≈$120.6M DEFINITIVE CONTRACT W911QX20C0023

U.S. Army: ~$120.6M to prototype AI/ML algorithms — a federal contract with ECS Federal (USAspending)

Department of Defense ・2020-04-23 〜 2027-03-11

The U.S. Army awarded a research-and-development contract to design and develop prototypes of artificial-intelligence/machine-learning (AI/ML) algorithms to federal IT services firm ECS Federal, LLC. The value is about $120.6 million ($120,575,059), among the largest AI-related federal contracts.

Contract key facts

RecipientECS FEDERAL, LLC
Contract value$120,575,059 (≈$120.6M)
Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
Awarding sub-agencyDepartment of the Army
Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Period of performance2020-04-23 〜 2027-03-11
Contract ID (PIID)W911QX20C0023

Contract scope (original)

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORT TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP PROTOTYPES TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS.

Key points

The U.S. Army contracted for R&D to design and develop AI/ML algorithm prototypes
Awarded to ECS Federal, LLC (a federal IT services firm)
Value ~$120.6M ($120,575,059), definitive contract, April 2020–March 2027
Among the largest federal contracts that explicitly include AI = DoD/Army at the center of government AI procurement

This contract ranks among the largest of the "federal contracts that explicitly include AI" that this site has compiled. U.S. government AI procurement centers on the Department of Defense — especially the Army and DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) — with funding flowing into upstream work such as research, prototyping, and test and evaluation.

Why it matters

A useful read on the scale of U.S. government AI demand and the main buyers (DoD/Army). Helpful for AI, defense, and IT vendors targeting the U.S. government market and for readers tracking policy and procurement trends.

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What data is this?

A single federal procurement contract recorded in "USAspending," the U.S. open government-spending dataset. The recipient, awarding agency, value, and scope are public.

Is the amount final?

It is as of collection. Contracts can be modified, and amounts may change. The latest figure is available at the source, USAspending.

Why is the Army doing AI?

U.S. government AI procurement centers on the Department of Defense (especially the Army) and DARPA, with funding for R&D and prototyping of AI/ML algorithms.

Sources (primary)

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USAspending (award details)
Contract ID (PIID)：W911QX20C0023

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