Air Force approaches industry for automated data analysis of vast amounts of heterogeneous information

ROME, N.Y. – U.S. Air Force researchers are approaching industry for the ability to triage, curate, and analyze vast datasets with minimal human interaction.

Officials of the Air Force Research Laboratory Information directorate in Rome, N.Y., issued a request for information (RFI-RIK-25-01) last Wednesday for the Automated Data Analysis project.

Associations and correlations

This initiative is seeking to develop associations, relationships, and correlations across huge bodies of data and timeframes with heterogeneous data sources spanning several security levels.

An automated data presentation layer also is required which results in machine-readable contextual data to perform modeling and advanced analytics. Approaches are of interest that combine different model fidelities to optimize the balance between model complexity and overall prediction accuracy.

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This announcement is only for planning, and is not yet a formal solicitation. Additional information is available at the controlled unclassified information (CUI) level.

This military data analysis project involves sensitive but unclassified information of the U.S. government, and requires safeguarding and dissemination controls to limit distribution only to those with a lawful government purpose. Those authorized may request CUI information on this project by email at [email protected].

When abstracts are due

Companies interested should email abstracts no later than 27 Feb. 2025 to the Air Force's David Ferris at [email protected].

Email technical questions or concerns to David Ferris at [email protected] Email business questions to Amber Buckley at [email protected]. More information is online at https://sam.gov/opp/d117844c5915418dbf19f642c56f412a/view.