DARPA ERIS Announcement

ERIS Master Program Solicitation

1 December 2024

(R10 Updated on 1 May 2026)

Welcome to the DARPA Expedited Research Innovation System (ERIS) I.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in conjunction with its marketplace manager, The Applied Research Institute (ARI), is initiating this long-term, open call for new and novel technology solutions to support DARPA in advancing research, development, prototyping, experimentation, and adoption of disruptive, DARPA-relevant research and technology solutions. Specifically, DARPA seeks to obtain solutions or capabilities that deliver breakthrough technologies, processes, research, or methods in the interest of United States national security. This initiative entitled the “Expedited Research Innovation System,” will solicit, collect, assess, and curate the most disruptive, revolutionary solutions and make those solutions available through rapid acquisition pathways. What is the ERIS?
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ERIS is a digital environment of post-competition video solutions. The video solutions housed within the ERIS marketplace have been assessed through competitive procedures that conform to the competition requirements of 10 USC 4021, 10 USC 4022, and 10 USC 4023 and thus are readily available to be viewed, selected, negotiated, and awarded by Department of War (DoW) activities via the appropriate acquisition authority, without further competition, as informed by market research. ERIS provides a venue for government organizations to search, view, review, compare, contrast, contact, negotiate, and procure breakthrough technologies and capabilities through rapid acquisition pathways, including relevant pathways described under the Adaptive Acquisition Framework.

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What are the Goals of ERIS?
The goals of ERIS are to establish a centralized location where DARPA can assess disruptive, cutting-edge technological solutions, and where industry, academia, and individual developers can present their beyond state-of-the-art research, technologies, and related products and services to the government. Further, the structure of the publication and assessment functions of ERIS allow for streamlined procurement of available solutions, addressing a major impediment to large businesses, small businesses, traditional and nontraditional defense contractors, and research institutions. Finally, by leveraging the statutory authorities available, ERIS can provide a technology transition pathway from idea to research, research to prototype,