# Accelerating Fire Risk and Fuel Load Monitoring in DoD Forests with AI-Driven LiDAR for Greater Efficiency and Precision

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w912hq24s0031

- Solicitation number: W912HQ24S0031
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Gaia Ai, Inc. for $1,528,032.00
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W4LD USA Hecsa (W912HQ)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Place of performance: Somerville, Massachusetts
- County: Middlesex County (FIPS 25017). https://abierto.us/counties/middlesex-county-ma-25017
- City: Somerville. https://abierto.us/cities/somerville-ma-2562535
- First posted: August 27, 2024
- Last posted: October 29, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4339abb8f93c48b98ee7a943cf265f1e/view

## Description

A firm fixed price award was issued to GAIA AI, Inc. against BAA W912HQ24S0031 for their proposal entitled “Accelerating Fire Risk and Fuel Load Monitoring in DoD Forests with AI-Driven LiDAR for Greater Efficiency and Precision”.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Gaia Ai, Inc. (UEI YN7ZYGUBZMZ5)
- Contract: W912HQ26CA001, definitive contract
- Obligated: $200,000.00, current value $1,528,032
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Link: award number W912HQ26CA001 equals the contract number; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912HQ26CA001_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Battelle Memorial Institute (UEI F125YU6SWK59)
- Contract: W912HQ26CA004, definitive contract
- Obligated: $400,000.00, current value $1,443,745
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Link: solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912HQ26CA004_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: University of Alaska Fairbanks (UEI FDLEQSJ8FF63)
- Contract: W912HQ26CA006, definitive contract
- Obligated: $200,000.00, current value $798,343
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Link: solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912HQ26CA006_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: University of California Irvine (UEI MJC5FCYQTPE6)
- Contract: W912HQ26CA013, definitive contract
- Obligated: $200,000.00, current value $1,284,595
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Link: solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912HQ26CA013_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: University of Hawaii (UEI G92CQ8RP4CE4)
- Contract: W912HQ26CA018, definitive contract
- Obligated: $200,000.00, current value $2,375,900
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Link: solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912HQ26CA018_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: The San Diego Society of Natural History (UEI SRMEDYXMNF53)
- Contract: W912HQ26CA025, definitive contract
- Obligated: $200,000.00, current value $720,840
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Link: solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912HQ26CA025_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Mark G. Miller, Inc. (UEI JCJVMV9BD1T1)
- Contract: W912HQ26CA034, definitive contract
- Obligated: $200,000.00, current value $511,427
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Link: solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912HQ26CA034_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 27, 2024: Presolicitation, due October 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 025a54a2ba1340389b4a211ecf5c02d6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/025a54a2ba1340389b4a211ecf5c02d6/view
- October 29, 2025: Award notice. Notice 4339abb8f93c48b98ee7a943cf265f1e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4339abb8f93c48b98ee7a943cf265f1e/view

## Points of contact

- Shannon Benson, Shannon.N.Benson@usace.army.mil, 7034287407
- Doug Pohlman, douglas.e.pohlman@usace.army.mil, 7034286420

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