Influence campaign awareness and sensemaking (INCAS) technical area 2
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HR001121C0169
- Awardee
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University Of Southern California UEI G88KLJR3KYT5
- Awarding agency
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $4,243,210
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Influence Campaign Awareness and Sensemaking (INCAS) Pre-Solicitation · HR001121S0008 · Posted Oct 26, 2020
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $4,243,210.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 46 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost No Fee
- Place of performance
- Dockweiler, CA 90007, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $175,884 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $180,585 | |
| Funding Only Action | $200,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $100,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $746,981 | |
| Funding Only Action | $248,994 | |
| Funding Only Action | $712,000 | |
| Exercise an Option | $141,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $196,766 | |
| Funding Only Action | $105,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $346,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $464,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $78,000 | |
| Original award | $548,000 |
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About this award
This federal contract award is for the Influence Campaign Awareness and Sensemaking (INCAS) program, which is being administered by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The $4,243,210.00 contract was awarded to the University of Southern California (USC) on July 23, 2021, with a period of performance through September 1, 2025. The contract is not set aside for a specific business type.
The INCAS program seeks to develop techniques and tools to enable analysts to detect, characterize, and track geopolitical influence campaigns through automated influence detection, population segmentation analysis, and influence campaign modeling capabilities. As a prime contractor, USC will lead the research and development efforts, with two subcontractors - Bunta.in LLC and Trustees of Indiana University - contributing to the "UPSCALE: Universal Population Segmentation and Characterization Algorithms for Online Environments" technical area. This contract work aligns with DARPA's focus on advancing technologies to counter adversarial influence operations and information warfare.
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Bunta.in LLC | $18,692 | |
| Bunta.in LLC | $20,702 | |
| Bunta.in LLC | $10,351 | |
| Bunta.in LLC | $37,119 | |
| Bunta.in LLC | $33,650 | |
| Trustees Of Indiana University | $934,014 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HR001121C0169?
HR001121C0169 was awarded to University Of Southern California by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on July 23, 2021.
How much is contract HR001121C0169 worth?
The government has obligated $4,243,210 on HR001121C0169.
Was contract HR001121C0169 competed?
The extent of competition for HR001121C0169 was full and open competition. The government received 46 offers.
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