Definitive contract · W912HZ26CA026
Army AI contract to Hewlett Packard Enterprise (W912HZ26CA026)
Department of the Army (Department of Defense) signed a definitive contract with Hewlett Packard Enterprise on 15 Jun 2026 for: HPE AI factory for transformative artificial intelligence/machine learning high-performance computing. $11.7M obligated, $18.5M ceiling.
In context
Across 411 awards- Ranks 15 of 287 DoD awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 1.2% of the agency's $984M.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise's only award in this ledger.
- 63% of the $18.5M ceiling is obligated, leaving $6.74M in options not yet exercised.
- Period of performance: 84 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.
- W912HZ26CA0261
- Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
- 2026-06-151
- 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.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.1
- 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.
- $11,716,0591
- 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.
- $18,451,5811
- Performance startStart of the period of performance.
- 2027-02-131
- Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
- 2034-02-121
- PSCProduct or Service Code on the latest contract action, with its official description.
- DB01: IT and telecom - high performance computing (HPC) support services (labor)1
- NAICSNAICS industry code on the latest contract action, with its description.
- 334111: Electronic computer manufacturing1
- Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
- HPE AI FACTORY FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING.1
- CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
- Full and open competition1
- Offers received offersNumber of offers the agency reports receiving.
- 11
- PricingType of contract pricing (firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials...).
- Firm fixed price1
Source
- USAspending.gov award W912HZ26CA026 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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