Open tender · United States · Public tender
Intrinsic Market Resilience (IMR)
Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy
Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy in the United States is inviting bids for “Intrinsic Market Resilience (IMR)”. Bids close on 7 December 2026, 09:00 EST. Reference: DARPA-PS-26-138. Who can bid: At least one nontraditional defense contractor or nonprofit research institution participating significantly; Or all significant participants other than the Government are small businesses, nontraditional defense contractors, or nonprofit research institutions. askTender lists every requirement to qualify and checks whether your company meets them.
The tender in brief
A 32-month DARPA program to model and repair vulnerabilities in US equity markets, for research teams.
DARPA seeks proposals across three technical areas: modeling markets and analyzing resilience, refining conjectures and recommending repairs, and test and evaluation. The program is a 32-month effort spanning fiscal years 2027 through 2029, with a 12-month base phase and options. Awards will be Other Transaction for Prototype Agreements.
Who can win it
- At least one nontraditional defense contractor or nonprofit research institution participating significantly
- Or all significant participants other than the Government are small businesses, nontraditional defense contractors, or nonprofit research institutions
- Or at least one-third of the total prototype project cost is paid from non-Federal sources
Key facts
- Procedure
- Solicitation
- Contract period
- 32 months across three phases: 12-month base, 8-month option, and a third phase
- How bids are judged
- Proposals evaluated against criteria in Section 8.2; abstracts evaluated per Section 6.3
- Published
- 25 Sep 2026
- Reference
- DARPA-PS-26-138
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