Definitive Contract HR001120C0167
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- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $14,986,064 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Calspan, LLC, doing business as Calspan Test Services, for the Air Combat Experimentation (ACE) program. The contract has a period of performance through June 6, 2022 and is not set aside. The ACE program aims to increase warfighter trust in combat autonomy by automating aerial within-visual-range maneuvering, known as dogfighting, through progressive demonstrations using modeling and...
- Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp (GTARC), a non-profit research organization affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology, was awarded a $2.81 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order on September 26, 2019, by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC). This delivery order, issued under the CCDC Unmanned Aerial Systems Research Center (UARC) base contract W31P4Q-18-D-0002, requires GTARC to provide comprehensive support to the Air Force Research Laboratory's...
- Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation (GTARC) has been awarded a $1,839,942 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command for performance of Advanced Low-observable Quick-reaction Capability (ALQ)-161 Defensive Avionics Systems (DAS). No set-aside was used for this order placed under an unspecified contract vehicle. Performance will occur in Atlanta, Georgia by June 2024. GTARC will serve as prime contractor, drawing upon specialized...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $986,324 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation for the Edge Learning for Heterogeneous Autonomy Plays program. Gtarc, a subsidiary of Georgia Tech Research Corporation, will perform the research and development work in Atlanta, Georgia over a three-year period ending in March 2023. The contract has no set-aside designation. The Air Force Materiel Command Research...
- This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Dynetics, Inc., a subsidiary of Leidos Holdings, Inc., for the Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program. The contract has a ceiling value of $11,899,487.00 and a period of performance through May 27, 2025. The ACE program aims to develop autonomous dogfighting capabilities through modeling, simulation, and demonstration using small unmanned aerial vehicles and operational aircraft. The contract...
- The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command (AFLCMC) at Robins Air Force Base awarded a delivery order valued at $2.83M to Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp (GTARC) on May 1, 2024, for the Advanced Common EMS Development Environment (ACEDE) Increment 3 Iron Kitten Experimentation Effort. The contract is structured as a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order with performance expected in Atlanta, Georgia, and is scheduled for completion by April 29, 2026. No set-aside designation was utilized for this award,...
- Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp (GTARC) was awarded a delivery order valued at $46.6M under the Defense Systems Technical Area Tasks (DS TATS) master IDIQ contract for the Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems program (PMA-272) on November 15, 2016. This cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order, issued by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, supports the Program Manager Aviation's advanced tactical aircraft protection initiatives and is scheduled for completion by May 31, 2021. The...
- Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp (GTARC), a non-profit research organization affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology, was awarded a delivery order contract on June 12, 2023, with a ceiling value of $35.4 million under the Essential Engineering and Research Capability—Band 8 vehicle. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, which carries no set-aside designation, will be performed in Atlanta, Georgia, and has an ultimate completion date of September 28, 2026. The contract is funded by Air...
- This is a federal contract award made by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp (GTARC), a non-profit research organization affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology. The $1,960,692.86 contract is for engineering code development and deep reinforcement learning work, with a performance period ending on September 30, 2022. The contract is a Delivery Order under a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing type. There is no set-aside designation associated with...
- Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp (GTARC), a non-profit research subsidiary of Georgia Institute of Technology, was awarded a delivery order valued at $1.4M on September 30, 2024, by the U.S. Air Force for real-time over-water multi-vehicle navigation capabilities. The contract operates under a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing structure with an ultimate completion date of May 22, 2027, and will be performed in Atlanta, Georgia. This award carries no set-aside designation, reflecting GTARC's...
Georgia TECH Applied Research Corporation (GTARC) received a $6.94 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on September 30, 2020, to support the Air Combat Evolution (ACE) Technical Area 1 (TA1) program. This effort focuses on developing autonomous aerial combat maneuvering algorithms designed to automate within-visual-range dogfighting capabilities across modeling and simulation environments, sub-scale unmanned aircraft, and operational platforms. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of May 29, 2024, supports DARPA's broader initiative to increase warfighter trust in combat autonomy through the development of individual and team tactical behaviors, calibration of trust in autonomous systems, and scaling of performance from local to global behaviors. No set-aside designation was applied to this competitive award, reflecting GTARC's standing as a capable research organization. Work is being performed in Atlanta, Georgia. GTARC, a non-profit research organization affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology, brings substantial expertise in autonomous systems, advanced sensor development, and defense technology research to this effort. The contract represents one component of DARPA's broader ACE initiative, which anticipated multiple awards totaling up to $25 million across 44 months and three phases of development. The work integrates experimentation infrastructure and collaboration with test facilities including the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and military test ranges to advance the state of autonomous combat capability development for the United States military.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Air Combat Evolution Technical Area 1: Build Combat Autonomy | HR001120S0028 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Pre-Solicitation 1/4 | 3/6/20, 12:38 PM | |
Air Combat Evolution (ACE) Technical Area (TA) 1: Build Combat Autonomy | HR001120S0028 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Award Notice 2/4 | 10/1/20, 11:49 AM | |
Air Combat Evolution (ACE) | HR001120S0028 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Award Notice 4/4 | 10/5/20, 12:15 PM | |
Air Combat Evolution (ACE) | HR001120S0028 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Award Notice 3/4 | 10/5/20, 12:05 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00006 | Funding Only Action | ($14k) | 7/17/25 | |
| P00005 | Funding Only Action | ($525k) | 2/6/25 | |
| P00004 | Terminate for Convenience | $0 | 8/5/21 | |
| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/9/21 | |
| P00002 | Funding Only Action | $404.6k | 4/14/21 |