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HR001124C0436: $1000K definitive contract to Empirical Systems Aerospace Inc
Empirical Systems Aerospace Inc holds a definitive contract from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency with $1000K obligated since Oct 2023, against a ceiling of $3.0M. Latest action Sep 4, 2025.
Project capture: capturing aerial payloads to unleash reliable exploitation
| PIID | HR001124C0436 |
|---|---|
| Type | definitive contract |
| Company | Empirical Systems Aerospace Inc |
| Agency | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| Contracting office | DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY |
| Category | Research and development · Defense systems R&D |
| PSC | AC15 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SVCS; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; R&D FACILITIES & MAJ EQUIP |
| NAICS | 541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) |
| Obligated since Oct 2023 | $1000K |
| Total obligated (lifetime) | $1000K |
| Ceiling (base and all options) | $3.0M |
| Base date | Aug 29, 2024 |
| Latest action | Sep 4, 2025 |
| End date | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Actions since Oct 2023 | 3 |
| Pricing | Cost plus fixed fee |
| Competition | Competed after exclusion of sources |
| Place of performance | CA |
| Source | USAspending.gov record |
| Reporting lag | DoD 90 days |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award data (FPDS), DoD and DHS contracts, orders and IDVs with any action since Oct 1, 2023. Obligated FY2024+ sums the obligations on those actions; total obligated is the award's lifetime figure. DoD contract actions publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the latest DoD actions here trail the calendar by about 3 months. Place of performance shows the state only.
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