Author: rjb
DoD Communities of Interest: Artificial Intelligence
Subject: Artificial Intelligence For Small Unit Maneuver
Due Date: 19 July 2020
Government Organization: Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Description:
Solution Overview: The Department of Defense (DoD) seeks commercial solutions to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled unmanned systems for the purpose of multi-agent cooperative autonomy. This effort seeks to develop multi-agent systems capable of autonomous operation, without the use of RF control, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reference in highly dynamic, unstructured and unknown environments. The solution should be capable of swarming in complex, contested, and congested environments.
Program Strategy: The program will follow a structured development approach whereby solutions with initial desired capability will be rapidly prototyped, tested, and fielded concurrently with continued prototyping of the next iteration of capability.
The Government understands that companies will likely not be able to meet all of the requirements listed below, but encourage companies with demonstrable capability applicable to one or more the requirements to apply. This includes companies focused on exhibiting the operation of neural networks in unstructured and unknown simulated and natural environments and/or companies developing autonomous sUAS solutions.
If appropriate, the Government may request vendors to create integrated teams to combine solutions.
The Government has a strong preference for platforms, models, and software that follow the idea of a modular, open-systems architecture. Where possible, use open standards for data ingest, storage, and exchange as well as for the training, deployment, and transfer of neural networks. Software components should be able to be swapped out for other, comparable components via a modular architecture.
Website: https://www.diu.mil/work-with-us/open-solicitations
Questions or assistance, contact:
North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH)
Dennis Lewis
703-217-3127
Bob Burton
910-824-9609
