Securing Artificial Intelligence for Battlefield Effective Robustness (SABER)
Awarded Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- HR001126CE030
- Agency
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- HR001126CE030 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- New Hampshire 03054, United States
- Points of contact
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- BAA Coordinator saber@darpa.mil
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded contract HR001126CE030 to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. on February 1, 2026, for the Securing Artificial Intelligence for Battlefield Effective Robustness (SABER) program with a contract value of $3,888,370. The contract is structured as a cost-reimbursement agreement to support advanced, non-commercial research and development in artificial intelligence technology for defense applications, with the contractor's DCAA-approved cost accounting system meeting all federal requirements. This award reflects DARPA's commitment to advancing cutting-edge AI capabilities with significant research uncertainties that preclude fixed-price contracting methodologies.
Notice text
The subject effort meets the criteria for a cost-reimbursement contract type as set forth in FAR 16.306(b)(i). The effort involves significant research uncertainties, which preclude estimating costs with sufficient accuracy to use any firm-fixed-price contract. The services to be performed are for non-commercial research in advanced (beyond the current state of the art) technology. Limited or no historical data exist on which to base a level-of-effort estimate.
CMO Procedure 20-01 dated January 15, 2020, approves the use of cost reimbursement-type contracts for all DARPA R&D contracts (in lieu of executing a separate memo for each new contract) if the contractor has an adequate accounting system. CMO Procedure 20-01 includes the blanket memorandum signed by the Director of CMO (Head of the Contracting Activity). The memo has been uploaded under the "preaward" tab of CMO's electronic file management system, eTriever.
The justification and supporting documentation for use of a cost-reimbursement type contract may be found in the CMO Procedure 20-01 and CMO Procedure 20-01 MFR filed in DARPA E-Systems: Filer1 and e-Triever.
The contractor, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (CAGE 6A684), has a DCAA-approved cost accounting system per records located in the Contract Business Analysis Repository (CBAR). Therefore, the accounting system of BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. is approved or found acceptable in accordance with DFARS 252.242-7006.
Awarded contract HR001126CE030 to BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC for 3888370.00 on 2026-02-01.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Securing Artificial Intelligence for Battlefield Effective Robustness (SABER) | Award Notice | |
| Securing Artificial Intelligence for Battlefield Effective Robustness (SABER) | Award Notice | |
| Securing Artificial Intelligence for Battlefield Effective Robustness (SABER) | Solicitation |
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