HR001124C0438
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
DARPA RESEARCH PROJECT TO DEVELOP A HYBRID QUANTUM-CLASSICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK ARCHITECTURE TO ENABLE QUANTUM ENHANCEMENTS TO SECURITY AND COVERTNESS ON TODAY'S CLASSICAL NETWORKS.
Awardee
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Reston, VA 20190 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 an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Leidos was awarded
Definitive Contract HR001124C0438 (HR0011-24-C-0438)
worth up to $24,017,087
by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
in March 2024.
The contract
has a duration of 4 years 3 months and
was awarded
through solicitation Quantum Augmented Network (QuANET)
full & open
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AC12
via direct negotiation acquisition procedures with 18 bids received.
As of today, the Definitive Contract has a total reported backlog of $17,586,966 and funded backlog of $2,140,078.
DOD Announcements
Mar 2024:
Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, was awarded an $8,570,199 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Quantum Augmented Network (QuaNET) program. QuaNET seeks to integrate quantum and classical networking approaches to provide quantum physics-based security capabilities to critical network infrastructures. Work will be performed in Arlington, Virginia (34%); Huntsville, Alabama (26%); Vista, California (22%); and Austin, Texas (18%), with an expected completion date of June 2028. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $5,057,807 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was a competitive acquisition under Broad Agency Announcement HR001123S0035, and 18 offers were received. The Defense Advanced Research Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR0011-24-C-0438).
Status
(Open)
Last Modified 3/11/24
Period of Performance
3/8/24
Start Date
12/7/25
Current End Date
6/7/28
Potential End Date
Obligations and Backlog
$6.4M
Total Obligated
$8.6M
Current Award
$24.0M
Potential Award
$2.1M
Funded Backlog
$17.6M
Total Backlog
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
HR001124C0438
Subcontracts
Activity Timeline
Opportunity Lifecycle
Procurement history for HR001124C0438
People
Suggested agency contacts for HR001124C0438
Competition
Number of Bidders
18
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
KTMAJCY6JXM3
Awardee CAGE
5UTE0
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
HR0011 DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Funding Office
HR0011
Created By
mitchell.elder.ctr.hr0011@darpa.mil
Last Modified By
joseph.steinberger.hr0011@sa97ae.darpa
Approved By
joseph.steinberger.hr0011@sa97ae.darpa
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
VA-11
Senators
Mark Warner
Timothy Kaine
Timothy Kaine
Representative
Gerald Connolly
Modified: 3/11/24