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.
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
- 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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