Cultural property AI prototype
Active Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 19AQMM26P0643
- Awardee
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Argus Cultural Property Consultants LLC UEI JH6HX2KFQHM3
- Awarding agency
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Office of Acquisition Management
Department of State
- Obligated
- $192,213
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Cultural Property Prototype Solicitation · 19AQMM26Q0468 · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $192,212.77 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 7% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Department of State
- NAICS code
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 37 offers Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Alexander, AR, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a purchase order to Argus Cultural Property Consultants LLC for $192,212.77 on September 30, 2026, under a Total Small Business set-aside for development of an AI-powered cultural property identification prototype. Performance is in Alexander, Arkansas, and spans nine months through June 29, 2027. The prototype must be a standalone tool trained on cultural property categories from Ukraine and at least one additional country subject to 19 CFR 12.104g import restrictions, with the contractor sourcing test data and arranging data-sharing agreements at no additional Government cost. Deliverables include code achieving minimum 90% test coverage and free of medium- and high-level security vulnerabilities, with Software Composition Analysis scanning at each deployment. The Government receives Government Purpose Rights for five years; the contractor retains commercialization rights. The award issued under firm-fixed-price terms following the solicitation posted September 14, 2026, with responses due September 21, 2026.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 19AQMM26P0643?
19AQMM26P0643 was awarded to Argus Cultural Property Consultants LLC by Office of Acquisition Management (Department of State) on September 30, 2026.
How much is contract 19AQMM26P0643 worth?
The government has obligated $192,213 on 19AQMM26P0643.
Which agency awarded contract 19AQMM26P0643?
Office of Acquisition Management (Department of State) awarded 19AQMM26P0643, with funding from Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (Department of State).
Was contract 19AQMM26P0643 competed?
The extent of competition for 19AQMM26P0643 was competed under sap. The government received 37 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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