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Contract Award: Palantir USG Inc. (Palo Alto, California) – $58,463,148

Palantir USG Inc., Palo Alto, California, has been awarded a $58,463,148 firm-fixed-price contract for a Data-as-a-Service Platform solution for Headquarters Air Force (HAF). This contract provides for automatic data ingestion with data across the Department of the Air Force that continually push personnel, equipment, planning, health, and other readiness data sources into their common data foundation. This readiness information is a critical component of HAF-wide decision-making and data analysis. Work will be performed in Palo Alto, California, and is expected to be completed by June 15, 2024. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $12,520,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, California, is the contracting activity (FA8806-23-C-0002).



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