≈$12.7M DEFINITIVE CONTRACT W911QX24C0009

Army: ~$12.7M for maneuver/reconnaissance AI/ML "SPOONMAN" — a federal contract with Expedition Technology (USAspending)

Department of Defense ・2024-04-05 〜 2029-04-04

The U.S. Army awarded about $12.7M ($12,703,860) for AI/ML-enabling technologies for expeditionary maneuver and air/ground reconnaissance, titled "SPOONMAN." Recipient: Expedition Technology. An R&D contract of up to five years under an Army Research Laboratory (ARL) BAA.

Contract key facts

RecipientEXPEDITION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Contract value$12,703,860 (≈$12.7M)
Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
Awarding sub-agencyDepartment of the Army
Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Period of performance2024-04-05 〜 2029-04-04
Contract ID (PIID)W911QX24C0009

Contract scope (original)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING-ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPEDITIONARY MANEUVER AND AIR/GROUND RECONNAISSANCE TITLED SPOONMAN UNDER BAA TOPIC ID: ARL-BAA-0037

Key points

The Army funded maneuver/reconnaissance AI/ML technologies named "SPOONMAN"
Awarded under an Army Research Laboratory (ARL) BAA (topic ARL-BAA-0037)
Value ~$12.7M, up-to-five-year period of performance April 2024–April 2029
Reconnaissance — analyzing large imagery/sensor data — is well suited to AI/ML
Recipient: Expedition Technology, Inc.

This contract is awarded under an Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) — a mechanism that publicly announces research topics and invites proposals — and is named "SPOONMAN." Its focus is AI/ML technologies supporting expeditionary maneuver and air/ground reconnaissance.

Why it matters: reconnaissance, finding important targets within large volumes of imagery and sensor data, is considered well suited to AI. The up-to-five-year term also suggests a committed, longer-horizon R&D effort (specific technical content is not stated in the scope, so we do not infer it).

Why it matters

An example of the Army investing in AI/ML for maneuver and reconnaissance over up to five years. Useful for reading how the military uses BAAs to procure R&D and the direction of AI applications at the tactical edge.

FAQ

What is a "BAA (Broad Agency Announcement)"?

A mechanism by which the government publicly announces research topics and invites proposals from firms and universities to contract. It is common in R&D procurement.

Why AI/ML for reconnaissance?

Reconnaissance finds important targets within large volumes of imagery and sensor data — a fit for AI/ML's strengths in detection and classification (specific capabilities here are not in the scope).

Sources (primary)

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USAspending (award details)
Contract ID (PIID)：W911QX24C0009

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