Attachment_A_Stage_A_QBIT_Abstract_Summary_Slide_Template.pptx

This is a PowerPoint template for Stage A proposals under DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative 2026 (DARPA-PA-26-02-02). The template serves as a standardized format for applicants to present their quantum computing concepts and research plans.

Proposers using this template must include the following elements: a graphic illustrating their proposed concept; a summary of the utility-scale quantum computing concept along with their verification and validation strategy; a description of specific technical challenges, primary risks, and corresponding mitigation strategies; and an R&D roadmap extending from the present through 2033. Each abstract summary slide must identify the abstract title, organization name(s), and technical point of contact name(s). The template is marked as competition-sensitive information and may only be distributed with the Agreements Officer's authorization. This template is designed to support proposals responding to the DARPA-PA-26-02-02 solicitation, which seeks innovative approaches to constructing utility-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers and associated computational workflows, specifically encouraging new entrants and revolutionary rather than evolutionary advances in quantum computing design, engineering, testing, and evaluation.