Definitive contract · W5170126CA076

Army AI contract to R-Dex Systems (W5170126CA076)

Department of the Army (Department of Defense) signed a definitive contract with R-Dex Systems on 3 Apr 2026 for: Small business technology transfer (STTR) phase II, topic a24b-t020, drone swarm detection using artificial intelligence based on ultrafast neural networks. This continues the effort conducted under phase i STTR… $1.36M obligated.

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Verified

Obligated
$1.36M 1
Ceiling
$1.36M 1
Signed
3 Apr 2026 1
Runs to
20 Apr 2028 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 167 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 0.14% of the agency's $984M.
  • R-Dex Systems holds 3 awards here, $4.86M 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.
W5170126CA0761
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2026-04-031
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.
Department of the Army1
RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
R-Dex Systems, Inc.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.
$1,362,9861
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.
$1,362,9861
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2026-04-201
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2028-04-201
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.
SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PHASE II, TOPIC A24B-T020, DRONE SWARM DETECTION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED ON ULTRAFAST NEURAL NETWORKS. THIS CONTINUES THE EFFORT CONDUCTED UNDER PHASE I STTR W912CH-25-C-0043.1
CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
Full and open after exclusion of sources1
Offers received offersNumber of offers the agency reports receiving.
21
PricingType of contract pricing (firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials...).
Firm fixed price1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award W5170126CA076 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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