The quantum benchmarking initiative (QBI) is designed to rigorously verify and validate if any quantum computing approach can achieve utility-scale operation by the year 2033
Other Transaction IDV Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HR00112590124
- Awardee
-
Quera Computing Incorporated UEI FVUFKBDDPDF8
- Awarding agency
-
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 0
Award facts
- Last date to order
- Not on record
- IDV ceiling
- $5,996,761.00
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Competed Program Solicitation
- Pricing
- Other
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded an Other Transaction IDV to Quera Computing Incorporated on April 9, 2025, with a ceiling of $5,996,761. This OT IDV sits outside the Federal Acquisition Regulation and supports the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), which is designed to rigorously verify and validate whether any quantum computing approach can achieve utility-scale operation by 2033. Quera Computing is a small business based in Brighton, Massachusetts, specializing in neutral atom quantum computing systems and quantum algorithm development. The company brings expertise in quantum hardware design, algorithmic innovation, and scalable quantum computing technologies relevant to the benchmarking and validation mission underlying QBI.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $3,300,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $1,700,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $349,623 | |
| Funding Only Action | $499,255 | |
| Original award | $147,883 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HR00112590124?
HR00112590124 was awarded to Quera Computing Incorporated by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) on April 9, 2025.
How much is contract HR00112590124 worth?
HR00112590124's own ceiling is $5,996,761.
Was contract HR00112590124 competed?
The extent of competition for HR00112590124 was competed.
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