N6600124C4505
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
Rescind: project ascend phase 1. Includes Research and Development (R&D) for cyberpsychology-informed network defenses, specifically investigating five cognitive biases (representativeness bias, loss aversion, confirmation bias, anchoring bias, and socio-cultural bias) relevant to cyber attackers. Tasks involve developing techniques to measure, predict, and influence attacker cognitive vulnerabilities (COGVULNS), creating bias sensors and triggers, designing and supporting human subject research experiments, and developing a formal playbook using ontology-based representation and apis for COGVULNS, bias sensors, and triggers.
Awardee
Awarding / Funding Agency
PSC
Place of Performance
Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Set Aside
None
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition
Est. Average FTE
32
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the Potential End Date has been extended from 10/21/27 to 12/21/27.
SRI International was awarded
Definitive Contract N6600124C4505 (N66001-24-C-4505)
for Rescind: Project ASCEND Phase 1
worth up to $25,432,998
by Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
in January 2024.
The contract
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded
through solicitation Reimagining Security with Cyberpsychology-Informed Network Defenses (ReSCIND) Program BAA
full & open
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AC13
via direct negotiation acquisition procedures with 16 bids received.
As of today, the Definitive Contract has a total reported backlog of $15,205,471.
Status
(Open)
Last Modified 6/3/25
Period of Performance
1/19/24
Start Date
9/21/25
Current End Date
12/21/27
Potential End Date
Obligations and Backlog
$10.2M
Total Obligated
$10.2M
Current Award
$25.4M
Potential Award
$0.0
Funded Backlog
$15.2M
Total Backlog
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
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Activity Timeline
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Opportunity Lifecycle
Procurement history for N6600124C4505
Transaction History
Modifications to N6600124C4505
People
Suggested agency contacts for N6600124C4505
Competition
Number of Bidders
16
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
Plan Not Required
Cost Accounting Standards
Yes
Business Size Determination
Large Business
Defense Program
None
DoD Claimant Code
None
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
SRG2J1WS9X63
Awardee CAGE
03652
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
N66001 NIWC PACIFIC
Funding Office
N66001
Created By
eric.pomroy@navy.mil
Last Modified By
eric.pomroy@navy.mil
Approved By
eric.pomroy@navy.mil
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
CA-16
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Representative
Anna Eshoo
Modified: 6/3/25