DARPA-PS-25-06.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED

Program Solicitation

Kallisti

DARPA STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY OFFICE (STO)

DARPA-PS-25-06

February 6, 2025

PROGRAM SOLICITATION OVERVIEW INFORMATION

Federal Agency Name – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Strategic Technology Office (STO)

Funding Opportunity Title – Kallisti Announcement Type – Initial Announcement Funding Opportunity Number – DARPA-PS-25-06 Dates – All times are Eastern Time (ET) o Posting Date: February 6, 2025 o Questions Due Date: February 21, 2025, by 5:00 PM o Kallisti Proposer’s Day: February 7, 2025 o CUI Addendum Request Deadline: February 14, 2025, by 5:00 PM o Abstracts Due Date and Time: February 28, 2025, by 5:00 PM o Oral Abstract Presentation Dates: March 6-11, 2025, by appointment o Written and Oral Proposals Due Date and Time: By government request, estimated

April 4, 2025, by 5:00 PM

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative approaches to enable national security decision makers to optimize strategies for deterring or incentivizing actions by adversaries. This program seeks to develop an algorithmic theory of mind to model adversaries’ situational awareness and predict future behavior including an adversary’s assessment of the environment, an adversary’s risk and reward structures, and the strategies an adversary uses to attempt to project future states that achieve desired end states. The program seeks to combine algorithms with human expertise to explore, in a modeling and simulation environment, potential courses of action in national security scenarios with far greater breadth and efficiency than is currently possible, enabling deterrence and compellence.

Multiple awards are anticipated.

Types of instruments that may be awarded – Other Transactions (OTs) for Prototypes Agency Contact

The Solicitation Coordinator for this effort can be reached at:

kallisti@darpa.mil

DARPA/STO

ATTN: DARPA-PS-25-06

675 North Randolph Street Arlington, VA 22203-2114

PROGRAM SOLICITATION

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Kallisti

1. PROGRAM INFORMATION

1.1. Background

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative approaches to enable national security decision makers to optimize strategies for deterring or incentivizing actions by adversaries under the Kallisti program.

This Program Solicitation (PS) calls specifically for Abstracts to be submitted by February 28, 2025, by 5:00 PM. Abstracts will consist of both a written and oral portion, with oral presentations done via remote videoconference. Both the oral and written abstracts will be reviewed by the government; if selected, the proposer will be asked to provide a more detailed written and oral presentation. These detailed Oral and written presentations will be reviewed by the government, and if selected, may result in an award of an Other Transaction (OT) agreement. More details for submitting the oral abstracts are found in the CUI addendum, which proposers must request using the form in Appendix A at the end of this announcement.

This PS encourages solutions from all responsible sources capable of satisfying the government’s needs, including large and small businesses, nontraditional defense contractors as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 3014, and research institutions as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 638.

1.2. Program Description

Overall Kallisti Scope Kallisti seeks to develop an algorithmic theory of mind to model adversaries’ situational awareness and predict future behavior including an adversary’s assessment of the state of the environment, an adversary’s risk and reward structures, and the strategies an adversary uses to attempt to project future states that achieve desired end states. The program seeks to combine algorithms with human expertise to explore, in a modeling and simulation environment, potential courses of action in national security scenarios with far greater breadth and efficiency than is currently possible, enabling deterrence and compellence. See instructions in section 1.3 to request the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) addendum for further program information.

Kallisti is a 30-month single-phase program organized into three sprints of 12 months, 6 months, and 12 months. DARPA anticipates selecting multiple performers. Performers must reach the goals and metrics of a Sprint to move to the next Sprint.

1.3. Application and Submission Information

The effort being solicited by this PS is CUI. A formal request for the CUI addendum may be submitted by filling out the DARPA-PS-25-06 CUI ADDENDUM REQUEST FORM (Appendix A) and by emailing the Request Form to kallisti@darpa.mil with the subject line “Request DARPA- PS-25-06”. Items will be transmitted electronically via DoD SAFE.

Proposers are required to submit this request no later than February 14, 2025, by 5:00 PM Eastern Time to allow for adequate time for delivery of the material. Requests submitted after this date will be disregarded. Requestors should allow up to 48 business hours for a response. The Request Form below is the only method of request that will be accepted.

1.4. Abstracts Basis of Evaluation

Abstracts will be evaluated using the evaluation criteria for selecting abstracts, their relative importance, and the method of evaluation as contained in the CUI addendum.

1.5. Oral Presentations Basis of Evaluation

Oral presentations will be evaluated using the evaluation criteria for selecting oral presentations, their relative importance, and the method of evaluation as contained in the CUI addendum.

APPENDIX A: DARPA-PS-25-06 CUI ADDENDUM REQUEST FORM

This inquiry requests the following document unless otherwise stated: Kallisti CUI ADDENDUM.

Items will be transmitted electronically via DoD SAFE.

Proposers are required to submit this request no later than February 14, 2025, by 5:00 PM Eastern Time to allow for adequate time for delivery of the material. Requests submitted after this date will be disregarded. Requestors should allow up to 48 business hours for a response. The Request Form below is the only method of request that will be accepted. Send requests to kallisti@darpa.mil.

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