North Point Defense Inc., Rome, New York, has been awarded a $15,962,643 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the research, analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, deployment, and integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques. Work will be performed in Rome, New York, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 14, 2025. Fiscal 2022 research and development funds in the amount of $1,366,500 are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York, is the contracting activity (FA8750-22-C-1522).