EMU grape
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA875024CB089
- Awardee
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RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. UEI JAXJSTJJSP74 Part of RTX Corporation
- Awarding agency
-
Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $19,545,977
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-wide Pre-Solicitation · HR001123S0001 · Posted Oct 26, 2022
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $19,545,977.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 54% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 2 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Legislative mandates
-
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $1,653,070 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $2,088,245 | |
| Funding Only Action | $525,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $850,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,800,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $2,936,642 | |
| Funding Only Action | $10,578 | |
| Funding Only Action | $241,480 | |
| Funding Only Action | $345,420 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $1,440,938 | |
| Funding Only Action | $500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,000,000 | |
| Vendor DUNS or Name Change - Non-Novation | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $929,084 | |
| Funding Only Action | $555,801 | |
| Original award | $3,669,719 |
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About this award
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract with a $19.5 million ceiling to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. for the EMU GRAPE program on July 18, 2024, with no set-aside used. The prime, doing business as BBN Technologies, is a subsidiary of RTX Corporation. Place of performance is Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, and ultimate completion is October 31, 2028.
The originating opportunity is a DARPA Information Innovation Office broad agency announcement posted as a pre-solicitation on October 26, 2022, with a due date of October 27, 2023, and no set-aside. It seeks revolutionary research under four thrust areas: proficient artificial intelligence, advantage in cyber operations, confidence in the information domain, and resilient, adaptable, and secure systems. Proposals were evaluated on scientific and technical merit, contribution to DARPA's mission, and cost realism.
Sub-award records dated February 2025 through February 2026 describe EMU GRAPE hardware scope: network equipment, beamformers and combiners, RF contact assemblies, desktop computer hardware, antennas and pedestals, inertial measurement units and inertial reference units, and laboratory supplies. Seven subcontractors appear across ten sub-award records. The highest-impact are Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, supplying inertial measurement units under two sub-awards, and World Wide Technology LLC, supplying network equipment, with five smaller RF, test, and computing hardware suppliers.
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| World Wide Technology LLC | $46,815 | |
| TCI International, Inc. | $102,800 | |
| Vitrek, LLC | $37,332 | |
| Padova Technologies, Inc. | $293,664 | |
| Amplifier Research Corp | $40,740 | |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $36,510 | |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $139,010 | |
| Amplifier Research Corp | $81,240 | |
| Vitrek, LLC | $35,634 | |
| Scientific Components Corp | $36,194 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA875024CB089?
FA875024CB089 was awarded to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on July 18, 2024.
How much is contract FA875024CB089 worth?
The government has obligated $19,545,977 on FA875024CB089.
Which agency awarded contract FA875024CB089?
Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) awarded FA875024CB089, with funding from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense).
Was contract FA875024CB089 competed?
The extent of competition for FA875024CB089 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.
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