This is a $34.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the University of Hawaii to develop a solution that rapidly provides protection for U.S. Department of Defense coastal infrastructure. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is part of DARPA's Reefense program to develop self-healing hybrid biological and engineered reef structures to mitigate coastal flooding, erosion, and storm damage.
The University of Hawaii is the prime contractor and is partnering with several subcontractors, including Oregon State University, VWR International, Nortekusa, Teledyne Instruments, University of California San Diego, Florida Atlantic University, and Makai Ocean Engineering. These subcontractors are providing a range of services and equipment, such as research and development, laboratory supplies and machinery, and specialized oceanographic instrumentation. The contract has a completion date of June 2, 2027.
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