Definitive contract · W911QX25C0002

Army AI contract to ECS Federal (W911QX25C0002)

Department of the Army (Department of Defense) signed a definitive contract with ECS Federal on 30 Jan 2025 for: Contract to research, develop, modify, deploy, operate, and maintain artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) algorithms and models. $83.5M obligated, $97.6M ceiling.

Defense

Verified

Obligated
$83.5M 1
Ceiling
$97.6M 1
Signed
30 Jan 2025 1
Runs to
16 Jul 2027 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 1 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 8.5% of the agency's $984M.
  • ECS Federal holds 2 awards here, $93M obligated in total.
  • 86% of the $97.6M ceiling is obligated, leaving $14.1M in options not yet exercised.
  • Period of performance: 29 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.
W911QX25C00021
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2025-01-301
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.
Department of the Army1
RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
ECS Federal, LLC1
Parent companyThe recipient's parent entity in SAM.gov, when it differs from the recipient.
Asgn Incorporated1
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.
$83,498,6951
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.
$97,637,8751
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2025-01-301
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2027-07-161
Potential endEnd date if every option is exercised, when it differs from the current end.
2028-01-291
PSCProduct or Service Code on the latest contract action, with its official description.
AC11: National defense R&D services; department of defense - military; basic 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.
CONTRACT TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP, MODIFY, DEPLOY, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML) ALGORITHMS AND MODELS.1
CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
Not competed1
Offers received offersNumber of offers the agency reports receiving.
11
PricingType of contract pricing (firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials...).
Cost plus fixed fee1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award W911QX25C0002 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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