Category: Opportunity
DoD Communities Of Interest: Human Systems
Subject: SVIP Topic Call: Human Performance and Resiliency.
Due Date: 10 Nov 2021
Government Organization: DHS S&T SVIP
Description :
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) issued a solicitation, titled Human Performance and Resiliency, through its Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) in order to continue the work of improving the wellness of the DHS workforce. Those interested have until 12:00 p.m. PST January 6 and April 6, 2022, to respond to the solicitation. Additionally, a virtual Industry Day will be held on November 10, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PST to discuss the solicitation and operational needs.
“The health and wellness of the DHS workforce, especially in extreme situations, is vital for employees to carry out mission-critical responsibilities and a priority for our operational agencies,” said Melissa Oh, managing director of SVIP. “This solicitation complements current DHS employee wellness programs by bringing in innovative technologies with a high degree of usability across service delivery modalities to support real-time wellness monitoring.”
This SVIP solicitation seeks technical capabilities that could serve the mission needs of DHS operational components and programs, including Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Applications must be able to describe alignment to at least one of the following technical topic areas.
- Biometric Wearables: Wearable biometric device(s) that capture several biometric and metabolic leading indicators that can alert the user to initiate mitigating action.
- Sleep/Recovery Enhancement: Capability that evaluates sleep quality and recovery and/or recreates the restorative benefits of sleep.
- AI-enabled Mobile App: Mobile application that allows personnel to input personal information (diet, exercise, mood, injuries, etc.) and/or compile information from various wearable biometric monitoring devices in order to generate outputs describing factors contributing to their overall wellness.
To register for the virtual Industry Day on November 10, 2021, please visit the S&T Events page.
Website: https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/svip
Questions or assistance, contact:
North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH)
Dennis Lewis
lewisd@ncmbc.us
703-217-3127
Bob Burton
burtonr@ncmbc.us
910-824-9609
North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office | PO Box 1748, Fayetteville, NC 2B303