On November 22, the Defense
Information Systems Agency (DISA) posted a sources sought notice for the Joint
Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Systems
Integration Support. Responses are due by 10:00 a.m. Central on December 6.
The JAIC is seeking information
from potential sources who can provide System Engineering and Third Party
System Integration services to support the procurement, implementation and
operation of a hybrid and multi-cloud deployable development and production
platform for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) solutions and
applications across the Department of Defense (DoD) at enterprise scale in all
security enclaves.
The DoD JAIC was established in
2018 to accelerate adoption of the AI–enabled capabilities, scale the
Department-wide impact of AI, and synchronize DoD AI activities to expand Joint
Force advantages. The concept is to
provide AI project teams with a set of established processes, tools and
delivery methodologies that can facilitate the delivery of mission capabilities
and integration into operational mission capabilities. Implementing the JAIC concepts through the
Joint Common Foundation (JCF) will enable scaling AI’s impact across the
department, leading strategic data acquisition and introducing unified data
stores, reusable tools, frameworks and standards, and cloud and edge services.
The JCF is envisioned to be a
cloud based AI/ML development platform where Data, Tools and Processes for the
DoD/Government shall be encapsulated.
The JCF will support numerous AI project types (workflows). AI capability delivery will primarily fall
into one of two categories: National Mission Initiatives (NMIs) and Component
Mission Initiatives (CMIs). NMI projects
will help develop the common foundation for scaling AI’s impact across the
DoD. The foundation will include shared
data, reusable tools, frameworks and standards, and cloud and edge services to
rapidly develop, secure, test & evaluate, deliver and sustain capabilities. The JCF will incorporate the architecture and
software artifacts of the Enterprise Development, Security, and Operations
(DevSecOps) initiative and evolve toward enabling the DoD Artificial
Intelligence Strategy.
A presolicitation conference is anticipated in early January, a request for proposal/quote late second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 and an award late fourth quarter of FY 2020. Additional details will be posted on https:beta.sam.gov when available.
Full information is available here.
Source: FedBizOpps
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