Definitive Contract N6600111C4017

This is a $7,597,285.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. (doing business as BBN Technologies) for services in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). The contract does not have a set-aside designation.

As a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation, BBN Technologies provides research and engineering services to the U.S. government, specializing in advanced technology development across areas like quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. This contract supports BBN's work on resilient communications systems, including through subcontract awards to Georgia Tech Research Corporation and Princeton University. The subcontractors will assist BBN in evaluating and elaborating on the active architecture for the "Curveball" project, which aims to enable safe, resilient internet communications that can withstand attempts to discover user identity or location or block communication. This contract is likely tied to DARPA's focus on developing innovative network and cybersecurity technologies.