Updated August 13, 2025
Rapidly emerging SDVOSB and 2025 Elev8 GovCon honoree Rise8 has secured a $399M contract modification to its Autonomy Prime IDIQ, supporting AFWERX’s Software Delivery Organization. In just two years, this Phase III SBIR vehicle has grown from a $4.5M ceiling to $100M and now $499M, further cementing Rise8’s mission to prevent harm from bad software by enabling large enterprises to continuously deliver software users love.
This contract is available to all Department of Defense entities and all other United States (U.S.) federal contracting activities for decentralized ordering. As a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract, competition requirements have been met, and a direct award may be placed with Rise8 through this vehicle.
Modification Details and former details below.
Rise8 has been awarded a $399M IDIQ modification (P0005) to a previously awarded contract (FA8730-23-D-B004) for software development tools and services.
The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $499,000,000 from $100,000,000. Work will be performed at Tampa, Florida, and is expected to be completed by June 4, 2030. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
Updated December 21, 2023
“Rise8 has more contract vehicle options with the announcement of a ceiling increase on a previously awarded contract in support of AFWERX Autonomy Prime. This indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification increases the ceiling to $100,000,000, extends the ordering period from three to five years, through June 5, 2030, and is aimed at software development tools and services.
The Autonomy Prime IDIQ
The AFWERX Software Delivery Organization (SDO) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) supports a refinery model that ensures warfighters’ needs are at the center of software delivery. To meet the objectives of the AFWERX Autonomy Prime mission this contract is organized into two pillars and a supporting foundation:
- Pillar 1: Align + Allocate. The first pillar provides leadership enablement and co-implementation to equip senior leaders with the tools and processes necessary to drive alignment and make data-informed resource allocation decisions.
- Pillar 2: Build + Deploy + Operate. The second pillar brings together software engineering, UX design, and product management to support the continuous delivery of valuable software with high quality and reduced risk that is deployed and operated to achieve measurable mission outcomes. There is also an option to pair the Contractor (Rise8) with Government capability providers to provide enablement so that progress doesn’t end when your engagement does.
- Supporting Foundation: Path-to-Production. The foundation for software delivery is a high-performing path-to-production. In cases where the Government does not have an existing or adequate path to production, Rise8 shall provide path-to-prod assessment and implementation, to include infrastructure, platform, networking, toolchain, cybersecurity, and compliance. More Here.
Rise8 has been awarded a $95M IDIQ modification (P00002) to previously awarded contract FA8730-23-D-B004 for software development tools and services.
The contract modification is to increase the ceiling from $4,950,000 to $100,000,000, and increase the ordering period from three years to five years.
Work will be performed at Tampa, Florida, and is expected to be completed by June 5, 2030. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, in support of AFWERX Autonomy Prime, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity.
Added June 7, 2023
Rise8 has been awarded a SBIR Phase III IDIQ for Modern Software Delivery and Enablement for Autonomy, Software Transition Programs, and other Government-led Software Programs.
Awardee Name: RISE8 INC
Unique Entity ID: FZG5H96FF1V4
Total Contract Value: $4,950,000.00
Action Obligation: $0.00
Department Name: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Funding Agency: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Funding Office: AFRL XP
Number of Bidders: 1
Award ID: FA873023DB004
Last Modified Date: 2023-06-07
Track this IDIQ activity on USA Spending here.
