DARPA research project
Active Other Transaction Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HR0011269E196
- Awardee
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RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. UEI JAXJSTJJSP74 Part of RTX Corporation
- Awarding agency
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $2,223,314
Award facts
- Contract value 15% obligated
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- $5,033,314.00 Current, with exercised options
- $14,363,853.00 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 11% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Competition
- Competed Program Solicitation
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. with a ceiling value of $14,363,853 on June 17, 2026. This OTA sits outside the Federal Acquisition Regulation and operates under DARPA's statutory authority to conduct research and development activities.
RTX BBN Technologies, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based research and engineering subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation, will perform work primarily at its Cambridge facility. The agreement has an ultimate completion date of June 16, 2029, establishing a three-year performance window.
The OTA funds a DARPA research project within DARPA's existing Other Transaction portfolio. RTX BBN holds multiple standing OTA vehicles with DARPA for rapid task order issuance, including mechanisms for ARTEMIS BASE Rapid Resilience Response, DONATELLO/CODORD, PWND2, and XENA, reflecting DARPA's preference for streamlined contracting outside FAR constraints on exploratory development and applied research efforts. This award represents continued engagement on DARPA's core research agenda in advanced technology development and systems analysis.
RTX BBN's research focus spans quantum computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, communications technologies, and undersea warfare systems. The company operates as a prime contractor on the majority of its DARPA work, with recent comparable awards including a $20.6 million DARPA Quantum Augmented Network contract and multiple exploratory development efforts. DARPA accounts for approximately $684.7 million in combined potential value across 99 awards to RTX BBN since 2000, making it a core customer alongside the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HR0011269E196?
HR0011269E196 was awarded to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on June 17, 2026.
How much is contract HR0011269E196 worth?
The government has obligated $2,223,314 on HR0011269E196. Its current value, with exercised options, is $5,033,314. Its potential value, with all options, is $14,363,853.
Was contract HR0011269E196 competed?
The extent of competition for HR0011269E196 was competed.
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