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<div class='ecard'><div class='ecard-header'><div><div class='ecard-name'>Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency</div><div class='ecard-meta'>County Government · FED</div></div><div class='ecard-header-right'><span class='badge badge-hot'>High Intent</span></div></div><div class='ecard-signals'><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>DARPA program requires CUI compliance certification or four month compliance plan</div><div class='signal-body-text'>The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is requiring proposers to certify NIST SP 800-171 and DoDI 8582.01 compliance for Controlled Unclassified Information handling, or submit a 4-month compliance plan with budget allocation. Providers of managed cloud HPC services and FedRAMP-compliant secure computing platforms are well-positioned to support this requirement. No RFP has been issued; this is pre-solicitation intelligence.</div></div><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>Secure HPC infrastructure accelerates DARPA compliance timelines</div><div class='signal-body-text'>Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency proposers face budget constraints and timeline pressure to demonstrate or achieve compliance within four months, creating urgent demand for pre-built solutions. Organizations offering managed cloud HPC services and FedRAMP-compliant secure computing can accelerate time-to-compliance while reducing implementation costs and internal resource allocation.</div></div></div><div class='ecard-contacts'><div class='ecard-contacts-label'>Key Contacts · 5 verified by Pursuit</div><div class='contact-list'><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Ronald Polcawich</span><span class='contact-title'>Program Manager</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Stephen Winchell</span><span class='contact-title'>Director</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Sergey Bratus</span><span class='contact-title'>Program Manager</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Vincent Tang</span><span class='contact-title'>Program Manager</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Stephen Kuhn</span><span class='contact-title'>Capstone Program Manager</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div></div></div><div class='ecard-footer'><a class='ecard-source-link' href='http://www.darpa.mil/sites/default/files/attachment/2026-03/program-smash-q-a.pdf#page=5' target='_blank'>View source · 2026-02-27</a><span class='ecard-timing'>⏱ Pre-RFP — no solicitation issued</span></div></div>
<div class='ecard'><div class='ecard-header'><div><div class='ecard-name'>University of Central Florida</div><div class='ecard-meta'>County Government · FL</div></div><div class='ecard-header-right'><span class='badge badge-active'>Active Signal</span></div></div><div class='ecard-signals'><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>Creating Research Cyberinfrastructure Plan and implementing Project Vienna replacement</div><div class='signal-body-text'>University of Central Florida is actively developing a Research Cyberinfrastructure/Computing Plan and executing 'Project Vienna' to replace its existing research tool with a ~1-year implementation timeline. This initiative requires managed cloud HPC services, high-performance computing platforms, and hybrid cloud integration capabilities. No RFP has been issued; this is pre-solicitation intelligence.</div></div><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>Accelerate research computing with secure hybrid cloud infrastructure</div><div class='signal-body-text'>University of Central Florida's research computing modernization creates budget allocation urgency within the ~1-year window, requiring procurement decisions that directly impact researcher productivity and grant competitiveness. Delaying vendor selection risks project timeline slippage and missed opportunities to consolidate fragmented computing resources into a unified, cost-efficient infrastructure.</div></div></div><div class='ecard-contacts'><div class='ecard-contacts-label'>Key Contacts · 5 verified by Pursuit</div><div class='contact-list'><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Sheila Amin Gutierrez De Piñeres</span><span class='contact-title'>Interim Vice President and Chief Information Officer</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Jeff Pridmore</span><span class='contact-title'>Director of Research and Industry Partnerships</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Bill Poirier</span><span class='contact-title'>Chief Information Officer</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Brian Sargent</span><span class='contact-title'>Manager, Procurement</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Nellie Nido</span><span class='contact-title'>Associate Director, Procurement</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div></div></div><div class='ecard-footer'><a class='ecard-source-link' href='https://facultysenate.ucf.edu/document/january-22-2026-approved-minutes-and-meeting-materials#page=29' target='_blank'>View source · 2026-01-22</a><span class='ecard-timing'>⏱ Pre-RFP — no solicitation issued</span></div></div>
<div class='ecard'><div class='ecard-header'><div><div class='ecard-name'>University of Utah</div><div class='ecard-meta'>County Government · UT</div></div><div class='ecard-header-right'><span class='badge badge-hot'>High Intent</span></div></div><div class='ecard-signals'><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>Received $63.6 million for AI and research grant projects</div><div class='signal-body-text'>The University of Utah received $18.6 million for a Utah Health Artificial Intelligence project and $45 million for a state-wide research grant project, both requiring significant computational resources. These initiatives align with managed cloud HPC services, high-performance computing platforms, and HPC application orchestration capabilities. No RFP has been issued; this is pre-solicitation intelligence.</div></div><div class='signal-item'><div class='signal-title'>Scale research computing infrastructure with secure cloud HPC</div><div class='signal-body-text'>With $63.6 million in combined funding, the University of Utah must demonstrate measurable research outcomes and grant compliance within defined timelines, creating urgency to establish reliable computational infrastructure before project execution begins. Early engagement with FedRAMP-compliant secure computing solutions positions the institution to meet federal oversight requirements and accelerate time-to-results across both initiatives.</div></div></div><div class='ecard-contacts'><div class='ecard-contacts-label'>Key Contacts · 5 verified by Pursuit</div><div class='contact-list'><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Trevor Gordon</span><span class='contact-title'>Manager/sponsored Projects Officer</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Jim Livingston</span><span class='contact-title'>Chief Technology Officer</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Dave Packham</span><span class='contact-title'>Director, Identity Access & Management</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Hanna Fanous</span><span class='contact-title'>Principal Investigator</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div><div class='contact-row'><div class='contact-info'><span class='contact-name'>Steve Hess</span><span class='contact-title'>Chief Information Officer</span></div><div class='contact-data-hints'><span class='data-hint'>Email</span><span class='data-hint'>Phone</span></div></div></div></div><div class='ecard-footer'><a class='ecard-source-link' href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXg3np0WgIA&t=2018' target='_blank'>View source · 2026-03-10</a><span class='ecard-timing'>⏱ Pre-RFP — no solicitation issued</span></div></div>