This effort is to develop computational models that mimic the core cognitive capabilities of an 18-month old to advance scientific "reverse-engineering" accounts of a child's mind.

Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
N6600119C4027
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$12,000,000

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 100% obligated
$12,000,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Funding agency
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Department of Defense
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 42 offers Basic Research
Pricing
Cost No Fee
Place of performance
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00013 · This modification provides incremental funding. $2,194,162
Funding Only Action P00012 · P00012 - incremental funding $500,000
Funding Only Action P00011 · P00011 incremental funding modification $1,307,784
Funding Only Action P00010 · P00010 - incremental funding $403,665
Funding Only Action P00009 · P00009 adds an increment of funding. $499,827
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00008 · Increment of funding and no cost extension $532,979
Funding Only Action P00007 · Incremental funding, research IAW the SOW $101,664
Funding Only Action P00006 · P00006 incremental funding $2,816,500
Funding Only Action P00005 · P00005 provides incremental funding. $1,200,000
Other Administrative Action P00004 · P00004 - add the mipr # $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00003 · P00003 - obligates an increment of funds, updates COR info, updates payment instruction and adds anticipatory text $200,500
Other Administrative Action P00002 · Research IAW the SOW $0
Funding Only Action P00001 · P00001 incrementally funds the contract. $200,000
Original award $2,042,919
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About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

This is a $12,000,000.00 definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) to develop computational models that mimic the core cognitive capabilities of an 18-month-old child. The contract is for research and development services and does not have a set-aside designation.

IBM is working with subcontractors Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Stanford University to provide the temporary research and development services under this contract. This effort supports DARPA's research into machine common sense to enable artificial intelligence applications to better understand new situations, monitor their actions, communicate more effectively with people, and transfer learning to new domains.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract N6600119C4027?

N6600119C4027 was awarded to International Business Machines Corporation by Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (Department of the Navy) on July 18, 2019.

How much is contract N6600119C4027 worth?

The government has obligated $12,000,000 on N6600119C4027.

Which agency awarded contract N6600119C4027?

Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (Department of the Navy) awarded N6600119C4027, with funding from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense).

Was contract N6600119C4027 competed?

The extent of competition for N6600119C4027 was full and open competition. The government received 42 offers.

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