National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency × ECS Federal, LLC
The NGA awarded the 'Canyonlands' contract to ECS Federal, LLC with a total ceiling of $104.3 million. [42] This sole-source contract transitions and continues GEOINT AI research and development work previously managed under an Army Research Lab contract known as 'Runway'. [42, 47] The award consists of a 12-month base period. [42]
The asset
Continuation of GEOINT Artificial Intelligence (AI) development and integration for on-premises and cloud-based environments under the 'Canyonlands' contract.
The record
- Seller status
- Going concern
- Sector
- IT and AI services
- Modalities
- research_and_development, geospatial_ai_services
- Jurisdiction
- US
What it means if you hold data
This deal shows the consolidation of specialized AI development directly under the NGA, bringing mission-critical AI data projects in-house rather than managing them through other defense department contracts, indicating a focus on operationalizing AI for GEOINT.