Definitive Contract 140D6318C0044

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at $2.24 million to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. on September 12, 2018, for the MAPLE (Multi-INT Analytics for Pattern Learning & Exploitation) as a Service (MAaaS) program. The contract, which was not set-aside and awarded through open competition, is being performed at BAE Systems' FAST Labs-Advanced Information Technologies Division facility in Burlington, Massachusetts, with an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2021. The contract originated from a solicitation posted in October 2017 and includes a subcontract with Amazon Web Services, Inc. for AWS cloud support services, awarded on January 29, 2021. This engagement aligns with DARPA's mission to develop breakthrough capabilities in advanced technologies, leveraging BAE Systems' extensive experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and sensor data exploitation for national defense applications.

BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., a subsidiary of BAE Systems PLC headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, brings substantial expertise to this DARPA initiative. The contractor has a proven track record delivering complex research and development programs in AI-based systems, autonomous intelligence and surveillance capabilities, and advanced analytics—capabilities directly relevant to the MAPLE program's focus on multi-intelligence pattern learning and exploitation. The inclusion of AWS as a major subcontractor provides critical cloud infrastructure and computing support necessary for the analytical and processing requirements of a data-intensive multi-intelligence analytics platform, enabling the contractor to deliver scalable, secure cloud-based solutions to DARPA's intelligence and defense mission requirements.