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Deeptech and AI · Research note · 4 Nov 2026

66 federal AI contracts start in September 2026 across 16 agencies, $137,732,713 obligated: one Treasury order for ChatGPT licenses and tokens obligates $2,159,681 against a $487,034,681 ceiling

Public contract records in Svatantra.ai's signal database show 66 federal contracts whose award description names artificial intelligence, machine learning or large language models with a start date in September 2026, to 56 recipients across 16 named agencies. Obligations as printed sum to $137,732,713. The orders run from $7,000 for Copilot training to $14,175,439 for an AI roadmap at Customs and Border Protection, and three of them carry base-and-all-options values far above what was obligated, led by a Treasury BPA call for ChatGPT licenses and tokens at $487,034,681. The month after, GSA's per-token ChatGPT pricing and its new AI data clause took effect. This note sets out the counts, the named records, the new GSA terms and what the data does not show.

By Jayprakash Mistry, Founder, Svatantra.ai

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Every number, and where it comes from

The first five figures in the note.

The full table has 20 rows. Each figure is as published on the date shown, with its denominator.

FigureWhat it measuresSource
66Federal contract records (award ID present) whose award description names artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, AI, large language model or LLM, with a period-of-performance start date between 1 and 30 September 2026. 66 distinct award IDs, 66 distinct source recordsSvatantra.ai signal database, count at 30 Oct 2026
56Distinct recipients (unique entity identifiers) across the 66 contractsSvatantra.ai signal database, count at 30 Oct 2026
16Named awarding agencies across the 66 contracts; one further record carries no awarding agency on the public recordSvatantra.ai signal database, count at 30 Oct 2026
$137,732,713Sum of the 66 obligations as printed at ingestion. Author's arithmeticDerived from Svatantra.ai signal database, count at 30 Oct 2026
$7,000 to $14,175,439Smallest (Dell Federal Systems, NTSB, Copilot training) and largest (Booz Allen Hamilton, CBP, AI and next-generation computing roadmap) obligations as printedSvatantra.ai signal database, count at 30 Oct 2026

15 more figures in the PDF, each with its source.

Sources

17 primary releases.

  1. USASpending.gov, CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP, award 2099AC26F00078 (Treasury Common Services Center) (Start 30 September 2026)
    Verbatim description: "TO#1 OF THE TREASURY ENTERPRISE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS (TEAM) BPA WILL ESTABLISH TREASURY'S CHATGPT LICENSE FOOTPRINT AS WELL AS PURCHASE TOKENS FOR CONSUMPTION USE." Total obligation $2,159,681.00; base and all options $487,034,681.04. BPA call under parent 2099AC26A00001. Signed 2026-09-30. Period 2026-09-30 to 2027-09-29, potential end 2031-09-29. "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION"; NAICS 511210; business categories include "Not Designated a Small Business".
    usaspending.gov
  2. USASpending.gov, BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC, award 70B04C26F00001201 (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) (Start 30 September 2026)
    Verbatim description: "70B04C26F00001201 CTO/TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEXT-GENERATION COMPUTING (TRAIN-C) AND CSPD/TRADE IT MODERNIZATION PROJECTS." Total obligation $14,175,438.63; base and all options $16,575,438.63. Delivery order, signed 2026-09-30. Period 2026-09-30 to 2027-09-29. "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION"; "Not Designated a Small Business".
    usaspending.gov
  3. USASpending.gov, ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC, award 15F06726F0001081 (Federal Bureau of Investigation) (Start 30 September 2026)
    Verbatim description: "SCOR 55 - ADAPTIVE ENGINEERING & MACHINE LEARNING OPERATIONS (MLOPS) - CYD & CTD". Total obligation $13,399,112.97; base and all options $197,985,946.37. BPA call, signed 2026-09-30. Period 2026-09-30 to 2027-09-29, potential end 2032-03-29. "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION"; NAICS 541512; "Not Designated a Small Business"; "Foreign-Owned and U.S.-Incorporated Business".
    usaspending.gov
  4. USASpending.gov, DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP, award 75F40126F80190 (Food and Drug Administration) (Start 30 September 2026)
    Verbatim description: "DRUG SUPPLY CHAIN AND AI BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES". Total obligation $12,899,354.94; base and all options $12,899,354.94. Delivery order, signed 2026-09-30. Period 2026-09-30 to 2027-09-29. "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION"; NAICS 541611; "Not Designated a Small Business".
    usaspending.gov
  5. USASpending.gov, PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC., award 86615426F00004 (Department of Housing and Urban Development) (Start 16 September 2026)
    Description opens: "DEPLOY AND CONFIGURE AN AI-POWERED GRANT INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM" to modernize HUD's grant management and oversight, with fraud detection and compliance automation. Total obligation $10,427,242.00; base and all options $79,140,512.00. Delivery order, signed 2026-09-16. Period 2026-09-16 to 2027-09-15, potential end 2031-09-15. "Full and open competition"; NAICS 513210; "Not Designated a Small Business".
    usaspending.gov
  6. USASpending.gov, STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION, award 2031ZB26F00050 (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) (Start 21 September 2026)
    Description opens: "TO PURCHASE ENTERPRISE SERVERS, HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE, NETWORK SWITCHES" and artificial intelligence computing hardware. Total obligation $7,692,933.33; base and all options $7,692,933.33. Delivery order under NASA SEWP parent NNG15SC20B, signed 2026-09-21. Period 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-21. "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION"; NAICS 334111; "Small Business", "Women Owned Small Business".
    usaspending.gov
  7. USASpending.gov, ALVAREZ LLC, award 2099AC26F00077 (Treasury Common Services Center) (Start 30 September 2026)
    Verbatim description: "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) COMPUTE INFRASTRUCTURE HARDWARE & SUPPORT". Total obligation $5,092,326.11; base and all options $5,092,326.11. Delivery order, signed 2026-09-30. Period 2026-09-30 to 2027-09-29. "SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL"; "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION AFTER EXCLUSION OF SOURCES"; "Small Business", "Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business", "HUBZone Firm".
    usaspending.gov
  8. USASpending.gov, SOLDIERPOINT DIGITAL HEALTH, LLC, award 36C10G26N0070 (Department of Veterans Affairs) (Start 25 September 2026)
    Verbatim description: "CCIN TASK ORDER FOR VHA AI&ET AI SEARCH AND SUMMARIZATION". Total obligation $6,114,953.84; base and all options $18,080,563.22. Delivery order, signed 2026-09-28. Period 2026-09-25 to 2027-09-24, potential end 2028-09-24. "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION"; NAICS 541512; "Not Designated a Small Business".
    usaspending.gov
  9. USASpending.gov, CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP, award 47QACA26F0383 (GSA Federal Acquisition Service) (Start 14 September 2026)
    Verbatim description: "AGENTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IMPLEMENTATION AI AGENT". Amount printed at ingestion $1,667,000; total obligation on the public record at 30 October 2026 $2,104,799.96; base and all options $8,772,799.80. Delivery order, signed 2026-09-11. Period 2026-09-14 to 2027-09-13, potential end 2031-09-13. "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION"; NAICS 541519.
    usaspending.gov
  10. USASpending.gov, DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P, award 9531BM26F0048 (National Transportation Safety Board) (Start 1 September 2026)
    Verbatim description: "BPA ORDER #8: MICROSOFT COPILOT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TRAINING". Total obligation $7,000.00; base and all options $7,000.00. BPA call, signed 2026-08-27. Period 2026-09-01 to 2026-09-29. "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION"; NAICS 511210.
    usaspending.gov
  11. USASpending.gov, AUGUST SCHELL ENTERPRISES, INC., award 2099CH26F00017 (awarding agency blank; funded by Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) (Start 1 September 2026)
    Description opens: "WIZ INC. CLOUD NATIVE APPLICATION PROTECTION PLATFORM (CNAPP)" with artificial intelligence and API security. Total obligation $195,047.05. Signed 2026-09-03. The awarding agency field is null on the public record; the parent vehicle NNG15SD80B is a NASA SEWP contract.
    usaspending.gov
  12. US General Services Administration, GSA Expands OneGov AI Offerings with Discounted, Consumption-Based Access to OpenAI's ChatGPT (10 September 2026)
    "a 50% discount on token-based usage across ChatGPT models, including those in FedRAMP-authorized environments"; "no platform-access fee, no minimum orders, and no spend commitment, so agencies pay only for what they use"; 27 months, "expected to take effect Oct. 1, 2026"; access for federal, state, local and tribal governments.
    gsa.gov
  13. FedScoop, GSA issued an AI acquisition policy for new contracts. Here's what it says. (1 October 2026 (updated 2 October 2026))
    GSA's artificial intelligence acquisition clause issued as a class deviation (the article links GSA's memo, file RGO-2026-01, without printing the number): "the memo says the deviation will be effective Oct. 19". Contractors must report any "material change that materially increases" output bias within seven calendar days; the government "retains the right to suspend use of the LLM at any time"; decommissioning liability after a for-cause termination capped at 25% of the affected task or delivery order; the clause applies only when the government is buying AI.
    fedscoop.com
  14. Winvale, GSA's New AI Clause Is Here: Here's What MAS Contractors Should Know (9 October 2026)
    "clause 552.239-7001, “Basic Safeguarding of Data within Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence Systems”"; the clause "becomes effective on October 19, 2026"; "GSA posted its draft for MAS Solicitation Refresh #34", expected in November 2026.
    info.winvale.com
  15. Government Contracts Law blog (McCarter & English), The $1 AI Honeymoon Is Over, and GSA Has Drafted a Postnup (16 October 2026)
    "On September 10, GSA announced the first agreement in the next phase of its OneGov AI strategy", a consumption-based arrangement "running from October 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028" at a 50% discount from token-based rates. "Three of those offers were set to expire on September 30, 2026"; GSA extended two, one through 31 October and one through 15 November 2026. GSAR 552.239-7001 added through class deviation RGO-2026-01, "effective October 19, 2026"; MAS Refresh 34 "planned for November 6".
    governmentcontractslaw.com
  16. Nextgov/FCW, (US)AI becomes GSA's first direct OneGov contract with a small business (23 October 2026)
    "The company will offer up to a 30% discount to government customers on software licenses as well as $1 designated two-week proof of value pilots"; "The OneGov deal expires September 30, 2028."
    nextgov.com
  17. Svatantra.ai, Signal database (30 October 2026)
    Counted: signals from public federal contract records (USASpending.gov, procurement, award ID present) whose award description contains 'artificial intelligence', 'machine learning', 'generative AI', 'AI', 'large language model' or 'LLM' as a whole word, with a contract start date between 1 and 30 September 2026. 66 records, 66 distinct award IDs, 56 distinct recipient identifiers, 16 named awarding agencies plus one blank. Amounts are obligations as printed at ingestion. Counts at 30 October 2026.
    svatantra.ai