National Security Economic Theory (NASCENT) Proposers Day
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
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| State: | Federal |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
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| Posted Date: | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Due Date: | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Solicitation No: | DARPA-SN-26-29 |
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| Bid Documents: | Please Login to View Page |
Description
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Notice ID
DARPA-SN-26-29
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Department/Ind. Agency
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier
DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
Office
DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
General Information
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Contact Information
History
- Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
- Original Published Date: Jan 21, 2026 09:27 am EST
- Original Response Date: Feb 09, 2026 05:00 pm EST
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Original Inactive Date: Feb 24, 2026
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: AC12 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH
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NAICS Code:
- 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Place of Performance:
The National Security Economic Theory (NASCENT) program will aim to establish a principled theoretical foundation for geoeconomics, enabling evidence-based economic statecraft and defining a rigorous scholarly field of quantitative geoeconomics. The program seeks to achieve the following objectives:
- Test the technical hypothesis that economic mechanism design, computer science formal methods, and experimental economics can be combined to construct a robust scientific framework for geoeconomics
- Prevent strategic surprise by building the methodologies and tools necessary to both anticipate and mitigate unintended consequences of economic statecraft.
- Test the technical hypothesis that economic mechanism design, computer science formal methods, and experimental economics can be combined to construct a robust scientific framework for geoeconomics
- Prevent strategic surprise by building the methodologies and tools necessary to both anticipate and mitigate unintended consequences of economic statecraft.
Attachments/Links
Contracting Office Address
- 675 NORTH RANDOLPH STREET
- ARLINGTON , VA 222032114
- USA
Primary Point of Contact
- Solicitation Coordinator
- NASCENT@darpa.mil
Secondary Point of Contact
- Jan 21, 2026 09:27 am ESTSpecial Notice (Original)
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