National Security Economic Theory (NASCENT)

Location:	Federal
Posted:	Feb 23, 2026
Due:	Apr 24, 2026
Agency:	DEPT OF DEFENSE
Type of Government:	Federal
Category:	A - Research and development
Solicitation No:	DARPA-PS-26-14
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Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

DARPA-PS-26-14

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Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)

Office

DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY

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General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Original)
Original Published Date: Feb 23, 2026 09:27 am EST
Original Date Offers Due: Apr 24, 2026 05:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: May 24, 2026
Initiative:
- None

Classification

Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: AC12 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH
NAICS Code:
- 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Place of Performance:

Description

The National Security Economic Theory (NASCENT) program aims 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.

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

675 NORTH RANDOLPH STREET
ARLINGTON , VA 222032114
USA

Primary Point of Contact

Solicitation Coordinator
NASCENT@darpa.mil

Secondary Point of Contact

History

Feb 23, 2026 09:27 am ESTSolicitation (Original)

National Security Economic Theory (NASCENT)

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