DoD (WHS): ~$20.6M for IT, AI and ML support services — a federal contract with Leisnoi (USAspending)
The Department of Defense's Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) awarded about $20.6M ($20,632,119) for IT, AI and ML program support services to Leisnoi Professional Services, LLC. The original scope states it is a non-personal services contract.
Contract key facts
- RecipientLEISNOI PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC
- Contract value$20,632,119 (≈$20.6M)
- Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
- Awarding sub-agencyWashington Headquarters Services
- Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
- Period of performance2025-09-11 〜 2026-09-10
- Contract ID (PIID)HQ003425CE092
Contract scope (original)
THIS IS A NON-PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES.
Key points
- DoD's Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) procured IT, AI and ML support services
- Value ~$20.6M, period of performance September 2025–April 2026
- Original scope explicitly states a "non-personal services contract"
- Outside professional support for modernizing DoD headquarters organizations
- Recipient: Leisnoi Professional Services, LLC
- A non-personal services contract is one in which contractor staff do not work under direct government supervision.
1The common services WHS provides
WHS provides common administrative and infrastructure services to DoD headquarters organizations such as the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and relies on outside professional support for its information systems and data/AI efforts.
The "non-personal services contract" noted in the scope is a contract type in which the contractor's employees provide services without coming under direct government supervision like federal employees.
2Professional support, not a product
3What a non-personal services contract means
The source explicitly says "non-personal services contract" — a category describing how the service is delivered.
WHS provides administrative and infrastructure services common to headquarters organisations of the Department of Defense, including the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and supports its information systems and data/AI work through outside expertise. This is a professional support service rather than a product, showing how much of government IT and AI modernisation is procured as support services.
Why it matters
An example showing IT/AI modernization at DoD headquarters is procured as "support services" rather than products. A useful signal of the breadth of U.S. government IT/AI services demand.
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Sources (primary)
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- USAspending (award details)
- Contract ID (PIID)：HQ003425CE092