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.
Research OT is not unrestricted production, lending or equity authority.
Recovery/reuse of payments only through statutory support-account mechanism; negotiated IP and applicable law still matter.
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.
Use research transactions outside procurement contracts, grants and cooperative agreements; negotiate advances and repayment clauses that credit designated research-support accounts.
What this is not / limit: Research OT is not unrestricted production, lending or equity authority.
Executing role: DARPA Contracts Management Office or Service contracting/grants/agreements office; Performing laboratory or external research performer
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense and each military-department Secretary; Secretary of Defense acts through DARPA, DIU or another designated element
Eligibility gate
Basic, applied or advanced research purpose.
Avoid duplicating existing DoD research to maximum practicable extent; nonfederal funding should match federal funding to extent Secretary determines practicable.