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.

Defense

Verified

Obligated
$2.31M 1
Ceiling
$4.7M 1
Signed
27 Jan 2026 1
Runs to
31 Jan 2028 1

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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

  1. 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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