ERIS Special Topic Area – DARPAVERSE

SOL #: DARPA-PS-25-05-ST01Special Notice

Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSE
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa)
DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
ARLINGTON, VA, 222032114, United States

Place of Performance

Arlington, VA

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical (541715)

PSC

National Defense R&D Svcs; Department Of Defense Military; R&D Facilities & Maj Equip (AC15)

Set Aside

No set aside specified

Timeline

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Posted
Oct 1, 2025
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Last Updated
Dec 2, 2025
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Action Date
Jan 1, 2026, 4:59 AM

Qualification Details

Fit reasons
  • NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
  • Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
  • Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
  • Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps

Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.

New annoucement: 

The updated questions and answers have been posted.

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The questions and answers have been posted.

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The Virtual Proposers' Day videos has been posted on the ERIS website https://www.darpaconnect.us/darpaverse

Questions about the DARPAVERSE program will be accepted until 7 November 2025. All questions and answers will be collected and posted to SAM.gov and the ERIS Website after the question period closes.

Questions relating to the ERIS platform (e.g. account/login/video upload) may still be sent to ERIS@darpa.mil after this period closes.

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Expedited Research Implementation Series (ERIS) is a long-term, open call for new and novel technology solutions. For this program competition DARPA seeks to obtain solutions or capabilities that deliver breakthrough technological advancements for the “DARPAVERSE” program.

The DARPAVERSE Program aims to create a collaborative environment that transforms how warfighters, analysts, and program managers interact with complex modeling systems, leading to a new, iterative, capability to develop multi-domain models of concepts and scenarios in less than a day.  To enable this capability the DARPAVERSE seeks new methods for the generation of composable reduced order models that can be generated from data and stored in a containerized software armory, along with methods to compose these models into orchestrated workflows using dependent type systems to understand correct composition using natural language interfaces that bridge communication gaps between technical and non-technical users.  

This Special Topic Opportunity Page provides the content requirements and instructions for your submission. The actual submission, must be made through the ERIS Marketplace located here: https://www.darpaconnect.us/eris.  After navigating to the ERIS Marketplace Page, click on the “Request ERIS Account” button to register for an ERIS account.  Once registered, click on the “Access ERIS” button to begin the correct submission workflow.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) long-term, open call for new and novel technology solutions entitled the “Expedited Research Implementation Series” seeking solutions or capabilities that deliver breakthrough technological advancements. This Special Topic Area (STA) is a supplementary, limited period announcement to solicit, collect, and assess disruptive solutions, and make those solutions available through rapid acquisition pathways. This STA will be open for submissions from 1 October 2025 through 31 December 2025.

The ERIS long-term, open call Solicitation can be found here: https://sam.gov/opp/ceb71172068a4ac1b74b3e423b1a4cf1/view

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