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.
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
- 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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