FA864921C0006
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
COVID-19 DIB COMPUTATIONAL GAME THEORY AI SOLUTION WITH A CLEAR AIR FORCE STAKEHOLDER NEED
Awardee
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Pittsburgh, PA 15232 United States
Pricing
Fixed Price
Set Aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total (SBA)
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition After Exclusion Of Sources
Est. Average FTE
9
Related Opportunity
None
Strategy Robot was awarded
Definitive Contract FA864921C0006 (FA8649-21-C-0006)
for Covid-19 Dib Computational Game Theory Ai Solution With A Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need
worth up to $2,699,987
by Air Force Research Laboratory
in December 2020.
The contract
has a duration of 1 year 8 months and
was awarded
with a Small Business Total set aside
with
NAICS 541715 and
PSC AC32
via direct negotiation acquisition procedures with 645 bids received.
SBIR Details
Research Type
Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II
Title
Computational Game Theory AI Solution with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need
Abstract
Most military settings are imperfect-information games. Yet today they are not treated as such. Instead, planning, real-time re-planning, and training are done using simulation and tabletop exercises (or worse: gut feel) where the strategy spaces of Blue and Red are poorly explored. There is significant opportunity to improve using modern computational game theory AI techniques. Over the last 17 years, Dr. Sandholm's group has become the world leader in this field. They won the world championships in the AI-versus-AI competition multiple years in a row, then in 2017 reached superhuman game solving in two-player games [Science, 2018], and then in 2019 in multi-player games [Science, 2019]. There is now a great opportunity to apply this technology to the Air Force. Strategy Robot, Inc., a Carnegie Mellon University spinout founded by Dr. Sandholm, has already been working on a certain important Air Force planning problem class for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since November 2018. Here we propose to extend that work to Air Force planning problems that are more general in several important ways.
Research Objective
The goal of phase II is to continue the R&D efforts initiated in Phase I. Funding is based on the results achieved in Phase I and the scientific and technical merit and commercial potential of the project proposed in Phase II.
Topic Code
AF20R-DCSO1
Agency Tracking Number
F2D-1172
Solicitation Number
X20.R
Contact
Tuomas Sandholm
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 8/23/22
Period of Performance
12/14/20
Start Date
8/11/22
Current End Date
8/11/22
Potential End Date
Obligations
$2.7M
Total Obligated
$2.7M
Current Award
$2.7M
Potential Award
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Competition
Number of Bidders
645
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal/Quote
Evaluated Preference
None
Performance Based Acquisition
Yes
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No
Other Categorizations
Subcontracting Plan
Plan Not Required
Cost Accounting Standards
Exempt
Business Size Determination
Small Business
Defense Program
None
DoD Claimant Code
Electronics And Communication Equipment
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
GVCHSZ7Z1UM3
Awardee CAGE
83N77
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
FA8649 FA8649 USAF SBIR STTR CONTRACTING
Funding Office
F4FBEQ
Created By
catherine.stropki.1@us.af.mil
Last Modified By
catherine.stropki.1@us.af.mil
Approved By
catherine.stropki.1@us.af.mil
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
None Applicable
Performance District
PA-18
Senators
Robert Casey
John Fetterman
John Fetterman
Modified: 8/23/22