Expedited Research Innovation System (ERIS)
DARPA is seeking disruptive, DARPA-relevant technology solutions and research outputs for rapid review and potential acquisition or award through an Other Transaction-based marketplace, open to industry, academia, and individual developers.
⚑ Open call / continuous marketplace style solicitation · Funded through rapid acquisition pathways and Other Transaction authority rather than a standard research grant · Solicitation is for submission of technology solutions/video pitches; actual award is not guaranteed · Relevant to DoD/DARPA technology needs and must be new as of submission or a new application of existing technology
This is a DARPA commercialization/technology marketplace call centered on breakthrough technical solutions, not the team’s social-behavioral research lines. IPPRA might care about defense topics in general, but this opportunity is pure tech acquisition with no fit for their survey, risk-perception, warning, or education-policy programs.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-23
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 60 good | funds commercialization; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 60 good | technical depth: central; funds commercialization (capped) |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds commercialization — not a research fit |
Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in conjunction with its marketplace manager, The Applied Research Institute (ARI), is initiating a long-term, open call for new and novel technology solutions to support DARPA in advancing research, development, prototyping, experimentation, and adoption of disruptive, DARPA-relevant research and technology solutions. Specifically, DARPA seeks to obtain solutions or capabilities that deliver breakthrough technological advancements that are new as of the date of submission; or technologies, processes, research or methods that represent a new application as of the date of submission. This initiative, entitled the “Expedited Research Implementation Series” will solicit, collect, assess, and curate the most disruptive, revolutionary solutions, and make those solutions available through rapid acquisition pathways. ERIS is a digital environment of post-competition video pitches. The video solutions housed within the marketplace have been assessed through competitive procedures that exceed the competition requirements of 10 USC 4021, 10 USC 4022 and 10 USC 4023 and thus are readily available to be viewed, selected, negotiated, and awarded by DoD activities via the appropriate Other Transaction Authority. ERIS provides a venue for Government organizations to search, view, review, compare, contrast, contact, negotiate, and procure breakthrough technologies and capabilities through rapid acquisition pathways. For industry, academia, and individual developers, ERIS is a valuable tool to promote revolutionary technologies, capabilities, and research to DARPA in an environment with a rapid acquisition, Other Transaction based, pathway. - R9: Topic Area added. Updates throughout marked via yellow highlights.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) / DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY.
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