Definitive Contract HR001120C0157

This contract award to the University of Southern California (USC) is for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Open, Programmable, Secure 5G (OPS-5G) program. The $8,388,215 cost-reimbursement contract, awarded on September 15, 2020, aims to develop open-source software and systems enabling secure 5G and future mobile networks. The program seeks to address challenges like accelerating open-source development, achieving cross-scale network security, securing network slices, and developing programmable defenses. USC will serve as the prime contractor, with subcontractors Lumen Technologies Government Solutions Inc. and Duality Technologies Inc. providing specialized expertise in networking infrastructure and data security technologies, respectively. This contract is not set aside and aligns with DARPA's broader efforts to cultivate a U.S.-friendly 5G ecosystem.