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Intrinsic Market Resilience (IMR)

The government needs research and development of automated tools that model market designs, find hidden weaknesses, and recommend repairs to protect U.S. markets from disruptive attacks (Intrinsic Market Resilience program).

Due: December 7, 2026
Buyer: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (darpa)
NAICS: 541715
Notice ID: DARPA-PS-26-138

What they need

Core scopeDevelop methods to automatically model market designs, identify weaknesses in public interfaces, and recommend and analyze repairs.
Formal modelingCreate formal notations that turn informal sources like regulatory filings and technical specifications into machine-analyzable market models.
Resilience conjecturesFormulate and test mathematical statements about desirable market properties, such as actors being unable to manipulate prices without risking loss.
Analysis outputsProve a market design is resilient in specific ways, or generate a counterexample showing a concrete weakness.
Repair confirmationUse counterexamples to refine conjectures and then recommend and confirm specific repairs to the market design.
Technical approachCombine Large Language Model (LLM)-based automation with rigorous modeling and analysis.

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Pulled from the 2 solicitation documents (38 pages). Each item links to the page it came from. Check the originals and any amendments before you bid.

1How and where to submit

Unclassified and CUI TA1, TA2, and combined TA1 and TA2 proposals must be submitted to the DARPA Broad Agency Announcement Tool (BAAT).Source: Attachment 4, page 25
TA3 proposers must email IMR@darpa.mil a Notice of Intent to Submit a Classified Proposal. Do not submit classified TA3 proposals through BAAT.Source: Attachment 4, page 25

2Deadline

Proposal due December 7, 2026 by 2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET).Source: Attachment 4, page 4
Abstract due October 22, 2026 by 2:00 PM ET.Source: Attachment 4, page 4

3Forms to fill out

Attachments listed: IMR Abstract Template, IMR Abstract Summary Slide Template, and IMR Controlled Unclassified Information Guide (CUIG).Source: Attachment 4, page 4

4Site visit

Proposers Day is October 1, 2026 (ET).Source: Attachment 4, page 4

5Questions deadline

Question submittal closes November 20, 2026 by 5:00 PM ET. Email questions to IMR@darpa.mil with a designated point of contact.Source: Attachment 4, page 4

Past history: who won Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) work across the US

Recent federal contract awards in the same industry across the US, from USAspending.gov. These are comparable jobs, not earlier rounds of this exact solicitation.

Typical award: $267K to $12.3Mmiddle half of 15 recent awards · median $4.9M

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Azimuth CorporationMaterials research and survivability studies structured optical materials and processing	$19,945,729	Department of the Air Force	Oct 2027
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North American Manufacturing Pros LLC3 month l-pbf of DS steels and refractory alloys	$124,530	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Oct 2027
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Leidos, INC.Cyber physical sensor development	$8,201,209	Department of the Air Force	Aug 2027

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