Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, has been awarded a $8,514,889 modification (P00009) for the Phase 2 effort on previously awarded contract HR001119C0019. The contract is for research and development of an advanced networked sensor to detect and identify biological weapons of mass destruction threats in support of the SIGMA+ program. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $17,598,617. Work will be performed in Columbus, Ohio, with an expected completion date of September 2023. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $4,337,197 are being obligated at time of award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.