Enhancing reduced-crew flight operations with natural language processing (NLP)-driven real-time dynamic replanning
Ended Other Transaction Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA86492599001
- Awardee
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Merlin Labs Inc. UEI RSMGNMETUQX9
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $749,499
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $749,499.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Competition
- Competed Broad Agency Announcement
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Boston, MA 02111, USA
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 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $749,499 |
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to Merlin Labs Inc. for $749,499 on October 8, 2024, to develop natural language processing-driven real-time dynamic replanning capabilities for reduced-crew flight operations. This OTA sits outside the FAR and operates under applicable statutory authority for other transaction prototyping, research, and development efforts.
Work is performed in Boston, Massachusetts, with an ultimate completion date of October 8, 2026. The effort focuses on applying artificial intelligence and natural language processing to optimize aircrew workload and operational decision-making in military aviation contexts. Merlin Labs performs all work as prime, maintaining no subcontract footprint on this agreement.
This award reflects the Air Force's broader investment in crew optimization across multiple vehicles. Merlin Labs holds a $105 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III IDIQ with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (issued June 7, 2024, through April 6, 2029), under which two delivery orders have been placed for C-130J aircrew workload optimization and related crew automation solutions totaling approximately $30.2 million in obligated value. The company also holds positions on the Missile Defense Agency's $151 billion SHIELD multiple-award IDIQ for multi-domain defense research and development.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA86492599001?
FA86492599001 was awarded to Merlin Labs Inc. by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on October 8, 2024.
How much is contract FA86492599001 worth?
The government has obligated $749,499 on FA86492599001.
Was contract FA86492599001 competed?
The extent of competition for FA86492599001 was competed.
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