Retrodirective arrays for coherent transmission (REACT)
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HR001114C0066
- Awardee
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RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. UEI JAXJSTJJSP74
- Awarding agency
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Defense Contract Management Agency
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $13,712,326
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Retroactive Array for Coherent Transmission (ReACT) Award Notice · Posted Jun 11, 2014
- Contract value 65% obligated
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- $13,712,325.84 Current, with exercised options
- $21,233,086.84 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 102 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Vendor DUNS or Name Change - Non-Novation | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | -$19,156 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $296,503 | |
| Funding Only Action | $674,912 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $300,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $492,925 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $512,660 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $423,014 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,500,871 | |
| Funding Only Action | $673,181 | |
| Funding Only Action | $916,397 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $372,160 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $4,002,846 | |
| Exercise an Option | $1,500,414 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $2,065,599 |
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About this award
RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. was awarded a definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee research and development contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on June 6, 2014, for the Retrodirective Arrays for Coherent Transmission (REACT) program. The contract, valued at $21.2 million with an ultimate completion date of June 2, 2021, aims to dramatically shorten the timescales associated with electromagnetic array development, deployment, and upgrade. The work is being performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and represents no small business set-aside. REACT falls within DARPA's broader portfolio of advanced communications and sensor technology research, leveraging BBN Technologies' extensive expertise in advanced technology research and engineering services across quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and communications technologies.
The prime contractor assembled a multidisciplinary team of academic and research institutions to execute this complex electromagnetic systems research. Major subcontractors include Sri International (awarded December 2015), Purdue University (July 2015), the University of Iowa (June 2015), Arizona State University (February 2015), and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (August 2014). Additional subcontractors include Vervecomm, Inc. (March 2015), which supported various aspects of the program. The subcontractor team collectively contributed expertise in distributed coherent transmission techniques, filtering and tracking systems implementation, software-defined radio deployment, and system-level integration, with universities providing fundamental research support and specialized engineering analysis essential to accelerating electromagnetic array technology development.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HR001114C0066?
HR001114C0066 was awarded to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. by Defense Contract Management Agency (Department of Defense) on June 6, 2014.
How much is contract HR001114C0066 worth?
The government has obligated $13,712,326 on HR001114C0066. Its potential value, with all options, is $21,233,087.
Which agency awarded contract HR001114C0066?
Defense Contract Management Agency (Department of Defense) awarded HR001114C0066, with funding from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense).
Was contract HR001114C0066 competed?
The extent of competition for HR001114C0066 was full and open competition. The government received 102 offers.
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