Advanced propulsor, experimental (APEX) - phase 1A
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HR001123C0054
- Awardee
-
Applied Physical Sciences Corp UEI R494GGV1AEM8
- Awarding agency
-
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $54,202,727
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- Apex Pre-Solicitation · HR001122S0046 · Posted Aug 10, 2022
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $54,244,727.08 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- 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 · 3 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Poquonock Bridge, CT 06340, 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 | $2,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,193,074 | |
| Funding Only Action | $4,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,048,307 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,000,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $1,630,747 | |
| Change Order | $5,271,524 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,700,000 | |
| Change Order | $4,296,870 | |
| Change Order | $2,531,775 | |
| Exercise an Option | $7,026,422 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $3,310,471 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,138,107 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $850,000 | |
| Change Order | $1,680,577 | |
| Original award | $7,024,853 |
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About this award
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a $54.244 million definitive contract to Applied Physical Sciences Corp for the Advanced Propulsor, Experimental (APEX) Phase 1A submarine propulsor design and risk reduction on April 21, 2023, under a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing model with no set-aside.
Place of performance is Poquonock Bridge, Connecticut. The originating solicitation, posted August 10, 2022, sought Phase 1 design space exploration, concept design, and risk reduction activities for classified submarine propulsor technology, concluding with preliminary design reviews. Phase 1 had an estimated budget of $40 million distributed across multiple contractors, with potential Phase 2 progression to detailed design and quarter-scale demonstration unit fabrication for a single performer selected through limited competition.
The contract ceiling is $54.244 million with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026. Applied Physical Sciences Corp is a General Dynamics subsidiary headquartered in Groton, Connecticut, operating without small business set-aside designations and competing full-and-open across naval platforms, undersea systems, and defense technology development.
The awardee leads a multi-vendor engineering and components team: GE Research (propulsion engineering and materials science), Submergence Group LLC (underwater and maritime component design and technical services), Southwest Research Institute (engineering and research services), Beta Technologies Inc. (engineering services and hardware delivery), GE Energy Power Conversion Naval Systems Inc. (naval electric power conversion and propulsion systems), Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation (naval propulsion equipment), National Instruments Corp (instrumentation and data acquisition), Micro Epsilon America LP (optical sensors and electronic components), Chroma Systems Solutions Inc. (power supply systems), Dassault Systemes Americas Corp. (engineering and design software), electronic component suppliers including GMW Associates (magnetics-based sensors) and Electronic Sales Of New England LLC (underwater connectors), precision manufacturers including Xometry Inc., Gilchrist Metal Fabricating Co Inc., Aurora Machine LLC, and B&F Machine Co. Inc. (a HUBZone small business), and specialized component and logistics providers including Coast Line Transfers LLC, Macartney Inc., Adamo Construction Inc., R&D Technologies Inc., and Dell Federal Systems L.P.
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HR001123C0054?
HR001123C0054 was awarded to Applied Physical Sciences Corp by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on April 21, 2023.
How much is contract HR001123C0054 worth?
The government has obligated $54,202,727 on HR001123C0054. Its current value, with exercised options, is $54,244,727.
Was contract HR001123C0054 competed?
The extent of competition for HR001123C0054 was full and open competition. The government received 3 offers.
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