Definitive Contract HR001116C0123
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- This federal contract award by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is for the development of an "Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability (ACES)". The $12,553,379.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded to Honeywell International Inc.'s Aerospace Plymouth (Advanced Technology) Division, a major defense contractor, to provide advanced atomic clock technologies that offer unprecedented frequency and timing accuracy for deployment on low size, weight, and power...
- HRL Laboratories, LLC, a research and development laboratory jointly owned by The Boeing Company and General Motors, was awarded a $13.3 million definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on March 1, 2023, to develop ultra-small, low-power, fieldable atomic clocks capable of maintaining timing precision for one week. The contract, which is set to be completed by April 1, 2027, supports DARPA's H6 program objectives to demonstrate fully...
- The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee Definitive Contract to SRI International, a non-profit research and development institute, for the Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability (ACES) Phase I effort. The contract, valued at $1,482,857.00, is focused on researching ACES TA2 vapor-cell technologies to develop a lab-based benchtop clock meeting the ACES performance metrics and providing a proof-of-concept approach suitable for the program's goals....
- This federal contract award, with an ID of HR001116C0118, was issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Draper), a non-profit research and development organization. The contract, valued at $7,237,337.00, is for Draper's work on the "The Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability (ACES) Program", which will provide unprecedented frequency and timing accuracy on low-size, weight, and power (SWAP) platforms. The contract is a...
- This federal contract award, valued at $6,731,051.00, was issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Coldquanta, Inc. (doing business as Infleqtion), a small business located in Boulder, Colorado. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for the development of the Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability (ACES) program, which aims to provide unprecedented frequency and timing accuracy on low size, weight, and power (SWAP) platforms. The key objectives...
- This is a $4,540,171.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Oewaves, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer based in Pasadena, California. The contract is for Oewaves to provide technologies supporting DARPA's "Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability (ACES)" program, which aims to achieve unprecedented frequency and timing accuracy on low-swap platforms. This is a prime contract award, and Oewaves has previously conducted research...
- This contract was awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Microsemi Frequency And Time Corporation, a subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc. The $8.46 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for the development of the Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability (ACES) program, which will provide unprecedented frequency and timing accuracy on low size, weight, and power (SWAP) platforms. The contract has no set-aside designation and runs through June 2021. Microsemi is the...
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $1,509,960 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contract to Spectradynamics Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged and Hispanic American-owned business, to develop a Portable Microwave Cold Atomic Clock. The contract has no set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2023. Spectradynamics Inc. specializes in high-performance instrumentation for time and frequency applications, and has previously worked as a...
- This is a $8,563,024.14 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Microsemi Frequency And Time Corporation, a subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc. The contract is for research and development and does not have a set-aside designation. As the prime contractor, Microsemi Frequency And Time Corporation will provide products and services related to atomic clocks, GPS receivers, and computer hardware to support DARPA's defense technology...
- This is a $200,000 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Vector Atomic Inc., a small business specializing in quantum technology development. The contract is for the GENERATE ULTRASTABLE OPTICAL AND RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) SIGNALS FROM A CENTRAL HUB CONTAINING AN OPTICAL ATOMIC CLOCK project, which is funded under a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research effort. The contract has a completion date of November 5,...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $1,672,978.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to HRL Laboratories, LLC, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, for the development of an Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability (ACES). This effort aims to provide unprecedented frequency and timing accuracy on low size, weight, and power platforms, particularly portable battery-powered clocks with minimal calibration time and accurate performance in relevant Department of Defense operating environments. The contract has no set-aside designation, reflecting HRL Laboratories' status as a large business. HRL has subcontracted with Bliley Technologies Inc. for frequency tuning and vibration testing of the ACES oscillators, as well as Vectron International, Inc. for vacuum sealing and technical support. This work supports DARPA's broader efforts to advance quantum technologies and specialized materials for national security applications.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Atomic Clock with Enhanced Stability (ACES) | DARPA-BAA-16-19 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Award Notice 1/1 | 1/21/16, 1:38 PM |
ContractNumber | Description | Subcontractor | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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16026180222USMOD05S | HRL Laboratories, LLC | Definitive Contract HR001116C0123 | $100.0k | 9/30/19 | |
16026180222USS | Bliley Technologies Inc. | Definitive Contract HR001116C0123 | $48.2k | 2/5/18 | |
16026163007DSS | Vectron International, Inc. | Definitive Contract HR001116C0123 | $79.4k | 3/6/17 |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| A00001 | Other Administrative Action | ($13k) | 10/19/20 | |
| P00011 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 5/4/20 | |
| P00010 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $200.0k | 8/27/19 | |
| P00009 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 7/26/19 | |
| P00008 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/28/19 |