IRS: IT enterprise services for advanced analytics and an AI/ML program — a ~$5.4M federal contract (USAspending)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ordered about $5.4 million ($5,374,831) for IT enterprise services supporting advanced analytics and an artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) program and studies. The recipient is ITC-DE, LLC. A case of building the AI/ML foundation in a core civilian function — taxes.
Contract key facts
- RecipientITC-DE, LLC
- Contract value$5,374,831 (≈$5.4M)
- Awarding agencyDepartment of the Treasury
- Awarding sub-agencyInternal Revenue Service
- Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
- Period of performance2023-08-14 〜 2025-04-13
- Contract ID (PIID)2032H523C00050
Contract scope (original)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) ENTERPRISE SERVICES (ES) FOR ADVANCED ANALYTICS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML) PROGRAM AND STUDIES SUPPORT
Key points
- IRS (Treasury) ordered IT services underpinning advanced analytics and an AI/ML program
- Value ~$5.4M, performance Aug 2023–Apr 2025
- Recipient: ITC-DE, LLC
- A "support" contract — foundation, operations, and studies — not a single AI application
- The IRS handles vast taxpayer data, so analytics demand (fraud, compliance) is large
Rather than building a single AI application, this contract sets up the foundation that makes such programs run — data-analytics infrastructure, operations, and studies. The IRS handles enormous volumes of taxpayer data, so analytics use cases (fraud detection, compliance, efficiency) are broad.
Why it matters: behind the glamour of generative AI, budget is going into this unglamorous-but-essential groundwork — a truer picture of government AI. The specific analytics targets and models are not in the source, so we do not speculate here.
Why it matters
A sign that government AI budgets fund not just visible applications but the data-analytics foundation beneath them. Useful for gauging the maturity of public-sector data use and govtech.
FAQ
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Sources (primary)
This article is an independent organization based on the U.S. official spending data below. Verify the exact, latest details with the official source.
- USAspending (award details)
- Contract ID (PIID):2032H523C00050