Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. As previously disclosed, on February 16, 2026 Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (the “ Company”) entered into a letter of intent with Hydra Host, Inc. (“ Hydra”) in connection with a GPU-as-a-Service contract in which Duos Edge AI, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company (“ Duos Edge”), would be the data center and asset owner for a 2304 GPU B800 cluster rental contract, and Hydra would be the operator. On March 13, 2026, Duos Edge and Hydra executed a definitive contract to deploy a high-density NVIDIA GPU cluster for a leading global technology company. The contract is expected to generate approximately $176 million in revenue over a 36-month term, an initial $18 million customer pre-payment, projected gross margins exceeding 80% and expected annual EBITDA of approximately $40 million. The Company and Duos Edge have entered into a commercial partnership with Hydra to deliver GPU hosting and GPU-as-a-Service solutions at scale. The partnership is fully funded through the Company's recently completed $65 million public offering and hardware financing arrangements already in place, ensuring deployment can commence immediately without reliance on additional equity financing. The Company issued a press release on March 13, 2026 relating to the signing of the definitive contract. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit Description of Exhibit No. 99.1 Press Release dated March 13, 2026 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. Dated: March 17, 2026 By: /s/ Leah F. Brown Leah F. Brown