Wanted: data processing of open-source information to improve battlespace awareness and decision-making
ROME, N.Y.– U.S. Air Force researchers are asking industry to develop data processing technologies for multi-source classified open-source information to improve situational awareness and automate data analysis and decision-making.
Officials of the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate in Rome, N.Y., issued a broad agency announcement (FA8750-24-S-7006) last week for the Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval project.
Air Force researchers are asking industry for white papers on data processing for multi-source, multi-domain classified, open source, non-traditional source data to improve battlespace awareness, derive decision quality information, and automate analysis/decision processes.
Researchers also are interested in capabilities for the discovery and analysis of emerging activities across ground, air, maritime, space and cyberspace to reduce the time necessary to search and correlate data from different sources on several systems.
The Air Force will accept white papers until 30 Nov. 2028. White papers for 2025 are due by 30 Nov. 2024; for 2026 by 30 Nov 2025; for 2027 by 30 Nov 2026; for 2028 by 30 Nov 2027; and for 2029 by 30 Nov 2028. The project's total funding will about $99 million.
Email responses to this announcement to Carolyn Sheaff and Peter Rocci at [email protected]. Email questions or concerns to Sheaff and Rocci at [email protected]. More information is online at https://sam.gov/opp/7aca91ca2c5842ed9898b5226493ab85/view.
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