Partnership2025-09-19confirmed

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]

Price paid
$104.3M
asset price, paid once
Losing bid
Per unit
no meaningful ratio

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.

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