IDIQ · W911QX24D0009

Army AI IDIQ to Carnegie-Mellon University (W911QX24D0009)

Department of the Army (Department of Defense) signed an IDIQ with Carnegie-Mellon University on 21 May 2024 for: Broad agency announcement (baa) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for research and development of accelerating edge intelligence through the confluence of sensing, robotics, autonomy, and… $0 obligated, $60M ceiling.

Defense

Verified

Obligated
$0 1
Ceiling
$60M 1
Signed
21 May 2024 1
Runs to
20 May 2029 1

Open on USAspending.gov Compare with related

In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 281 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars.
  • Carnegie-Mellon University holds 3 awards here, $16M obligated in total.
  • Nothing is obligated on the vehicle itself; orders against it carry the money, up to the $60M ceiling.
  • Period of performance: 60 months, one of 158 AI awards signed in FY2024.

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.
W911QX24D00091
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2024-05-211
Fiscal yearFederal fiscal year of the action date. FY2025 runs 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025.
FY20241
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.
Carnegie-Mellon University1
Parent companyThe recipient's parent entity in SAM.gov, when it differs from the recipient.
Carnegie Mellon University1
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.
IDIQ1
Obligated $Total federal dollars obligated on the award to date (sum of all actions, including de-obligations). This is money committed, not a ceiling.
$0.001
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.
$60,000,0001
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2024-05-211
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2029-05-201
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.
BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ACCELERATING EDGE INTELLIGENCE THROUGH THE CONFLUENCE OF SENSING, ROBOTICS, AUTONOMY, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.1
CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
Full and open competition1
Offers received offersNumber of offers the agency reports receiving.
9991
PricingType of contract pricing (firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials...).
Cost no fee1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award W911QX24D0009 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.

Browse

Related awards

All 411 awards
  1. NSF AI cooperative agreement to Carnegie-Mellon University (2614022)

    National Science Foundation · Carnegie-Mellon University · Cooperative agreement ·

    $10M obligated
  2. NIST AI grant to Carnegie-Mellon University (60NANB24D231)

    National Institute of Standards and Technology · Carnegie-Mellon University · Grant ·

    $6M obligated
  3. Army AI contract to ECS Federal (W911QX25C0002)

    Department of the Army · ECS Federal, LLC · Definitive contract ·

    $83.5M obligated · $97.6M ceiling
  4. Army AI order to Enlighten (W909MY26F0009)

    Department of the Army · Enlighten, LLC · Delivery order ·

    $42.6M obligated
  5. Army AI order to ByteCubed (W519TC25F0241)

    Department of the Army · ByteCubed, LLC · Delivery order ·

    $34.6M obligated · $57.3M ceiling

Spot a change?

New modification, option exercised or a figure that moved? Email hello@federalaicontracts.com and we refresh this row from USAspending.gov.