Definitive contract · FA857126C0027

Air Force AI contract to Shipcom Federal Solutions (FA857126C0027)

Department of the Air Force (Department of Defense) signed a definitive contract with Shipcom Federal Solutions on 15 May 2026 for: This is small business innovative research (SBIR) phase III requirement arising under SBIR topic af221-dcso1, artificial intelligence / machine learning-enabled data fabric (company shipcom federal solutions dba… $2.1M obligated.

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Verified

Obligated
$2.1M 1
Ceiling
$2.1M 1
Signed
15 May 2026 1
Runs to
14 May 2027 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 74 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 0.21% of the agency's $984M.
  • Shipcom Federal Solutions holds 2 awards here, $6.42M obligated in total.
  • Fully obligated: the obligation already equals the ceiling.
  • Period of performance: 12 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.
FA857126C00271
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2026-05-151
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 Defense1
Sub-agencyAwarding sub-tier agency (for example Department of the Army inside the Department of Defense). Empty when it equals the agency.
Department of the Air Force1
RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
Shipcom Federal Solutions 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.
$2,095,0001
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.
$2,095,0001
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2026-05-151
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2027-05-141
PSCProduct or Service Code on the latest contract action, with its official description.
7A21: IT and telecom - business application software (perpetual license software)1
NAICSNAICS industry code on the latest contract action, with its description.
541511: Custom computer programming services1
Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
THIS IS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE III REQUIREMENT ARISING UNDER SBIR TOPIC AF221-DCSO1, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE LEARNING-ENABLED DATA FABRIC (COMPANY SHIPCOM FEDERAL SOLUTIONS DBA SHIPCOM AI).1
CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
Not competed under simplified acquisition1
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 FA857126C0027 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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