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≈$9.1M DEFINITIVE CONTRACT W912QR26CA010

Army: ~$9.08M to build an AI Manufacturing Research center (AIMR-2C) — a design-build contract at Wright-Patterson AFB (USAspending)

Department of Defense ・2026-01-25 〜 2027-12-11

The U.S. Army awarded about $9.08M ($9,081,400) for the design-build construction of an "AI Manufacturing Research Capability Center (AIMR-2C, Building 653)" at Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB), Ohio. Recipient: Butt Construction Company. An example of public AI spending reaching buildings and facilities.

Contract key facts

  • RecipientBUTT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED
  • Contract value$9,081,400 (≈$9.1M)
  • Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
  • Awarding sub-agencyDepartment of the Army
  • Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
  • Period of performance2026-01-25 〜 2027-12-11
  • Contract ID (PIID)W912QR26CA010

Contract scope (original)

DESIGN-BUILD (DB) CONSTRUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MANUFACTURING RESEARCH CAPABILITY CENTER (AIMR-2C) BUILDING 653 LOCATED AT WPAFB, OHIO.

Key points

  • The Army is building an "AI Manufacturing Research center (AIMR-2C)" via design-build
  • Located at Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB), Ohio, Building 653
  • Value ~$9.08M, period of performance January 2026–December 2027
  • An example of public AI spending reaching buildings/facilities, not just software/chips
  • Stands up a facility to apply AI to manufacturing
  • Design-build entrusts design and construction to one firm together, resting responsibility in one place.

1Design-build as the delivery method

The contract is "design-build" — a delivery method placing both design and construction with a single contractor.

2AI spending that is actually a building

3Separating design and construction, or binding them

This contract is awarded design-build. Set beside the separated form, its character is clear.

Awarding design and construction separatelyDesign-build (this contract)
Designer and builder are chosen separatelyBoth are entrusted to one firm together
The design itself can be competedThe period to handover is easier to compress
Responsibility has to be divided when a defect appearsResponsibility rests in one place

Public AI spending brings software, services and semiconductors to mind, and this is a construction contract for the building that houses the research. It builds the AI Manufacturing Research facility (AIMR-2C, Building 653) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, with a local construction company as the recipient. Details of the building's use and size lie beyond the source.

Why it matters

A concrete example of public AI spending reaching the construction of research facilities, not just software or chips. Useful for reading the build-out of AI × manufacturing research infrastructure and AI spending's ripple into construction and local economies.

FAQ

What is "design-build"?
A delivery method that places both design and construction with a single contractor, rather than splitting them — aiming for shorter schedules and unified accountability.
Why does AI spending include construction?
Standing up the facility where research is done is part of the research effort. Here it is constructing an AI-manufacturing research center (AIMR-2C).

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#Government spending#AI#Manufacturing#Army#Construction#Federal procurement

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