# Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Nautilus for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Development (R&D)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w911qx26ca003

- Solicitation number: W911QX26CA003
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to Ecs Federal, LLC for $115,531,241.57
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W6QK ACC-APG Adelphi (W911QX)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC35 National Defense R&D Svcs; Defense-Related Activities; R&D Facilities & Maj Equip
- Place of performance: Fairfax, Virginia
- County: Fairfax County (FIPS 51059). https://abierto.us/counties/fairfax-county-va-51059
- First posted: June 1, 2026
- Last posted: June 1, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2d178abf795741e695cd54b335e68140/view

## Description

For Research and Development (R&D) services leveraging a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) under the Topic of "Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), Managing Massive Data Sets". The work intends to experimentally implement and robustly test innovative solutions to the Government's unique problem of needing robust scalable infrastructure to support the next generation Department of War (DoW) operations.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Ecs Federal, LLC (UEI XYB4JU4PA6T4)
- Contract: W911QX26CA003, definitive contract
- Obligated: $5,981,000.00, current value $37,570,081
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 999 offers received
- Link: award number W911QX26CA003 equals the contract number; same awarding office W911QX (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W911QX26CA003_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- June 1, 2026: Award notice. Notice 2d178abf795741e695cd54b335e68140. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2d178abf795741e695cd54b335e68140/view

## Points of contact

- Laurice Bocao, laurice.l.bocao.civ@army.mil

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