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.
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
- 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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