DISCOVERY MACHINE INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) DIRECT TO PHASE II "AI ENABLED ARP SELECT AND MO
DISCOVERY MACHINE INC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- At $1,999,998, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Artificial Intelligence/ML. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Discovery Machine Inc. received nearly $2 million from the Army to create an AI system that automates parts of the military acquisition process. This Phase II SBIR project focuses on modernizing how the Army develops acquisition requirements packages using artificial intelligence.
- Amount
- $1,999,998
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- PA
- Period
- 2024-09-16 → 2026-09-16
Technology domains
Description
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) DIRECT TO PHASE II "AI ENABLED ARP SELECT AND MONITOR" DEVELOP AND DELIVER STATE OF THE ART AI ENABLED SYSTEM TO MODERNIZE AND AUTOMATE THE ACQUISITION PROCESS STARTING WITH HOW THE ARMY DEVELOPS AN ARP.