SBIR OSW26BZ02-DV004 (Office of the Secretary of Defense): Game-Theoretic AI for Robust Course of Action (COA) Generation and Wargaming
U.S. Department of Defense — Office of the Secretary of Defense
Who can apply
Small Business. Startup
About this opportunity
Office of the Secretary of Defense SBIR topic — under DoW SBIR 2026 BAA (Solicitation 26.BZ, Release 2) — Accepting submissions 2026-05-27 to 2026-06-24. Objective: To develop and demonstrate a mature, scalable, and robust game-theoretic Artificial Intelligence (AI) engine capable of generating and executing novel, optimized courses of action (COAs) in complex, multi-domain, imperfect-information wargaming environments. The objective is to field a capability that consistently outperforms expert human planners and provides decision-makers with a significant strategic advantage in planning, doctrine development, and operational analysis. Description: Modern military operations are characterized by an astronomically large strategy space, where adversaries’ actions are interdependent. Current ...