ERIS Special Topic Area – DARPAVERSE
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- DARPA-PS-25-05-ST01
- Agency
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Points of contact
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- Dr. Jeffrey Zaleski eris@darpa.mil
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) issued a Special Notice on October 1, 2025, announcing the DARPAVERSE Special Topic Area under its Expedited Research Implementation Series (ERIS) program. This open call solicits innovative technology solutions from contractors seeking to deliver breakthrough advancements in complex modeling and simulation capabilities. The DARPAVERSE program aims to transform how warfighters, analysts, and program managers interact with multi-domain modeling systems, enabling the rapid development of integrated models and scenarios in less than a day. Submissions are being accepted through December 31, 2025, with monthly assessments conducted throughout the solicitation period. The opportunity is available to all qualified organizations without set-asides, and the submission process requires registration and participation through the ERIS Marketplace platform.
The DARPAVERSE program seeks solutions across three technical areas: adaptive software repository development for reduced-order modeling techniques, adaptive co-design and orchestration using dependent type systems for model composition, and adaptive definition and visualization through natural language interfaces for non-technical users. Contractors may propose to one or multiple technical areas, with each requiring a separate seven-minute video pitch submitted through the ERIS Marketplace. The program features an eight-month Period of Performance and welcomes proposals at all Technology Readiness Levels that demonstrate a viable path to addressing program challenges, including commercial organizations offering mixed software rights arrangements. DARPA will provide shared compute infrastructure and reference environments for solution evaluation and testing. Selected participants following marketplace assessment will be invited to a program negotiation event where DARPA intends to make final funding decisions for implementation.
Notice text
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Update #4 · Latest ·
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
Update #3 ·
New annoucement:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
The questions and answers have been posted.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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
Update #2 ·
New annoucement:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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
Update #1 ·
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
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| DARPAVERSEQAv2.pdf | ||
| DARPAVERSEQA.pdf | ||
| DARPA-PS-25-05-ST01-ERIS-DARPAVERSE.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ERIS Special Topic Area – DARPAVERSE | Special Notice | |
| ERIS Special Topic Area – Ag x BTO | Special Notice | |
| ERIS Special Topic Area – Industrial Base Research and Experimentation Events | Special Notice | |
| Expedited Research Innovation System (ERIS) | Solicitation |
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