# Compositional Learning-And-Reasoning for AI Complex Systems Engineering (CLARA)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpapa250702

- Solicitation number: DARPA-PA-25-07-02
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 17, 2026
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Contracting office: Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy (HR0011)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC11 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Basic Research
- First posted: February 10, 2026
- Last posted: April 9, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ed634c7caae44ea19bfbefef912862f4/view

## Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is issuing a Disruption Opportunity (DO), inviting submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of high assurance artificial intelligence systems. This DO is issued under the Program Announcement for Disruptioneering, DARPA-PA-25-07. All awards will be made in the form of an Other Transaction (OT) for Prototype project. The total award value for the combined Phase 1 base (Feasibility Study) and Phase 2 option (Proof of Concept) is limited to $2,000,000. This total award value includes Government funding and performer cost share if required or proposed.

## Publications

- February 10, 2026: Solicitation, due April 10, 2026. Notice 3530b2c0a68d4de786079e7305d4f625. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3530b2c0a68d4de786079e7305d4f625/view
- March 11, 2026: Solicitation, due April 17, 2026. Notice 0e76cc6102804ab68667605d9e28c900. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0e76cc6102804ab68667605d9e28c900/view
- April 9, 2026: Solicitation, due April 17, 2026. Notice ed634c7caae44ea19bfbefef912862f4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ed634c7caae44ea19bfbefef912862f4/view

## Points of contact

- BAA Coordinator, CLARA@darpa.mil

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