IBM northpole neural inference machine: architecture, soft intellectual property (IP) core technology, software ecosystem, prototype chip & board phase 2
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA875019C1518
- Awardee
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International Business Machines Corporation UEI U5MRJDKCL1D7 Part of International Business Machines Corporation
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $74,999,951
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Robust and efficient computing architectures, algorithms and applications for embedded deep learning Pre-Solicitation · FA875019S7007 · Posted Apr 18, 2019
- IBM northpole neural inference machine: architecture, soft intellectual property (IP) core technology, software ecosystem, prototype chip and board phase 2 Award Notice · Posted Aug 20, 2019
- Contract value 85% obligated
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- $74,999,951.00 Current, with exercised options
- $88,491,635.00 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Office of the Secretary of Defense Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 2 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost No Fee
- Place of performance
- San Jose, CA 95120, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $5,995,279 | |
| Funding Only Action | $7,500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,000,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $504,714 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $11,995,286 | |
| Funding Only Action | $500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,600,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $34,672 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,500,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $7,900,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $12,000,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $24,470,000 |
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About this award
This is a $88,491,635 federal contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) for the IBM NORTHPOLE NEURAL INFERENCE MACHINE project. The contract is for the architecture, soft intellectual property core technology, software ecosystem, and prototype chip and board development. This is a definitive, cost-no-fee contract with a completion date of February 16, 2024. The contract is not designated as a set-aside. IBM has leveraged subcontractors like Creative Global Consulting LLC, Compro Business Services, LLC, Manpowergroup Public Sector Inc., Dogwood Management Partners LLC, L J Gonzer Associates Inc., Artech L.L.C., Benchmark Electronics, Inc., and Eclaro International Inc. to provide various IT services, staffing, and component parts in support of this work. The broader contract opportunity was a Broad Agency Announcement from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory seeking innovative research to develop advanced efficient computing architectures and systems, as well as robust algorithms and applications, to achieve orders of magnitude improvement in size, weight and power for deploying robust artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities in an embedded computing environment.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA875019C1518?
FA875019C1518 was awarded to International Business Machines Corporation by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on August 16, 2019.
How much is contract FA875019C1518 worth?
The government has obligated $74,999,951 on FA875019C1518. Its potential value, with all options, is $88,491,635.
Which agency awarded contract FA875019C1518?
Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) awarded FA875019C1518, with funding from Office of the Secretary of Defense (Department of Defense).
Was contract FA875019C1518 competed?
The extent of competition for FA875019C1518 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.
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