NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY - THE HETEROGENOUS ADAPTIVELY PRODUCED PHOTONIC INTERFACES (HAPPI) PROGRAM AIMS TO CREATE A 1000X INCREASE IN THE INFORMATION TRANSMISSION DENSITY WITHIN A MICROSYSTEM BY EXPLOITING PHOTONIC SIGNALING.

PIID: HR001125C0044Solicitation ID: HR001124S0003

Signed Date: Nov 17, 2025Effective Date: Mar 14, 2025End Date: Closes in 95 days

Award $

$2.5M

Vendor

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

NAICS

541715

Signed Date

Nov 17, 2025

Key Details

Dollars Obligated

$2.5M

Base & All Options

Awarding Agency

Department of Defense

Awarding Sub-Agency

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

NAICS Code

541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

Product Service Code

AC12 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH

Extent Competed

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Number of Offers

Place of Performance

RALEIGH, NC, 276957914, CD-NC-02

Description

THE HETEROGENOUS ADAPTIVELY PRODUCED PHOTONIC INTERFACES (HAPPI) PROGRAM AIMS TO CREATE A 1000X INCREASE IN THE INFORMATION TRANSMISSION DENSITY WITHIN A MICROSYSTEM BY EXPLOITING PHOTONIC SIGNALING.

Context & Analysis

On Nov 17, 2025, Department of Defense obligated $2,455,448 to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY for the heterogenous adaptively produced photonic interfaces (happi) program aims to create a 1000x increase in the information transmission density within a microsystem by exploiting photonic signaling.. The award is classified under NAICS 541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) and issued as a cost no fee contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 18 offers received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in RALEIGH, NC. The contract is scheduled through Sep 14, 2026 — approximately 3 months remaining. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Defense under NAICS 541715 — related awards are listed below.