Optimization with noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices (ONISQ)

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Contract number
HR001120C0046
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$7,304,765

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 100% obligated
$7,304,765.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 16 offers Basic Research
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Place of performance
Atlanta, GA 30318, USA
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00014 $0
Other Administrative Action P00013 · Optimization with trapped ION orbits research - option 1 (phase 2) $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00012 · Optimization with trapped ION qubits research (ONISQ) - option 1 (phase 2) $0
Funding Only Action P00011 · Optimization with trapped ION qubits research - option 1 (phase 2) $1,220,625
Funding Only Action P00010 · Onisq - option 1 (phase 2) $700,000
Funding Only Action P00009 $388,906
Funding Only Action P00008 $913,620
Funding Only Action P00007 · ONISQ - option 1 (phase 2) optimization with noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices (ONISQ) $650,000
Exercise an Option P00006 · Optimization with noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices (ONISQ) - exercise option 1 (phase 2) $280,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00005 · Noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices (ONISQ) program $215,000
Other Administrative Action P00004 · Noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices (ONISQ) program, ONISQ - period of performance extension due to covid-19 delays $0
Funding Only Action P00003 · The scope of the optimization with noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices (ONISQ) program is to establish the utility of noisy intermediate-scale quantum… $472,595
Funding Only Action P00002 $800,000
Funding Only Action P00001 · Onisq - base (phase 1) $962,389
Original award $701,630
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About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Georgia TECH Applied Research Corporation (GTARC) a $7.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract on January 31, 2020, for "Optimization with Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum Devices" (ONISQ), with performance concluding August 31, 2024. This contract was awarded without set-aside designation under DARPA's broader $33 million, four-year ONISQ program seeking to establish whether quantum information processing using noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices provides quantitative advantage over classical methods for solving combinatorial optimization problems relevant to national security. The work is performed in Atlanta, Georgia, and represents GTARC's applied research capabilities in support of advanced technological initiatives for the Department of Defense.

GTARC engaged Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Oak Ridge National Laboratory as major subcontractors to support the research effort. MIT's involvement was awarded in July 2023, while Oak Ridge National Laboratory (operated by UT-Battelle LLC) began work in October 2021, focusing on proof-of-principle implementations and characterization of quantum optimization algorithms using trapped-ion quantum computing platforms, including benchmarking against conventional methods and modeling error effects for systems ranging from 30 to over 40 qubits. This research directly supports DARPA's national security mission to advance quantum computing capabilities for optimization applications through hybrid classical-quantum approaches and theoretical frameworks identifying problem instances well-suited to quantum solutions.

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Ut-Battelle LLC OPTIMIZATION WITH NOISY INTERMEDIATE-SCALE QUANTUM DEVICES (ONISQ) The proposed project is structured into a base Phase 1 and an option Phase 2. Under Phase… $1,002,581

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Who was awarded contract HR001120C0046?

HR001120C0046 was awarded to Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on January 31, 2020.

How much is contract HR001120C0046 worth?

The government has obligated $7,304,765 on HR001120C0046.

Was contract HR001120C0046 competed?

The extent of competition for HR001120C0046 was full and open competition. The government received 16 offers.

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