DIA considering new AI-powered platform to streamline procurement system

Lt. Gen. James Adams addresses the Defense Intelligence Agency for the first time as DIA's 25th director at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2026. (DIA photo by Sgt. Jay Greening)

By Jon Harper • Jun 23, 2026

The Defense Intelligence Agency is taking steps toward the potential launch of an artificial intelligence prototype project as it seeks new technologies to overcome inefficiencies in its procurement enterprise.

The DIA — which has a workforce of more than 16,000 personnel and is tasked with providing intel support to the military and Intelligence Community — issued an RFI on June 17 to inform its pursuit of a next-generation, AI-powered “acquisition platform.”

The organization is “exploring innovative approaches to improve the effectiveness, usability, transparency, and speed of the federal acquisition lifecycle through an AI-enabled procurement environment integrated with FAR, DFAR, and Agency processes,” officials wrote in the sources-sought notice. “The envisioned capability would support acquisition professionals, program offices, legal and policy stakeholders, and industry participants with tools that improve market research, requirements development, solicitation drafting, proposal intake support, evaluation workflows, compliance checks, procurement analytics, and post-award insights.”