HR001123C0003
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
MELT SEEKS TO DEVELOP A LASER TILE AS THE BUILDING BLOCK FOR COMPACT, SCALABLE, PANELIZED HIGH ENERGY LASER (HEL) SOURCES.
Alternate Description
MELT
Awarding / Funding Agency
PSC
Place of Performance
Bothell, WA 98021 United States
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Set Aside
None
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition
Est. Average FTE
31
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has a DOD Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Lockheed Martin Aculight Corporation was awarded
Definitive Contract HR001123C0003 (HR0011-23-C-0003)
worth up to $28,027,101
by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
in October 2022.
The contract
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded
through solicitation Modular Efficient Laser Technology (MELT)
full & open
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AC13
via basic research acquisition procedures with 9 bids received.
As of today, the Definitive Contract has a total reported backlog of $15,230,911.
DOD Announcements
Oct 2022:
Lockheed Martin Aculight Corp., Bothell, Washington, was awarded a $12,796,190 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Modular Efficient Laser Technology (MELT) program. MELT seeks to develop a laser tile as the building block for compact, scalable, panelized high-energy laser sources. Work will be performed in Bothell, Washington (81%); Moorestown, New Jersey (17%); and Sunnyvale, California (2%), with an expected completion date of October 2024. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,392,442 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was a competitive acquisition under broad agency announcement HR001122S0017 and nine offers were received. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR0011-23-C-0003).
Status
(Open)
Last Modified 5/7/24
Period of Performance
10/28/22
Start Date
10/27/24
Current End Date
10/27/27
Potential End Date
Obligations and Backlog
$12.8M
Total Obligated
$12.8M
Current Award
$28.0M
Potential Award
$0.0
Funded Backlog
$15.2M
Total Backlog
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
HR001123C0003
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Activity Timeline
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Opportunity Lifecycle
Procurement history for HR001123C0003
Transaction History
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People
Suggested agency contacts for HR001123C0003
Competition
Number of Bidders
9
Solicitation Procedures
Basic Research
Evaluated Preference
None
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item Procedures Not Used
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No
Other Categorizations
Subcontracting Plan
DOD Comprehensive Subcontract Plan
Cost Accounting Standards
Yes
Business Size Determination
Large Business
Defense Program
None
DoD Claimant Code
All Others Not Identifiable To Any Other Procurement Program
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
WYAVK6MSRJ15
Awardee CAGE
0WMS3
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
HR0011 DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Funding Office
HR0011
Created By
brian.nuckols.hr0011@darpa.mil
Last Modified By
brian.nuckols.hr0011@darpa.mil
Approved By
brian.nuckols.hr0011@darpa.mil
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
WA-01
Senators
Maria Cantwell
Patty Murray
Patty Murray
Representative
Suzan DelBene
Modified: 5/7/24