DARPA Expands Lockheed Martin’s Research Contract by $9.7 Million, Extending Total to $13.6 Million

Lockheed Martin Corp., Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was awarded a $9,655,757 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract HR0011-23-C-0010 for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) research project. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $13,572,776 from $3,917,019. Work will be performed in Cherry Hill, New Jersey (55%); Syracuse, New York (30%); and Okaloosa County, Florida (15%), with an expected completion date of March 2026. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test, and engineering funds in the amount of $2,211,111 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was a full and open competitive acquisition with 26 offers received. DARPA, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.