Definitive contract · 13ADEP26C0007

U.S. Census Bureau AI contract to Whirlwind Technologies (13ADEP26C0007)

U.S. Census Bureau (Department of Commerce) signed a definitive contract with Whirlwind Technologies on 22 Jan 2026 for: This acquisition seeks to provide expert support for activities including process re-engineering, business analysis, data ingest, data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and large language model (LLM) development… $2.57M obligated.

CivilianGenerative AI

Verified

Obligated
$2.57M 1
Ceiling
$2.57M 1
Signed
22 Jan 2026 1
Runs to
30 Sep 2026 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 8 of 11 Commerce awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 2.7% of the agency's $94.5M.
  • Whirlwind Technologies's only award in this ledger.
  • Fully obligated: the obligation already equals the ceiling.
  • Period of performance: 8 months, one of 101 AI awards signed in FY2026.

Award record

Source per value
Award IDThe PIID for contracts and IDVs, the FAIN for grants and cooperative agreements, exactly as USAspending.gov lists it.
13ADEP26C00071
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2026-01-221
Fiscal yearFederal fiscal year of the action date. FY2025 runs 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025.
FY20261
AgencyTop-tier awarding agency, as named by USAspending.gov.
Department of Commerce1
Sub-agencyAwarding sub-tier agency (for example Department of the Army inside the Department of Defense). Empty when it equals the agency.
U.S. Census Bureau1
RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
Whirlwind Technologies LLC1
Award typeThe award vehicle. Contracts and orders spend money; IDIQs, BPAs and GWACs are vehicles that orders are placed against; grants and cooperative agreements are financial assistance.
Definitive contract1
Obligated $Total federal dollars obligated on the award to date (sum of all actions, including de-obligations). This is money committed, not a ceiling.
$2,574,8941
Ceiling $Base and all options value: the most the contract or IDV can reach if every option is exercised. A ceiling is not spending; never add it to obligations. Empty for grants.
$2,574,8941
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2026-01-221
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2026-09-301
PSCProduct or Service Code on the latest contract action, with its official description.
DA10: IT and telecom - business application/application development software as a service1
NAICSNAICS industry code on the latest contract action, with its description.
541512: Computer systems design services1
Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
THIS ACQUISITION SEEKS TO PROVIDE EXPERT SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING, BUSINESS ANALYSIS, DATA INGEST, DATA SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL (LLM) DEVELOPMENT, MOJO AND DATA INGEST AND COLLECTI1
CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
Not available for competition1
Offers received offersNumber of offers the agency reports receiving.
11
PricingType of contract pricing (firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials...).
Firm fixed price1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award 13ADEP26C0007 accessed 2026-11-11

Obligated is money committed to date. Ceiling is the base-and-all-options value: the most the award can reach. The two are never added.

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