Acquiring language like children by grounding semantic parsing in vision
Ended Other Transaction Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HR00111990057
- Awardee
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology UEI E2NYLCDML6V1
- Awarding agency
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,000,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,000,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Competed Program Solicitation
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $682,270 | |
| Original award | $317,730 |
About this award
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $1,000,000.00 other transaction agreement contract to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop novel materials that can tune visible light. This contract is focused on research to enable new capabilities in grounding semantic parsing in vision, with the goal of enabling language acquisition similar to how children learn. The contract has no set-aside designation. MIT is a private, non-profit research university that has a long history of providing cutting-edge research and technical services to federal agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and NASA through prime and subcontracts. This DARPA contract leverages MIT's expertise in areas like artificial intelligence, robotics, and materials science to advance the state-of-the-art in human language acquisition through a visually-grounded approach.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HR00111990057?
HR00111990057 was awarded to Massachusetts Institute Of Technology by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on June 25, 2019.
How much is contract HR00111990057 worth?
The government has obligated $1,000,000 on HR00111990057.
Was contract HR00111990057 competed?
The extent of competition for HR00111990057 was competed.
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