# Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/hr001126s0010

- Solicitation number: HR001126S0010
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 25, 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: July 14, 2026
- Last posted: July 14, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1d0790fde85c41a49b59d835f996a6f5/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

- July 14, 2026: Solicitation, due August 25, 2026. Notice 1d0790fde85c41a49b59d835f996a6f5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1d0790fde85c41a49b59d835f996a6f5/view

## Points of contact

- BAA Coordinator, DICE@darpa.mil

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