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 a means to obtain any arbitrary work from a favored center; applied scientific laboratory research has an express scope exception.
University affiliation does not alone confer federal laboratory/FFRDC powers.
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 contracts and long-term sponsored research institutions; work placed with FFRDCs must remain within sponsoring agreement purpose, mission and scope unless statutory exception applies.
What this is not / limit: Not a means to obtain any arbitrary work from a favored center; applied scientific laboratory research has an express scope exception.
Executing role: DARPA Contracts Management Office or Service contracting/grants/agreements office; Performing laboratory or external research performer
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense or military-department Secretary for research; head of agency for new-center restriction
Eligibility gate
Research purpose and defense relevance; suitable sponsoring agreement.
New FFRDC operation requires congressional report and 60-day wait under §4126(c).
Funding condition
Appropriated research/sponsoring funds; individual sponsored work must fit their purpose.
All recorded limits
Not a means to obtain any arbitrary work from a favored center; applied scientific laboratory research has an express scope exception.
University affiliation does not alone confer federal laboratory/FFRDC powers.