This is a $393,519.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to BAE Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc. FAST Labs-Advanced Information Technologies Division, a subsidiary of global defense contractor BAE Systems PLC. The contract is for the "FUNDAMENTAL LIMITS OF LEARNING PROGRAM", with a performance period ending on November 30, 2017. This is not a set-aside contract.
The prime contractor, BAE Systems, is a major provider of advanced research, development, and technical services to national security agencies like DARPA, delivering cutting-edge capabilities in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomous systems. As a subcontractor on this award, Carnegie Mellon University, a leading research institution, is providing specialized services.
The contract appears to be part of DARPA's efforts to develop next-generation technologies for national defense and security applications, exploring the boundaries of emerging fields like sensor data fusion, encrypted machine learning, and neural network signal processing. The use of an indefinite delivery vehicle contract structure suggests an ongoing research and development relationship between DARPA and BAE Systems.
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