Definitive contract · HR001126CE029
DARPA AI contract to Lockheed Martin (HR001126CE029)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) signed a definitive contract with Lockheed Martin on 27 Jan 2026 for: Securing artificial intelligence for battlefield effective robustness (saber). $2.31M obligated, $4.7M ceiling.
In context
Across 411 awards- Ranks 71 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 0.24% of the agency's $984M.
- Lockheed Martin holds 2 awards here, $5.21M obligated in total.
- 49% of the $4.7M ceiling is obligated, leaving $2.39M in options not yet exercised.
- 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.
- HR001126CE0291
- Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
- 2026-01-271
- 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 Advanced Research Projects Agency1
- RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
- Lockheed Martin1
- Parent companyThe recipient's parent entity in SAM.gov, when it differs from the recipient.
- Lockheed Martin 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.
- $2,313,2631
- 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.
- $4,699,0751
- Performance startStart of the period of performance.
- 2026-02-011
- Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
- 2028-01-311
- PSCProduct or Service Code on the latest contract action, with its official description.
- AC12: National defense R&D services; department of defense - military; 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.
- SECURING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR BATTLEFIELD EFFECTIVE ROBUSTNESS (SABER)1
- CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
- Full and open competition1
- Offers received offersNumber of offers the agency reports receiving.
- 511
- PricingType of contract pricing (firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials...).
- Cost plus fixed fee1
Source
- USAspending.gov award HR001126CE029 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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