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Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc: $6.6M in DoD and DHS awards
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc holds 5 DoD and DHS prime awards with $6.6M obligated Nov 9, 2023 to Sep 25, 2025. Largest category: Defense systems R&D at $5.2M; largest buyer: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency at $5.2M.
| Obligated FY2024+ | $6.6M |
|---|---|
| Awards | 5 |
| FY2024 | $4.3M |
| FY2025 | $2.3M |
| FY2026 to date | $0 |
| Lifetime obligated on these awards | $12.0M |
| Parent company (as reported) | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc |
| First and latest action | Nov 9, 2023 · Sep 25, 2025 |
| # | Category | Obligated FY2024+ | Awards | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense systems R&D | $5.2M | 3 awards | 79% |
| 2 | Science and technology R&D | $1.4M | 2 awards | 21% |
| # | Agency | Obligated FY2024+ | Awards | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | $5.2M | 1 awards | 79% |
| 2 | Department of the Navy | $1.0M | 1 awards | 16% |
| 3 | Department of the Army | $368K | 3 awards | 5.6% |
| Award | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Category | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR001124C0378 definitive contract | $5.2M | Darpa ICE control for cold environments (ICE) | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Defense systems R&D | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N6600123C4509 definitive contract | $1.0M | Dna recording intrinsic cellular biointelligence (drinc bio) | Navy | Science and technology R&D | Jul 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF23C0002 definitive contract | $368K | Darpa contract award (base) "superb: synbio + universal purification of extract-derived, right-on-time biologics" | Army | Science and technology R&D | May 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q13C0063 definitive contract | $0 | Darpa sbir phase i effort entitled, "controlling antibiotic resistance by vaccinating bacterial populations". | Army | Defense systems R&D | Feb 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911QY18D0068 IDIQ contract | $0 | Joint enterprise research, development, acquisition and production/procurement program (je-rdap) base idiq contract award - program ceiling $8.27b | Army | Defense systems R&D | Sep 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
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. Data as of Oct 9, 2026.
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