HR001123C0012
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
CONTROL OF REVOLUTIONARY AIRCRAFT WITH NOVEL EFFECTORS (CRANE)PROGRAM PHASE 2 AND 3.
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Manassas, VA 20110 United States
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Set Aside
None
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition
Est. Average FTE
183
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the Potential End Date has been extended from 09/06/25 to 10/02/25 and the Potential Award value has increased 5% from $89,634,375 to $94,372,238.
Predecessor This appears to be a continuation of a prior contract HR001120C0119.
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Predecessor This appears to be a continuation of a prior contract HR001120C0119.
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation was awarded
Definitive Contract HR001123C0012 (HR0011-23-C-0012)
for Control Of Revolutionary Aircraft With Novel Effectors (CRANE)Program Phase 2 And 3.
worth up to $94,372,238
by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
in December 2022.
The contract
has a duration of 2 years 10 months and
was awarded
through solicitation CRANE - Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors
full & open
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AC12
via basic research acquisition procedures with 2 bids received.
DOD Announcements
Dec 2022:
Aurora Flight Sciences, Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded a $42,177,014 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, excluding unexercised options, for the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) phase 2-3 program. Work will be performed at Manassas, Virginia (20%); Cambridge, Massachusetts (14%); Charleston, South Carolina (6%); Bridgeport, Connecticut (6%); Huntsville, Mississippi (6%); St. Louis, Missouri (6%); Huntington Beach, California (6%); Mesa, Arizona (6%); Fort Worth, Texas (6%); National Harbor, Maryland (6%); and Salt Lake City, Utah (18%), with an expected completion date of September 2025. Fiscal 2022 research and development funds in the amount of $6,500,000 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was a competitive acquisition in accordance with the original broad agency announcement HR001119S0072. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR0011-23-C-0012).
Dec 2023: Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded a $41,421,422 modification (P00006) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract HR001123C0012 to exercise Option 1 of the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors program. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $89,634,375, from $48,212,953. Work will be performed at Manassas, Virginia (20%); Cambridge, Massachusetts (14%); Charleston, South Carolina (6%); Bridgeport, Connecticut (6%); Huntsville, Mississippi (6%); St. Louis, Missouri (6%); Huntington Beach, California (6%); Mesa, Arizona (6%); Fort Worth, Texas (6%); National Harbor, Maryland (6%); and Salt Lake City, Utah (18%), with an expected completion date of October 2025. Fiscal 2024 research and development funds in the amount of $15,786,711 are being obligated at the time of award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
Dec 2023: Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded a $41,421,422 modification (P00006) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract HR001123C0012 to exercise Option 1 of the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors program. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $89,634,375, from $48,212,953. Work will be performed at Manassas, Virginia (20%); Cambridge, Massachusetts (14%); Charleston, South Carolina (6%); Bridgeport, Connecticut (6%); Huntsville, Mississippi (6%); St. Louis, Missouri (6%); Huntington Beach, California (6%); Mesa, Arizona (6%); Fort Worth, Texas (6%); National Harbor, Maryland (6%); and Salt Lake City, Utah (18%), with an expected completion date of October 2025. Fiscal 2024 research and development funds in the amount of $15,786,711 are being obligated at the time of award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
Status
(Open)
Last Modified 4/22/25
Period of Performance
12/7/22
Start Date
10/2/25
Current End Date
10/2/25
Potential End Date
Obligations
$94.4M
Total Obligated
$94.4M
Current Award
$94.4M
Potential Award
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
HR001123C0012
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Activity Timeline
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Procurement history for HR001123C0012
Transaction History
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People
Suggested agency contacts for HR001123C0012
Competition
Number of Bidders
2
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
None
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
K1L1BZLNPWC4
Awardee CAGE
1KY53
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
HR0011 DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Funding Office
HR0011
Created By
austin.longacre.hr0011@darpa.mil
Last Modified By
fpdsadmin
Approved By
austin.longacre.hr0011@darpa.mil
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
VA-10
Senators
Mark Warner
Timothy Kaine
Timothy Kaine
Representative
Jennifer Wexton
Modified: 4/22/25