Federal contract award
HR001118C0016
THE SSITH PROGRAM EXPLORES A NEW APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE USE OF HARDWARE SECURITY ARCHITECTURES TO HELP PROTECT SYSTEMS AGAINST CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES, RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON SINGLE INSTANCES OF SOFTWARE WEAKNESS THAT EXPLOIT THOSE VULNERABILITIES.
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 | 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) |
| 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 | $6.2M |
| Current contract value | $6.2M |
| Potential contract value / ceiling | $8.7M |
| Start date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Current end date | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Potential end date | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Latest award activity | May 4, 2020 |
| Source loaded | Sep 26, 2026 |
Funding and modification history
Showing the latest 17 of 17 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.
| Date | Modification | Obligation change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2021 | P00016 | $0 | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES/DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST ALL 7 KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE. |
| Feb 26, 2021 | P00015 | $1.0M | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES/DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST ALL 7 KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE. |
| Feb 12, 2021 | P00014 | $0 | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES/DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST ALL 7 KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE. |
| Dec 23, 2020 | P00013 | $100.0K | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES/DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST ALL 7 KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE. |
| Oct 30, 2020 | P00011 | $1.0M | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES/DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST ALL 7 KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE. |
| Oct 30, 2020 | P00012 | $0 | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES/DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST ALL 7 KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE. |
| Sep 24, 2020 | P00010 | $0 | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES/DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST ALL 7 KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE. |
| Jul 19, 2020 | P00009 | $0 | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES/DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST ALL 7 KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE. |
| May 4, 2020 | P00008 | $1.4M | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES/DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST ALL 7 KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE. |
| Apr 2, 2020 | P00007 | $0 | SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE AND FIRMWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES AND DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST 7 KNOWN CLASSES HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE. |
| Mar 24, 2020 | P00006 | $0 | SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE AND FIRMWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES AND DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST 7 KNOWN CLASSES HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | P00005 | $255.1K | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES AND DESIGN TOOLS THAT ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP (SOC) DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST ALL SEVEN KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES. B5 C1 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | P00004 | $605.7K | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES AND DESIGN TOOLS TO ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST SEVEN KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES IN THE COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION |
| Mar 19, 2019 | P00003 | $0 | THE SSITH PROGRAM EXPLORES A NEW APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE USE OF HARDWARE SECURITY ARCHITECTURES TO HELP PROTECT SYSTEMS AGAINST CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES, RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON SINGLE INSTANCES OF SOFTWARE WEAKNESS THAT EXPLOIT THOSE VULNERABILITIES. |
| Mar 5, 2019 | P00002 | $1.2M | THE SYSTEM SECURITY INTEGRATED THROUGH HARDWARE AND FIRMWARE (SSITH) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP ARCHITECTURES AND DESIGN TOOLS THAT ENABLE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP (SOC) DESIGNERS TO SAFEGUARD HARDWARE AGAINST ALL SEVEN (7) KNOWN CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES LISTED IN THE COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE) LIST THAT CAN BE EXPLOITED THROUGH SOFTWARE: PERMISSIONS AND PRIVILEGES, BUFFER ERRORS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION LEAKAGE, NUMERIC ERRORS, CRYPTO ERRORS, AND CODE INJECTION. SSITH AIMS TO DRIVE RESEARCH REQUIRED TO DEVELOP SECURE HARDWARE THAT CONSTRAINS THE HARDWARE ATTACK SURFACE AND PROTECTS AGAINST CLASSES OF SOFTWARE ATTACKS WHICH EXPLOIT HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES. |
| May 18, 2018 | P00001 | $1.2M | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO PROVIDED INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,213,069 TO CLIN 0001/PHASE 1 IN SUPPORT OF THE DARPA SSITH PROGRAM. |
| Nov 21, 2017 | 0 | $1.5M | THE SSITH PROGRAM EXPLORES A NEW APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE USE OF HARDWARE SECURITY ARCHITECTURES TO HELP PROTECT SYSTEMS AGAINST CLASSES OF HARDWARE VULNERABILITIES, RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON SINGLE INSTANCES OF SOFTWARE WEAKNESS THAT EXPLOIT THOSE VULNERABILITIES. |
Buyer contacts from matching notices
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| Contact | Role | Published contact methods | Evidence | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAA Coordinator HR001117S0023@darpa.mil | Contact | Contact method not published | Source | Apr 19, 2017 |
Research next steps
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