Advancing Nanosponges for Marine Toxin Neutralization
Department of Defense (all) · DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation HDTRA1-22-S-0003 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 19, 2026 · this noticeAward NoticeUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO La Jolla CA 92093 USA · $3.6M
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Note the winner and the end of the period of performance for the recompete.
- Follow the agency to see the next notice for this work.
What the notice says
HDTRA126C0021 is a cost no fee contract awarded via full and open competition under Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), HDTRA122S0003
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY), same NAICS 541715.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $3.6M to $8.9M, median $6.0M; range $2.5M to $11.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Research Associates, Inc. | 2 | $10.4M | Sep 30, 2025 |
| AERIS LLC | 1 | $11.6M | Oct 2, 2025 |
| TULANE UNIVERSITY New Orleans LA 70118 USA | 1 | $4.0M | Jul 15, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Jul 15, 2026TULANE UNIVERSITY New Orleans LA 70118 USA$4.0MOMV prophylaxis for pathogen agnostic protectionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 2, 2025AERIS LLC$11.6MFY2022-2026 DTRA Chemical / Biological Technologies Broad Agency AnnouncementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2025Applied Research Associates, Inc.$8.0MDigital Twin for Chemical and Biological Sensors - from Proof-of-Concept to Operational TwinsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 27, 2025Applied Research Associates, Inc.$2.5MCB Assessment and Integrated Support Tools (ASSIST)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (9 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 1 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.