Air combat experimentation (TA1)

Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
HR001120C0202
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$7,544,997

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 69% obligated
  • $7,544,997.00 Current, with exercised options
  • $10,892,694.00 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
Pacifica, CA 94044, USA
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00012 · Air combat evolution (ACE) $267,194
Other Administrative Action P00011 $0
Other Administrative Action P00010 · Air combat evolution $0
Other Administrative Action P00009 $0
Funding Only Action P00008 · Air combat evolution (TA1) $586,230
Funding Only Action P00007 · Air combat evolution ACE TA1 $600,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00006 $600,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00005 $1,110,395
Funding Only Action P00004 $1,000,000
Exercise an Option P00003 $1,078,866
Funding Only Action P00002 $1,261,544
Funding Only Action P00001 · Air combat evolution (TA1) $500,000
Original award $540,768
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About this award

This is a $10,892,694.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Pierre John M LLC, doing business as Physicsai, for the Air Combat Experimentation (TA1) effort. The contract is focused on developing autonomous aerial combat maneuvering algorithms to increase warfighter trust in combat autonomy. The work will involve modeling, integration with sub-scale and operational aircraft platforms, assessing trust in autonomous systems, and experimentation. This contract is not set aside and is part of DARPA's broader Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program, which aims to enable revolutionary advances in autonomous aerial capabilities for Mosaic Warfare. Physicsai is a for-profit limited liability company that specializes in developing novel real-time machine perception technologies using deep neural networks for defense applications.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract HR001120C0202?

HR001120C0202 was awarded to Pierre John M LLC by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on September 30, 2020.

How much is contract HR001120C0202 worth?

The government has obligated $7,544,997 on HR001120C0202. Its potential value, with all options, is $10,892,694.

Was contract HR001120C0202 competed?

The extent of competition for HR001120C0202 was full and open competition. The government received 16 offers.

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