Expedited Research Innovation System (ERIS)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is initiating a 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. The goals of the Expedited Research Innovation System (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. Some key points about this opportunity include: • The ERIS is continuously open for submissions of solutions during the long-term open call. • Submissions are collected monthly, and the cutoff for submissions is the final day of each monthly collection period at 12:00 PM (Noon) ET. • Solutions are assessed by a peer panel of government, industry, and academic subject matter experts (SMEs), with final decisions made by the Government Selecting Official (GSO). • "Awardable" solutions will be considered for award of further research, prototyping, and procurement for experimental purposes, without further competition. • The 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.