Federal solicitation · ARPA-H-SOL-26-154 · back to recent
Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy (HEARING)
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · NAICS 541715 · NONE · Deadline 2026-08-14T14:00:00-04:00
Solicitation description
July 23, 2026: This amendment (03), incorporates the following changes: Addition of Appendix H: Gantt Chart Updated Appendix B incorporating the Gantt Chart requirement Updated Cost Proposal Worksheet increasing the threshold for backup documentation from $10K to $15K All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. June 16, 2026: This amendment (02), incorporates the following changes: Updates the language within the ISO to clarify out-of-scope efforts, update the program schedule, and clarify proposal review criteria. The following ISO sections are updated: Sections, 1.2.5, 2.2, Figure 2, and 5.4.2. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. May 08, 2026: This amendment (01) updates the HEARING website links. May 07, 2026: The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) posts this funding opportunity in support of the Hearing Enhancement through ARtificially Intelligent NeurotechnoloGy (HEARING) Program. ARPA-H anticipates multiple awards with Other Transaction (OT) award types resulting from this announcement. Interested parties are invited to review the HEARING Special Notice ARPA-H-SN-26-154 and Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) ARPA-H-SOL-26-154. Parties interested in submitting a proposal in response to the ARPA-H HEARING ISO are required (mandatory) to submit a solution summary. No awards will be made, or funding provided as a result of solution summary submissions. The Proposers' Day event will take place in Arlington, VA. The event is intended to facilitate teaming and foster a greater understanding of the HEARING Program.
Vendor field in NAICS 541715 (12m)
Top 5 vendors by trailing-12m obligated dollars across this NAICS code, $3,164.9M total.
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 16.2% |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 15.4% |
| LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INC | 15.2% |
| THE MITRE CORPORATION | 11.2% |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 9.7% |
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