Delivery order · W911W626FA004

Army AI order to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (W911W626FA004)

Department of the Army (Department of Defense) signed a delivery order with The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on 23 Mar 2026 for: Paale ale will investigate approaches to integrate, test, and evaluate AI including neural network machine learning at speeds faster than real time and probability based solutions iaw the governments modular open… $1.5M obligated, $2.46M ceiling.

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Verified

Obligated
$1.5M 1
Ceiling
$2.46M 1
Signed
23 Mar 2026 1
Runs to
24 Sep 2027 1

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In context

Across 411 awards
  • Ranks 157 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 0.15% of the agency's $984M.
  • The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory holds 3 awards here, $4.24M obligated in total.
  • 61% of the $2.46M ceiling is obligated, leaving $962K in options not yet exercised.
  • Period of performance: 18 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.
W911W626FA0041
Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
2026-03-231
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 Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC1
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.
Delivery order1
Obligated $Total federal dollars obligated on the award to date (sum of all actions, including de-obligations). This is money committed, not a ceiling.
$1,500,0001
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.
$2,461,5141
Performance startStart of the period of performance.
2026-03-251
Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
2027-09-241
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.
PAALE ALE WILL INVESTIGATE APPROACHES TO INTEGRATE, TEST, AND EVALUATE AI INCLUDING NEURAL NETWORK MACHINE LEARNING AT SPEEDS FASTER THAN REAL TIME AND PROBABILITY BASED SOLUTIONS IAW THE GOVERNMENTS MODULAR OPEN SYSTEMS APPROACH PRINCIPLES1
CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
Not competed1
PricingType of contract pricing (firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials...).
Cost plus fixed fee1
Parent vehiclePIID of the IDIQ, schedule or BPA an order was placed against.
W911W626DA0011

Source

  1. USAspending.gov award W911W626FA004 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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