Federal contract award
HR001116C0122
IGF::OT::IGF ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES)WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ARE PORTABLE BATTERY-POWERED CLOCKS, WHICH REQUIRE MINIMAL TIME FOR CALIBRATION AFTER POWER-ON AND WHICH MAINTAIN ACCURATE TIME AND FREQUENCY OVER EXTENDED DURATION IN RELEVANT DOD OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. ACES TA 2 WILL ADDRESS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ATOMIC CLOCK INTERROGATION OR ARCHITECTURE OR NOVEL COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY RELEVANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE LOW-SWAP ACES CLOCKS.
Award details
Obligations, current value and potential value describe different measures; they are never added together.
| Field | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of Defense |
| Office | DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY |
| NAICS | 541712 |
| PSC | AD92 — OTHER DEFENSE - APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT |
| Parent award / vehicle | Not reported |
| Set-aside | NO SET ASIDE USED. |
| Pricing type | COST PLUS FIXED FEE |
| Obligations | $12.4M |
| Current contract value | $12.6M |
| Potential contract value / ceiling | $12.6M |
| Start date | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Current end date | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Potential end date | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Latest award activity | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Source loaded | Sep 19, 2026 |
Funding and modification history
Showing the latest 15 of 15 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.
| Date | Modification | Obligation change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2026 | P00014 | $0 | MODIFICATION IS TO ADD CANCELLED ACCOUNT FUNDS FOR PAYMENT. |
| Jul 18, 2023 | P00013 | $0 | ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES) WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ARE PORTABLE BATTERY-POWERED CLOCKS, WHICH REQUIRE MINIMAL TIME FOR CALIBRATION AFTER POWER-ON AND WHICH MAINTAIN ACCURATE TIME AND FREQUENCY OVER EXTENDED DURATION IN RELEVANT DOD OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. |
| Apr 26, 2022 | P00012 | $0 | ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES) WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE EXTENSION DUE TO COVID-19. |
| Dec 9, 2021 | P00011 | $0 | ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES) WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. EO14042 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | P00010 | $100.1K | ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES) WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. |
| May 28, 2021 | P00009 | $0 | ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES) WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. |
| Sep 8, 2020 | P00008 | $1.2M | ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES) WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. |
| Nov 4, 2019 | P00007 | $486.2K | ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES) WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. |
| Jun 13, 2019 | P00006 | $3.2M | ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES) WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ARE PORTABLE BATTERY-POWERED CLOCKS, WHICH REQUIRE MINIMAL TIME FOR CALIBRATION AFTER POWER-ON AND WHICH MAINTAIN ACCURATE TIME AND FREQUENCY OVER EXTENDED DURATION IN RELEVANT DOD OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. |
| Dec 21, 2018 | P00005 | $1.5M | ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES) WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ARE PORTABLE BATTERY-POWERED CLOCKS, WHICH REQUIRE MINIMAL TIME FOR CALIBRATION AFTER POWER-ON AND WHICH MAINTAIN ACCURATE TIME AND FREQUENCY OVER EXTENDED DURATION IN RELEVANT DOD OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. |
| Jun 24, 2018 | P00004 | $2.4M | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO EXERCISE CLIN 0002 (OPTION 1/PHASE 2) AND PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,359,476 IN SUPPORT OF THE DARPA ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES) PROGRAM. |
| Mar 11, 2018 | P00003 | $0 | ACES TA 1 PHASE 1. THIS ACTION EXTENDS THE POP OF PHASE 1/CLIN 0001 TO JUNE 30, 2018. |
| Oct 31, 2016 | P00002 | $2.9M | IGF::OT::IGF ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES)WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ARE PORTABLE BATTERY-POWERED CLOCKS, WHICH REQUIRE MINIMAL TIME FOR CALIBRATION AFTER POWER-ON AND WHICH MAINTAIN ACCURATE TIME AND FREQUENCY OVER EXTENDED DURATION IN RELEVANT DOD OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. ACES TA 2 WILL ADDRESS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ATOMIC CLOCK INTERROGATION OR ARCHITECTURE OR NOVEL COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY RELEVANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE LOW-SWAP ACES CLOCKS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO CLIN 0001. |
| Oct 13, 2016 | P00001 | $345.3K | IGF::OT::IGF ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES)WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ARE PORTABLE BATTERY-POWERED CLOCKS, WHICH REQUIRE MINIMAL TIME FOR CALIBRATION AFTER POWER-ON AND WHICH MAINTAIN ACCURATE TIME AND FREQUENCY OVER EXTENDED DURATION IN RELEVANT DOD OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. ACES TA 2 WILL ADDRESS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ATOMIC CLOCK INTERROGATION OR ARCHITECTURE OR NOVEL COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY RELEVANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE LOW-SWAP ACES CLOCKS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO CLIN 0001. |
| Sep 16, 2016 | 0 | $365.0K | IGF::OT::IGF ATOMIC CLOCK WITH ENHANCED STABILITY (ACES)WILL PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED FREQUENCY AND TIMING ACCURACY ON LOW SWAP PLATFORMS. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ARE PORTABLE BATTERY-POWERED CLOCKS, WHICH REQUIRE MINIMAL TIME FOR CALIBRATION AFTER POWER-ON AND WHICH MAINTAIN ACCURATE TIME AND FREQUENCY OVER EXTENDED DURATION IN RELEVANT DOD OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. ACES TA 2 WILL ADDRESS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ATOMIC CLOCK INTERROGATION OR ARCHITECTURE OR NOVEL COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY RELEVANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE LOW-SWAP ACES CLOCKS. |
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