification, and Surveillance System

Description: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking Direct-to-Phase-II SBIR proposals—not a grant notice—for a real-time, networked New World Screwworm detection, identification, and surveillance technology. The system is intended to deliver actionable detection and identification accuracy with reliable, low-maintenance, long-duration unattended operation, including autonomous persistent networked tracking and forecasting. The topic was pre-released on September 2, 2026, opens September 23, 2026, and closes October 23, 2026; the component instructions identify a $1,100,000 Phase II effort over 12 months with two optional six-month increments of $500,000 each.