HR001121C0203
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
THE GOAL OF THE WAVEFORM AGILE RADIO-FREQUENCY DIRECTED ENERGY
(WARDEN) PROGRAM IS TO EXTEND THE RANGE OF HIGH POWER MICROWAVE
(HPM) BACK-DOOR ATTACK BY A FACTOR OF 10 BEYOND THE CURRENT
STATE OF THE ART.
Awardee
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Palo Alto, CA 94304 United States
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Set Aside
None
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition
Est. Average FTE
17
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the Potential End Date has been shortened from 09/27/25 to 08/26/25.
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Unrealized Backlog This Definitive Contract is complete with $404,061 of funded backlog and $1,793,576 of unfunded backlog unused, which is typically due to unexercised options.
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Unrealized Backlog This Definitive Contract is complete with $404,061 of funded backlog and $1,793,576 of unfunded backlog unused, which is typically due to unexercised options.
Microwave Power Products was awarded
Definitive Contract HR001121C0203 (HR0011-21-C-0203)
worth up to $12,146,683
by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
in September 2021.
The contract
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded
through solicitation Waveform Agile RF Directed Energy (WARDEN)
full & open
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AC12
via basic research acquisition procedures with 32 bids received.
As of today, the Definitive Contract has a total reported backlog of $1,793,576 and funded backlog of $404,061, though the contract is complete, so backlog may not be realized.
DOD Announcements
Sep 2022:
Communications and Power Industries LLC, Palo Alto, California, was awarded an $8,973,683 modification (P0003) to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract HR001121C0203 to exercise the Phase 2 option for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency research project. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $10,757,168 from $1,783,485. Work will be performed in Bethesda, Maryland (19%); and Palo Alto, California (81%), with an estimated completion date of September 2026. Fiscal 2022 research, development, testing and evaluation funds in the amount of $669,061 are being obligated at the time of award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 6/26/25
Period of Performance
9/27/21
Start Date
8/26/25
Current End Date
8/26/25
Potential End Date
Obligations and Backlog
$10.4M
Total Obligated
$10.8M
Current Award
$12.1M
Potential Award
$404.1K
Funded Backlog
$1.8M
Total Backlog
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
HR001121C0203
Subcontracts
Activity Timeline
Opportunity Lifecycle
Procurement history for HR001121C0203
Transaction History
Modifications to HR001121C0203
People
Suggested agency contacts for HR001121C0203
Competition
Number of Bidders
32
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
Exempt
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
K8AUW2NDQQU6
Awardee CAGE
99313
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
HR0011 DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Funding Office
HR0011
Created By
nikolaos.georgakopoulos@darpa.mil
Last Modified By
nikolaos.georgakopoulos@darpa.mil
Approved By
nikolaos.georgakopoulos@darpa.mil
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
CA-16
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Representative
Anna Eshoo
Modified: 6/26/25