This federal contract award, valued at $4,455,847.00, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. for the "Secure Airborne Machine Intelligence at the Edge (SAMIE)" project. The contract was awarded under AFRL's Advancing Computing Technology and Applications Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), which seeks innovative research proposals to advance computing technology and applications for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and cyber missions. The contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract with a completion date of September 30, 2024. The BAA is an open, two-step announcement with no set-aside designation, indicating Booz Allen Hamilton's competitive positioning as a large business contractor. This contract award is part of AFRL's broader efforts to develop advanced computational capabilities, including high-performance embedded computing, machine learning, and neuromorphic systems, to enhance C4ISR and cyber applications for the U.S. Air Force.