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$71,238,217

Department of Defense·Washington Headquarters Services

to APPLIED RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC

defenseactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2025 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2025-06-20·LATEST ACTION2026-05-19·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_HQ00342520004_097
Award description

THE RECIPIENT WILL DESIGN, DEVELOP AND MANAGE A NETWORK OF OFFICES, PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL HUBS, AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS DESIGNED TO LOWER THE BARRIERS FOR ENTRY FOR COMMERCIAL AND DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGY INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

DoD funds a network of innovation hubs to accelerate commercial and dual-use technology adoption within the Department of Defense.

Sub-sectors
technology-innovationdual-use-commercializationdod-partnerships
Why this matters

Streamlining tech adoption into DoD reduces procurement timelines and strengthens military competitiveness against peer adversaries.

Supply-chain signal

This creates pathways for commercial tech vendors and startups to integrate with DoD supply chains, potentially accelerating adoption of cutting-edge capabilities.

U.S.–China competition angle

Faster commercial-to-military technology transfer helps U.S. DoD maintain technological edge against China's rapid military modernization.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-03. Cost: $0.002967.

Period of performance
Start
2025-06-20
End
2030-06-19
Status
activein 1450 days
Sources

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