- The U.S. Air Force awarded Rhombus Power an IDIQ contract worth up to $200 million to mature its SBIR Phase II work into an AI platform for strategic decision-making and PPBE decision/analysis tools.
- Work will be performed in Moffett Field, CA, through Sept. 25, 2030; the award stemmed from SBIR open call AF192, with $2,500 in FY25 O&M funds obligated on the first task order at award.
- Rhombus Power describes its offering as human-in-the-loop, predictive decision intelligence that unifies multi-domain data into real-time insights for defense, intelligence, and national-security users.
The U.S. Air Force awarded the Califonria artificial intelligence firm Rhombus Power a contract worth up to $200 million to develop it’s previous submitted research into “an artificial intelligence platform for strategic decision making in defense and national security enterprises,” according to the Department of War. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity deal covers tools to support “planning, programming, budgeting, and execution decision and analysis tool development.”
Rhombus Power pitches an AI “decision-intelligence” platform for defense, intelligence, and national-security leaders, according to its website. Founder and CEO Dr. Anshu Roy joined senior officials and industry leaders at the White House’s AI Action Day on July 23, as President Donald Trump unveiled an AI Action Plan to promote U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence.
The company said at the time in a statement that the plan aligned with its focus on real-time, predictive decision support for national security. The firm’s platforms aim to turn data overload into timely insight for missions ranging from resourcing and force protection to anti-fentanyl trafficking. The company noted Roy’s participation underscoreed the company’s work with the DOW and other agencies, and Rhombus said it remained committed to accelerating AI innovation to strengthen U.S. security.
According to the DOW, work will be performed in Moffett Federal Field in California and is expected to run through Sept. 2030. The award stems from a competitive Small Business Innovation Research open call (AF192) and extends technology Rhombus developed in Phase II of the SBIR program.
The pivotal Phase II pays for prototype development and testing with an agency customer—accessible via Direct-to-Phase II (D2P2) when feasibility is already shown—and sets companies up for Phase III commercialization, with DAF scale-up routes like Strategic Funding Increas (STRATFI) and Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) programs.
