HR001120C0126
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
THE SEMANTIC FORENSICS (SEMAFOR) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES TO AUTOMATICALLY DETECT, ATTRIBUTE, AND CHARACTERIZE FALSIFIED, MULTI-MODAL MEDIA ASSETS TO DEFEND AGAINST LARGE-SCALE, AUTOMATED DISINFORMATION ATTACKS.
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Rome, NY 13440 United States
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Set Aside
None
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition
Est. Average FTE
14
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the Potential End Date has been extended from 06/17/24 to 10/31/24 and the Potential Award value has decreased 6% from $11,920,160 to $11,223,430.
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%
PAR Government Systems Corporation was awarded
Definitive Contract HR001120C0126 (HR0011-20-C-0126)
worth up to $11,223,430
by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
in June 2020.
The contract
has a duration of 4 years 4 months and
was awarded
through solicitation Semantic Forensics (SemaFor)
full & open
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AD92
via basic research acquisition procedures with 37 bids received.
DOD Announcements
Jun 2020:
PAR Government Systems Corp., Rome, New York, was awarded an $11,920,160 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a research project under the Semantic Forensics (SemaFor) program. The SemaFor program will develop methods that exploit semantic inconsistencies in falsified media to perform tasks across media modalities and at scale. Work will be performed in Rome, New York, with an expected completion date of June 2024. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation funding in the amount of $1,500,000 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was a competitive acquisition under a full and open broad agency announcement and 37 proposals were received. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR0011-20-C-0126).
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 5/20/24
Period of Performance
6/17/20
Start Date
10/31/24
Current End Date
10/31/24
Potential End Date
Obligations
$11.2M
Total Obligated
$11.2M
Current Award
$11.2M
Potential Award
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
HR001120C0126
Subcontracts
Activity Timeline
Opportunity Lifecycle
Procurement history for HR001120C0126
Transaction History
Modifications to HR001120C0126
People
Suggested agency contacts for HR001120C0126
Competition
Number of Bidders
37
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
Individual 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
TJYESMKRB5X5
Awardee CAGE
1GB43
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
HR0011 DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Funding Office
HR0011
Created By
dawn.montgomery.hr0011@darpa.mil
Last Modified By
dawn.montgomery.hr0011@darpa.mil
Approved By
dawn.montgomery.hr0011@darpa.mil
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
NY-22
Senators
Kirsten Gillibrand
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
Representative
Brandon Williams
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide (097-0400) | Department of Defense-Military | Research and development contracts (25.5) | $1,442,235 | 100% |
Modified: 5/20/24