HR001124C0403↗
University of Southern California received this contract from Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: $9.54M obligated so far for national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; applied research. It runs to 2027-07-04.
Key facts · data as of Oct 25, 2026
- Recipient
- University of Southern California
- Awarding agency
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense)
- Contracting office
- Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy (HR0011)
- Obligated to date
- $9.54M
- Potential value
- $18.12M
- Ends
- 2027-07-04
Source: USAspending.gov prime award records (obligations: money committed, not outlays), data as of Oct 25, 2026.
Cite this page: SpendQuery, Award HR001124C0403, data as of Oct 25, 2026, https://spendquery.com/award?id=CONT_AWD_HR001124C0403_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
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QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET)
Up for re-bid: ends 2027-07-04. Recompete brief → · Protein Palace Proposers Day ↗
What it is
- Product or service
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research (PSC AC12)
- Industry
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715)
- Contracting office
- Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy (HR0011)
- Competition
- Full and open competition · 18 offers received
- Pricing
- Cost no fee
- How it was bought
- Standalone contract
- Solicitation
- HR001123S0035
- Where the work is
- Los Angeles, CA · district CA-37
Obligations by fiscal year
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
Subcontractors: where the money went next
3 subawards totaling $1.83M (19.2% of what was obligated), as University of Southern California reported them. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; smaller ones and unreported ones aren't here.
| Subcontractor | Amount | Subawards | Where | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucrypt LLC | $1.55M | 1 | IL | 2024-06-14 | 2024-06-14 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $150.0K | 1 | MA | 2025-02-05 | 2025-02-05 |
| Northeastern University | $125.0K | 1 | MA | 2025-02-05 | 2025-02-05 |
The largest single subawards
| Date | To | Amount | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-14 | Nucrypt LLC | $1.55M | ACCELERATED QUANTUM RESEARCH INTEGRATION FOR USABLE SECURE NETWORKS (AQUARIUS) |
| 2025-02-05 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $150.0K | ACCELERATED QUANTUM RESEARCH INTEGRATION FOR USABLE SECURE NETWORKS (AQUARIUS) |
| 2025-02-05 | Northeastern University | $125.0K | ACCELERATED QUANTUM RESEARCH INTEGRATION FOR USABLE SECURE NETWORKS (AQUARIUS) |
Every action
11 actions since 2024-03-08. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Modification | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | P00010 | Funding only | $2.38M | QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET) |
| 2025-12-23 | P00009 | Option exercised | $2.12M | QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET) |
| 2025-11-25 | P00008 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET) |
| 2025-08-28 | P00007 | Funding only | $55.2K | QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET) |
| 2025-07-30 | P00006 | Funding only | $240.0K | QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET) |
| 2025-07-03 | P00005 | Funding only | $727.3K | QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET) |
| 2025-05-23 | P00004 | Funding only | $335.0K | QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET) |
| 2025-03-10 | P00003 | Funding only | $100.0K | QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET) |
| 2025-02-05 | P00002 | Funding only | $551.6K | QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET) |
| 2024-06-27 | P00001 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $500.0K | QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET) |
| 2024-03-08 | 0 | $2.53M | QUANTUM AUGMENTED NETWORK (QUANET) |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-10-25). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗