Definitive contract · FA864126CB001

Air Force AI contract to Illumination Works (FA864126CB001)

Department of the Air Force (Department of Defense) signed a definitive contract with Illumination Works on 1 Apr 2026 for: Topic af221-dcso1, proposal f2s-19474, sequential phase II small business innovation research (SBIR) - odin artificial intelligence (AI) AI automation and insight generator. $3M obligated.

Defense

Verified

Obligated
$3M 1
Ceiling
$3M 1
Signed
1 Apr 2026 1
Runs to
6 Dec 2027 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 57 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 0.3% of the agency's $984M.
  • Illumination Works holds 3 awards here, $4.8M obligated in total.
  • Fully obligated: the obligation already equals the ceiling.
  • Period of performance: 20 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.
FA864126CB0011
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2026-04-011
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.
Illumination Works, 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.
$2,999,4111
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.
$2,999,4111
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2026-04-061
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2027-12-061
PSCProduct or Service Code on the latest contract action, with its official description.
AC32: National defense R&D services; defense-related activities; applied research1
NAICSNAICS industry code on the latest contract action, with its description.
541715: Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)1
Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
TOPIC AF221-DCSO1, PROPOSAL F2S-19474, SEQUENTIAL PHASE II SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) - ODIN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AI AUTOMATION AND INSIGHT GENERATOR1
CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
Full and open after exclusion of sources1
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 FA864126CB001 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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