Definitive contract · HDTRA226C0008

DTRA AI contract to Inferlink (HDTRA226C0008)

Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Department of Defense) signed a definitive contract with Inferlink on 6 Jul 2026 for: Small business innovative research (SBIR) phase II t2-0543 using generative LLMs to extract scientific literature. $1.1M obligated.

DefenseGenerative AI

Verified

Obligated
$1.1M 1
Ceiling
$1.1M 1
Signed
6 Jul 2026 1
Runs to
8 Jul 2028 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 262 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 0.11% of the agency's $984M.
  • Inferlink holds 2 awards here, $3M obligated in total.
  • Fully obligated: the obligation already equals the ceiling.
  • Period of performance: 24 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.
HDTRA226C00081
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2026-07-061
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.
Defense Threat Reduction Agency1
RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
Inferlink Corp.1
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.
$1,099,9991
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.
$1,099,9991
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2026-07-091
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2028-07-081
PSCProduct or Service Code on the latest contract action, with its official description.
AC33: National defense R&D services; defense-related activities; experimental development1
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.
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II T2-0543 USING GENERATIVE LLMS TO EXTRACT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE1
CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
Full and open after exclusion of sources1
Offers received offersNumber of offers the agency reports receiving.
31
PricingType of contract pricing (firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials...).
Cost plus fixed fee1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award HDTRA226C0008 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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