Contract Award: International Business Machines Corp. (San Jose, California) – $14,999,993

International Business Machines Corp., San Jose, California, has been awarded a $14,999,993 cost-type modification (P00010) to previously awarded contract FA8750-19-C-1518 for NorthPole (NP) software/hardware. The contract modification provides for the study, design, develop, implement, test, integrate, document, deliver and demonstrate the software and hardware for the prototype NP processor mounted on an appropriate board for test and demonstration. Work will be performed in San Jose, California, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 16, 2023. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation funds are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $74,999,951. Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York, is the contracting activity.