This federal contract award, with ID HR001120C0004, was issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc. for the System of Systems Enhanced Small Units (SESU) program. The contract has a ceiling value of $2,668,460.00 and is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract, with a period of performance ending on January 26, 2021.
The SESU program aims to develop system-of-systems capabilities that enable small military units of approximately 200-300 soldiers to counter adversary anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) capabilities. The contract focuses on two technical areas: adaptive command and control to enable distributed mission planning and execution using low-cost autonomous unmanned systems, and innovative sensors and effects payloads to degrade, disrupt, or destroy aspects of an adversary's A2/AD capabilities.
BAE Systems is the prime contractor, and it has subcontracted a portion of the work to Leidos, Inc. The contract does not have a set-aside designation, and it is part of a larger DARPA research and development effort to enhance the capabilities of small military units to operate in contested environments.