Federal AI Contracts

Department of Commerce AI contracts and awards

The Department of Commerce made 11 AI awards in this ledger since October 2023, with $94.5M obligated. The largest is the USPTO AI contract to Accenture Federal Services (1333BJ24C00280005), at $27.8M obligated. Top recipients by obligation: Accenture Federal Services, Four Points Technology and Tulsa Community Foundation. Every row links to its USAspending.gov record.

Awards
11
Obligated
$94.5M
Awards with a ceiling
7
Verified
11 Nov 2026
Obligated AI dollars by Commerce sub-agency Obligated, USD
NameObligated, USD
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office $50.3M
National Institute of Standards and Technology $27.8M
Economic Development Administration $10.6M
U.S. Census Bureau $4.18M
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $1.68M

Every award, largest obligation first

Full ledger

  1. USPTO AI contract to Accenture Federal Services (1333BJ24C00280005)

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office · Accenture Federal Services · Definitive contract ·

    $27.8M obligated · $55.3M ceiling

  2. USPTO AI order to Four Points Technology (1333BJ26F00284002)

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office · Four Points Technology, LLC · BPA call ·

    $13.7M obligated

  3. Commerce AI grant to Tulsa Community Foundation (ED24HDQ0G0417)

    Economic Development Administration · Tulsa Community Foundation · Grant ·

    $10.6M obligated

  4. NIST AI grant to University of Washington (60NANB26D053)

    National Institute of Standards and Technology · University of Washington · Grant ·

    $10M obligated

  5. NIST AI grant to DeepSig (5160IF2411)

    National Institute of Standards and Technology · DeepSig Inc. · Grant ·

    $10M obligated

  6. USPTO AI contract to Clarivate Analytics (US) (1333BJ24C00150001)

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office · Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC · Definitive contract ·

    $8.91M obligated · $13M ceiling

  7. NIST AI grant to Carnegie-Mellon University (60NANB24D231)

    National Institute of Standards and Technology · Carnegie-Mellon University · Grant ·

    $6M obligated

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

    U.S. Census Bureau · Whirlwind Technologies LLC · Definitive contract ·

    $2.57M obligated

  9. NIST AI order to GBS Solutions (1333ND26FNB770130)

    National Institute of Standards and Technology · GBS Solutions Corp. · Delivery order ·

    $1.75M obligated · $7.26M ceiling

  10. NOAA AI order to Four Points Technology (1305M426F0023)

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Four Points Technology, LLC · BPA call ·

    $1.68M obligated · $3.35M ceiling

  11. U.S. Census Bureau AI contract to Ignite IT Hub (13ADDP26C0001)

    U.S. Census Bureau · Ignite IT Hub LLC · Definitive contract ·

    $1.61M obligated · $4.93M ceiling