Lockheed Martin Corporation's Advanced Technology Laboratories division received a $37.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on August 12, 2020, for the DAC Integration and Contextual Explanation (DICE) program. The contract supports research and development of a prototype Semantic Forensic (SEMAFOR) system designed to automatically detect, attribute, and characterize falsified multi-modal media assets including text,...
Lockheed Martin Corporation's Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) division was awarded a definitive contract by the Missile Defense Agency on November 1, 2020, for the AEGIS Baseline 5.4.1 (BMD 4.2) program with a ceiling value of $1.577 billion and a completion date of December 31, 2027. Under a cost-plus-incentive pricing structure, Lockheed Martin will provide the necessary material and technical engineering to define, develop, integrate, test, deliver, install, and sustain weapon system...
The Office of Naval Research awarded a $10.93 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Raytheon Company's Advanced Products & Solutions division on September 16, 2020, for the Cyclostationary Enabled Localization of Electromagnetic Signals for Targeting, Identification, and Labeling (CELESTIAL) program. The contract, which extends through June 30, 2026, will be performed in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and involves the development of advanced signal processing and localization...
This task order (SP4701-22-F-0025) represents an administrative change to Block 4 of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract vehicle (SP4701-22-D-0120) awarded to the Steel Founders Society of America (SFSA), a not-for-profit organization based in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The $37.3 billion ceiling value task order focuses on metal castings projects related to steel performance initiatives and steel technology advanced research, with an ultimate completion date of February 14, 2027....
The Mitre Corporation (DMHDNDCPWUD1), a non-profit federally funded research and development center headquartered in McLean, Virginia, was awarded Task Order 3 under the National Security Engineering Center (NSEC) FFRDC contract on September 25, 2020. This cost-plus-no-fee delivery order provides systems engineering research and development services for the Department of Defense and other federal government agencies, with a ceiling value of $583.46 million and an ultimate completion date of...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, awarded Westat, Inc. a definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at $960.2 million to continue executing the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. The PATH Study represents a longitudinal research initiative designed to assess tobacco use patterns, health outcomes, and related behavioral factors among the U.S. population. The base award commenced on April 1, 2016, with the...
Emory University was awarded contract 75N93021C00017 on April 1, 2021 by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to establish and operate a Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR). The five-year contract, valued at $79.3 million through its September 2028 completion date, operates on a cost reimbursable basis with no fee. The award supports NIAID's initiative to create a multi-disciplinary collaborative network focused on advancing understanding...
Leidos, Inc. (operating as SAIC through its Leidos Solutions Operating Segment) was awarded a delivery order valued at $7.9 million by the Air Force Research Laboratory on October 1, 2022, to support Sensors Directorate activities focused on threat assessment, aircraft protection, and defensive electronic warfare sensor development. The contract operates on a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure with an ultimate completion date of July 1, 2026, and will be performed in Reston, Virginia. This...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $49.0M definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. on August 29, 2021, to provide non-personal support services for infectious disease surveillance across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and sub-Saharan Africa. The work directly supports the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Medical Research Detachment in Africa, which operates under the Department of Defense's Global...
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) was awarded a $23.88 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency on February 19, 2019, to provide builds, research and development, test support, and infrastructure modifications in support of the Hurricane Sweep Program. The work, performed at SwRI's San Antonio, Texas facility and scheduled for completion by February 26, 2024, encompasses research, development, build, and test support of test articles. The contract was...