Embedded entrepreneur initiative (EEI)
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HR001126CE014
- Awardee
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Metron Incorporated UEI EN78W198KUG7
- Awarding agency
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $314,941
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Commercial Strategy Commercial Solutions Opening Solicitation · HR001124SC001 · Posted May 1, 2024
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $314,941.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- PSC
- B541 Special Studies/Analysis- Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 52 offers Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Reston, VA 20190, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $314,941 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Metron Incorporated, a small business scientific consulting firm headquartered in Reston, Virginia, on October 17, 2025. The contract, which will be performed in Reston, VA, is expected to be completed by October 16, 2026, and was awarded without a set-aside designation. This award emerged from DARPA's Commercial Solutions Opening solicitation posted in May 2024, which sought proposals to transition innovative commercial solutions from R&D programs into operational capabilities. The contract is associated with DARPA's Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative (EEI), a program designed to facilitate the integration of entrepreneurial approaches and commercial technologies into defense applications, with particular emphasis on supporting small businesses and nontraditional contractors in advancing technological innovations.
Metron Incorporated brings substantial experience in advanced analytics, autonomy software, and decision support systems to this engagement. The company has a robust track record delivering complex defense research initiatives, including recent prime contracts exceeding $49 million with Naval Sea Systems Command and the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, as well as significant indefinite delivery vehicles with the Navy. Metron's technical expertise spans autonomous systems, signal processing, machine learning, and advanced analytics—capabilities well-suited to supporting DARPA's mission of developing breakthrough technologies. The firm's established relationships with major defense agencies and demonstrated success in transitioning research outcomes into operational systems positions it to effectively contribute to DARPA's technology advancement objectives under this contract.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HR001126CE014?
HR001126CE014 was awarded to Metron Incorporated by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on October 17, 2025.
How much is contract HR001126CE014 worth?
The government has obligated $314,941 on HR001126CE014.
Was contract HR001126CE014 competed?
The extent of competition for HR001126CE014 was competed under sap. The government received 52 offers.
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