Disruption through Intelligent Strategies, Counter Options, and Resilient Defenses (DISCORD)
| Location: | Federal |
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| Posted: | May 15, 2026 |
| Due: | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
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| Solicitation No: | DARPA-PS-26-27 |
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DARPA-PS-26-27
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- Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Original)
- Original Published Date: May 15, 2026 04:37 pm EDT
- Original Date Offers Due: Jul 09, 2026 03:00 pm EDT
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Original Inactive Date: Aug 30, 2026
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: AC13 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
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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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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals that leverage: abstraction of physics based reduced order modeling, AI-driven simulation with edge compute, advances in online model-predictive control and online dynamics learning, recurrence quantification analysis, simulation with live sensor data, and game theory / theory of behavior.
The Disruption through Intelligent Strategies, Counter Options, and Resilient Defenses (DISCORD) program aims to develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-native approach for rapid generation of tactical options from both live sensor data and high-fidelity simulation. The goal is to provide commanders with a portfolio of diverse strategies that can pivot dynamically in response to evolving conditions. DISCORD is designed to produce explainable outcomes that human operators and commanders can validate, fostering trust in AI-driven decision support. DISCORD is intended to continuously adapt to changes in the operational environment, producing robust strategies that can pivot dynamically in response to evolving conditions. By discovering a wide range of superior and genuinely diverse strategies, rather than just a single optimized solution, the engine will help create true strategic flexibility. Importantly, this flexibility will afford commanders the power and freedom to exercise their own tactical judgment—born of hard-earned experience, training, and operational art—in ways that adversaries cannot poison, stymie, or accurately predict.
DISCORD is a 24-month program organized into two 12-month phases. DARPA anticipates selecting multiple performers.
The DARPA DISCORD effort implements Ender’s Foundry, one of several warfighting Pace-Setting Projects (PSPs) established by the Department of War. Ender’s Foundry’s intent is to accelerate AI-enabled simulation capabilities to ensure we stay ahead of AI-enabled adversaries.
The effort being solicited by this program solicitation (PS) is controlled unclassified information (CUI).
The Disruption through Intelligent Strategies, Counter Options, and Resilient Defenses (DISCORD) program aims to develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-native approach for rapid generation of tactical options from both live sensor data and high-fidelity simulation. The goal is to provide commanders with a portfolio of diverse strategies that can pivot dynamically in response to evolving conditions. DISCORD is designed to produce explainable outcomes that human operators and commanders can validate, fostering trust in AI-driven decision support. DISCORD is intended to continuously adapt to changes in the operational environment, producing robust strategies that can pivot dynamically in response to evolving conditions. By discovering a wide range of superior and genuinely diverse strategies, rather than just a single optimized solution, the engine will help create true strategic flexibility. Importantly, this flexibility will afford commanders the power and freedom to exercise their own tactical judgment—born of hard-earned experience, training, and operational art—in ways that adversaries cannot poison, stymie, or accurately predict.
DISCORD is a 24-month program organized into two 12-month phases. DARPA anticipates selecting multiple performers.
The DARPA DISCORD effort implements Ender’s Foundry, one of several warfighting Pace-Setting Projects (PSPs) established by the Department of War. Ender’s Foundry’s intent is to accelerate AI-enabled simulation capabilities to ensure we stay ahead of AI-enabled adversaries.
The effort being solicited by this program solicitation (PS) is controlled unclassified information (CUI).
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Contracting Office Address
- 675 NORTH RANDOLPH STREET
- ARLINGTON , VA 222032114
- USA
Primary Point of Contact
- BAA Coordinator
- DISCORD@darpa.mil
Secondary Point of Contact
- May 15, 2026 04:37 pm EDTSolicitation (Original)
Related Document
| Jun 5, 2026 | [Solicitation (Updated)] Disruption through Intelligent Strategies, Counter Options, and Resilient Defenses (DISCORD) |
| Jul 9, 2026 | [Solicitation (Updated)] Disruption through Intelligent Strategies, Counter Options, and Resilient Defenses (DISCORD) |
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