According to a request put in by the US Navy, they have budgeted 11 million dollars for “D-Wave Training”.
U — D-Wave Training 101, 201, 301
Solicitation Number: N66001-16-T-7457
Agency: Department of the Navy
Office: Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
Location: SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific (SSC Pacific) intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to D-Wave (Government) Inc.. The requirement is for the purchase of the following items:
Line Item 0001: Training – D-Wave Quantum Annealer Computer System (D-Wav 101, 201, 301)
Acquisition of Commercial Items under FAR Part 12 and Simplified Acquisitions Procedures under FAR Part 13 apply. The applicable NAICS Code is 611420 and the size standard is $11,000,000.00.
This request for quote is only for training, so it would seem they may already have d-wave system(s) to be trained on.