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DARPA STO Seedling

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The Pennsylvania State University is the incumbent on contract HR001120C0067, a cost-plus-fixed-fee agreement valued at 11,493,010 dollars. The project focuses on developing firmware and software modifications for selected payloads to enable resource manager control. This effort aims to enhance the program's ability to transition the resource manager to additional payloads and improve the management of development disruptions or priority shifts. Due to significant research uncertainties, a cost-plus-fixed-fee structure was utilized as costs could not be estimated with sufficient accuracy for a firm fixed-price contract. This opportunity is identified as a high-confidence full-recompete predicted to occur by September 30, 2026. The procurement will be conducted via full and open competition under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The work falls under NAICS code 541715 and is associated with the DARPA STO Seedling initiative, with performance located in McKinney, Texas.

General Info

Penn State develops payload firmware/software for DARPA; full recompete expected by September 2026.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Defense Advanced Research Projects Agcy

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance

McKinney, TX, 75071, USA

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NONE

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Timeline

PostedMar 30

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Defense Advanced Research Projects Agcy

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeARLINGTON, VA, 222032114, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Defense Advanced Research Projects Agcy

Office AddressARLINGTON, VA, 222032114, USA

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Full Description

Predicted recompete opportunity based on federal award data.
Current Contract: HR001120C0067 Incumbent: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Contract Value: $11,493,010 Potential End Date: 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Competition: FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION Pricing: COST PLUS FIXED FEE Classification: full-recompete (Confidence: high - 90/100)
The contractor was awarded a competitively awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop approaches for the firmware/software changes that need to be made to the selected payload to allow the resource manager to control the required payload. If successful, this will increase the program's ability to transition the resource manager to more payloads and increase the capability of the program to manage disruptions in the development of payloads or any possible changes in priorities. The effort involves enough research uncertainities, the presence of which preclude the estimation of costs with sufficient accuracy to use any type of firm fixed-price contract.