Other Transaction Agreement HR0011269E061
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- This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Kapta Space Corp., a self-certified Small Disadvantaged Business. The contract is for the development of a Space Metamaterial Electronically Scanned Array under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase II. The total ceiling value of the contract is $1,745,855.82, and the ultimate completion date is July 2, 2025. The contract has a set-aside designation for total small...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $499,972.64 grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to design and test a prototype chip-based, centimeter-scale, metasurface optical antenna with 4 pi steradian electronic beam steering capability operating in the C-band. The design is based on gate-tunable plasmonic reflectarray metasurfaces that enable beam steering of 1550 nanometer light reflected from a tunable phased array metasurface. Tunability arises...
- Northstar Earth & Space Systems, Inc. has been awarded an Other Transaction Agreement valued at $6.0 million by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to provide support for a basic research study. The contract, awarded on April 21, 2023, carries an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2026, and will be performed in West McLean, Virginia. Other Transaction Agreements represent a flexible contracting vehicle that DARPA frequently utilizes to support innovative research and...
- This is a $149,936.03 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Nuvotronics, Inc., a small business manufacturer of high frequency electronic products. The contract is for a DARPA SBIR Phase I effort titled "CONFORMAL RADIATING ANTENNA FOR COURSE-REFINED ARMAMENTS". The contract was awarded on February 17, 2016 and has a completion date of March 29, 2017. This SBIR Phase I contract is focused on research and development...
- This contract was awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp (GTARC), a non-profit research organization affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology. The contract, valued at $499,961.00, is for a Sparse Deployable RF Aperture Study. This is a definitive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a period of performance ending on February 28, 2018. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. GTARC frequently serves as both a...
- Metacept, Inc. received a $1.52 million research grant (22-ACT22-0057) from NASA's Shared Services Center to develop a W-Band Metasurface Cloud Sensor as part of the Metasurface Antenna for Cloud-Targeting Radar (MACTRAD) program. The four-year effort, which began in 2022 and concludes by September 2026, is being performed in Durham, North Carolina. This award supports Metacept's specialization in metamaterials research and development, focusing on transitioning advanced antenna and radar...
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a $1,999,267 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to Shared Spectrum Company to develop a Transponder for Ionospheric Signal Monitoring and Analysis (TISMA). The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, runs through April 30, 2025. Shared Spectrum Company, a small business manufacturer of advanced wireless communications technology, has previously supported DARPA, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies...
- This is a prime contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Orbital Sciences LLC for an "INTERSATELITE COMMUNICATION LINK" program. The $5,815,231.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a completion date of December 4, 2018 and does not have a set-aside designation. As the prime contractor, Orbital Sciences LLC has subcontracted work to several vendors, including Advanced Assembly, LLC for circuit board assemblies, Electro Rent Corporation for test...
- This is a definitive contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Maxar Mission Solutions Inc., a for-profit organization, for the Deep Space Advanced Radar Concept Integrated Systems Engineering Team (DARC ISET) with a potential value of $391,038.03. The contract is of a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing type and does not have a set-aside designation. Maxar Mission Solutions, the prime contractor, has provided a range of products and services to U.S....
- Raytheon Company received a $28.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract from the Department of the Navy to support a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) research project, with performance expected through September 30, 2026. The contract, awarded April 16, 2021, carries no set-aside designation and is being executed at Raytheon's McKinsey, Texas facility. As a major aerospace and defense contractor specializing in advanced electronic systems and sensor technologies,...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to Kapta Space Corp. valued at $1.745 million for the development of a steerable Ku-band metasurface antenna designed for spaceborne radar applications. The contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of June 29, 2027, will be performed in Seattle, Washington. This innovative effort leverages metasurface technology—engineered materials with tailored electromagnetic properties—to create advanced antenna systems that can electronically steer radar beams without traditional mechanical components, reducing weight and complexity for space-based platforms. DARPA's investment in this metasurface antenna technology aligns with the agency's broader focus on advanced sensing and space capabilities. The use of an Other Transaction Agreement as the contract vehicle reflects DARPA's approach to fostering innovation through alternative procurement mechanisms that provide flexibility in managing emerging technology development. The steerable Ku-band metasurface antenna represents a potential advancement in spaceborne radar performance, offering improved agility and operational flexibility for defense space systems while addressing the agency's priorities in next-generation sensor architectures.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $872.9k | 12/28/25 |