Leidos wins $143M DIA contract

Reston-based Leidos won a contract worth an estimated $143 million from the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Fortune 500 contractor announced Thursday.

Under the single award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from DIA’s Science and Technology Directorate, Leidos will design and implement a tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) system for the DIA’s Open Source Intelligence Integration Center. The system will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze data streams.

“This award serves as an important investment to operationalize artificial intelligence/machine learning capabilities in support of a critical intelligence mission,” Roy Stevens, president of Leidos’ National Security Sector, said in a statement. “Our work is a testament to the Leidos legacy of innovative, mission-focused and data-driven solutions.”

Work will be performed in the greater Washington, D.C., area, with remote software development across Leidos facilities.

Leidos previously developed a software platform for the DIA’s National Media Exploitation Center. In 2017, the company announced it had a received a roughly $47 million contract to develop the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P).

Leidos provides technology, engineering and science services to defense, intelligence, civil and health market customers. It has about 47,000 employees and reported approximately $15.4 billion in 2023 revenue.