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.
Normally 2 years of program funding; added year requires approval.
Statute has a $6m project provision alongside aggregate restriction on awards over $6m; read the actual program guidance/appropriation rather than assuming unlimited awards.
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 competitive contracts, cooperative agreements and OTs to transition innovative small-business/laboratory/prototype technologies into defense acquisition programs.
What this is not / limit: Normally 2 years of program funding; added year requires approval.
Executing role: DARPA Contracts Management Office or Service contracting/grants/agreements office; Performing laboratory or external research performer
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense
Eligibility gate
Merit-based selection and small-business preference; proposals reviewed with military-department Offices of Small Business Programs.
Funding condition
RDT&E appropriations subject to availability; express transfers to Service/Defense Agency/USSOCOM RDT&E accounts for qualifying proposals.
All recorded limits
Normally 2 years of program funding; added year requires approval.
Statute has a $6m project provision alongside aggregate restriction on awards over $6m; read the actual program guidance/appropriation rather than assuming unlimited awards.