Fast & curious - back to the mechanical future

Active Other Transaction Agreement Awarded Last action

Contract number
HR0011269E208
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$438,641

Award facts

Contract value 19% obligated
  • $1,127,937.00 Current, with exercised options
  • $2,287,370.00 Potential, with all options
Completion date 11% complete
  • Current, with exercised options
  • Potential, with all options
NAICS code
Not on record
PSC
AC12 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research
Competition
Competed Program Solicitation
Pricing
Other
Place of performance
Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this award

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania valued at $2,287,370 on June 24, 2026, for "FAST & CURIOUS - BACK TO THE MECHANICAL FUTURE," with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2029. The OTA sits outside the Federal Acquisition Regulation and operates under DARPA's other transaction authority.

Performance will occur in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The agreement ceiling is $2,287,370. University of Pennsylvania, a private research university headquartered in Philadelphia, serves as the prime awardee. The institution's federal portfolio emphasizes investigator-initiated biomedical research across neuroscience, oncology, cardiovascular disease, immunology, and infectious disease, supplemented by clinical services and graduate training delivery. University of Pennsylvania operates as prime on the majority of its federal awards and does not hold small-business set-asides; it competes predominantly full-and-open on scientific merit. The source does not name subcontractors or specify statutory authority beyond DARPA's other transaction framework.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract HR0011269E208?

HR0011269E208 was awarded to The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on June 24, 2026.

How much is contract HR0011269E208 worth?

The government has obligated $438,641 on HR0011269E208. Its current value, with exercised options, is $1,127,937. Its potential value, with all options, is $2,287,370.

Was contract HR0011269E208 competed?

The extent of competition for HR0011269E208 was competed.

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