# Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE) Proposers Day

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpasn2672

- Solicitation number: DARPA-SN-26-72
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
- 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: April 28, 2026
- Last posted: April 29, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/993a9d98cd9444c3bfcfd6856eca90a1/view

## Description

The DICE program seeks to develop the theory and algorithms for decentralized coordination and local inference control to enable a scalable, adaptive, and resilient collective of heterogeneous AI agents that can autonomously execute sustained long-time-horizon missions in contested environments while remaining under human control.

In contrast to small-scale, rigid, and fragile centralized orchestration or the high-risk unpredictable nature of ad hoc compositions of AI agents, DICE aims to harness the scalability and adaptability of self-organizing systems while minimizing risks and ensuring that the collective behavior remains predictable and aligned with intended outcomes.

This approach mirrors the principles of decentralized self-organization that underpin the internet's own scalability and resilience, where robust global behavior emerges from simple, local rules.

## Publications

- April 28, 2026: Special notice, due May 19, 2026. Notice 789f5af9a1314b83a08c4c9844accdda. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/789f5af9a1314b83a08c4c9844accdda/view
- April 29, 2026: Special notice, due May 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 993a9d98cd9444c3bfcfd6856eca90a1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/993a9d98cd9444c3bfcfd6856eca90a1/view

## Points of contact

- Solicitation Coordinator, DICE@darpa.mil

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