Contract numbers running in sequence: the serial a single call leaves behind
Another Army contract from the same open topic. The five in these records carry numbers running from C0150 to C0155.
Contract key facts
- RecipientWINGXPAND INC.
- Contract value$1,899,988 (≈$1.9M)
- Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
- Awarding sub-agencyDepartment of the Army
- Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
- Period of performance2024-04-22 〜 2025-10-21
- Contract ID (PIID)W5170124C0155
Contract scope (original)
SBIR PHASE II OPEN TOPIC A234-007, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)/MACHINE LEARNING (ML).
Key points
- The Army signed with WINGXPAND INC. on 22 April 2024 for $1,899,987.66.
- The five contracts here carry numbers running from W5170124C0150 to C0155.
- Three were signed on 11 April and two on 22 April 2024.
- The order of the numbers does not match the order of the dates.
1The numbers form a band
The previous article looked at how close the amounts are. The same holds for the contract numbers: the five here run from W5170124C0150 to C0155.
2What a contract number records
A federal procurement instrument identifier is assigned by the buying office. Contracts signed in succession by the same office carry adjacent numbers. These five share the leading W5170124C entirely and differ only in the final three digits.
- 1W5170124C0150KNOWMADICS INC, 11 April 2024
- 2W5170124C0151NEXCEPTA INC, 11 April 2024
- 3W5170124C0153SPIN DRIFT TECHNOLOGIES LLC, 22 April 2024
- 4W5170124C0154UBIHERE INC, 11 April 2024
- 5W5170124C0155This contract (WINGXPAND INC.), 22 April 2024
The order of the numbers does not match the order of the dates. Numbers follow assignment, dates follow signing, and each is decided on its own terms.
3Two groups of dates
Three of the five begin on 11 April and two on 22 April. This one is in the later group, and its end date is eleven days later too, on 21 October 2025. The duration is the same, about eighteen months; only the start differs.
The next article takes up a contract with the lowest number but the fourth-largest amount.
Why it matters
Contract numbers work as search keys but do not guarantee related content. To group contracts by call, use the topic number in the description.
FAQ
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Sources (primary)
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- USAspending (award details)
- Contract ID (PIID):W5170124C0155