Small business innovation research phase I - using generative large language models to extract pathways from the scientific literature
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HDTRA125P0001
- Awardee
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Inferlink Corp UEI M8KCZYW54M17
- Awarding agency
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Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $167,500
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $167,500.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 17 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- El Segundo, CA, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase I Action
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has awarded a $167.5K Small Business Innovation Research Phase I contract to Inferlink Corp, a Los Angeles-area artificial intelligence and data analysis firm, to develop generative large language model capabilities for extracting biological and chemical pathways from scientific literature. The contract, awarded October 24, 2024, is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and carries a completion deadline of May 23, 2025. Inferlink Corp will perform the research at its El Segundo, California facility under a firm fixed-price purchase order structure typical of SBIR Phase I projects, which are designed to establish technical feasibility and merit of innovative research concepts.
This award builds on Inferlink Corp's established track record of securing defense research funding through the SBIR program, with prior contracts from the Air Force Research Laboratory, Army, Office of Naval Research, and DARPA spanning knowledge graph development, natural language processing, and advanced data extraction technologies. The Phase I effort aligns with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's mission to address emerging chemical and biological threats through advanced analytical capabilities, leveraging machine learning techniques to automate knowledge synthesis from published scientific research—a capability that could accelerate threat identification and analysis across the defense enterprise.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HDTRA125P0001?
HDTRA125P0001 was awarded to Inferlink Corp by Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Department of Defense) on October 24, 2024.
How much is contract HDTRA125P0001 worth?
The government has obligated $167,500 on HDTRA125P0001.
Was contract HDTRA125P0001 competed?
The extent of competition for HDTRA125P0001 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 17 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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