Delivery order · HQ003425FE453

WHS AI order to University of Maryland, College Park (HQ003425FE453)

Washington Headquarters Services (Department of Defense) signed a delivery order with University of Maryland, College Park on 26 Sep 2025 for: Conduct research relevant to the use of OSINT and pai with artificial intelligence (AI) tools and large language models (LLMs) to support the creation of decision support that can model population complexity based upon… $3.69M obligated.

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Verified

Obligated
$3.69M 1
Ceiling
$3.69M 1
Signed
26 Sep 2025 1
Runs to
25 Sep 2027 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 50 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 0.38% of the agency's $984M.
  • University of Maryland, College Park holds 3 awards here, $13.8M obligated in total.
  • Fully obligated: the obligation already equals the ceiling.
  • Period of performance: 24 months, one of 151 AI awards signed in FY2025.

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.
HQ003425FE4531
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2025-09-261
Fiscal yearFederal fiscal year of the action date. FY2025 runs 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025.
FY20251
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.
Washington Headquarters Services1
RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
University of Maryland, College Park1
Parent companyThe recipient's parent entity in SAM.gov, when it differs from the recipient.
University System of Maryland1
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.
Delivery order1
Obligated $Total federal dollars obligated on the award to date (sum of all actions, including de-obligations). This is money committed, not a ceiling.
$3,691,8951
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.
$3,691,8951
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2025-09-261
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2027-09-251
PSCProduct or Service Code on the latest contract action, with its official description.
AJ11: General science and technology R&D services; general science and technology; basic research1
NAICSNAICS industry code on the latest contract action, with its description.
541720: Research and development in the social sciences and humanities1
Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
CONDUCT RESEARCH RELEVANT TO THE USE OF OSINT AND PAI WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TOOLS AND LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS (LLMS) TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF DECISION SUPPORT THAT CAN MODEL POPULATION COMPLEXITY BASED UPON OSINT.1
CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
Not competed1
PricingType of contract pricing (firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials...).
Cost plus fixed fee1
Parent vehiclePIID of the IDIQ, schedule or BPA an order was placed against.
HQ003424D00031

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award HQ003425FE453 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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