IDIQ · W911QX26DA003

Army AI IDIQ to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (W911QX26DA003)

Department of the Army (Department of Defense) signed an IDIQ with The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on 28 May 2026 for: Research and development indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for integrated generative artificial intelligence and active inference for resilient decision-making in multi-domain operations. $0 obligated, $60.9M ceiling.

DefenseGenerative AI

Verified

Obligated
$0 1
Ceiling
$60.9M 1
Signed
28 May 2026 1
Runs to
31 May 2031 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 286 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars.
  • The Research Foundation for the State University of New York holds 2 awards here, $4M obligated in total.
  • Nothing is obligated on the vehicle itself; orders against it carry the money, up to the $60.9M ceiling.
  • Period of performance: 60 months, one of 101 AI awards signed in FY2026.
  • Orders in this ledger placed against it: W911QX26FA048.

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.
W911QX26DA0031
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2026-05-281
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.
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York1
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.
$60,926,6141
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2026-06-011
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2031-05-311
PSCProduct or Service Code on the latest contract action, with its official description.
AC32: National defense R&D services; defense-related activities; 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.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT FOR INTEGRATED GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ACTIVE INFERENCE FOR RESILIENT DECISION-MAKING IN MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS.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...).
Order dependent (idv allows pricing arrangement to be determined separately for each order)1

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award W911QX26DA003 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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