Research Project entitled "Energy-Efficient Sensing and Resilient Explainable AI for Smart Livestock…

Radford University, a Virginia-based contracting organization, awarded a contract to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) on July 7, 2026, under purchase order number PO05399235. The contract carries a cumulative value of $10,000.00 and is classified as a research project. The awarded work involves the development and delivery of research services related to "Energy-Efficient Sensing and Resilient Explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Smart Livestock Health Monitoring," with deliverables directed to Chyrl Pennington at Radford University.

The contract specification indicates a line item quantity of 10,000 units at a unit price of $1.00 each, though the specific nature of the deliverable units is not clearly defined in the documentation provided. As a research-focused agreement between two Virginia higher education institutions, the contract represents a collaborative effort within the Commonwealth of Virginia's academic research ecosystem, though specific details regarding the contract performance period and detailed performance location(s) are not explicitly stated in the award documentation.