# DARPA #DARPA-PS-26-138

DARPA Solicitation for Intrinsic Market Resilience Research Proposals

**Buyer:** Information Processing Techniques Office
**Posted:** October 04, 2023
**Respond By:** December 07, 2026
**Identifier:** DARPA-PS-26-138
**NAICS:** 541715, 541720

This opportunity is issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Information Processing Techniques Office, seeking research proposals for the 'Intrinsic Market Resilience' program.
- Government Buyer:
  - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
  - Information Processing Techniques Office
- OEMs and Vendors:
  - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation
- Products/Services Requested:
  - Research and development proposals focused on market resilience
  - No specific products, part numbers, or quantities are listed
- Unique or Notable Requirements:
  - Emphasis on developing methods to protect economic sectors from attacks exploiting market interfaces
  - Research topics include Economic Systems, Formal Methods, Resilience, and Trust, Technology, and National Security
  - Open to innovative approaches; no prescribed technical solution
- No attachments or detailed line items are provided in the notice

### Description

The IMR program aims to develop repair methods to protect essential economic sectors against devastating attacks that exploit the public interfaces of modern markets. The program focuses on developing repair methods for economic sectors to enhance resilience against attacks exploiting market interfaces. Research topics include Economic Systems, Formal Methods, Resilience, and Trust, Technology, and National Security. The opportunity is open from September 25, 2026, to December 7, 2026.

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