Award notice, first published as presolicitation
Accelerating Fire Risk and Fuel Load Monitoring in DoD Forests with AI-Driven LiDAR for Greater Efficiency and Precision
W912HQ24S0031
Department of the Army, W4LD USA Hecsa. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Awarded
$1,528,032.00 on the award notice, October 29, 2025, contract W912HQ26CA001
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
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”.
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Gaia Ai, Inc.
- UEI
- YN7ZYGUBZMZ5
- CAGE
- 9YCK0
- Vendor location
- Somerville, MA
- Contract
- W912HQ26CA001, definitive contract
- Obligated
- $200,000.00, current value $1,528,032
- Actions
- 1 between October 29, 2025 and October 29, 2025
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Estcp NH23-8983 Accelerating Fire Risk and Fuel Load Monitoring in DOD Forests with Ai-Driven Lidar for Greater Efficiency and Precision
- Match
- award number W912HQ26CA001 equals the contract number; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- Battelle Memorial Institute
- UEI
- F125YU6SWK59
- CAGE
- 79986
- Vendor location
- Columbus, OH
- Contract
- W912HQ26CA004, definitive contract
- Obligated
- $400,000.00, current value $1,443,745
- Actions
- 2 between December 15, 2025 and May 30, 2026
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Estcp Nh25-8981|estcp Bariers
- Match
- solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- UEI
- FDLEQSJ8FF63
- CAGE
- 3R2B4
- Vendor location
- Fairbanks, AK
- Contract
- W912HQ26CA006, definitive contract
- Obligated
- $200,000.00, current value $798,343
- Actions
- 1 between November 12, 2025 and November 12, 2025
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Estcp NH25-8988 - University of Alaska Fairbanks - Title: Developing a Regional Environmental Analysis Module for the Arctic-Eds
- Match
- solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- University of California Irvine
- UEI
- MJC5FCYQTPE6
- CAGE
- 0VWL0
- Vendor location
- Irvine, CA
- Contract
- W912HQ26CA013, definitive contract
- Obligated
- $200,000.00, current value $1,284,595
- Actions
- 2 between January 6, 2026 and January 12, 2026
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Estcp NH25-8939 University of California, Irvine - Fast, Interactive Flood Modeling for Response Planning
- Match
- solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- University of Hawaii
- UEI
- G92CQ8RP4CE4
- CAGE
- 9B954
- Vendor location
- Honolulu, HI
- Contract
- W912HQ26CA018, definitive contract
- Obligated
- $200,000.00, current value $2,375,900
- Actions
- 1 between February 9, 2026 and February 9, 2026
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Estcp NH25-9001 Entitled Additive Manufacturing of Submerged Living Breakwaters to Protect Coastal Resources in Strategic Pacific Locations
- Match
- solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- UEI
- SRMEDYXMNF53
- CAGE
- 05NN1
- Vendor location
- San Diego, CA
- Contract
- W912HQ26CA025, definitive contract
- Obligated
- $200,000.00, current value $720,840
- Actions
- 2 between February 26, 2026 and March 5, 2026
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Estcp NH25-8985 Title: Advancing the Field of Plant-Pollinator Ecology Using Emerging Technologies: Edna Metabarcoding, Custom Camera Traps, and AI Classification Models
- Match
- solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- Mark G. Miller, Inc.
- UEI
- JCJVMV9BD1T1
- CAGE
- 1R8H0
- Vendor location
- Layton, UT
- Contract
- W912HQ26CA034, definitive contract
- Obligated
- $200,000.00, current value $511,427
- Actions
- 1 between April 23, 2026 and April 23, 2026
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition, 27 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Project Number: NH25-8937 Title: System Adaptation for Future Environments (Safe)
- Match
- solicitation number W912HQ24S0031 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912HQ (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
August 27, 2024
Presolicitation
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) - Environmental Technology Demonstrations Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Accelerated Climate Adaptation in Key DoD Geographies
Due October 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 025a54a2ba1340389b4a211ecf5c02d6
October 29, 2025
Award notice
Awarded to GAIA AI, Inc. Somerville for $1,528,032. SAM.gov, notice 4339abb8f93c48b98ee7a943cf265f1e
Points of contact
- Shannon BensonShannon.N.Benson@usace.army.mil7034287407
- Doug Pohlmandouglas.e.pohlman@usace.army.mil7034286420
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