Use the responsible program or contracting office for this instrument.
The recorded role is not itself a general application endpoint.
What this role does not control
A routing lead does not establish funds, an individual delegation or approval of the proposed action.
Not authority to fund a project with no potential defense interest.
An interagency execution route does not transfer the partner agency’s distinct sovereign powers to DoD.
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedThe record states funding rules and conditions; no program amount is attributed to this action.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementRole recordedRecorded executing role: DARPA Contracts Management Office or Service contracting/grants/agreements office; Performing laboratory or external research performer. Use the responsible program’s process.
Conduct basic, applied and advanced research and development internally, through military departments, by contract, or by agreement with another federal agency.
What this is not / limit: Not authority to fund a project with no potential defense interest.
Executing role: DARPA Contracts Management Office or Service contracting/grants/agreements office; Performing laboratory or external research performer
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department
Eligibility gate
Research must be necessary to departmental R&D responsibilities and concern military needs or potential DoD interest.
Funding condition
Appropriate available RDT&E or other lawfully available funds; budget owner must document purpose, period and amount.
All recorded limits
Not authority to fund a project with no potential defense interest.
An interagency execution route does not transfer the partner agency’s distinct sovereign powers to DoD.