Definitive Contract HR001120C0121
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- This is a $98,828 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), a for-profit S corporation. The contract, titled "Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise (GS3) Program," does not have a set-aside designation. ARA is a prime contractor that provides technical services and solutions to federal agencies, particularly the Department of Defense. The GS3 program seeks to rapidly develop basic...
- This contract was awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Aixxia LLC, a minority-owned, woman-owned, for-profit limited liability company. The contract is titled "GAMIFYING THE SEARCH FOR SCIENTIFIC SURPRISE (GS3)" and was awarded on April 19, 2017 with a potential value of $14,988,352.00. The contract has a completion date of December 31, 2021 and is an Other Transaction Agreement with an unspecified pricing type. The place of performance is McLean,...
- The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $100,000.00 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contract to Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc., a for-profit manufacturer located in Toronto, Canada. The contract, titled "Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise (GS3) Program," has an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2020 and does not have a set-aside designation. The purpose of the contract is not explicitly stated, but DARPA's work on advanced technology...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a firm-fixed-price $24,906 purchase order to Kairos Research LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Fairborn, OH. The contract is for a STTR Phase I research project, part of an open call for science and technology proposals from early-stage teams, likely university researchers. Kairos Research specializes in research and development related to human performance modeling, decision-making analysis,...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $139,997.48 firm fixed-price contract to Kairos Research LLC, a small disadvantaged business based in Dayton, Ohio, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II action. This Total Small Business set-aside contract, awarded on August 5, 2025, with completion targeted for February 5, 2026, represents continued federal investment in the company's advanced research capabilities. The work will be performed in Sugar Creek...
- This is a $224,299.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Software Factory Labs Inc., a for-profit small business organization. The contract is for a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development project focused on developing "game-changing capabilities" to support DARPA's mission. The contract was awarded under a DARPA Broad Agency Announcement that will issue research opportunity notices on an...
- The U.S. government has awarded a $255,894.40 Firm Fixed Price contract to Kairos Research LLC, a small disadvantaged business based in Dayton, Ohio. The contract, identified as W52P1J22C0039, is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I effort titled "EMERGING TECHNOLOGY LEADERS". The work is set-aside for small businesses and is being managed by the U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM). Kairos Research,...
- This is a $99,997.63 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Stottler Henke Associates, Inc., a small business. The contract is for research and development services under DARPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, specifically Phase I of the "Force Protection in the Online Environment" topic. The award is designated as a total small business set-aside and was made on December 14, 2017, with a...
- This is a $2,684,682 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Strategic Analysis Enterprises, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for assessing deterrence in the gray zone. The contract is a follow-on under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II and has a completion date of January 31, 2022. The contract supports DARPA's national security and defense technology initiatives, with prior awards to the...
- This is a $738,537 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), a non-profit policy research institute based in Washington, D.C. The contract was awarded on November 22, 2019, with a completion date of May 21, 2021, and does not have a set-aside designation. The contract is for CSBA to provide research, analysis, and subject matter expertise to DARPA on national security policy,...
This is a $99,999 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Kairos Research LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Dayton, Ohio. The contract is for the "Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise (GS3)" program, which aims to utilize modern connectivity to rapidly develop promising basic research pathways leading to basic research proposals. The original solicitation was a pre-solicitation posted by DARPA's Defense Sciences Office (DSO) in July 2019, with a due date of December 2020. There was no set-aside designation for this award. Through this contract, Kairos Research will provide research and development services related to modeling human performance data, decision-making, and predicting human behaviors to support DARPA's mission of anticipating scientific surprise.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Polyplexus Pilot 3 Award Notice | HR001119S0075 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Award Notice 2/3 | 10/8/20, 7:36 AM | |
PolyplexusPilot 3 | HR001119S0075 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Pre-Solicitation 1/3 | 7/3/19, 5:17 PM | |
Polyplexus Pilot 3 | HR001119S0075 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Award Notice 3/3 | 2/12/21, 12:10 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 2/1/21 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $100.0k | 4/23/20 |