Definitive Contract W911NF26CA002
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- RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. was awarded a $1.03M cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract by the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) for the "QORTICAL" (Quantum Oscillator Reservoirs That Implement Cognition and Learning) research project. This base award, issued on July 31, 2019, with a completion date of July 31, 2025, represents fundamental research in quantum computing and artificial intelligence applications. The work is being performed at the contractor's...
- RTX BBN Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was awarded a $20.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on March 8, 2024, for the Quantum Augmented Network (QUANET) Program. The contract, which extends through February 15, 2026, supports advanced research and development in quantum computing and quantum-augmented networking technologies. The award was made without...
- This is a $22,804,453 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Command to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. (doing business as BBN Technologies), a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for research and development services related to advanced technologies such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, communications systems, and autonomous systems. Major...
- RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. was awarded a $2.52 million definitive contract on October 16, 2023, by the Research Development and Engineering Command to investigate noise with scanning probes to enhance the coherence of transmons. This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement with no set-aside designation and an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2027. The work will be performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where BBN Technologies maintains its headquarters. BBN Technologies, a subsidiary of...
- This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Army Contracting Command (ACC) to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. (BBN) with a ceiling value of $784,306.00. The contract is for research and development services, with no set-aside designation. As the prime contractor, BBN will work with subcontractor IBM to develop capabilities for fabricating and measuring superconducting qubits on LiNbO3 materials. This effort supports quantum computing research and is likely part of larger programs such as...
- This is a $896,810.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense's Aviation and Missile Command to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. (doing business as BBN Technologies), a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation. The contract is for research and development under DARPA's "Scalable Engineering of Quantum Optical Information-Processing Architectures (SEQUOIA)" program, which aims to develop quantum computing technologies. The contract has an...
- RTX BBN Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was awarded a $14.3 million definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on January 18, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of January 11, 2028. This research project reflects DARPA's strategic investment in advanced technology development and leverages BBN Technologies' established expertise in quantum computing,...
- This is a $2,864,985.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc., doing business as BBN Technologies. The contract is for the Quantum Benchmarking Program, which seeks to quantify the long-term utility of quantum computers through the creation of application-specific, hardware-agnostic benchmarks or the estimation of hardware resource requirements. The contract has no set-aside designation. According to the...
- This $11,864,449 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. (a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation), to develop a "Globally Linked Ising Machine Platform with Superconducting Electronics (GLIMPSE)". The contract aims to advance quantum-inspired classical computing capabilities through two technical areas: solver co-design frameworks and analog hardware prototyping. This work supports...
- This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee definitive contract awarded by the Army Contracting Command (ACC) to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. (doing business as BBN Technologies), a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation. The $3,344,987 contract has a period of performance through March 31, 2022 and does not utilize a set-aside. The contract tasks BBN Technologies, a research and engineering services provider, to deliver advanced technology development in areas such as quantum computing, artificial...
RTX BBN Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of RTX Corporation, was awarded a $1.22M cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract on January 15, 2026, by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), a component of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command. The contract, which will be performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with completion targeted for January 14, 2029, supports the development of a comprehensive framework for Quantum-Resistant Cryptography (QRC) and a robust, flexible quantum computing platform designed to demonstrate the practical viability of QRC as an operational technology. The award was issued under ARL's Broad Agency Announcement solicitation, which has been open since November 2022 and seeks innovative scientific research across multiple disciplines to support the Army's foundational research mission. No small business set-aside designation was applied to this award. This contract represents a continuation of BBN Technologies' substantial portfolio of federally funded quantum computing and advanced research initiatives. The company, which maintains a long-standing reputation for delivering cutting-edge technological solutions across quantum computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and communications domains, will leverage its expertise in quantum technologies to advance the Army's capability in quantum-resistant cryptographic systems—an increasingly critical priority for national defense as quantum computing capabilities advance. The contract structure as a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement is typical for high-risk research and development efforts where precise costs cannot be predetermined, reflecting the innovative and exploratory nature of the quantum computing research being conducted.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Sources Sought for Supply Chain and Industrial Analysis | W911NF-23-S-0001 | Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground | Pre-Solicitation 2/3 | 2/28/23, 4:09 PM | |
DEVCOM ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH | W911NF-23-S-0001 | Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground | Solicitation 1/3 | 11/21/22, 9:26 AM | |
ARL Implementation of AFC Army Research Risk Assessment Protection Program Information Session Webinar | W911NF-23-ARRPINFO | Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground | Special Notice 3/3 | 5/31/23, 2:40 PM |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $300.0k | 12/18/25 |