Computational cultural understanding

Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
HR001122C0033
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$8,464,104

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 100% obligated
$8,464,105.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 23 offers Basic Research
Pricing
Cost No Fee
Place of performance
Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00015 $68,879
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00014 · Computational cultural understanding (CCU) $0
Funding Only Action P00013 $142,818
Funding Only Action P00012 $2,792,621
Funding Only Action P00011 $635,800
Funding Only Action P00010 · Computational cultural understanding (CCU) $500,000
Other Administrative Action P00009 $0
Exercise an Option P00008 · Computational cultural understanding (CCU) $1,108,000
Funding Only Action P00007 $893,793
Other Administrative Action P00006 · Computational cultural understanding phase i $0
Funding Only Action P00005 $643,000
Funding Only Action P00004 $220,000
Funding Only Action P00003 $900,000
Other Administrative Action P00002 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $559,193
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About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a definitive contract valued at $8.46M to The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania's Linguistic Data Consortium on January 11, 2022, for the Computational Cultural Understanding (CCU) program. The contract, which operates on a cost-no-fee basis with no set-aside designation, is performance-based through February 28, 2026, and is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Under this award, the university will develop cross-cultural language understanding technologies designed to enhance situational awareness and operational effectiveness for Department of Defense personnel interacting across diverse societies, languages, and cultural groups. The work aligns with DARPA's Broad Agency Announcement for CCU, which solicited proposals addressing sociocultural analysis, cross-cultural dialogue assistance, and dataset creation to support negotiation scenarios and advance language analysis capabilities.

The University of Pennsylvania was selected among multiple anticipated awardees to contribute to DARPA's strategic research objectives in cultural and linguistic intelligence. The university's Linguistic Data Consortium brings specialized expertise in language research, data analysis, and cross-cultural dialogue technologies that directly support DoD operational requirements. Evaluation of performance will occur at milestone periods of 15, 24, and 34 months, with assessment against stated metrics involving negotiation scenario analysis and dataset performance relative to human baselines. This award demonstrates the university's continued engagement with DARPA on critical national security research initiatives and builds upon its extensive portfolio of federal defense and research contracts.

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Who was awarded contract HR001122C0033?

HR001122C0033 was awarded to The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on January 11, 2022.

How much is contract HR001122C0033 worth?

The government has obligated $8,464,104 on HR001122C0033. Its current value, with exercised options, is $8,464,105.

Was contract HR001122C0033 competed?

The extent of competition for HR001122C0033 was full and open competition. The government received 23 offers.

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