TLDR: AvaWatz, a leader in artificial intelligence platforms, has been awarded a prime spot on the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) $249 million AI Talent 2.0 Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA). This multi-award contract enables Department of Defense (DoD) agencies to rapidly access AvaWatz’s advanced AI/ML, engineering, and data science expertise, including its proprietary AvaAI framework and AXIA intelligent application layer, to accelerate digital modernization and enhance mission readiness.
DALLAS, July 16, 2025 – AvaWatz Company, a prominent technology firm specializing in artificial intelligence platforms and real-time decision systems, proudly announced today its selection for the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) AI Talent 2.0 Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA). This significant multi-award contracting vehicle boasts a ceiling of $249 million and is designed to provide Department of Defense (DoD) agencies with swift access to top-tier AI/ML, engineering, and data science expertise and services.
The AI Talent 2.0 BOA, administered by the CDAO and executed via Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI), is structured to fast-track innovation across the DoD. It offers contract-to-execution timelines as short as 30–60 days, features zero contract access fees (CAF), and provides broad ordering authority across all DoD components in a decentralized structure. This flexibility is crucial for supporting digital modernization, enhancing mission readiness, and improving operational agility within the defense sector.
Through this award, AvaWatz is strategically positioned to deliver high-impact solutions across a wide array of mission-critical areas. These include machine learning model development and operations (MLOps), cybersecurity, DevSecOps, applied data science, and autonomous systems. At the core of AvaWatz’s offering are its proprietary technologies: AvaAI and AXIA.
AvaAI is the company’s advanced AI framework engineered to radically improve the efficiency of AI development. It achieves this by automating data labeling, accelerating model training, and enabling continuous monitoring, effectively compressing AI deployment timelines from months to mere days. This makes AvaAI a foundational technology for autonomous systems and industrial automation.
Complementing AvaAI is AXIA, an intelligent application layer that seamlessly integrates AI into mission-critical security, enterprise, and defense operations. AXIA delivers comprehensive operational insight through its real-time detection and alerting capabilities, robust decision and business intelligence with analytics, trend analysis, and post-hoc AI for historical search, summarization, and actionable retrospective insights.
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Dr. Rajini Anachi, CEO and Founder of AvaWatz, expressed the company’s honor in being selected for this pivotal contract. “This award underscores our mission to empower national security, enterprise, and government operations with faster, more adaptable, and trustworthy AI technologies, enabling smarter, faster decision-making at every level of the mission,” said Dr. Anachi. The AI Talent 2.0 BOA covers a broad range of technical domains, including software engineering, systems integration, testing, and training, further solidifying AvaWatz’s role as a key enabler of AI-driven transformation within the U.S. government.
