HR001123C0116
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
DARPA RESEARCH PROGRAM
Awardee
Awarding / Funding Agency
PSC
Place of Performance
San Antonio, TX 78238 United States
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Set Aside
None
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition
Est. Average FTE
68
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the Potential Award value has increased 11% from $38,921,471 to $43,307,543.
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Southwest Research Institute was awarded
Definitive Contract HR001123C0116 (HR0011-23-C-0116)
for Darpa Research Program
worth up to $43,307,543
by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
in June 2023.
The contract
has a duration of 3 years 6 months and
was awarded
through solicitation Cancun
full & open
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AC13
via direct negotiation acquisition procedures with 10 bids received.
As of today, the Definitive Contract has a total reported backlog of $25,067,067 and funded backlog of $11,014,991.
DOD Announcements
Jun 2023:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, has been awarded a $9,854,404 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, excluding unexercised options, for the Cancun program. This contract provides for distributable nodes to measure the high-frequency (HF) radio environment for improved warfighter situational awareness in the critical HF radio band. Work will be performed in San Antonio, Texas (66%); Utica, New York (14%); Seattle, Washington (15%); and Chapel Hill, North Carolina (5%), with an expected completion date of December 2024. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test, and engineering funds in the amount of $2,127,667 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was a competitive acquisition under broad agency announcement HR001123S0014, and 10 offers were received. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR001123C0116).
* Small business
* Mandatory source
Feb 2025: Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, has been awarded a $15,014,991 modification (P00006) to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract HR001123C0116, to exercise Phase Two, Option One, for the Cancun program. This contract provides for distributable nodes to measure the high frequency (HF) radio environment for improved warfighter situational awareness in the critical HF radio band. Work will be performed in San Antonio, Texas (66%); Utica, New York (14%); Seattle, Washington (15%); and Chapel Hill, North Carolina (5%), with an expected completion date of February 2027. Fiscal 2025 research, development, test, and engineering funds in the amount of $4,000,000 are being obligated at time of award. The base contract was a competitive acquisition under broad agency announcement HR001123S0014 and was awarded on June 20, 2023. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Feb. 5, 2025)
* Small business
* Mandatory source
Feb 2025: Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, has been awarded a $15,014,991 modification (P00006) to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract HR001123C0116, to exercise Phase Two, Option One, for the Cancun program. This contract provides for distributable nodes to measure the high frequency (HF) radio environment for improved warfighter situational awareness in the critical HF radio band. Work will be performed in San Antonio, Texas (66%); Utica, New York (14%); Seattle, Washington (15%); and Chapel Hill, North Carolina (5%), with an expected completion date of February 2027. Fiscal 2025 research, development, test, and engineering funds in the amount of $4,000,000 are being obligated at time of award. The base contract was a competitive acquisition under broad agency announcement HR001123S0014 and was awarded on June 20, 2023. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Feb. 5, 2025)
Status
(Open)
Last Modified 4/22/25
Period of Performance
6/20/23
Start Date
4/30/25
Current End Date
12/19/26
Potential End Date
Obligations and Backlog
$18.2M
Total Obligated
$29.3M
Current Award
$43.3M
Potential Award
$11.0M
Funded Backlog
$25.1M
Total Backlog
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
HR001123C0116
Subcontracts
Activity Timeline
Subcontract Awards
Disclosed subcontracts for HR001123C0116
Opportunity Lifecycle
Procurement history for HR001123C0116
Transaction History
Modifications to HR001123C0116
People
Suggested agency contacts for HR001123C0116
Competition
Number of Bidders
10
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal/Quote
Evaluated Preference
None
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item Procedures Not Used
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No
Other Categorizations
Subcontracting Plan
Individual Subcontract Plan
Cost Accounting Standards
Yes
Business Size Determination
Large Business
Defense Program
None
DoD Claimant Code
None
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
PB11V1KH3KV4
Awardee CAGE
26401
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
HR0011 DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Funding Office
HR0011
Created By
gail.painter.hr0011@darpa.mil
Last Modified By
fpdsadmin
Approved By
gail.painter.hr0011@darpa.mil
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
TX-20
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Representative
Joaquin Castro
Modified: 4/22/25