SRI International, Menlo Park, California, has been awarded a $12,493,751 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for ISING Hardware and software prototype.  This contract provides for a prototype solver system demonstrating increased computational efficiency than current state of the art solvers. Work will be performed in Menlo Park, California, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 6, 2027.  This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and 16 offers were received. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,834,860 are being obligated at the time of award.  Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York, is the contracting activity (FA8750-23-C-1001).