Supply Chain Analysis
FOCI and Compliance Risk
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Updated March 2024
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Primes with 889 or 1260H Compliance Violations
297
Chinese Connected Tier 1 Suppliers
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Primes with Chinese Connected Owners or Investors
148
Active Contracts over $10M
FOCI and Compliance Risk: DARPA
Top Prime Contract Awardees
| Name | Dollars Awarded | Count of Awards | Count of Violations |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | $312,000,000 | 44 | 0 |
| Systems & Technology Research LLC | $239,000,000 | 88 | 0 |
| SecuriGence LLC | $231,000,000 | 1 | 0 |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $194,000,000 | 496 | 0 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | $189,000,000 | 266 | 0 |
Top Common Tier 1 Suppliers
| Name | Count of Common Primes | Dollars Awarded to Primes | Count of Prime Contracts |
| Dell Marketing L.P. | 73 | $21,746,051 | 53,787 |
| Carahsoft Technology Corp. | 72 | $1,889,900 | 56,717 |
| CDW Government LLC | 71 | $21,600 | 125,935 |
| Dell Federal Systems L.P. | 62 | $68,991 | 187,058 |
| Sterling Computers Corporation | 50 | $1,502,602 | 112,229 |
Top Contracts with Chinese Connected Suppliers
| Contract ID | Supplier Name | Dollars Awarded | Funding Office |
| HR001123C0012 | SHHD Precision Ltd | $37,786,375 | DARPA |
| HR001120C0119 | SHHD Precision Ltd | $22,859,994 | DARPA |
| HR001123C0013 | SHHD Precision Ltd | $12,546,959 | DARPA |
| HQ003416F0113 | Commscope Communication Technology China Co Ltd | $7,034,185 | DARPA |
| 6991PE22F00157N | Qingdao CIMC Special Reefer Co Ltd | $2,572,474 | DARPA |
Top Primes with Non-U.S. Revenue Greater than 50%
| Name | Non-US Revenue % | Dollars Awarded | Primary Funding Office |
| Synopsys Inc | 53.8% | $40,231,533 | DARPA |
| AbCellera Biologics Inc | 99.8% | $27,121,416 | DARPA |
| Aerovironment Inc | 53.5% | $26,045,925 | PEO AVIATION |
| Intel Corp | 82.1% | $25,000,000 | DARPA |
| Nlight Inc | 54.7% | $2,103,352 | AFRL RDF |
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