This federal contract award to The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Draper) is for the DARPA Tellus program, which aims to develop the methodology to program microbial sense-and-respond devices to reliably detect chemical and physical stimuli in DoD-relevant environments. The $9,331,487 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has an ultimate completion date of November 5, 2026. Draper, a non-profit R&D organization, is working with subcontractors Agilent Technologies Inc. and North Carolina State University to provide technical support for the program. The contract does not have a set-aside designation, reflecting Draper's specialized capabilities in areas such as guidance, navigation, control systems, sensors, and autonomous systems. This contract award is part of DARPA's broader efforts to explore the feasibility of utilizing microbial devices for environmental monitoring, a critical capability for the Department of Defense.
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