Nassau Proposers Day
A DARPA Proposers Day for an anticipated critical infrastructure resilience research program, open to potential proposers to attend and learn about the forthcoming solicitation.
⚑ Special Notice / Proposers Day only; no award announced in this notice · Anticipated DARPA program solicitation to follow · Attendance is voluntary and not required to propose · Applicant restrictions are referenced under federal contract rules but the notice does not state the eventual proposer classes
This is a DARPA critical-infrastructure resilience/cyber/computing call, which is mostly outside IPPRA’s core survey, risk-perception, warning, energy/nuclear, and education policy lines. The team could be adjacent collaborators on human factors or public-facing resilience questions, but it is not a plausible PI-level fit for this roster.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-21
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 75 strong | technical depth: central; funds basic research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | portfolio topics: emergency_disaster_resilience, cybersecurity (primary); social/behavioral work is minor; funds basic research; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 30 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) is sponsoring a Proposers Day in support of the anticipated critical infrastructure resilience program, Nassau, and its anticipated Program Solicitation (PS). The purpose of this event is to provide information on the Nassau technical goals and challenges, address questions from potential proposers, and provide an opportunity for potential proposers to consider how their research may align with the Nassau program objectives. Attendance is voluntary and is not required to propose to the Nassau PS.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) / DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY.
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