The University of Texas at Austin, Applied Research Laboratories, Austin, Texas, has been awarded a $10,024,041 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, excluding unexercised options, for support services to a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) research project. This contract provides the independent verification and validation under the university affiliated research center core competencies. Work will be performed in Austin, Texas, with an estimated completion date of April 2025. Fiscal 2023 research and development funds in the amount of $2,218,154 are being obligated at the time of award. This contract is a sole source acquisition. DARPA, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR001123C0113).