Definitive Contract HR001126CE018
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- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $309,972 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Aptima Inc., a small business headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, under the Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative (EEI). The award, finalized on February 19, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of February 12, 2026, represents DARPA's effort to transition innovative commercial solutions into operational capabilities. This contract emerged from DARPA's Commercial Solutions...
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $2.28 million firm fixed-price definitive contract to A3 Technologies Inc. on September 29, 2025, to support commercialization efforts under the Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative (EEI) and Minimal Viable Product (MVP) development program. The contract, which extends through January 28, 2027, will be performed in Arlington, Virginia. This award was issued through DARPA's Commercial Solutions Opening (DCSO), a solicitation mechanism...
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $1.34M firm fixed-price definitive contract to Blue Ridge Dynamics, Inc. on January 14, 2026, under the Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative (EEI) and Minimal Viable Product (MVP) Option solicitation. This contract, with an ultimate completion date of January 13, 2028, will be performed in Chantilly, Virginia. The award originated from DARPA's Commercial Solutions Opening (DCSO), which aims to transition and commercialize innovative...
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $340,000 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Ursa Inc. on January 5, 2026, for work under the Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative (EEI). The contract, which has no set-aside designation, runs through January 4, 2027, with performance to be conducted in Exeter, New Hampshire. The EEI is a DARPA commercialization program designed to transition innovative technologies developed through DARPA's research and development efforts into...
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $641,163 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Peraton Labs Inc. (doing business as Applied Communication Sciences) on August 21, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 20, 2027. This contract supports DARPA's Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative (EEI) and Minimal Viable Product (MVP) Option, which aims to transition innovative commercial solutions from DARPA's research and development programs into operational capabilities....
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $350,000 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Caliola Engineering, LLC, a woman-owned small business based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, under the Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative (EEI). The contract, awarded on January 20, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of January 19, 2027, supports DARPA's Commercial Solutions Opening program, which seeks to transition and commercialize innovative technologies from DARPA research and...
- Tereform, Inc. was awarded a $349,000 firm fixed-price definitive contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on January 5, 2026, with performance completion scheduled for January 4, 2027. The contract was issued under DARPA's Commercial Solutions Opening (DCSO) program, which seeks to transition and commercialize innovative technologies from DARPA's research and development initiatives into practical military and civilian applications. Work will be performed in...
- This definitive contract award of $745,368 was made by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Embedded Intelligence Research LLC, doing business as Embedded Intelligence, a for-profit partnership focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and embedded systems research. The contract supports the company's work on improving AI capabilities, including preliminary research on reverse engineering deception techniques and developing methods to train AI systems with limited labeled data....
- 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...
- This is a $310,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a defense agency, to Common Ground Solutions LLC, a for-profit company. The contract is part of DARPA's Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative (EEI), which seeks to transition innovative commercial solutions derived from DARPA's research and development programs into capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide new technological advancements. The contract has a...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a $1.39 million firm fixed-price definitive contract to Causerie.ai Inc. on January 29, 2026, under the Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative and Minimum Viable Product Option solicitation. The award supports commercialization activities for innovative technologies derived from DARPA research and development programs, with performance expected to conclude by January 28, 2028. Causerie.ai Inc. will execute work from its location in Roslindale, Massachusetts. This contract was issued without any set-aside designation and represents DARPA's effort to transition promising research outcomes into practical military and civilian applications through the Commercial Solutions Opening mechanism. The underlying solicitation, posted on May 1, 2025, sought proposals to hire external entrepreneurs who would lead comprehensive commercialization strategies across 14 primary functional areas, including competitive analysis, market engagement, financing plans, and regulatory compliance activities. Proposals were evaluated based on contribution to DARPA's mission, commercialization readiness, and pricing reasonableness. The contract structure allows for a base effort with an optional Minimum Viable Product development phase extending up to 24 months, with DARPA maintaining flexibility to award either fixed-price contracts or Other Transaction agreements based on evaluation results and available funding.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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DARPA's Commercial Solutions Opening (DCSO) for Commercial Strategy | HR001125RE003 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Solicitation 1/1 | 5/1/25, 3:25 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $364.8k | 1/27/26 |