The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for small companies that do not have facility clearances but are interested in performing classified work for the Department of Defense... The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for small companies that do not have facility clearances but are interested in performing classified work for the Department of Defense (DoD). The BRIDGES initiative seeks to assist small companies with disruptive ideas gain facility clearances so that they can bring their innovation to the DoD, and help solve classified technical challenges.