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Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HR001125C0049
- Awardee
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National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. UEI D5S9JZ1KDP49
- Awarding agency
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $667,912
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Biological Technologies Pre-Solicitation · HR001123S0045 · Posted Jun 22, 2023
- Contract value 67% obligated
- $999,354.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 58% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 16 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Hadley, MA 01035, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $283,080 | |
| Exercise an Option | $288,624 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $96,208 |
About this award
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $999,354 firm fixed-price definitive contract to National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. (doing business as Venturewell) on January 24, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of January 23, 2028. This contract supports DARPA's SWITCH Program focused on biological technologies and represents the base award under this initiative. The work will be performed in Hadley, Massachusetts, where Venturewell maintains its headquarters. No small business set-aside designation was applied to this award. Venturewell is a nonprofit organization with nearly 30 years of experience in innovation program management, technology commercialization support, and award administration services for federal agencies.
This award leverages Venturewell's extensive expertise in managing innovation programs and supporting technology development across federal agencies. The organization has previously contracted with DARPA on the SWITCH Program and maintains a robust track record managing multiple large-scale federal initiatives, including over $150 million in delivery orders related to the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative through various National Institutes of Health institutes. Venturewell's federal contract portfolio demonstrates its capability to execute firm fixed-price awards across complex innovation and commercialization support services, supporting DARPA's mission to advance revolutionary research in biological technologies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HR001125C0049?
HR001125C0049 was awarded to National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on January 24, 2025.
How much is contract HR001125C0049 worth?
The government has obligated $667,912 on HR001125C0049. Its current value, with exercised options, is $999,354.
Was contract HR001125C0049 competed?
The extent of competition for HR001125C0049 was full and open competition. The government received 16 offers.
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