Closed Solicitation · DEPT OF DEFENSE

    FUTURE PROGRAM: NATIONAL SECURITY ECONOMIC THEORY (NASCENT)

    Sol. DARPA-SN-26-26Special NoticeARLINGTON, VA
    Closed
    STATUS
    Closed
    closed Mar 1, 2026
    POSTED
    Jan 9, 2026
    Publication date
    NAICS CODE
    541715
    Primary industry classification
    PSC CODE
    AC12
    Product & service classification

    AI Summary

    The National Security Economic Theory (NASCENT) program aims to establish a theoretical foundation for geoeconomics, focusing on evidence-based economic statecraft. It seeks to combine economic mechanism design with computer science and experimental economics to anticipate and mitigate unintended consequences of economic strategies.

    Contract details

    Solicitation No.
    DARPA-SN-26-26
    Notice Type
    Special Notice
    Posted Date
    January 9, 2026
    Response Deadline
    March 1, 2026
    NAICS Code
    541715AI guide
    PSC / Class Code
    AC12
    State
    VA
    ZIP Code
    222032114
    AI Product/Service
    service

    Description

    The National Security Economic Theory (NASCENT) program will 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.

    Key dates

    1. January 9, 2026Posted Date
    2. March 1, 2026Proposals / Responses Due

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    FUTURE PROGRAM: NATIONAL SECURITY ECONOMIC THEORY (NASCENT) is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.

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